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Table 55

Arrests

Metropolitan Counties

by Race, 2013

[1,374 agencies; 2013 estimated population 57,208,460]

Table 55A

Offense charged Total arrests Percent distribution1 Total arrests Percent distribution1
Race Ethnicity
Total White Black or
African
American
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander
Total White Black or
African
American
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander
Total2 Hispanic
or
Latino
Not
Hispanic
or Latino
Total Hispanic
or
Latino
Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 1,693,094 1,230,918 425,496 13,587 21,751 1,342 100.0 72.7 25.1 0.8 1.3 0.1 891,023 153,987 737,036 100.0 17.3 82.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,607 929 647 10 20 1 100.0 57.8 40.3 0.6 1.2 0.1 979 251 728 100.0 25.6 74.4
Rape3 2,433 1,818 576 13 24 2 100.0 74.7 23.7 0.5 1.0 0.1 1,732 326 1,406 100.0 18.8 81.2
Robbery 9,856 4,574 5,134 39 99 10 100.0 46.4 52.1 0.4 1.0 0.1 5,072 831 4,241 100.0 16.4 83.6
Aggravated assault 55,370 38,958 15,194 480 665 73 100.0 70.4 27.4 0.9 1.2 0.1 31,359 7,027 24,332 100.0 22.4 77.6
Burglary 38,997 29,270 9,172 183 342 30 100.0 75.1 23.5 0.5 0.9 0.1 21,554 2,898 18,656 100.0 13.4 86.6
Larceny-theft 130,507 88,508 39,426 707 1,796 70 100.0 67.8 30.2 0.5 1.4 0.1 57,972 4,674 53,298 100.0 8.1 91.9
Motor vehicle theft 10,130 7,758 2,126 76 148 22 100.0 76.6 21.0 0.8 1.5 0.2 6,432 1,684 4,748 100.0 26.2 73.8
Arson 1,340 1,054 236 16 32 2 100.0 78.7 17.6 1.2 2.4 0.1 696 63 633 100.0 9.1 90.9
Violent crime4 69,266 46,279 21,551 542 808 86 100.0 66.8 31.1 0.8 1.2 0.1 39,142 8,435 30,707 100.0 21.5 78.5
Property crime4 180,974 126,590 50,960 982 2,318 124 100.0 69.9 28.2 0.5 1.3 0.1 86,654 9,319 77,335 100.0 10.8 89.2
Other assaults 160,541 115,504 42,191 1,140 1,621 85 100.0 71.9 26.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 81,180 9,204 71,976 100.0 11.3 88.7
Forgery and counterfeiting 9,908 6,201 3,532 33 137 5 100.0 62.6 35.6 0.3 1.4 0.1 4,500 803 3,697 100.0 17.8 82.2
Fraud 26,284 17,971 7,896 157 256 4 100.0 68.4 30.0 0.6 1.0 * 13,006 1,102 11,904 100.0 8.5 91.5
Embezzlement 2,404 1,468 905 9 21 1 100.0 61.1 37.6 0.4 0.9 * 1,656 129 1,527 100.0 7.8 92.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 15,152 10,861 4,084 75 125 7 100.0 71.7 27.0 0.5 0.8 * 8,298 1,968 6,330 100.0 23.7 76.3
