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Table 67

Arrests

Suburban Areas1

by Race, 2014

[6,795 agencies; 2014 estimated population 112,252,830]

Table 67A

Total arrests Percent distribution2 Total arrests Percent distribution2
Race Ethnicity
Offense charged 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
Alaska
Native 		Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander 		Total3 Hispanic
or
Latino 		Not
Hispanic
or Latino 		Total Hispanic
or
Latino 		Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 3,651,648 2,651,576 920,149 33,170 40,865 5,888 100.0 72.6 25.2 0.9 1.1 0.2 2,456,485 426,283 2,030,202 100.0 17.4 82.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 2,573 1,426 1,092 22 26 7 100.0 55.4 42.4 0.9 1.0 0.3 1,739 417 1,322 100.0 24.0 76.0
Rape4 6,007 4,354 1,521 46 70 16 100.0 72.5 25.3 0.8 1.2 0.3 3,887 1,014 2,873 100.0 26.1 73.9
Robbery 21,917 10,234 11,388 101 160 34 100.0 46.7 52.0 0.5 0.7 0.2 14,440 2,598 11,842 100.0 18.0 82.0
Aggravated assault 102,909 71,479 28,917 1,014 1,261 238 100.0 69.5 28.1 1.0 1.2 0.2 74,640 17,108 57,532 100.0 22.9 77.1
Burglary 72,590 52,928 18,549 328 624 161 100.0 72.9 25.6 0.5 0.9 0.2 53,912 8,794 45,118 100.0 16.3 83.7
Larceny-theft 393,455 276,833 108,645 3,480 4,077 420 100.0 70.4 27.6 0.9 1.0 0.1 249,671 30,221 219,450 100.0 12.1 87.9
Motor vehicle theft 18,506 13,588 4,479 133 213 93 100.0 73.4 24.2 0.7 1.2 0.5 13,821 3,284 10,537 100.0 23.8 76.2
Arson 2,907 2,312 536 20 34 5 100.0 79.5 18.4 0.7 1.2 0.2 2,052 342 1,710 100.0 16.7 83.3
Violent crime5 133,406 87,493 42,918 1,183 1,517 295 100.0 65.6 32.2 0.9 1.1 0.2 94,706 21,137 73,569 100.0 22.3 77.7
Property crime5 487,458 345,661 132,209 3,961 4,948 679 100.0 70.9 27.1 0.8 1.0 0.1 319,456 42,641 276,815 100.0 13.3 86.7
Other assaults 335,912 238,024 91,448 2,813 3,207 420 100.0 70.9 27.2 0.8 1.0 0.1 226,837 34,000 192,837 100.0 15.0 85.0
Forgery and counterfeiting 19,647 12,380 6,916 76 254 21 100.0 63.0 35.2 0.4 1.3 0.1 13,665 2,078 11,587 100.0 15.2 84.8
Fraud 50,834 34,211 15,857 259 483 24 100.0 67.3 31.2 0.5 1.0 * 36,917 3,134 33,783 100.0 8.5 91.5
Embezzlement 5,361 3,403 1,873 23 56 6 100.0 63.5 34.9 0.4 1.0 0.1 3,919 320 3,599 100.0 8.2 91.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 30,248 20,640 9,110 193 281 24 100.0 68.2 30.1 0.6 0.9 0.1 21,040 3,830 17,210 100.0 18.2 81.8
