Other offenses · FBI arrest data · 2024
Vandalism Arrests
148,979 arrests for vandalism were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 2.2% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for vandalism
By sex & age
Shares of all vandalism arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 144,957 race entries reported (125,922 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 91,255 | 63.0% |
| Black or African American | 47,157 | 32.5% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 3,250 | 2.2% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 3,295 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 27,471 | 21.8% |
States with the most vandalism arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 21,999 | 6.5% |
| California | 14,142 | 2.4% |
| Texas | 8,155 | 1.5% |
| Arizona | 6,875 | 3.3% |
| Illinois | 5,349 | 2.9% |
| Colorado | 5,009 | 2.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 4,852 | 1.9% |
| Wisconsin | 4,689 | 2.5% |
| Washington | 4,561 | 3.0% |
| Georgia | 3,909 | 2.1% |
| Tennessee | 3,783 | 1.5% |
| Ohio | 3,504 | 2.0% |
| Virginia | 3,468 | 1.7% |
| Missouri | 3,095 | 2.3% |
| Florida | 3,067 | 1.4% |
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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.
Vandalism arrests — FAQ
How many vandalism arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
148,979 arrests for vandalism were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 2.2% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most vandalism arrests?+
New York reported the most (21,999), followed by California (14,142) and Texas (8,155). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for vandalism?+
In 2024, 23.7% of vandalism arrests were of women and 14.4% were of juveniles under 18 (of 148,979 total).