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Table 61

Arrests

Nonmetropolitan Counties

by Race, 2013

[1,918 agencies; 2013 estimated population 21,177,622]

Table 61A

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 695,258 580,099 92,869 18,099 4,093 98 100.0 83.4 13.4 2.6 0.6 * 347,942 23,118 324,824 100.0 6.6 93.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 622 415 164 38 5 0 100.0 66.7 26.4 6.1 0.8 0.0 336 14 322 100.0 4.2 95.8
Rape3 1,197 1,047 115 28 6 1 100.0 87.5 9.6 2.3 0.5 0.1 902 66 836 100.0 7.3 92.7
Robbery 1,389 831 493 61 3 1 100.0 59.8 35.5 4.4 0.2 0.1 627 30 597 100.0 4.8 95.2
Aggravated assault 16,595 13,274 2,579 684 51 7 100.0 80.0 15.5 4.1 0.3 * 8,274 571 7,703 100.0 6.9 93.1
Burglary 15,506 13,101 1,967 416 19 3 100.0 84.5 12.7 2.7 0.1 * 7,621 235 7,386 100.0 3.1 96.9
Larceny-theft 31,986 26,993 4,086 817 90 0 100.0 84.4 12.8 2.6 0.3 0.0 14,791 505 14,286 100.0 3.4 96.6
Motor vehicle theft 3,489 3,012 353 119 4 1 100.0 86.3 10.1 3.4 0.1 * 1,949 118 1,831 100.0 6.1 93.9
Arson 520 444 60 15 1 0 100.0 85.4 11.5 2.9 0.2 0.0 271 8 263 100.0 3.0 97.0
Violent crime4 19,803 15,567 3,351 811 65 9 100.0 78.6 16.9 4.1 0.3 * 10,139 681 9,458 100.0 6.7 93.3
Property crime4 51,501 43,550 6,466 1,367 114 4 100.0 84.6 12.6 2.7 0.2 * 24,632 866 23,766 100.0 3.5 96.5
Other assaults 58,186 48,289 8,081 1,664 150 2 100.0 83.0 13.9 2.9 0.3 * 31,940 1,453 30,487 100.0 4.5 95.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 2,880 2,312 502 30 34 2 100.0 80.3 17.4 1.0 1.2 0.1 1,331 124 1,207 100.0 9.3 90.7
Fraud 11,613 9,496 1,880 197 34 6 100.0 81.8 16.2 1.7 0.3 0.1 5,728 209 5,519 100.0 3.6 96.4
Embezzlement 568 495 67 6 0 0 100.0 87.1 11.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 339 8 331 100.0 2.4 97.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 4,191 3,405 673 97 13 3 100.0 81.2 16.1 2.3 0.3 0.1 2,007 131 1,876 100.0 6.5 93.5
Vandalism 8,999 7,625 1,078 265 28 3 100.0 84.7 12.0 2.9 0.3 * 4,964 298 4,666 100.0 6.0 94.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 6,257 4,813 1,248 167 29 0 100.0 76.9 19.9 2.7 0.5 0.0 2,686 158 2,528 100.0 5.9 94.1
Prostitution and commercialized vice 153 128 17 3 5 0 100.0 83.7 11.1 2.0 3.3 0.0 76 2 74 100.0 2.6 97.4
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 3,717 3,292 354 54 14 3 100.0 88.6 9.5 1.5 0.4 0.1 1,457 112 1,345 100.0 7.7 92.3
Drug abuse violations 88,836 73,463 13,321 1,501 532 19 100.0 82.7 15.0 1.7 0.6 * 40,662 2,705 37,957 100.0 6.7 93.3
Gambling 140 94 39 5 2 0 100.0 67.1 27.9 3.6 1.4 0.0 51 4 47 100.0 7.8 92.2
Offenses against the family and children 10,272 7,728 2,224 300 19 1 100.0 75.2 21.7 2.9 0.2 * 4,578 237 4,341 100.0 5.2 94.8
Driving under the influence 153,818 132,272 15,997 3,539 2,001 9 100.0 86.0 10.4 2.3 1.3 * 59,931 5,083 54,848 100.0 8.5 91.5
Liquor laws 19,733 18,069 913 624 126 1 100.0 91.6 4.6 3.2 0.6 * 10,805 848 9,957 100.0 7.8 92.2
Drunkenness 15,552 13,823 1,108 568 38 15 100.0 88.9 7.1 3.7 0.2 0.1 11,029 634 10,395 100.0 5.7 94.3
Disorderly conduct 17,894 14,257 2,781 800 52 4 100.0 79.7 15.5 4.5 0.3 * 9,778 389 9,389 100.0 4.0 96.0
Vagrancy 244 155 71 18 0 0 100.0 63.5 29.1 7.4 0.0 0.0 51 0 51 100.0 0.0 100.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 220,340 180,810 32,609 6,067 837 17 100.0 82.1 14.8 2.8 0.4 * 125,535 9,166 116,369 100.0 7.3 92.7
Suspicion 318 230 87 1 0 0 100.0 72.3 27.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 73 1 72 100.0 1.4 98.6
Curfew and loitering law violations 243 226 2 15 0 0 100.0 93.0 0.8 6.2 0.0 0.0 150 9 141 100.0 6.0 94.0
  • 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 61B

