Table 55
Arrests
Metropolitan Counties
by Race, 2012
[1,363 agencies; 2012 estimated population 55,902,687]
Table 55A
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 | 1,714,020 | 1,240,340 | 436,210 | 14,150 | 23,320 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 25.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1,564 | 902 | 629 | 9 | 24 | 100.0 | 57.7 | 40.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Forcible rape | 2,456 | 1,836 | 569 | 20 | 31 | 100.0 | 74.8 | 23.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Robbery | 10,672 | 4,911 | 5,589 | 52 | 120 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Aggravated assault | 54,952 | 37,953 | 15,700 | 571 | 728 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 28.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Burglary | 40,953 | 30,097 | 10,287 | 176 | 393 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 25.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Larceny-theft | 134,416 | 89,866 | 41,940 | 741 | 1,869 | 100.0 | 66.9 | 31.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Motor vehicle theft | 10,165 | 7,557 | 2,364 | 80 | 164 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 23.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Arson | 1,414 | 1,115 | 278 | 8 | 13 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 19.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Violent crime2 | 69,644 | 45,602 | 22,487 | 652 | 903 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 32.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Property crime2 | 186,948 | 128,635 | 54,869 | 1,005 | 2,439 | 100.0 | 68.8 | 29.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Other assaults | 165,216 | 117,620 | 44,687 | 1,221 | 1,688 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 27.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 10,544 | 6,777 | 3,613 | 31 | 123 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 34.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Fraud | 27,124 | 18,817 | 7,937 | 144 | 226 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 29.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 2,389 | 1,531 | 822 | 10 | 26 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 34.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 14,796 | 10,394 | 4,174 | 98 | 130 | 100.0 | 70.2 | 28.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Vandalism | 29,207 | 22,087 | 6,609 | 248 | 263 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 22.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 18,666 | 12,034 | 6,299 | 84 | 249 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 33.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 2,695 | 1,592 | 928 | 3 | 172 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 34.4 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 10,823 | 8,416 | 2,211 | 68 | 128 | 100.0 | 77.8 | 20.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Drug abuse violations | 224,927 | 162,248 | 58,855 | 1,163 | 2,661 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 26.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Gambling | 760 | 515 | 180 | 6 | 59 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 23.7 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
Offenses against the family and children | 30,514 | 18,315 | 11,874 | 160 | 165 | 100.0 | 60.0 | 38.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Driving under the influence | 240,061 | 203,428 | 29,003 | 1,525 | 6,105 | 100.0 | 84.7 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Liquor laws | 41,707 | 35,774 | 4,742 | 546 | 645 | 100.0 | 85.8 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Drunkenness | 36,138 | 31,156 | 4,223 | 350 | 409 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Disorderly conduct | 45,493 | 29,336 | 15,443 | 364 | 350 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 33.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Vagrancy | 2,488 | 1,806 | 664 | 4 | 14 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 26.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 550,321 | 381,729 | 155,657 | 6,457 | 6,478 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 28.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Suspicion | 218 | 76 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 34.9 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 3,341 | 2,452 | 794 | 11 | 84 | 100.0 | 73.4 | 23.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
- 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 55B
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 | 144,535 | 94,531 | 47,065 | 1,157 | 1,782 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 32.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 91 | 42 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 46.2 | 51.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Forcible rape | 335 | 246 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 100.0 | 73.4 | 24.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Robbery | 1,862 | 532 | 1,297 | 3 | 30 | 100.0 | 28.6 | 69.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Aggravated assault | 4,679 | 2,666 | 1,937 | 34 | 42 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 41.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Burglary | 6,660 | 4,181 | 2,382 | 26 | 71 | 100.0 | 62.8 | 35.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Larceny-theft | 20,132 | 11,193 | 8,450 | 128 | 361 | 100.0 | 55.6 | 42.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