Vandalism 28,150 21,214 6,414 249 261 12 100.0 75.4 22.8 0.9 0.9 * 13,170 1,662 11,508 100.0 12.6 87.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 18,484 12,258 5,939 74 186 27 100.0 66.3 32.1 0.4 1.0 0.1 9,622 2,328 7,294 100.0 24.2 75.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3,318 1,916 1,146 29 223 4 100.0 57.7 34.5 0.9 6.7 0.1 1,487 211 1,276 100.0 14.2 85.8
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 9,696 7,771 1,746 66 110 3 100.0 80.1 18.0 0.7 1.1 * 4,362 1,211 3,151 100.0 27.8 72.2
Drug abuse violations 237,935 174,210 59,636 1,204 2,693 192 100.0 73.2 25.1 0.5 1.1 0.1 124,149 24,502 99,647 100.0 19.7 80.3
Gambling 721 393 193 7 122 6 100.0 54.5 26.8 1.0 16.9 0.8 206 16 190 100.0 7.8 92.2
Offenses against the family and children 31,065 18,290 12,465 174 135 1 100.0 58.9 40.1 0.6 0.4 * 6,498 507 5,991 100.0 7.8 92.2
Driving under the influence 227,077 191,702 28,277 1,358 5,441 299 100.0 84.4 12.5 0.6 2.4 0.1 149,047 43,086 105,961 100.0 28.9 71.1
Liquor laws 35,568 31,091 3,419 529 523 6 100.0 87.4 9.6 1.5 1.5 * 18,896 2,343 16,553 100.0 12.4 87.6
Drunkenness 34,919 29,924 4,228 355 369 43 100.0 85.7 12.1 1.0 1.1 0.1 26,540 6,335 20,205 100.0 23.9 76.1
Disorderly conduct 43,164 27,607 14,851 355 345 6 100.0 64.0 34.4 0.8 0.8 * 18,928 1,308 17,620 100.0 6.9 93.1
Vagrancy 2,024 1,537 455 12 18 2 100.0 75.9 22.5 0.6 0.9 0.1 883 93 790 100.0 10.5 89.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 553,863 386,456 154,885 6,220 5,886 416 100.0 69.8 28.0 1.1 1.1 0.1 281,875 39,293 242,582 100.0 13.9 86.1
Suspicion 43 36 7 0 0 0 100.0 83.7 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 14 1 13 100.0 7.1 92.9
Curfew and loitering law violations 2,538 1,639 716 17 153 13 100.0 64.6 28.2 0.7 6.0 0.5 910 131 779 100.0 14.4 85.6
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 The ethnicity totals are representative of those agencies that provided ethnicity breakdowns. Not all agencies provide ethnicity data; therefore, the race and ethnicity totals will not be equal.
  • 3 The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 4 Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised and legacy definitions), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