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 33,057 27,065 4,640 1,228 122 2 100.0 81.9 14.0 3.7 0.4 * 17,116 1,353 15,763 100.0 7.9 92.1
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 40 23 9 8 0 0 100.0 57.5 22.5 20.0 0.0 0.0 15 1 14 100.0 6.7 93.3
Rape3 158 147 11 0 0 0 100.0 93.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 148 8 140 100.0 5.4 94.6
Robbery 103 48 51 4 0 0 100.0 46.6 49.5 3.9 0.0 0.0 39 1 38 100.0 2.6 97.4
Aggravated assault 926 692 194 36 4 0 100.0 74.7 21.0 3.9 0.4 0.0 447 28 419 100.0 6.3 93.7
Burglary 1,655 1,314 276 60 5 0 100.0 79.4 16.7 3.6 0.3 0.0 752 40 712 100.0 5.3 94.7
Larceny-theft 2,733 2,263 381 85 4 0 100.0 82.8 13.9 3.1 0.1 0.0 1,422 112 1,310 100.0 7.9 92.1
Motor vehicle theft 478 411 49 18 0 0 100.0 86.0 10.3 3.8 0.0 0.0 280 34 246 100.0 12.1 87.9
Arson 111 97 13 1 0 0 100.0 87.4 11.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 54 3 51 100.0 5.6 94.4
Violent crime4 1,227 910 265 48 4 0 100.0 74.2 21.6 3.9 0.3 0.0 649 38 611 100.0 5.9 94.1
Property crime4 4,977 4,085 719 164 9 0 100.0 82.1 14.4 3.3 0.2 0.0 2,508 189 2,319 100.0 7.5 92.5
Other assaults 5,354 4,075 1,074 185 20 0 100.0 76.1 20.1 3.5 0.4 0.0 2,745 168 2,577 100.0 6.1 93.9
Forgery and counterfeiting 26 26 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25 3 22 100.0 12.0 88.0
Fraud 157 122 26 8 1 0 100.0 77.7 16.6 5.1 0.6 0.0 46 5 41 100.0 10.9 89.1
Embezzlement 10 9 1 0 0 0 100.0 90.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6 0 6 100.0 0.0 100.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 232 167 55 10 0 0 100.0 72.0 23.7 4.3 0.0 0.0 108 22 86 100.0 20.4 79.6
Vandalism 1,732 1,478 196 48 9 1 100.0 85.3 11.3 2.8 0.5 0.1 1,026 53 973 100.0 5.2 94.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 399 286 86 26 1 0 100.0 71.7 21.6 6.5 0.3 0.0 154 9 145 100.0 5.8 94.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 10 9 0 1 0 0 100.0 90.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 2 0 2 100.0 0.0 100.0
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 625 552 65 6 2 0 100.0 88.3 10.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 260 16 244 100.0 6.2 93.8
Drug abuse violations 3,616 3,157 326 113 19 1 100.0 87.3 9.0 3.1 0.5 * 1,709 171 1,538 100.0 10.0 90.0
Gambling 4 2 2 0 0 0 100.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 1 1 100.0 50.0 50.0
Offenses against the family and children 192 176 13 3 0 0 100.0 91.7 6.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 81 5 76 100.0 6.2 93.8
Driving under the influence 880 815 26 30 9 0 100.0 92.6 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.0 434 54 380 100.0 12.4 87.6
Liquor laws 3,942 3,717 80 132 13 0 100.0 94.3 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.0 2,410 183 2,227 100.0 7.6 92.4
Drunkenness 215 197 11 7 0 0 100.0 91.6 5.1 3.3 0.0 0.0 141 17 124 100.0 12.1 87.9
Disorderly conduct 2,611 1,705 790 112 4 0 100.0 65.3 30.3 4.3 0.2 0.0 1,272 46 1,226 100.0 3.6 96.4
Vagrancy 6 6 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 0 4 100.0 0.0 100.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 6,485 5,232 902 320 31 0 100.0 80.7 13.9 4.9 0.5 0.0 3,384 364 3,020 100.0 10.8 89.2
Suspicion 114 113 1 0 0 0 100.0 99.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Curfew and loitering law violations 243 226 2 15 0 0 100.0 93.0 0.8 6.2 0.0 0.0 150 9 141 100.0 6.0 94.0
  • 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 61C

