US Number of Adult Arrests for Aggravated Assault Offenses By State in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, there were 288,145 adult 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 adult arrests for aggravated assault offenses: California (55,912), New York (30,987), Texas (21,982), Tennessee (10,286), and Michigan (10,186).
You can see similar information for juvenile and total 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 adult 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| California | 55912 | 19.40 |
| New York | 30987 | 10.75 |
| Texas | 21982 | 7.63 |
| Tennessee | 10286 | 3.57 |
| Michigan | 10186 | 3.54 |
| Florida | 9950 | 3.45 |
| Arizona | 7366 | 2.56 |
| Pennsylvania | 7210 | 2.50 |
| Colorado | 6842 | 2.37 |
| New Jersey | 6535 | 2.27 |
| Missouri | 6292 | 2.18 |
| Georgia | 6285 | 2.18 |
| North Carolina | 6246 | 2.17 |
| Massachusetts | 5986 | 2.08 |
| Louisiana | 5928 | 2.06 |
| Washington | 5834 | 2.03 |
| Maryland | 5432 | 1.89 |
| Virginia | 5358 | 1.86 |
| South Carolina | 5166 | 1.79 |
| Ohio | 5120 | 1.78 |
| Nevada | 4642 | 1.61 |
| Illinois | 4626 | 1.61 |
| Wisconsin | 4523 | 1.57 |
| Arkansas | 4356 | 1.51 |
| Indiana | 4169 | 1.45 |
| Oregon | 3709 | 1.29 |
| Minnesota | 3458 | 1.20 |
| Oklahoma | 3402 | 1.18 |
| Iowa | 3090 | 1.07 |
| New Mexico | 2901 | 1.01 |
| Alabama | 2773 | 0.96 |
| Kansas | 2592 | 0.90 |
| Utah | 2005 | 0.70 |
| Kentucky | 1816 | 0.63 |
| Idaho | 1591 | 0.55 |
| Alaska | 1541 | 0.54 |
| Connecticut | 1540 | 0.53 |
| Montana | 1433 | 0.50 |
| Delaware | 1427 | 0.50 |
| Nebraska | 1244 | 0.43 |
| South Dakota | 1000 | 0.35 |
| West Virginia | 924 | 0.32 |
| Vermont | 681 | 0.24 |
| North Dakota | 655 | 0.23 |
| Mississippi | 652 | 0.23 |
| District of Columbia | 593 | 0.21 |
| Rhode Island | 516 | 0.18 |
| Maine | 490 | 0.17 |
| Hawaii | 352 | 0.12 |
| New Hampshire | 276 | 0.10 |
| Wyoming | 265 | 0.09 |
