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Table 43

Arrests

by Race and Ethnicity, 2017

[12,599 agencies; 2017 estimated population 253,405,839]

Table 43A

Total arrests Percent distribution1 Total arrests Percent distribution1
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		 Total2 Hispanic
or
Latino		 Not
Hispanic
or Latino		 Total Hispanic
or
Latino		 Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 8,162,849 5,626,140 2,221,697 196,908 97,049 21,055 100.0 68.9 27.2 2.4 1.2 0.3 6,584,533 1,190,671 5,393,862 100.0 18.1 81.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 9,468 4,188 5,025 108 127 20 100.0 44.2 53.1 1.1 1.3 0.2 7,031 1,462 5,569 100.0 20.8 79.2
Rape3 18,063 12,187 5,182 322 307 65 100.0 67.5 28.7 1.8 1.7 0.4 14,025 3,787 10,238 100.0 27.0 73.0
Robbery 73,764 32,128 40,024 679 664 269 100.0 43.6 54.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 59,680 12,722 46,958 100.0 21.3 78.7
Aggravated assault 302,941 188,087 101,513 7,531 4,881 929 100.0 62.1 33.5 2.5 1.6 0.3 255,056 61,107 193,949 100.0 24.0 76.0
Burglary 154,970 104,671 46,227 1,968 1,710 394 100.0 67.5 29.8 1.3 1.1 0.3 123,671 24,873 98,798 100.0 20.1 79.9
Larceny-theft 740,546 501,231 215,650 13,242 8,770 1,653 100.0 67.7 29.1 1.8 1.2 0.2 563,359 78,921 484,438 100.0 14.0 86.0
Motor vehicle theft 70,617 46,621 21,415 1,308 980 293 100.0 66.0 30.3 1.9 1.4 0.4 55,723 14,525 41,198 100.0 26.1 73.9
Arson 7,086 5,051 1,788 112 116 19 100.0 71.3 25.2 1.6 1.6 0.3 5,594 1,073 4,521 100.0 19.2 80.8
Violent crime4 404,236 236,590 151,744 8,640 5,979 1,283 100.0 58.5 37.5 2.1 1.5 0.3 335,792 79,078 256,714 100.0 23.5 76.5
Property crime4 973,219 657,574 285,080 16,630 11,576 2,359 100.0 67.6 29.3 1.7 1.2 0.2 748,347 119,392 628,955 100.0 16.0 84.0
Other assaults 822,671 534,188 258,542 17,062 10,371 2,508 100.0 64.9 31.4 2.1 1.3 0.3 658,243 118,922 539,321 100.0 18.1 81.9
Forgery and counterfeiting 43,203 28,130 13,980 386 619 88 100.0 65.1 32.4 0.9 1.4 0.2 34,659 5,333 29,326 100.0 15.4 84.6
Fraud 95,997 63,908 29,556 1,256 1,174 103 100.0 66.6 30.8 1.3 1.2 0.1 75,632 8,836 66,796 100.0 11.7 88.3
