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Table 49

Arrests

Cities

by Race, 2011

[8,791 agencies; 2011 estimated population 163,760,401]

Table 49A

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 7,112,156 4,763,093 2,174,403 107,332 67,328 100.0 67.0 30.6 1.5 0.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,072 2,601 3,329 69 73 100.0 42.8 54.8 1.1 1.2
Forcible rape 10,787 6,490 4,063 123 111 100.0 60.2 37.7 1.1 1.0
Robbery 70,720 29,694 40,031 504 491 100.0 42.0 56.6 0.7 0.7
Aggravated assault 230,587 140,821 83,879 3,192 2,695 100.0 61.1 36.4 1.4 1.2
Burglary 165,849 104,236 58,890 1,312 1,411 100.0 62.8 35.5 0.8 0.9
Larceny-theft 812,403 551,616 237,763 13,626 9,398 100.0 67.9 29.3 1.7 1.2
Motor vehicle theft 38,171 22,896 14,432 471 372 100.0 60.0 37.8 1.2 1.0
Arson 6,435 4,460 1,835 71 69 100.0 69.3 28.5 1.1 1.1
Violent crime2 318,166 179,606 131,302 3,888 3,370 100.0 56.5 41.3 1.2 1.1
Property crime2 1,022,858 683,208 312,920 15,480 11,250 100.0 66.8 30.6 1.5 1.1
Other assaults 714,191 446,161 250,022 11,116 6,892 100.0 62.5 35.0 1.6 1.0
Forgery and counterfeiting 40,340 25,768 13,896 223 453 100.0 63.9 34.4 0.6 1.1
Fraud 80,686 50,281 28,914 741 750 100.0 62.3 35.8 0.9 0.9
Embezzlement 9,351 6,045 3,086 48 172 100.0 64.6 33.0 0.5 1.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 52,858 33,399 18,584 384 491 100.0 63.2 35.2 0.7 0.9
Vandalism 142,263 100,941 37,541 2,422 1,359 100.0 71.0 26.4 1.7 1.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 92,537 50,938 40,175 563 861 100.0 55.0 43.4 0.6 0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice 41,558 22,054 18,345 242 917 100.0 53.1 44.1 0.6 2.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 37,546 25,966 10,587 546 447 100.0 69.2 28.2 1.5 1.2
Drug abuse violations 869,266 553,669 302,757 5,846 6,994 100.0 63.7 34.8 0.7 0.8
Gambling 5,665 1,475 4,037 19 134 100.0 26.0 71.3 0.3 2.4
Offenses against the family and children 40,612 27,100 11,927 1,208 377 100.0 66.7 29.4 3.0 0.9
Driving under the influence 604,487 512,750 75,298 8,546 7,893 100.0 84.8 12.5 1.4 1.3
Liquor laws 311,855 251,371 45,644 11,124 3,716 100.0 80.6 14.6 3.6 1.2
Drunkenness 356,768 288,997 58,665 6,629 2,477 100.0 81.0 16.4 1.9 0.7
Disorderly conduct 379,301 234,170 134,951 7,399 2,781 100.0 61.7 35.6 2.0 0.7
Vagrancy 19,876 11,148 8,157 433 138 100.0 56.1 41.0 2.2 0.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,915,981 1,224,330 646,815 29,659 15,177 100.0 63.9 33.8 1.5 0.8
Suspicion 884 475 402 3 4 100.0 53.7 45.5 0.3 0.5
Curfew and loitering law violations 55,107 33,241 20,378 813 675 100.0 60.3 37.0 1.5 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.