Vandalism 61,907 46,163 14,563 574 552 55 100.0 74.6 23.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 44,194 6,830 37,364 100.0 15.5 84.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 38,067 24,728 12,643 194 432 70 100.0 65.0 33.2 0.5 1.1 0.2 26,321 5,630 20,691 100.0 21.4 78.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 6,198 3,638 2,114 27 401 18 100.0 58.7 34.1 0.4 6.5 0.3 3,861 642 3,219 100.0 16.6 83.4
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 17,538 13,440 3,696 145 231 26 100.0 76.6 21.1 0.8 1.3 0.1 11,746 2,767 8,979 100.0 23.6 76.4
Drug abuse violations 509,229 371,295 129,149 2,580 5,377 828 100.0 72.9 25.4 0.5 1.1 0.2 353,434 67,019 286,415 100.0 19.0 81.0
Gambling 1,033 636 295 3 73 26 100.0 61.6 28.6 0.3 7.1 2.5 634 126 508 100.0 19.9 80.1
Offenses against the family and children 42,389 26,839 14,769 484 284 13 100.0 63.3 34.8 1.1 0.7 * 23,687 2,742 20,945 100.0 11.6 88.4
Driving under the influence 400,196 336,620 51,832 3,081 8,004 659 100.0 84.1 13.0 0.8 2.0 0.2 290,517 70,308 220,209 100.0 24.2 75.8
Liquor laws 108,317 91,191 13,280 2,110 1,661 75 100.0 84.2 12.3 1.9 1.5 0.1 65,303 7,664 57,639 100.0 11.7 88.3
Drunkenness 120,217 101,680 15,889 1,266 1,267 115 100.0 84.6 13.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 99,040 24,088 74,952 100.0 24.3 75.7
Disorderly conduct 140,126 95,185 42,247 1,495 1,069 130 100.0 67.9 30.1 1.1 0.8 0.1 75,936 8,855 67,081 100.0 11.7 88.3
Vagrancy 5,642 4,001 1,577 25 34 5 100.0 70.9 28.0 0.4 0.6 0.1 3,708 509 3,199 100.0 13.7 86.3
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,127,477 787,435 314,460 12,627 10,608 2,347 100.0 69.8 27.9 1.1 0.9 0.2 736,286 120,636 615,650 100.0 16.4 83.6
Suspicion 350 169 169 0 12 0 100.0 48.3 48.3 0.0 3.4 0.0 10 3 7 100.0 30.0 70.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 10,096 6,744 3,135 51 114 52 100.0 66.8 31.1 0.5 1.1 0.5 5,268 1,324 3,944 100.0 25.1 74.9
  • 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 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 equal.
  • 4 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 5 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, 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 67B