Embezzlement 12,437 7,441 4,683 96 190 27 100.0 59.8 37.7 0.8 1.5 0.2 10,189 1,248 8,941 100.0 12.2 87.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 76,477 48,607 25,585 1,034 940 311 100.0 63.6 33.5 1.4 1.2 0.4 58,425 11,351 47,074 100.0 19.4 80.6
Vandalism 145,934 99,818 40,861 3,265 1,681 309 100.0 68.4 28.0 2.2 1.2 0.2 117,580 21,549 96,031 100.0 18.3 81.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 128,009 68,787 56,143 1,357 1,400 322 100.0 53.7 43.9 1.1 1.1 0.3 101,538 23,125 78,413 100.0 22.8 77.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 28,229 15,812 10,605 116 1,610 86 100.0 56.0 37.6 0.4 5.7 0.3 24,578 5,093 19,485 100.0 20.7 79.3
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 37,518 26,615 9,355 691 741 116 100.0 70.9 24.9 1.8 2.0 0.3 31,424 7,632 23,792 100.0 24.3 75.7
Drug abuse violations 1,262,660 889,030 342,513 15,038 13,691 2,388 100.0 70.4 27.1 1.2 1.1 0.2 1,019,770 201,858 817,912 100.0 19.8 80.2
Gambling 2,493 955 1,294 20 183 41 100.0 38.3 51.9 0.8 7.3 1.6 1,558 382 1,176 100.0 24.5 75.5
Offenses against the family and children 71,656 46,926 20,106 4,067 534 23 100.0 65.5 28.1 5.7 0.7 * 57,018 6,674 50,344 100.0 11.7 88.3
Driving under the influence 755,726 617,443 105,585 15,950 14,294 2,454 100.0 81.7 14.0 2.1 1.9 0.3 627,315 140,918 486,397 100.0 22.5 77.5
Liquor laws 157,285 122,929 22,095 9,705 2,347 209 100.0 78.2 14.0 6.2 1.5 0.1 117,267 15,704 101,563 100.0 13.4 86.6
Drunkenness 287,985 212,908 41,073 30,632 2,931 441 100.0 73.9 14.3 10.6 1.0 0.2 267,218 57,521 209,697 100.0 21.5 78.5
Disorderly conduct 273,664 172,098 87,094 11,832 2,232 408 100.0 62.9 31.8 4.3 0.8 0.1 201,451 24,687 176,764 100.0 12.3 87.7
Vagrancy 18,453 12,609 5,148 473 209 14 100.0 68.3 27.9 2.6 1.1 0.1 15,017 2,195 12,822 100.0 14.6 85.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,540,842 1,750,366 700,984 57,979 24,046 7,467 100.0 68.9 27.6 2.3 0.9 0.3 2,061,185 335,002 1,726,183 100.0 16.3 83.7
Suspicion 669 250 148 258 7 6 100.0 37.4 22.1 38.6 1.0 0.9 468 44 424 100.0 9.4 90.6
Curfew and loitering law violations 23,486 13,156 9,523 421 294 92 100.0 56.0 40.5 1.8 1.3 0.4 19,859 4,127 15,732 100.0 20.8 79.2
  • 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 equal.
  • 3 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 4 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 43B