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 662,201 553,034 88,229 16,871 3,971 96 100.0 83.5 13.3 2.5 0.6 * 330,826 21,765 309,061 100.0 6.6 93.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 582 392 155 30 5 0 100.0 67.4 26.6 5.2 0.9 0.0 321 13 308 100.0 4.0 96.0
Rape3 1,039 900 104 28 6 1 100.0 86.6 10.0 2.7 0.6 0.1 754 58 696 100.0 7.7 92.3
Robbery 1,286 783 442 57 3 1 100.0 60.9 34.4 4.4 0.2 0.1 588 29 559 100.0 4.9 95.1
Aggravated assault 15,669 12,582 2,385 648 47 7 100.0 80.3 15.2 4.1 0.3 * 7,827 543 7,284 100.0 6.9 93.1
Burglary 13,851 11,787 1,691 356 14 3 100.0 85.1 12.2 2.6 0.1 * 6,869 195 6,674 100.0 2.8 97.2
Larceny-theft 29,253 24,730 3,705 732 86 0 100.0 84.5 12.7 2.5 0.3 0.0 13,369 393 12,976 100.0 2.9 97.1
Motor vehicle theft 3,011 2,601 304 101 4 1 100.0 86.4 10.1 3.4 0.1 * 1,669 84 1,585 100.0 5.0 95.0
Arson 409 347 47 14 1 0 100.0 84.8 11.5 3.4 0.2 0.0 217 5 212 100.0 2.3 97.7
Violent crime4 18,576 14,657 3,086 763 61 9 100.0 78.9 16.6 4.1 0.3 * 9,490 643 8,847 100.0 6.8 93.2
Property crime4 46,524 39,465 5,747 1,203 105 4 100.0 84.8 12.4 2.6 0.2 * 22,124 677 21,447 100.0 3.1 96.9
Other assaults 52,832 44,214 7,007 1,479 130 2 100.0 83.7 13.3 2.8 0.2 * 29,195 1,285 27,910 100.0 4.4 95.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 2,854 2,286 502 30 34 2 100.0 80.1 17.6 1.1 1.2 0.1 1,306 121 1,185 100.0 9.3 90.7
Fraud 11,456 9,374 1,854 189 33 6 100.0 81.8 16.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 5,682 204 5,478 100.0 3.6 96.4
Embezzlement 558 486 66 6 0 0 100.0 87.1 11.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 333 8 325 100.0 2.4 97.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 3,959 3,238 618 87 13 3 100.0 81.8 15.6 2.2 0.3 0.1 1,899 109 1,790 100.0 5.7 94.3
Vandalism 7,267 6,147 882 217 19 2 100.0 84.6 12.1 3.0 0.3 * 3,938 245 3,693 100.0 6.2 93.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 5,858 4,527 1,162 141 28 0 100.0 77.3 19.8 2.4 0.5 0.0 2,532 149 2,383 100.0 5.9 94.1
Prostitution and commercialized vice 143 119 17 2 5 0 100.0 83.2 11.9 1.4 3.5 0.0 74 2 72 100.0 2.7 97.3
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 3,092 2,740 289 48 12 3 100.0 88.6 9.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 1,197 96 1,101 100.0 8.0 92.0
Drug abuse violations 85,220 70,306 12,995 1,388 513 18 100.0 82.5 15.2 1.6 0.6 * 38,953 2,534 36,419 100.0 6.5 93.5
Gambling 136 92 37 5 2 0 100.0 67.6 27.2 3.7 1.5 0.0 49 3 46 100.0 6.1 93.9
Offenses against the family and children 10,080 7,552 2,211 297 19 1 100.0 74.9 21.9 2.9 0.2 * 4,497 232 4,265 100.0 5.2 94.8
Driving under the influence 152,938 131,457 15,971 3,509 1,992 9 100.0 86.0 10.4 2.3 1.3 * 59,497 5,029 54,468 100.0 8.5 91.5
Liquor laws 15,791 14,352 833 492 113 1 100.0 90.9 5.3 3.1 0.7 * 8,395 665 7,730 100.0 7.9 92.1
Drunkenness 15,337 13,626 1,097 561 38 15 100.0 88.8 7.2 3.7 0.2 0.1 10,888 617 10,271 100.0 5.7 94.3
Disorderly conduct 15,283 12,552 1,991 688 48 4 100.0 82.1 13.0 4.5 0.3 * 8,506 343 8,163 100.0 4.0 96.0
Vagrancy 238 149 71 18 0 0 100.0 62.6 29.8 7.6 0.0 0.0 47 0 47 100.0 0.0 100.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 213,855 175,578 31,707 5,747 806 17 100.0 82.1 14.8 2.7 0.4 * 122,151 8,802 113,349 100.0 7.2 92.8
Suspicion 204 117 86 1 0 0 100.0 57.4 42.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 73 1 72 100.0 1.4 98.6
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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