Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) Arrests
18,455 arrests for sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 0.3% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution)
By sex & age
Shares of all sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 17,741 race entries reported (15,428 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 12,153 | 68.5% |
| Black or African American | 4,477 | 25.2% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 398 | 2.2% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 713 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4,391 | 28.5% |
States with the most sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 2,375 | 0.7% |
| California | 1,523 | 0.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,410 | 0.6% |
| Wisconsin | 837 | 0.4% |
| Texas | 836 | 0.1% |
| Arizona | 696 | 0.3% |
| New Jersey | 646 | 0.4% |
| Virginia | 610 | 0.3% |
| Georgia | 537 | 0.3% |
| Michigan | 530 | 0.3% |
| Tennessee | 486 | 0.2% |
| Minnesota | 466 | 0.4% |
| Utah | 465 | 0.4% |
| North Carolina | 402 | 0.2% |
| Washington | 385 | 0.3% |
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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.
Sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) arrests — FAQ
How many sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
18,455 arrests for sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 0.3% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) arrests?+
New York reported the most (2,375), followed by California (1,523) and Pennsylvania (1,410). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution)?+
In 2024, 5.5% of sex offenses (exc. rape & prostitution) arrests were of women and 12.8% were of juveniles under 18 (of 18,455 total).