Low-level arrests are rising despite national crime declines

By: Amanda Watford

Outlets: Stateline

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 504

Last Updated: 5 hours, 22 minutes ago

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Arrests for low-level offenses, including vagrancy and drug possession, increased nationwide in 2025, even as violent crime continued to decline, according to a new analysis of federal data.

The analysis, which was released in late October by the criminal justice advocacy organization FWD.us, found that arrests for vagrancy, an offense often associated with homelessness, rose 44% between 2024 and 2025, while arrests for marijuana possession increased 6% and possession of …

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