Table 55B

Offense charged Arrests under 18 Percent distribution1 Arrests under 18 Percent distribution1
Race Ethnicity
Total White Black or
African
American
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander
Total White Black or
African
American
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander
Total2 Hispanic
or
Latino
Not
Hispanic
or Latino
Total Hispanic
or
Latino
Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 126,905 82,454 41,851 999 1,529 72 100.0 65.0 33.0 0.8 1.2 0.1 61,406 8,777 52,629 100.0 14.3 85.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 83 40 43 0 0 0 100.0 48.2 51.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 33 6 27 100.0 18.2 81.8
Rape3 380 269 107 1 3 0 100.0 70.8 28.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 337 41 296 100.0 12.2 87.8
Robbery 1,592 436 1,129 7 17 3 100.0 27.4 70.9 0.4 1.1 0.2 786 117 669 100.0 14.9 85.1
Aggravated assault 4,260 2,437 1,752 39 31 1 100.0 57.2 41.1 0.9 0.7 * 1,965 391 1,574 100.0 19.9 80.1
Burglary 5,239 3,390 1,780 19 49 1 100.0 64.7 34.0 0.4 0.9 * 2,545 506 2,039 100.0 19.9 80.1
Larceny-theft 16,577 9,203 7,005 85 278 6 100.0 55.5 42.3 0.5 1.7 * 7,643 824 6,819 100.0 10.8 89.2
Motor vehicle theft 1,360 927 408 9 15 1 100.0 68.2 30.0 0.7 1.1 0.1 735 225 510 100.0 30.6 69.4
Arson 388 288 89 2 8 1 100.0 74.2 22.9 0.5 2.1 0.3 219 23 196 100.0 10.5 89.5
Violent crime4 6,315 3,182 3,031 47 51 4 100.0 50.4 48.0 0.7 0.8 0.1 3,121 555 2,566 100.0 17.8 82.2
Property crime4 23,564 13,808 9,282 115 350 9 100.0 58.6 39.4 0.5 1.5 * 11,142 1,578 9,564 100.0 14.2 85.8
Other assaults 22,743 13,162 9,273 143 157 8 100.0 57.9 40.8 0.6 0.7 * 11,481 1,245 10,236 100.0 10.8 89.2
Forgery and counterfeiting 179 100 72 0 7 0 100.0 55.9 40.2 0.0 3.9 0.0 68 7 61 100.0 10.3 89.7
Fraud 561 361 194 2 4 0 100.0 64.3 34.6 0.4 0.7 0.0 273 53 220 100.0 19.4 80.6
Embezzlement 37 24 13 0 0 0 100.0 64.9 35.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 24 2 22 100.0 8.3 91.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 1,201 634 554 4 8 1 100.0 52.8 46.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 539 156 383 100.0 28.9 71.1
Vandalism 6,125 4,579 1,463 43 37 3 100.0 74.8 23.9 0.7 0.6 * 3,399 428 2,971 100.0 12.6 87.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 2,478 1,559 877 8 31 3 100.0 62.9 35.4 0.3 1.3 0.1 1,280 282 998 100.0 22.0 78.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice 67 32 35 0 0 0 100.0 47.8 52.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 31 4 27 100.0 12.9 87.1
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 1,739 1,293 426 5 15 0 100.0 74.4 24.5 0.3 0.9 0.0 635 130 505 100.0 20.5 79.5
Drug abuse violations 16,059 12,137 3,499 154 253 16 100.0 75.6 21.8 1.0 1.6 0.1 7,636 1,255 6,381 100.0 16.4 83.6
Gambling 42 27 9 0 6 0 100.0 64.3 21.4 0.0 14.3 0.0 5 0 5 100.0 0.0 100.0
Offenses against the family and children 461 325 127 6 3 0 100.0 70.5 27.5 1.3 0.7 0.0 156 9 147 100.0 5.8 94.2
Driving under the influence 1,188 1,103 60 6 17 2 100.0 92.8 5.1 0.5 1.4 0.2 673 154 519 100.0 22.9 77.1
Liquor laws 8,297 7,547 536 96 116 2 100.0 91.0 6.5 1.2 1.4 * 4,191 465 3,726 100.0 11.1 88.9
Drunkenness 555 495 55 1 4 0 100.0 89.2 9.9 0.2 0.7 0.0 365 117 248 100.0 32.1 67.9
Disorderly conduct 9,703 4,609 4,982 53 59 0 100.0 47.5 51.3 0.5 0.6 0.0 3,827 392 3,435 100.0 10.2 89.8
Vagrancy 108 80 27 0 1 0 100.0 74.1 25.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 43 11 32 100.0 25.6 74.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 22,937 15,754 6,616 299 257 11 100.0 68.7 28.8 1.3 1.1 * 11,602 1,803 9,799 100.0 15.5 84.5
Suspicion 8 4 4 0 0 0 100.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 0 5 100.0 0.0 100.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 2,538 1,639 716 17 153 13 100.0 64.6 28.2 0.7 6.0 0.5 910 131 779 100.0 14.4 85.6
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 The ethnicity totals are representative of those agencies that provided ethnicity breakdowns. Not all agencies provide ethnicity data; therefore, the race and ethnicity totals will not be equal.
  • 3 The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 4 Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised and legacy definitions), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

