Table 43A
Arrests
by Race, 2011
[12,023 agencies; 2011 estimated population 238,952,977]
Offense charged | Total arrests | Percent distribution1 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | White | Black |
American Indian or Alaskan Native |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
Total | White | Black |
American Indian or Alaskan Native |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
|
TOTAL | 9,499,725 | 6,578,133 | 2,697,539 | 142,422 | 81,631 | 100.0 | 69.2 | 28.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 8,341 | 4,000 | 4,149 | 105 | 87 | 100.0 | 48.0 | 49.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Forcible rape | 14,611 | 9,504 | 4,811 | 170 | 126 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 32.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Robbery | 82,436 | 35,443 | 45,827 | 619 | 547 | 100.0 | 43.0 | 55.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Aggravated assault | 305,220 | 194,981 | 102,597 | 4,540 | 3,102 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 33.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 227,899 | 151,934 | 72,244 | 2,095 | 1,626 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 31.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Larceny-theft | 977,743 | 670,768 | 281,197 | 15,122 | 10,656 | 100.0 | 68.6 | 28.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Motor vehicle theft | 50,902 | 32,575 | 17,250 | 658 | 419 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 33.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Arson | 8,965 | 6,479 | 2,302 | 107 | 77 | 100.0 | 72.3 | 25.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Violent crime2 | 410,608 | 243,928 | 157,384 | 5,434 | 3,862 | 100.0 | 59.4 | 38.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Property crime2 | 1,265,509 | 861,756 | 372,993 | 17,982 | 12,778 | 100.0 | 68.1 | 29.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Other assaults | 952,421 | 625,330 | 304,083 | 14,875 | 8,133 | 100.0 | 65.7 | 31.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 53,791 | 35,239 | 17,695 | 295 | 562 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 32.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Fraud | 127,664 | 84,919 | 40,621 | 1,140 | 984 | 100.0 | 66.5 | 31.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 12,454 | 8,155 | 4,032 | 65 | 202 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 32.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 71,727 | 47,434 | 23,191 | 542 | 560 | 100.0 | 66.1 | 32.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Vandalism | 182,482 | 132,850 | 45,055 | 3,029 | 1,548 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 24.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 117,820 | 68,453 | 47,515 | 859 | 993 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 40.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 44,090 | 23,555 | 19,227 | 255 | 1,053 | 100.0 | 53.4 | 43.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 52,891 | 38,422 | 13,189 | 729 | 551 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 24.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Drug abuse violations | 1,171,866 | 783,564 | 371,248 | 8,275 | 8,779 | 100.0 | 66.9 | 31.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Gambling | 6,507 | 1,937 | 4,351 | 40 | 179 | 100.0 | 29.8 | 66.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
Offenses against the family and children | 87,586 | 56,973 | 28,183 | 1,848 | 582 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 32.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 924,210 | 788,175 | 111,480 | 13,618 | 10,937 | 100.0 | 85.3 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
Liquor laws | 380,663 | 312,106 | 51,446 | 12,896 | 4,215 | 100.0 | 82.0 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
Drunkenness | 413,723 | 339,019 | 64,268 | 7,619 | 2,817 | 100.0 | 81.9 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 447,201 | 281,531 | 153,840 | 8,771 | 3,059 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 34.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 22,375 | 12,989 | 8,794 | 447 | 145 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,693,823 | 1,794,893 | 837,095 | 42,869 | 18,966 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 31.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Suspicion | 1,150 | 634 | 506 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 44.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 59,164 | 36,271 | 21,343 | 829 | 721 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 36.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 2 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
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Overview
Arrests, by Race, 2011
- In 2011, 69.2 percent of all individuals arrested were white, 28.4 percent were black, and 2.4 percent were of other races.
- Of all juveniles (individuals under the age of 18) arrested in 2011 in the nation, 65.7 percent were white, 32.0 percent were black, and 2.3 percent were of other races.
- Nearly 70 percent (69.7) of all adults (18 years of age and over) arrested in 2011 were white, 27.9 percent were black, and 2.3 percent were of other races.
- White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race, accounting for 59.4 percent of those arrests.
- The percentages of white adults and black adults arrested for murder were similar, with 48.2 percent being white, and 49.4 percent being black.
- Juveniles who were black accounted for 51.4 percent of juvenile arrests for violent crimes.
- Juveniles who were white accounted for 62.4 percent of juvenile arrests for property crimes.
- Of the juveniles arrested for driving under the influence, 91.6 percent were white.
- Juveniles who were white accounted for 72.9 percent of the persons under 18 who were arrested for arson in 2011.