Arrests under 18 Percent distribution2 Arrests under 18 Percent distribution2
Race Ethnicity
Offense charged 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
Alaska
Native 		Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander 		Total3 Hispanic
or
Latino 		Not
Hispanic
or Latino 		Total Hispanic
or
Latino 		Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 322,944 219,008 97,670 2,568 3,138 560 100.0 67.8 30.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 201,705 40,945 160,760 100.0 20.3 79.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 179 90 83 2 2 2 100.0 50.3 46.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 92 33 59 100.0 35.9 64.1
Rape4 1,009 684 320 4 0 1 100.0 67.8 31.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 617 117 500 100.0 19.0 81.0
Robbery 3,986 1,192 2,746 13 32 3 100.0 29.9 68.9 0.3 0.8 0.1 2,359 457 1,902 100.0 19.4 80.6
Aggravated assault 9,218 5,511 3,540 56 89 22 100.0 59.8 38.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 5,988 1,393 4,595 100.0 23.3 76.7
Burglary 11,389 7,136 4,087 52 89 25 100.0 62.7 35.9 0.5 0.8 0.2 7,857 1,780 6,077 100.0 22.7 77.3
Larceny-theft 53,804 32,418 20,182 455 669 80 100.0 60.3 37.5 0.8 1.2 0.1 31,212 5,433 25,779 100.0 17.4 82.6
Motor vehicle theft 2,881 1,826 1,000 18 30 7 100.0 63.4 34.7 0.6 1.0 0.2 1,841 516 1,325 100.0 28.0 72.0
Arson 1,103 859 221 11 9 3 100.0 77.9 20.0 1.0 0.8 0.3 745 135 610 100.0 18.1 81.9
Violent crime5 14,392 7,477 6,689 75 123 28 100.0 52.0 46.5 0.5 0.9 0.2 9,056 2,000 7,056 100.0 22.1 77.9
Property crime5 69,177 42,239 25,490 536 797 115 100.0 61.1 36.8 0.8 1.2 0.2 41,655 7,864 33,791 100.0 18.9 81.1
Other assaults 46,066 27,896 17,456 329 319 66 100.0 60.6 37.9 0.7 0.7 0.1 29,460 5,438 24,022 100.0 18.5 81.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 456 293 158 0 4 1 100.0 64.3 34.6 0.0 0.9 0.2 273 42 231 100.0 15.4 84.6
Fraud 1,526 919 579 13 14 1 100.0 60.2 37.9 0.9 0.9 0.1 944 113 831 100.0 12.0 88.0
Embezzlement 146 85 60 0 1 0 100.0 58.2 41.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 100 14 86 100.0 14.0 86.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 3,266 1,604 1,616 15 31 0 100.0 49.1 49.5 0.5 0.9 0.0 2,038 431 1,607 100.0 21.1 78.9
Vandalism 15,084 11,288 3,553 121 112 10 100.0 74.8 23.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 10,642 2,061 8,581 100.0 19.4 80.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 6,008 3,947 1,961 24 67 9 100.0 65.7 32.6 0.4 1.1 0.1 3,870 984 2,886 100.0 25.4 74.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 133 78 54 1 0 0 100.0 58.6 40.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 59 6 53 100.0 10.2 89.8
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 3,304 2,516 729 23 30 6 100.0 76.2 22.1 0.7 0.9 0.2 1,990 385 1,605 100.0 19.3 80.7
Drug abuse violations 39,653 31,226 7,421 393 500 113 100.0 78.7 18.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 27,056 6,470 20,586 100.0 23.9 76.1
Gambling 85 48 30 0 6 1 100.0 56.5 35.3 0.0 7.1 1.2 55 17 38 100.0 30.9 69.1
Offenses against the family and children 1,144 816 304 13 11 0 100.0 71.3 26.6 1.1 1.0 0.0 652 98 554 100.0 15.0 85.0
Driving under the influence 2,463 2,248 154 23 33 5 100.0 91.3 6.3 0.9 1.3 0.2 1,570 346 1,224 100.0 22.0 78.0
Liquor laws 20,746 18,830 1,404 235 249 28 100.0 90.8 6.8 1.1 1.2 0.1 13,193 1,676 11,517 100.0 12.7 87.3
Drunkenness 2,051 1,793 203 26 25 4 100.0 87.4 9.9 1.3 1.2 0.2 1,779 635 1,144 100.0 35.7 64.3
Disorderly conduct 27,871 16,244 11,242 173 171 41 100.0 58.3 40.3 0.6 0.6 0.1 14,648 2,452 12,196 100.0 16.7 83.3
Vagrancy 265 159 101 2 1 2 100.0 60.0 38.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 163 51 112 100.0 31.3 68.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 58,965 42,543 15,300 515 529 78 100.0 72.1 25.9 0.9 0.9 0.1 37,232 8,538 28,694 100.0 22.9 77.1
Suspicion 47 15 31 0 1 0 100.0 31.9 66.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 2 0 2 100.0 0.0 100.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 10,096 6,744 3,135 51 114 52 100.0 66.8 31.1 0.5 1.1 0.5 5,268 1,324 3,944 100.0 25.1 74.9
  • 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 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 equal.
  • 4 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 5 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Table 67C

Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution2 Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution2
Race Ethnicity
Offense charged 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
Alaska
Native 		Asian Native
Hawaiian
or Other
Pacific
Islander 		Total3 Hispanic
or
Latino 		Not
Hispanic
or Latino 		Total Hispanic
or
Latino 		Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 3,328,704 2,432,568 822,479 30,602 37,727 5,328 100.0 73.1 24.7 0.9 1.1 0.2 2,254,780 385,338 1,869,442 100.0 17.1 82.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 2,394 1,336 1,009 20 24 5 100.0 55.8 42.1 0.8 1.0 0.2 1,647 384 1,263 100.0 23.3 76.7
Rape4 4,998 3,670 1,201 42 70 15 100.0 73.4 24.0 0.8 1.4 0.3 3,270 897 2,373 100.0 27.4 72.6
Robbery 17,931 9,042 8,642 88 128 31 100.0 50.4 48.2 0.5 0.7 0.2 12,081 2,141 9,940 100.0 17.7 82.3
Aggravated assault 93,691 65,968 25,377 958 1,172 216 100.0 70.4 27.1 1.0 1.3 0.2 68,652 15,715 52,937 100.0 22.9 77.1
Burglary 61,201 45,792 14,462 276 535 136 100.0 74.8 23.6 0.5 0.9 0.2 46,055 7,014 39,041 100.0 15.2 84.8
Larceny-theft 339,651 244,415 88,463 3,025 3,408 340 100.0 72.0 26.0 0.9 1.0 0.1 218,459 24,788 193,671 100.0 11.3 88.7
Motor vehicle theft 15,625 11,762 3,479 115 183 86 100.0 75.3 22.3 0.7 1.2 0.6 11,980 2,768 9,212 100.0 23.1 76.9
Arson 1,804 1,453 315 9 25 2 100.0 80.5 17.5 0.5 1.4 0.1 1,307 207 1,100 100.0 15.8 84.2
Violent crime5 119,014 80,016 36,229 1,108 1,394 267 100.0 67.2 30.4 0.9 1.2 0.2 85,650 19,137 66,513 100.0 22.3 77.7
Property crime5 418,281 303,422 106,719 3,425 4,151 564 100.0 72.5 25.5 0.8 1.0 0.1 277,801 34,777 243,024 100.0 12.5 87.5
Other assaults 289,846 210,128 73,992 2,484 2,888 354 100.0 72.5 25.5 0.9 1.0 0.1 197,377 28,562 168,815 100.0 14.5 85.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 19,191 12,087 6,758 76 250 20 100.0 63.0 35.2 0.4 1.3 0.1 13,392 2,036 11,356 100.0 15.2 84.8
Fraud 49,308 33,292 15,278 246 469 23 100.0 67.5 31.0 0.5 1.0 * 35,973 3,021 32,952 100.0 8.4 91.6
Embezzlement 5,215 3,318 1,813 23 55 6 100.0 63.6 34.8 0.4 1.1 0.1 3,819 306 3,513 100.0 8.0 92.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 26,982 19,036 7,494 178 250 24 100.0 70.6 27.8 0.7 0.9 0.1 19,002 3,399 15,603 100.0 17.9 82.1
Vandalism 46,823 34,875 11,010 453 440 45 100.0 74.5 23.5 1.0 0.9 0.1 33,552 4,769 28,783 100.0 14.2 85.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 32,059 20,781 10,682 170 365 61 100.0 64.8 33.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 22,451 4,646 17,805 100.0 20.7 79.3
Prostitution and commercialized vice 6,065 3,560 2,060 26 401 18 100.0 58.7 34.0 0.4 6.6 0.3 3,802 636 3,166 100.0 16.7 83.3
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 14,234 10,924 2,967 122 201 20 100.0 76.7 20.8 0.9 1.4 0.1 9,756 2,382 7,374 100.0 24.4 75.6
Drug abuse violations 469,576 340,069 121,728 2,187 4,877 715 100.0 72.4 25.9 0.5 1.0 0.2 326,378 60,549 265,829 100.0 18.6 81.4
Gambling 948 588 265 3 67 25 100.0 62.0 28.0 0.3 7.1 2.6 579 109 470 100.0 18.8 81.2
Offenses against the family and children 41,245 26,023 14,465 471 273 13 100.0 63.1 35.1 1.1 0.7 * 23,035 2,644 20,391 100.0 11.5 88.5
Driving under the influence 397,733 334,372 51,678 3,058 7,971 654 100.0 84.1 13.0 0.8 2.0 0.2 288,947 69,962 218,985 100.0 24.2 75.8
Liquor laws 87,571 72,361 11,876 1,875 1,412 47 100.0 82.6 13.6 2.1 1.6 0.1 52,110 5,988 46,122 100.0 11.5 88.5
Drunkenness 118,166 99,887 15,686 1,240 1,242 111 100.0 84.5 13.3 1.0 1.1 0.1 97,261 23,453 73,808 100.0 24.1 75.9
Disorderly conduct 112,255 78,941 31,005 1,322 898 89 100.0 70.3 27.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 61,288 6,403 54,885 100.0 10.4 89.6
Vagrancy 5,377 3,842 1,476 23 33 3 100.0 71.5 27.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 3,545 458 3,087 100.0 12.9 87.1
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,068,512 744,892 299,160 12,112 10,079 2,269 100.0 69.7 28.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 699,054 112,098 586,956 100.0 16.0 84.0
Suspicion 303 154 138 0 11 0 100.0 50.8 45.5 0.0 3.6 0.0 8 3 5 100.0 37.5 62.5
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 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 equal.
  • 4 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 5 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, 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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