Table 55C

Offense charged Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution1 Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution1
Race Ethnicity
Total White Black or
African
American
American
Indian or
Alaska
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander
Total White Black or
African
American
American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native
Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander
Total2 Hispanic
or
Latino
Not
Hispanic
or Latino
Total Hispanic
or
Latino
Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 1,566,189 1,148,464 383,645 12,588 20,222 1,270 100.0 73.3 24.5 0.8 1.3 0.1 829,617 145,210 684,407 100.0 17.5 82.5
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,524 889 604 10 20 1 100.0 58.3 39.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 946 245 701 100.0 25.9 74.1
Rape3 2,053 1,549 469 12 21 2 100.0 75.5 22.8 0.6 1.0 0.1 1,395 285 1,110 100.0 20.4 79.6
Robbery 8,264 4,138 4,005 32 82 7 100.0 50.1 48.5 0.4 1.0 0.1 4,286 714 3,572 100.0 16.7 83.3
Aggravated assault 51,110 36,521 13,442 441 634 72 100.0 71.5 26.3 0.9 1.2 0.1 29,394 6,636 22,758 100.0 22.6 77.4
Burglary 33,758 25,880 7,392 164 293 29 100.0 76.7 21.9 0.5 0.9 0.1 19,009 2,392 16,617 100.0 12.6 87.4
Larceny-theft 113,930 79,305 32,421 622 1,518 64 100.0 69.6 28.5 0.5 1.3 0.1 50,329 3,850 46,479 100.0 7.6 92.4
Motor vehicle theft 8,770 6,831 1,718 67 133 21 100.0 77.9 19.6 0.8 1.5 0.2 5,697 1,459 4,238 100.0 25.6 74.4
Arson 952 766 147 14 24 1 100.0 80.5 15.4 1.5 2.5 0.1 477 40 437 100.0 8.4 91.6
Violent crime4 62,951 43,097 18,520 495 757 82 100.0 68.5 29.4 0.8 1.2 0.1 36,021 7,880 28,141 100.0 21.9 78.1
Property crime4 157,410 112,782 41,678 867 1,968 115 100.0 71.6 26.5 0.6 1.3 0.1 75,512 7,741 67,771 100.0 10.3 89.7
Other assaults 137,798 102,342 32,918 997 1,464 77 100.0 74.3 23.9 0.7 1.1 0.1 69,699 7,959 61,740 100.0 11.4 88.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 9,729 6,101 3,460 33 130 5 100.0 62.7 35.6 0.3 1.3 0.1 4,432 796 3,636 100.0 18.0 82.0
Fraud 25,723 17,610 7,702 155 252 4 100.0 68.5 29.9 0.6 1.0 * 12,733 1,049 11,684 100.0 8.2 91.8
Embezzlement 2,367 1,444 892 9 21 1 100.0 61.0 37.7 0.4 0.9 * 1,632 127 1,505 100.0 7.8 92.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 13,951 10,227 3,530 71 117 6 100.0 73.3 25.3 0.5 0.8 * 7,759 1,812 5,947 100.0 23.4 76.6
Vandalism 22,025 16,635 4,951 206 224 9 100.0 75.5 22.5 0.9 1.0 * 9,771 1,234 8,537 100.0 12.6 87.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 16,006 10,699 5,062 66 155 24 100.0 66.8 31.6 0.4 1.0 0.1 8,342 2,046 6,296 100.0 24.5 75.5
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3,251 1,884 1,111 29 223 4 100.0 58.0 34.2 0.9 6.9 0.1 1,456 207 1,249 100.0 14.2 85.8
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 7,957 6,478 1,320 61 95 3 100.0 81.4 16.6 0.8 1.2 * 3,727 1,081 2,646 100.0 29.0 71.0
Drug abuse violations 221,876 162,073 56,137 1,050 2,440 176 100.0 73.0 25.3 0.5 1.1 0.1 116,513 23,247 93,266 100.0 20.0 80.0
Gambling 679 366 184 7 116 6 100.0 53.9 27.1 1.0 17.1 0.9 201 16 185 100.0 8.0 92.0
Offenses against the family and children 30,604 17,965 12,338 168 132 1 100.0 58.7 40.3 0.5 0.4 * 6,342 498 5,844 100.0 7.9 92.1
Driving under the influence 225,889 190,599 28,217 1,352 5,424 297 100.0 84.4 12.5 0.6 2.4 0.1 148,374 42,932 105,442 100.0 28.9 71.1
Liquor laws 27,271 23,544 2,883 433 407 4 100.0 86.3 10.6 1.6 1.5 * 14,705 1,878 12,827 100.0 12.8 87.2
Drunkenness 34,364 29,429 4,173 354 365 43 100.0 85.6 12.1 1.0 1.1 0.1 26,175 6,218 19,957 100.0 23.8 76.2
Disorderly conduct 33,461 22,998 9,869 302 286 6 100.0 68.7 29.5 0.9 0.9 * 15,101 916 14,185 100.0 6.1 93.9
Vagrancy 1,916 1,457 428 12 17 2 100.0 76.0 22.3 0.6 0.9 0.1 840 82 758 100.0 9.8 90.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 530,926 370,702 148,269 5,921 5,629 405 100.0 69.8 27.9 1.1 1.1 0.1 270,273 37,490 232,783 100.0 13.9 86.1
Suspicion 35 32 3 0 0 0 100.0 91.4 8.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 9 1 8 100.0 11.1 88.9
Curfew and loitering law violations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 The ethnicity totals are representative of those agencies that provided ethnicity breakdowns. Not all agencies provide ethnicity data; therefore, the race and ethnicity totals will not be equal.
  • 3 The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 4 Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised and legacy definitions), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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