Table 61
Arrests
Nonmetropolitan Counties
by Race, 2012
[1,962 agencies; 2012 estimated population 21,512,971]
Table 61A
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 | 726,967 | 605,291 | 98,436 | 19,053 | 4,187 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 640 | 476 | 135 | 28 | 1 | 100.0 | 74.4 | 21.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
Forcible rape | 1,188 | 1,007 | 160 | 15 | 6 | 100.0 | 84.8 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Robbery | 1,537 | 936 | 538 | 59 | 4 | 100.0 | 60.9 | 35.0 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
Aggravated assault | 17,235 | 13,758 | 2,718 | 695 | 64 | 100.0 | 79.8 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
Burglary | 17,707 | 14,806 | 2,390 | 490 | 21 | 100.0 | 83.6 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
Larceny-theft | 35,134 | 29,459 | 4,746 | 848 | 81 | 100.0 | 83.8 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Motor vehicle theft | 3,759 | 3,246 | 409 | 96 | 8 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
Arson | 729 | 638 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 100.0 | 87.5 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
Violent crime2 | 20,600 | 16,177 | 3,551 | 797 | 75 | 100.0 | 78.5 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
Property crime2 | 57,329 | 48,149 | 7,604 | 1,463 | 113 | 100.0 | 84.0 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
Other assaults | 64,064 | 53,246 | 8,867 | 1,790 | 161 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 3,065 | 2,518 | 520 | 15 | 12 | 100.0 | 82.2 | 17.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Fraud | 13,125 | 10,536 | 2,332 | 233 | 24 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
Embezzlement | 593 | 518 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 | 87.4 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,388 | 3,561 | 730 | 80 | 17 | 100.0 | 81.2 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
Vandalism | 10,351 | 8,930 | 1,080 | 321 | 20 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 6,215 | 4,828 | 1,250 | 121 | 16 | 100.0 | 77.7 | 20.1 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 138 | 107 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 | 77.5 | 17.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 4,325 | 3,841 | 409 | 58 | 17 | 100.0 | 88.8 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Drug abuse violations | 84,708 | 70,725 | 12,162 | 1,349 | 472 | 100.0 | 83.5 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
Gambling | 194 | 133 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 100.0 | 68.6 | 21.6 | 3.1 | 6.7 |
Offenses against the family and children | 11,605 | 8,622 | 2,554 | 397 | 32 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 22.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Driving under the influence | 163,291 | 140,714 | 16,455 | 3,840 | 2,282 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
Liquor laws | 23,776 | 21,917 | 1,005 | 749 | 105 | 100.0 | 92.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
Drunkenness | 17,710 | 15,900 | 1,198 | 563 | 49 | 100.0 | 89.8 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Disorderly conduct | 19,255 | 15,234 | 3,053 | 915 | 53 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 15.9 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
Vagrancy | 198 | 130 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 | 65.7 | 29.3 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 221,556 | 179,078 | 35,452 | 6,301 | 725 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 16.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
Suspicion | 165 | 150 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 90.9 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 316 | 277 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 100.0 | 87.7 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
- 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 61B
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 | 39,413 | 32,927 | 4,829 | 1,537 | 120 | 100.0 | 83.5 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 36.7 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
Forcible rape | 158 | 142 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | 89.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
Robbery | 109 | 56 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 100.0 | 51.4 | 41.3 | 6.4 | 0.9 |
Aggravated assault | 1,094 | 845 | 193 | 53 | 3 | 100.0 | 77.2 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
Burglary | 2,259 | 1,832 | 357 | 68 | 2 | 100.0 | 81.1 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
Larceny-theft | 3,629 | 3,037 | 474 | 105 | 13 | 100.0 | 83.7 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
Motor vehicle theft | 632 | 545 | 70 | 17 | 0 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
Arson | 139 | 121 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 87.1 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Violent crime2 | 1,391 | 1,058 | 262 | 66 | 5 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 18.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
Property crime2 | 6,659 | 5,535 | 917 | 192 | 15 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
