US Number of Total Arrests for Aggravated Assault Offenses By State in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, there were 173,687 total arrests made in the US for aggravated assault offenses. This value is the total for all US states and DC.
Among all US states, the following were among the top 5 that had high number of total arrests for aggravated assault offenses: Texas (23,516), Tennessee (11,243), Michigan (10,600), North Carolina (7,668), and Georgia (6,898).
You can see similar information for adult and juvenile arrests made in the US for Aggravated Assault offenses. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses.
The interactive chart below shows the number of total arrests made in the US for aggravated assault offenses by state. The table below shows the number of arrests and the percentage of the US total for each state.
| State | Number of Arrests | Percent of US Total (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 23516 | 13.54 |
| Tennessee | 11243 | 6.47 |
| Michigan | 10600 | 6.10 |
| North Carolina | 7668 | 4.42 |
| Georgia | 6898 | 3.97 |
| Missouri | 6646 | 3.83 |
| Colorado | 6573 | 3.78 |
| Massachusetts | 6242 | 3.59 |
| Washington | 5878 | 3.38 |
| South Carolina | 5154 | 2.97 |
| Louisiana | 5078 | 2.92 |
| Wisconsin | 5045 | 2.91 |
| Virginia | 4874 | 2.81 |
| Arkansas | 4831 | 2.78 |
| Ohio | 4583 | 2.64 |
| Iowa | 4346 | 2.50 |
| Nevada | 4080 | 2.35 |
| Oregon | 4072 | 2.34 |
| Minnesota | 3882 | 2.24 |
| Indiana | 3405 | 1.96 |
| California | 3373 | 1.94 |
| Oklahoma | 3319 | 1.91 |
| Arizona | 3027 | 1.74 |
| Kentucky | 2350 | 1.35 |
| Utah | 1978 | 1.14 |
| New Mexico | 1828 | 1.05 |
| New York | 1801 | 1.04 |
| Kansas | 1648 | 0.95 |
| Connecticut | 1589 | 0.92 |
| Maryland | 1573 | 0.91 |
| Montana | 1568 | 0.90 |
| Illinois | 1462 | 0.84 |
| Nebraska | 1440 | 0.83 |
| Idaho | 1407 | 0.81 |
| Delaware | 1376 | 0.79 |
| South Dakota | 1085 | 0.63 |
| West Virginia | 1046 | 0.60 |
| New Jersey | 996 | 0.57 |
| Alabama | 876 | 0.50 |
| Mississippi | 764 | 0.44 |
| Rhode Island | 693 | 0.40 |
| Vermont | 693 | 0.40 |
| Alaska | 681 | 0.39 |
| North Dakota | 632 | 0.36 |
| Maine | 529 | 0.31 |
| Hawaii | 433 | 0.25 |
| New Hampshire | 364 | 0.21 |
| Wyoming | 261 | 0.15 |
| Pennsylvania | 153 | 0.09 |
| District of Columbia | 101 | 0.06 |
| Florida | 27 | 0.02 |
