Juvenile status · FBI arrest data · 2024
Runaway Arrests
1,386 arrests for runaway were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.0% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for runaway
By sex & age
Shares of all runaway arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 1,350 race entries reported (964 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 947 | 70.1% |
| Black or African American | 365 | 27.0% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 24 | 1.8% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 14 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 112 | 11.6% |
States with the most runaway arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 490 | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 399 | 0.3% |
| Oklahoma | 203 | 0.2% |
| New Hampshire | 155 | 0.4% |
| Arkansas | 93 | 0.1% |
| Arizona | 35 | 0.0% |
| Oregon | 9 | 0.0% |
| Kentucky | 2 | 0.0% |
| Alabama | 0 | 0.0% |
| Alaska | 0 | 0.0% |
| California | 0 | 0.0% |
| Colorado | 0 | 0.0% |
| Connecticut | 0 | 0.0% |
| Delaware | 0 | 0.0% |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0.0% |
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About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Runaway arrests — FAQ
How many runaway arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
1,386 arrests for runaway were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.0% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most runaway arrests?+
Michigan reported the most (490), followed by South Carolina (399) and Oklahoma (203). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for runaway?+
In 2024, 48.6% of runaway arrests were of women and 99.9% were of juveniles under 18 (of 1,386 total).