Motor vehicle theft | 1,583 | 1,068 | 491 | 8 | 16 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 31.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Arson | 464 | 344 | 115 | 2 | 3 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 24.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Violent crime2 | 6,967 | 3,486 | 3,362 | 43 | 76 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 48.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Property crime2 | 28,839 | 16,786 | 11,438 | 164 | 451 | 100.0 | 58.2 | 39.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Other assaults | 25,073 | 14,281 | 10,449 | 180 | 163 | 100.0 | 57.0 | 41.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 220 | 153 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 69.5 | 28.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Fraud | 555 | 342 | 201 | 4 | 8 | 100.0 | 61.6 | 36.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Embezzlement | 58 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 63.8 | 36.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 1,386 | 729 | 631 | 12 | 14 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 45.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Vandalism | 7,109 | 5,257 | 1,737 | 66 | 49 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 24.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 2,761 | 1,716 | 994 | 12 | 39 | 100.0 | 62.2 | 36.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 59 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 1,936 | 1,403 | 511 | 10 | 12 | 100.0 | 72.5 | 26.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Drug abuse violations | 17,306 | 13,176 | 3,696 | 141 | 293 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
Gambling | 44 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 59.1 | 34.1 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
Offenses against the family and children | 482 | 351 | 119 | 7 | 5 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 24.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Driving under the influence | 1,362 | 1,257 | 66 | 18 | 21 | 100.0 | 92.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Liquor laws | 9,726 | 8,878 | 594 | 85 | 169 | 100.0 | 91.3 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
Drunkenness | 738 | 658 | 66 | 10 | 4 | 100.0 | 89.2 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
Disorderly conduct | 9,933 | 5,344 | 4,457 | 71 | 61 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 44.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Vagrancy | 123 | 64 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 52.0 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 26,512 | 18,104 | 7,760 | 320 | 328 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Suspicion | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 3,341 | 2,452 | 794 | 11 | 84 | 100.0 | 73.4 | 23.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
- 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 55C
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 | 1,569,485 | 1,145,809 | 389,145 | 12,993 | 21,538 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 24.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1,473 | 860 | 582 | 8 | 23 | 100.0 | 58.4 | 39.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Forcible rape | 2,121 | 1,590 | 488 | 15 | 28 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 23.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Robbery | 8,810 | 4,379 | 4,292 | 49 | 90 | 100.0 | 49.7 | 48.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Aggravated assault | 50,273 | 35,287 | 13,763 | 537 | 686 | 100.0 | 70.2 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Burglary | 34,293 | 25,916 | 7,905 | 150 | 322 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 23.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Larceny-theft | 114,284 | 78,673 | 33,490 | 613 | 1,508 | 100.0 | 68.8 | 29.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Motor vehicle theft | 8,582 | 6,489 | 1,873 | 72 | 148 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 21.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
Arson | 950 | 771 | 163 | 6 | 10 | 100.0 | 81.2 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Violent crime2 | 62,677 | 42,116 | 19,125 | 609 | 827 | 100.0 | 67.2 | 30.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Property crime2 | 158,109 | 111,849 | 43,431 | 841 | 1,988 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 27.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Other assaults | 140,143 | 103,339 | 34,238 | 1,041 | 1,525 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 24.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 10,324 | 6,624 | 3,550 | 29 | 121 | 100.0 | 64.2 | 34.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Fraud | 26,569 | 18,475 | 7,736 | 140 | 218 | 100.0 | 69.5 | 29.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 2,331 | 1,494 | 801 | 10 | 26 | 100.0 | 64.1 | 34.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 13,410 | 9,665 | 3,543 | 86 | 116 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 26.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Vandalism | 22,098 | 16,830 | 4,872 | 182 | 214 | 100.0 | 76.2 | 22.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 15,905 | 10,318 | 5,305 | 72 | 210 | 100.0 | 64.9 | 33.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 2,636 | 1,564 | 897 | 3 | 172 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 34.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 8,887 | 7,013 | 1,700 | 58 | 116 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Drug abuse violations | 207,621 | 149,072 | 55,159 | 1,022 | 2,368 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 26.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Gambling | 716 | 489 | 165 | 5 | 57 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 23.0 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
Offenses against the family and children | 30,032 | 17,964 | 11,755 | 153 | 160 | 100.0 | 59.8 | 39.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Driving under the influence | 238,699 | 202,171 | 28,937 | 1,507 | 6,084 | 100.0 | 84.7 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Liquor laws | 31,981 | 26,896 | 4,148 | 461 | 476 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Drunkenness | 35,400 | 30,498 | 4,157 | 340 | 405 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Disorderly conduct | 35,560 | 23,992 | 10,986 | 293 | 289 | 100.0 | 67.5 | 30.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Vagrancy | 2,365 | 1,742 | 606 | 4 | 13 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 523,809 | 363,625 | 147,897 | 6,137 | 6,150 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 28.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Suspicion | 213 | 73 | 137 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 34.3 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
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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