In 2022, the arrest rate in South Dakota was 6187.22 arrests per 100,000 inhabitants, the highest of any state. Kentucky, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Arkansas rounded out the top five states with the highest arrest rates in that year.
Reported arrest rate in the United States in 2022, by state
(per 100,000 of the population)
*Limited data was available for Florida, Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Arrest rate is based on the population covered by the agencies with power of arrest from whom the FBI collected the arrest data.
Figures are calculated internally by Statista using the provided crime and population data.
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FBI. (October 16, 2023). Reported arrest rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 of the population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/302328/arrest-rate-in-the-us-2012-by-state/
FBI. "Reported arrest rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 of the population)." Chart. October 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/302328/arrest-rate-in-the-us-2012-by-state/
FBI. (2023). Reported arrest rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 of the population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/302328/arrest-rate-in-the-us-2012-by-state/
FBI. "Reported Arrest Rate in The United States in 2022, by State (per 100,000 of The Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/302328/arrest-rate-in-the-us-2012-by-state/
FBI, Reported arrest rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 of the population) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/302328/arrest-rate-in-the-us-2012-by-state/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Reported arrest rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 of the population) [Graph], FBI, October 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/302328/arrest-rate-in-the-us-2012-by-state/