Other assaults | 5,962 | 4,651 | 1,080 | 211 | 20 | 100.0 | 78.0 | 18.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Fraud | 161 | 131 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 100.0 | 81.4 | 13.7 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Embezzlement | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 269 | 206 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 76.6 | 21.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Vandalism | 2,305 | 2,061 | 177 | 61 | 6 | 100.0 | 89.4 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 470 | 359 | 95 | 15 | 1 | 100.0 | 76.4 | 20.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 801 | 730 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 100.0 | 91.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Drug abuse violations | 3,919 | 3,493 | 307 | 109 | 10 | 100.0 | 89.1 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
Gambling | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 81.8 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Offenses against the family and children | 205 | 173 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 100.0 | 84.4 | 11.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
Driving under the influence | 1,034 | 950 | 48 | 33 | 3 | 100.0 | 91.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Liquor laws | 4,740 | 4,454 | 83 | 187 | 16 | 100.0 | 94.0 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
Drunkenness | 305 | 271 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
Disorderly conduct | 3,019 | 2,109 | 694 | 205 | 11 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
Vagrancy | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 7,644 | 6,271 | 964 | 381 | 28 | 100.0 | 82.0 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
Suspicion | 118 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 94.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 316 | 277 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 100.0 | 87.7 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
- 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 61C
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 | 687,554 | 572,364 | 93,607 | 17,516 | 4,067 | 100.0 | 83.2 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 610 | 461 | 124 | 24 | 1 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
Forcible rape | 1,030 | 865 | 147 | 13 | 5 | 100.0 | 84.0 | 14.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
Robbery | 1,428 | 880 | 493 | 52 | 3 | 100.0 | 61.6 | 34.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
Aggravated assault | 16,141 | 12,913 | 2,525 | 642 | 61 | 100.0 | 80.0 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
Burglary | 15,448 | 12,974 | 2,033 | 422 | 19 | 100.0 | 84.0 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 0.1 |
Larceny-theft | 31,505 | 26,422 | 4,272 | 743 | 68 | 100.0 | 83.9 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
Motor vehicle theft | 3,127 | 2,701 | 339 | 79 | 8 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Arson | 590 | 517 | 43 | 27 | 3 | 100.0 | 87.6 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
Violent crime2 | 19,209 | 15,119 | 3,289 | 731 | 70 | 100.0 | 78.7 | 17.1 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
Property crime2 | 50,670 | 42,614 | 6,687 | 1,271 | 98 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
Other assaults | 58,102 | 48,595 | 7,787 | 1,579 | 141 | 100.0 | 83.6 | 13.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 3,024 | 2,483 | 514 | 15 | 12 | 100.0 | 82.1 | 17.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Fraud | 12,964 | 10,405 | 2,310 | 225 | 24 | 100.0 | 80.3 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
Embezzlement | 582 | 507 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 100.0 | 87.1 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,119 | 3,355 | 671 | 76 | 17 | 100.0 | 81.5 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
Vandalism | 8,046 | 6,869 | 903 | 260 | 14 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 5,745 | 4,469 | 1,155 | 106 | 15 | 100.0 | 77.8 | 20.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 127 | 96 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 100.0 | 75.6 | 18.9 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 3,524 | 3,111 | 352 | 48 | 13 | 100.0 | 88.3 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
Drug abuse violations | 80,789 | 67,232 | 11,855 | 1,240 | 462 | 100.0 | 83.2 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Gambling | 183 | 124 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 21.9 | 3.3 | 7.1 |
Offenses against the family and children | 11,400 | 8,449 | 2,531 | 388 | 32 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 22.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Driving under the influence | 162,257 | 139,764 | 16,407 | 3,807 | 2,279 | 100.0 | 86.1 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
Liquor laws | 19,036 | 17,463 | 922 | 562 | 89 | 100.0 | 91.7 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
Drunkenness | 17,405 | 15,629 | 1,183 | 545 | 48 | 100.0 | 89.8 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Disorderly conduct | 16,236 | 13,125 | 2,359 | 710 | 42 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
Vagrancy | 177 | 110 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 32.2 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 213,912 | 172,807 | 34,488 | 5,920 | 697 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
Suspicion | 47 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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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