Table 49B

Offense charged Arrests under 18 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 923,785 599,508 302,583 12,262 9,432 100.0 64.9 32.8 1.3 1.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 505 209 293 3 0 100.0 41.4 58.0 0.6 0.0
Forcible rape 1,546 903 625 8 10 100.0 58.4 40.4 0.5 0.6
Robbery 16,308 4,984 11,138 70 116 100.0 30.6 68.3 0.4 0.7
Aggravated assault 24,536 13,468 10,582 277 209 100.0 54.9 43.1 1.1 0.9
Burglary 37,085 21,317 15,189 241 338 100.0 57.5 41.0 0.6 0.9
Larceny-theft 170,362 108,509 56,779 2,638 2,436 100.0 63.7 33.3 1.5 1.4
Motor vehicle theft 8,580 4,440 3,971 92 77 100.0 51.7 46.3 1.1 0.9
Arson 2,971 2,109 807 23 32 100.0 71.0 27.2 0.8 1.1
Violent crime2 42,895 19,564 22,638 358 335 100.0 45.6 52.8 0.8 0.8
Property crime2 218,998 136,375 76,746 2,994 2,883 100.0 62.3 35.0 1.4 1.3
Other assaults 110,596 64,710 43,847 1,258 781 100.0 58.5 39.6 1.1 0.7
Forgery and counterfeiting 961 622 324 4 11 100.0 64.7 33.7 0.4 1.1
Fraud 3,046 1,745 1,235 35 31 100.0 57.3 40.5 1.1 1.0
Embezzlement 262 176 79 1 6 100.0 67.2 30.2 0.4 2.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 8,490 4,708 3,625 66 91 100.0 55.5 42.7 0.8 1.1
Vandalism 41,708 31,468 9,276 578 386 100.0 75.4 22.2 1.4 0.9
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 17,646 10,629 6,694 113 210 100.0 60.2 37.9 0.6 1.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 695 232 454 1 8 100.0 33.4 65.3 0.1 1.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 6,694 4,515 2,071 53 55 100.0 67.4 30.9 0.8 0.8
Drug abuse violations 90,217 65,951 22,350 1,023 893 100.0 73.1 24.8 1.1 1.0
Gambling 707 53 651 2 1 100.0 7.5 92.1 0.3 0.1
Offenses against the family and children 2,104 1,428 600 61 15 100.0 67.9 28.5 2.9 0.7
Driving under the influence 5,287 4,837 306 83 61 100.0 91.5 5.8 1.6 1.2
Liquor laws 53,851 47,169 4,120 1,875 687 100.0 87.6 7.7 3.5 1.3
Drunkenness 7,626 6,634 753 173 66 100.0 87.0 9.9 2.3 0.9
Disorderly conduct 91,374 51,862 37,930 983 599 100.0 56.8 41.5 1.1 0.7
Vagrancy 1,308 958 340 5 5 100.0 73.2 26.0 0.4 0.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 164,156 112,610 48,131 1,783 1,632 100.0 68.6 29.3 1.1 1.0
Suspicion 57 21 35 0 1 100.0 36.8 61.4 0.0 1.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 55,107 33,241 20,378 813 675 100.0 60.3 37.0 1.5 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.

Table 49C

Offense charged Arrests 18 and over 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 6,188,371 4,163,585 1,871,820 95,070 57,896 100.0 67.3 30.2 1.5 0.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 5,567 2,392 3,036 66 73 100.0 43.0 54.5 1.2 1.3
Forcible rape 9,241 5,587 3,438 115 101 100.0 60.5 37.2 1.2 1.1
Robbery 54,412 24,710 28,893 434 375 100.0 45.4 53.1 0.8 0.7
Aggravated assault 206,051 127,353 73,297 2,915 2,486 100.0 61.8 35.6 1.4 1.2
Burglary 128,764 82,919 43,701 1,071 1,073 100.0 64.4 33.9 0.8 0.8
Larceny-theft 642,041 443,107 180,984 10,988 6,962 100.0 69.0 28.2 1.7 1.1
Motor vehicle theft 29,591 18,456 10,461 379 295 100.0 62.4 35.4 1.3 1.0
Arson 3,464 2,351 1,028 48 37 100.0 67.9 29.7 1.4 1.1
Violent crime2 275,271 160,042 108,664 3,530 3,035 100.0 58.1 39.5 1.3 1.1
Property crime2 803,860 546,833 236,174 12,486 8,367 100.0 68.0 29.4 1.6 1.0
Other assaults 603,595 381,451 206,175 9,858 6,111 100.0 63.2 34.2 1.6 1.0
Forgery and counterfeiting 39,379 25,146 13,572 219 442 100.0 63.9 34.5 0.6 1.1
Fraud 77,640 48,536 27,679 706 719 100.0 62.5 35.7 0.9 0.9
Embezzlement 9,089 5,869 3,007 47 166 100.0 64.6 33.1 0.5 1.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 44,368 28,691 14,959 318 400 100.0 64.7 33.7 0.7 0.9
Vandalism 100,555 69,473 28,265 1,844 973 100.0 69.1 28.1 1.8 1.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 74,891 40,309 33,481 450 651 100.0 53.8 44.7 0.6 0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice 40,863 21,822 17,891 241 909 100.0 53.4 43.8 0.6 2.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 30,852 21,451 8,516 493 392 100.0 69.5 27.6 1.6 1.3
Drug abuse violations 779,049 487,718 280,407 4,823 6,101 100.0 62.6 36.0 0.6 0.8
Gambling 4,958 1,422 3,386 17 133 100.0 28.7 68.3 0.3 2.7
Offenses against the family and children 38,508 25,672 11,327 1,147 362 100.0 66.7 29.4 3.0 0.9
Driving under the influence 599,200 507,913 74,992 8,463 7,832 100.0 84.8 12.5 1.4 1.3
Liquor laws 258,004 204,202 41,524 9,249 3,029 100.0 79.1 16.1 3.6 1.2
Drunkenness 349,142 282,363 57,912 6,456 2,411 100.0 80.9 16.6 1.8 0.7
Disorderly conduct 287,927 182,308 97,021 6,416 2,182 100.0 63.3 33.7 2.2 0.8
Vagrancy 18,568 10,190 7,817 428 133 100.0 54.9 42.1 2.3 0.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,751,825 1,111,720 598,684 27,876 13,545 100.0 63.5 34.2 1.6 0.8
Suspicion 827 454 367 3 3 100.0 54.9 44.4 0.4 0.4
Curfew and loitering law violations - - - - - - - - - -
  • 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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