Table 43 Overview

Arrests, by Race, 2013

In 2013, 68.9 percent of all individuals arrested were white, 28.3 percent were black, and 2.9 percent were of other races.
Of all juveniles (persons under the age of 18) arrested in 2013, 63.0 percent were white, 34.4 percent were black, and 2.7 percent were of other races.
Of all adults arrested in 2013, 69.6 percent were white, 27.6 percent were black, and 2.9 percent were of other races.
White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race and accounted for 58.4 percent of those arrests.
Of adults arrested for murder, 52.1 percent were black, and 45.5 percent were white.
Black juveniles comprised 53.3 percent of all juveniles arrested for violent crimes. White juveniles accounted for 59.7 percent of all juveniles arrested for property crimes.
Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations, 73.0 percent were white.
White juveniles comprised 54.4 percent of juveniles arrested for aggravated assaults.