Table 67
Arrests
Suburban Areas1
by Race, 2012
[6,766 agencies; 2012 estimated population 110,031,559]
Table 67A
Offense charged | Total arrests | Percent distribution2 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 3,893,728 | 2,858,792 | 954,810 | 34,184 | 45,942 | 100.0 | 73.4 | 24.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,659 | 1,458 | 1,143 | 17 | 41 | 100.0 | 54.8 | 43.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Forcible rape | 5,005 | 3,633 | 1,264 | 42 | 66 | 100.0 | 72.6 | 25.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Robbery | 24,080 | 11,682 | 12,060 | 132 | 206 | 100.0 | 48.5 | 50.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Aggravated assault | 108,347 | 74,610 | 31,308 | 1,058 | 1,371 | 100.0 | 68.9 | 28.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Burglary | 84,983 | 62,278 | 21,518 | 379 | 808 | 100.0 | 73.3 | 25.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Larceny-theft | 409,913 | 286,222 | 115,328 | 3,457 | 4,906 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 28.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Motor vehicle theft | 19,000 | 13,965 | 4,623 | 151 | 261 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 24.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Arson | 3,367 | 2,666 | 653 | 17 | 31 | 100.0 | 79.2 | 19.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Violent crime3 | 140,091 | 91,383 | 45,775 | 1,249 | 1,684 | 100.0 | 65.2 | 32.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Property crime3 | 517,263 | 365,131 | 142,122 | 4,004 | 6,006 | 100.0 | 70.6 | 27.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Other assaults | 363,467 | 259,205 | 97,735 | 2,874 | 3,653 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 26.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 23,536 | 15,576 | 7,602 | 79 | 279 | 100.0 | 66.2 | 32.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Fraud | 55,218 | 37,677 | 16,792 | 250 | 499 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 30.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Embezzlement | 5,206 | 3,429 | 1,714 | 16 | 47 | 100.0 | 65.9 | 32.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 32,834 | 22,742 | 9,571 | 191 | 330 | 100.0 | 69.3 | 29.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Vandalism | 71,002 | 54,610 | 15,187 | 576 | 629 | 100.0 | 76.9 | 21.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 39,635 | 26,190 | 12,773 | 193 | 479 | 100.0 | 66.1 | 32.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5,785 | 3,685 | 1,715 | 16 | 369 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 29.6 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 20,811 | 16,112 | 4,274 | 149 | 276 | 100.0 | 77.4 | 20.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Drug abuse violations | 481,998 | 354,904 | 119,725 | 2,350 | 5,019 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 24.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Gambling | 1,281 | 825 | 361 | 8 | 87 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 28.2 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
Offenses against the family and children | 44,271 | 28,969 | 14,526 | 481 | 295 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 32.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 453,858 | 388,434 | 52,708 | 3,306 | 9,410 | 100.0 | 85.6 | 11.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
Liquor laws | 147,535 | 126,633 | 15,703 | 2,825 | 2,374 | 100.0 | 85.8 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Drunkenness | 139,264 | 119,091 | 17,764 | 1,197 | 1,212 | 100.0 | 85.5 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Disorderly conduct | 173,471 | 119,501 | 51,177 | 1,462 | 1,331 | 100.0 | 68.9 | 29.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Vagrancy | 5,399 | 3,793 | 1,538 | 26 | 42 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 28.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,157,666 | 810,397 | 322,675 | 12,845 | 11,749 | 100.0 | 70.0 | 27.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Suspicion | 765 | 338 | 412 | 4 | 11 | 100.0 | 44.2 | 53.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 13,372 | 10,167 | 2,961 | 83 | 161 | 100.0 | 76.0 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 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 67B
Offense charged | Arrests under 18 | Percent distribution2 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 410,869 | 286,714 | 116,320 | 3,108 | 4,727 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 28.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 175 | 89 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | 50.9 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Forcible rape | 751 | 552 | 182 | 6 | 11 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 24.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Robbery | 4,315 | 1,452 | 2,803 | 12 | 48 | 100.0 | 33.7 | 65.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Aggravated assault | 10,545 | 6,246 | 4,128 | 76 | 95 | 100.0 | 59.2 | 39.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Burglary | 15,033 | 9,749 | 5,055 | 65 | 164 | 100.0 | 64.9 | 33.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Larceny-theft | 67,253 | 41,359 | 24,315 | 571 | 1,008 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 36.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Motor vehicle theft | 3,292 | 2,196 | 1,039 | 24 | 33 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 31.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Arson | 1,414 | 1,086 | 314 | 6 | 8 | 100.0 | 76.8 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Violent crime3 | 15,786 | 8,339 | 7,196 | 96 | 155 | 100.0 | 52.8 | 45.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Property crime3 | 86,992 | 54,390 | 30,723 | 666 | 1,213 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 35.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Other assaults | 56,804 | 35,493 | 20,568 | 344 | 399 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 36.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 520 | 380 | 130 | 3 | 7 | 100.0 | 73.1 | 25.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Fraud | 1,572 | 938 | 603 | 5 | 26 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 38.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
