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Arrests, by Race and Ethnicity, 2016

• In 2016, 69.6 percent of all individuals arrested were White, 26.9 percent were Black or African American, and 3.6 percent were of other races.

• Of arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 18.4 percent were Hispanic.

• Of all juveniles (persons under the age of 18) arrested in 2016, 62.1 percent were White, 34.7 percent were Black or African American, and 3.2 percent were of other races.

• Of juvenile arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 22.8 percent were Hispanic.

• Of all adults arrested in 2016, 70.2 percent were White, 26.2 percent were Black or African American, and 3.6 percent were of other races.

• Of adult arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 18.0 were Hispanic.

• White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race and accounted for 59.0 percent of those arrests.

• Of adults arrested for murder, 52.0 percent were Black or African American, 45.4 percent were White, and 2.6 percent were of other races.

• Black or African American juveniles comprised 52.0 percent of all juveniles arrested for violent crimes. White juveniles accounted for 58.4 percent of all juveniles arrested for property crimes.

• Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations, 74.8 percent were White.

• White juveniles comprised 64.7 percent of juveniles arrested for rape and 60.2 percent of juveniles arrested for larceny-theft.