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There were over 7.55 million arrests for all offenses in the United States in 2023. This figure is a decrease from 1990 levels, when the number of arrests was over 14.1 million.

Arrest rate in the U.S.

Along with the declining number of arrests, the arrest rate for all offenses in the United States has also decreased since 1990, from 5691.6 arrests per 100,000 of the population down to 2232.1 per 100,000 in 2023. Additionally, South Dakota had the highest arrest rate in the country in 2023 while Massachusetts had the lowest.

High numbers of arrests and unsolved crimes

A high number of arrests does not necessarily correlate to a high number of solved cases, and in the U.S., many cases remain unsolved. The crime clearance rate, or rate of closed cases, was less than half for violent crimes in the U.S., and less than 20 percent for property crimes.

Number of arrests for all offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2023

Characteristic	Number of arrests
2023	7,555,863
2022	7,364,553
2021*	4,538,284
2020	7,632,473
2019	10,085,207
2018	10,310,960
2017	10,554,985
2016	10,662,252
2015	10,797,088
2014	11,205,833
2013	11,302,102
2012	12,196,959
2011	12,408,899
2010	13,120,947
2009	13,687,241
2008	14,005,615
2007	14,209,365
2006	14,380,370
2005	14,094,186
2004	13,938,071
2003	13,639,500
2002	13,741,400
2001	13,699,300
2000	13,980,300
1999	14,031,100
1998	14,528,300
1997	15,284,300
1996	15,168,100
1995	15,119,800
1994	14,648,700
1993	14,036,300
1992	14,075,100
1991	14,211,900
1990	14,195,100

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Release date

September 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

Supplementary notes

The number of arrests presented differ from other published numbers because of weighting. The weighting procedure calculates the proportion of all arrests attributable to an age group and multiplies this percentage by the total estimated number of arrests to determine an estimated count.

The data from previous years can be accessed at the Uniform Crime Reports section on the Website of the FBI.

Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system in 2021, not all law enforcement agencies submitted data to the FBI. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of arrests in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

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