Embezzlement | 110 | 75 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 30.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,081 | 2,275 | 1,739 | 32 | 35 | 100.0 | 55.7 | 42.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Vandalism | 18,922 | 14,784 | 3,876 | 131 | 131 | 100.0 | 78.1 | 20.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 6,892 | 4,679 | 2,084 | 31 | 98 | 100.0 | 67.9 | 30.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 99 | 58 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 4,001 | 2,966 | 979 | 24 | 32 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 24.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Drug abuse violations | 47,148 | 37,620 | 8,518 | 352 | 658 | 100.0 | 79.8 | 18.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Gambling | 89 | 46 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 51.7 | 44.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
Offenses against the family and children | 1,196 | 914 | 254 | 20 | 8 | 100.0 | 76.4 | 21.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 3,340 | 3,113 | 150 | 32 | 45 | 100.0 | 93.2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Liquor laws | 30,650 | 27,661 | 2,136 | 363 | 490 | 100.0 | 90.2 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Drunkenness | 3,214 | 2,880 | 263 | 40 | 31 | 100.0 | 89.6 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Disorderly conduct | 39,693 | 24,054 | 15,132 | 218 | 289 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 38.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 292 | 175 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 59.9 | 39.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 76,052 | 55,688 | 18,754 | 666 | 944 | 100.0 | 73.2 | 24.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Suspicion | 44 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 43.2 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 13,372 | 10,167 | 2,961 | 83 | 161 | 100.0 | 76.0 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 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 67C
Offense charged | Arrests 18 and over | Percent distribution2 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 3,482,859 | 2,572,078 | 838,490 | 31,076 | 41,215 | 100.0 | 73.8 | 24.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,484 | 1,369 | 1,060 | 15 | 40 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 42.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Forcible rape | 4,254 | 3,081 | 1,082 | 36 | 55 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 25.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Robbery | 19,765 | 10,230 | 9,257 | 120 | 158 | 100.0 | 51.8 | 46.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Aggravated assault | 97,802 | 68,364 | 27,180 | 982 | 1,276 | 100.0 | 69.9 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Burglary | 69,950 | 52,529 | 16,463 | 314 | 644 | 100.0 | 75.1 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Larceny-theft | 342,660 | 244,863 | 91,013 | 2,886 | 3,898 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 26.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Motor vehicle theft | 15,708 | 11,769 | 3,584 | 127 | 228 | 100.0 | 74.9 | 22.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Arson | 1,953 | 1,580 | 339 | 11 | 23 | 100.0 | 80.9 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Violent crime3 | 124,305 | 83,044 | 38,579 | 1,153 | 1,529 | 100.0 | 66.8 | 31.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
Property crime3 | 430,271 | 310,741 | 111,399 | 3,338 | 4,793 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 25.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Other assaults | 306,663 | 223,712 | 77,167 | 2,530 | 3,254 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 25.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 23,016 | 15,196 | 7,472 | 76 | 272 | 100.0 | 66.0 | 32.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Fraud | 53,646 | 36,739 | 16,189 | 245 | 473 | 100.0 | 68.5 | 30.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Embezzlement | 5,096 | 3,354 | 1,680 | 16 | 46 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 33.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 28,753 | 20,467 | 7,832 | 159 | 295 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 27.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Vandalism | 52,080 | 39,826 | 11,311 | 445 | 498 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 21.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 32,743 | 21,511 | 10,689 | 162 | 381 | 100.0 | 65.7 | 32.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5,686 | 3,627 | 1,674 | 16 | 369 | 100.0 | 63.8 | 29.4 | 0.3 | 6.5 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 16,810 | 13,146 | 3,295 | 125 | 244 | 100.0 | 78.2 | 19.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Drug abuse violations | 434,850 | 317,284 | 111,207 | 1,998 | 4,361 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 25.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Gambling | 1,192 | 779 | 321 | 7 | 85 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 26.9 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
Offenses against the family and children | 43,075 | 28,055 | 14,272 | 461 | 287 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 33.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 450,518 | 385,321 | 52,558 | 3,274 | 9,365 | 100.0 | 85.5 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
Liquor laws | 116,885 | 98,972 | 13,567 | 2,462 | 1,884 | 100.0 | 84.7 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
Drunkenness | 136,050 | 116,211 | 17,501 | 1,157 | 1,181 | 100.0 | 85.4 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Disorderly conduct | 133,778 | 95,447 | 36,045 | 1,244 | 1,042 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 26.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Vagrancy | 5,107 | 3,618 | 1,423 | 25 | 41 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 27.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,081,614 | 754,709 | 303,921 | 12,179 | 10,805 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 28.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Suspicion | 721 | 319 | 388 | 4 | 10 | 100.0 | 44.2 | 53.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 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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