Total Number of Arrests in the US by Year and Type of Offense

US Arrests As Reported By FBI UCR Program
Year	Total Arrests	Total Drug Arrests	Total Marijuana Arrests	Marijuana Trafficking/Sale Arrests	Marijuana Possession Arrests	Total Part One Violent Crime Arrests	Total Part One Property Crime Arrests
2022	7,364,553	907,958	267,848	22,699	245,149	429,593	791,013
As of Dec. 28, 2023, the FBI has still not released its Estimated Number of Arrests for its 2021 UCR.
2020	7,632,473	1,155,610	350,149	32,357	317,793	482,408	871,370
2019	10,085,207	1,558,862	545,602	45,207	500,395	495,871	1,074,367
2018	10,310,960	1,654,282	663,367	54,591	608,776	521,103	1,167,296
2017	10,554,985	1,632,921	659,700	60,418	599,282	518,617	1,249,757
2016	10,662,252	1,572,579	No National Estimate Provided for 2016	No National Estimate Provided for 2016	No National Estimate Provided for 2016	515,151	1,353,283
2015	10,797,088	1,488,707	643,121	68,480	574,641	505,681	1,463,213
2014	11,205,833	1,561,231	700,993	81,184	619,809	498,666	1,553,980
2013	11,302,102	1,501,043	693,482	84,058	609,423	480,360	1,559,284
2012	12,196,959	1,552,432	749,825	91,593	658,231	521,196	1,646,212
2011	12,408,899	1,531,251	757,969	94,937	663,032	534,704	1,639,883
2010	13,120,947	1,638,846	853,839	103,247	750,591	552,077	1,643,962
2009	13,687,241	1,663,582	858,408	99,815	758,593	581,765	1,728,285
2008	14,005,615	1,702,537	847,863	93,640	754,224	594,911	1,687,345
2007	14,209,365	1,841,182	872,720	97,583	775,137	597,447	1,610,088
2006	14,380,370	1,889,810	829,627	90,711	738,916	611,523	1,540,297
2005	14,094,186	1,846,351	786,545	90,471	696,074	603,503	1,609,327
2004	13,938,071	1,746,570	773,731	87,329	686,402	586,558	1,644,197
2003	13,639,479	1,678,192	755,186	92,300	662,886	597,026	1,605,127
2002	13,741,438	1,538,813	697,082	83,096	613,986	620,510	1,613,954
2001	13,699,254	1,586,902	723,628	82,519	641,109	627,132	1,618,465
2000	13,980,297	1,579,566	734,497	88,455	646,042	625,132	1,620,928
1999	14,355,600	1,557,100	716,266	85,641	630,626	644,770	1,676,100
1998	14,528,300	1,559,100	682,885	84,191	598,694	675,900	1,805,600
1997	15,284,300	1,583,600	695,201	88,682	606,519	717,750	2,015,600
1996	15,168,100	1,506,200	641,642	94,891	546,751	729,900	2,045,600

1995	15,119,800	1,476,100	588,964	85,614	503,350	796,250	2,128,600
1990	14,195,100	1,089,500	326,850	66,460	260,390	705,500	2,217,800
1980	10,441,000	580,900	401,982	63,318	338,664	475,160	1,863,300
Total 1996-2015	269,743,444	32,553,015	15,014,510	1,782,823	13,231,686	11,906,511	33,327,447

Source

FBI Uniform Crime Report. Crime in the United States 2022 - Arrests. FBI Uniform Crime Report. Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice, Fall 2023.
FBI Uniform Crime Report. Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations. FBI Uniform Crime Report. Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice, Fall 2023.
FBI Uniform Crime Report. Crime in the United States 2020 - Arrests and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations. Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2021.
"Crime in the United States 2019 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2020), p. 2, and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations.
"Crime in the United States 2018 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2019), p. 2, Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations, and Table 29: Estimated Number of Arrests, United States, 2018.
"Crime in the United States 2017 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2018), p. 1, and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
"Crime in the United States 2015 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2016), p. 1, and Arrest Table: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations.
"Crime in the United States 2014 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2015), p. 1.
"Crime in the United States 2013 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2014), p. 1.
"Crime in the United States 2012 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2013), p. 1.
"Crime in the United States 2011 - Arrests," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, October 2012), p. 1.
"Crime in the United States 2010," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2011), Table 29.
"Crime in the United States 2009," FBI Uniform Crime Report (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2010), Table 29.
"2008 Crime in the United States," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2009), Table 29.
"2007 Crime in the United States," (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2008), Table 29.
"2006 Crime in the United States," (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2007), Table 29.
"Crime in the United States 2005," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, September 2006), Table 29.
"Crime in the United States 2004," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2005) Table 29.
"Crime in the United States 2003," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2004), p. 269, Table 4.1 & and p. 270, Table 29.
"Crime in the United States 2002," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Dept. of Justice, 2003).
"Crime in the United States 2001," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2002), p. 232, Table 4.1 & and p. 233, Table 29.
"Crime in the United States - 2000," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2001), p. 216, Tables 29 and 4.1.
"Crime in the United States - 1999," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2000), pp. 211-212.
"Crime in the United States - 1998," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1999), pp. 209-219.
"Crime in the United States - 1997," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1998), p. 221, Table 4.1 & p. 222, Table 29.
"Uniform Crime Reports for the United States 1996," Federal Bureau of Investigation (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1997), p. 213, Table 4.1 & p. 214, Table 29.
"Crime in the United States - 1995," FBI Uniform Crime Reports (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1996), pp. 207-208.
FBI, UCR for the US 1990 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1991), pp. 173-174.
FBI, UCR for the US 1980 (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1981), pp. 189-191.

Total Number of Arrests in the US by Year and Type of Offense

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