Arrests under 18 Percent distribution1 Arrests under 18 Percent distribution1
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		 Total2 Hispanic
or
Latino		 Not
Hispanic
or Latino		 Total Hispanic
or
Latino		 Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 625,099 385,298 218,048 12,912 6,998 1,843 100.0 61.6 34.9 2.1 1.1 0.3 466,450 101,762 364,688 100.0 21.8 78.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 708 267 429 5 5 2 100.0 37.7 60.6 0.7 0.7 0.3 478 123 355 100.0 25.7 74.3
Rape3 2,975 1,970 925 38 36 6 100.0 66.2 31.1 1.3 1.2 0.2 2,214 489 1,725 100.0 22.1 77.9
Robbery 15,149 4,810 10,086 66 130 57 100.0 31.8 66.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 11,570 2,673 8,897 100.0 23.1 76.9
Aggravated assault 21,929 11,893 9,318 446 211 61 100.0 54.2 42.5 2.0 1.0 0.3 17,604 4,366 13,238 100.0 24.8 75.2
Burglary 23,880 13,401 9,795 384 241 59 100.0 56.1 41.0 1.6 1.0 0.2 16,643 4,379 12,264 100.0 26.3 73.7
Larceny-theft 92,110 52,879 35,872 1,559 1,490 310 100.0 57.4 38.9 1.7 1.6 0.3 63,503 12,220 51,283 100.0 19.2 80.8
Motor vehicle theft 12,522 5,665 6,455 242 127 33 100.0 45.2 51.5 1.9 1.0 0.3 8,217 2,187 6,030 100.0 26.6 73.4
Arson 1,731 1,259 429 19 18 6 100.0 72.7 24.8 1.1 1.0 0.3 1,299 280 1,019 100.0 21.6 78.4
Violent crime4 40,761 18,940 20,758 555 382 126 100.0 46.5 50.9 1.4 0.9 0.3 31,866 7,651 24,215 100.0 24.0 76.0
Property crime4 130,243 73,204 52,551 2,204 1,876 408 100.0 56.2 40.3 1.7 1.4 0.3 89,662 19,066 70,596 100.0 21.3 78.7
Other assaults 94,994 54,941 37,367 1,550 833 303 100.0 57.8 39.3 1.6 0.9 0.3 74,414 15,779 58,635 100.0 21.2 78.8
Forgery and counterfeiting 945 545 379 7 13 1 100.0 57.7 40.1 0.7 1.4 0.1 725 115 610 100.0 15.9 84.1
Fraud 3,671 1,695 1,874 58 40 4 100.0 46.2 51.0 1.6 1.1 0.1 2,887 376 2,511 100.0 13.0 87.0
Embezzlement 492 272 204 5 9 2 100.0 55.3 41.5 1.0 1.8 0.4 418 124 294 100.0 29.7 70.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 8,093 3,281 4,588 101 86 37 100.0 40.5 56.7 1.2 1.1 0.5 5,782 1,330 4,452 100.0 23.0 77.0
Vandalism 28,335 19,664 7,877 529 222 43 100.0 69.4 27.8 1.9 0.8 0.2 21,299 4,548 16,751 100.0 21.4 78.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 14,249 7,629 6,238 158 198 26 100.0 53.5 43.8 1.1 1.4 0.2 11,186 3,425 7,761 100.0 30.6 69.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 217 98 114 2 3 0 100.0 45.2 52.5 0.9 1.4 0.0 183 28 155 100.0 15.3 84.7
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 6,524 4,659 1,666 75 100 24 100.0 71.4 25.5 1.1 1.5 0.4 5,312 1,279 4,033 100.0 24.1 75.9
Drug abuse violations 72,978 54,199 16,167 1,356 996 260 100.0 74.3 22.2 1.9 1.4 0.4 54,532 14,474 40,058 100.0 26.5 73.5
Gambling 208 44 159 3 2 0 100.0 21.2 76.4 1.4 1.0 0.0 127 21 106 100.0 16.5 83.5
Offenses against the family and children 2,878 1,675 792 389 17 5 100.0 58.2 27.5 13.5 0.6 0.2 2,232 321 1,911 100.0 14.4 85.6
Driving under the influence 4,593 4,066 304 154 60 9 100.0 88.5 6.6 3.4 1.3 0.2 3,741 868 2,873 100.0 23.2 76.8
Liquor laws 25,538 22,319 1,521 1,302 347 49 100.0 87.4 6.0 5.1 1.4 0.2 19,437 2,915 16,522 100.0 15.0 85.0
Drunkenness 3,358 2,616 283 417 35 7 100.0 77.9 8.4 12.4 1.0 0.2 2,847 1,023 1,824 100.0 35.9 64.1
Disorderly conduct 48,455 26,340 20,672 1,072 317 54 100.0 54.4 42.7 2.2 0.7 0.1 34,965 5,860 29,105 100.0 16.8 83.2
Vagrancy 579 304 262 7 5 1 100.0 52.5 45.3 1.2 0.9 0.2 390 108 282 100.0 27.7 72.3
All other offenses (except traffic) 114,436 75,630 34,722 2,529 1,163 392 100.0 66.1 30.3 2.2 1.0 0.3 84,539 18,322 66,217 100.0 21.7 78.3
Suspicion 66 21 27 18 0 0 100.0 31.8 40.9 27.3 0.0 0.0 48 2 46 100.0 4.2 95.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 23,486 13,156 9,523 421 294 92 100.0 56.0 40.5 1.8 1.3 0.4 19,858 4,127 15,731 100.0 20.8 79.2
  • 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 equal.
  • 3 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 4 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 43C

Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution1 Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution1
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		 Total2 Hispanic
or
Latino		 Not
Hispanic
or Latino		 Total Hispanic
or
Latino		 Not
Hispanic
or Latino
TOTAL 7,537,750 5,240,842 2,003,649 183,996 90,051 19,212 100.0 69.5 26.6 2.4 1.2 0.3 6,118,082 1,088,909 5,029,173 100.0 17.8 82.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 8,760 3,921 4,596 103 122 18 100.0 44.8 52.5 1.2 1.4 0.2 6,553 1,339 5,214 100.0 20.4 79.6
Rape3 15,088 10,217 4,257 284 271 59 100.0 67.7 28.2 1.9 1.8 0.4 11,811 3,298 8,513 100.0 27.9 72.1
Robbery 58,615 27,318 29,938 613 534 212 100.0 46.6 51.1 1.0 0.9 0.4 48,110 10,049 38,061 100.0 20.9 79.1
Aggravated assault 281,012 176,194 92,195 7,085 4,670 868 100.0 62.7 32.8 2.5 1.7 0.3 237,452 56,741 180,711 100.0 23.9 76.1
Burglary 131,090 91,270 36,432 1,584 1,469 335 100.0 69.6 27.8 1.2 1.1 0.3 107,028 20,494 86,534 100.0 19.1 80.9
Larceny-theft 648,436 448,352 179,778 11,683 7,280 1,343 100.0 69.1 27.7 1.8 1.1 0.2 499,856 66,701 433,155 100.0 13.3 86.7
Motor vehicle theft 58,095 40,956 14,960 1,066 853 260 100.0 70.5 25.8 1.8 1.5 0.4 47,506 12,338 35,168 100.0 26.0 74.0
Arson 5,355 3,792 1,359 93 98 13 100.0 70.8 25.4 1.7 1.8 0.2 4,295 793 3,502 100.0 18.5 81.5
Violent crime4 363,475 217,650 130,986 8,085 5,597 1,157 100.0 59.9 36.0 2.2 1.5 0.3 303,926 71,427 232,499 100.0 23.5 76.5
Property crime4 842,976 584,370 232,529 14,426 9,700 1,951 100.0 69.3 27.6 1.7 1.2 0.2 658,685 100,326 558,359 100.0 15.2 84.8
Other assaults 727,677 479,247 221,175 15,512 9,538 2,205 100.0 65.9 30.4 2.1 1.3 0.3 583,829 103,143 480,686 100.0 17.7 82.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 42,258 27,585 13,601 379 606 87 100.0 65.3 32.2 0.9 1.4 0.2 33,934 5,218 28,716 100.0 15.4 84.6
Fraud 92,326 62,213 27,682 1,198 1,134 99 100.0 67.4 30.0 1.3 1.2 0.1 72,745 8,460 64,285 100.0 11.6 88.4
Embezzlement 11,945 7,169 4,479 91 181 25 100.0 60.0 37.5 0.8 1.5 0.2 9,771 1,124 8,647 100.0 11.5 88.5
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 68,384 45,326 20,997 933 854 274 100.0 66.3 30.7 1.4 1.2 0.4 52,643 10,021 42,622 100.0 19.0 81.0
Vandalism 117,599 80,154 32,984 2,736 1,459 266 100.0 68.2 28.0 2.3 1.2 0.2 96,281 17,001 79,280 100.0 17.7 82.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 113,760 61,158 49,905 1,199 1,202 296 100.0 53.8 43.9 1.1 1.1 0.3 90,352 19,700 70,652 100.0 21.8 78.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 28,012 15,714 10,491 114 1,607 86 100.0 56.1 37.5 0.4 5.7 0.3 24,395 5,065 19,330 100.0 20.8 79.2
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 30,994 21,956 7,689 616 641 92 100.0 70.8 24.8 2.0 2.1 0.3 26,112 6,353 19,759 100.0 24.3 75.7
Drug abuse violations 1,189,682 834,831 326,346 13,682 12,695 2,128 100.0 70.2 27.4 1.2 1.1 0.2 965,238 187,384 777,854 100.0 19.4 80.6
Gambling 2,285 911 1,135 17 181 41 100.0 39.9 49.7 0.7 7.9 1.8 1,431 361 1,070 100.0 25.2 74.8
Offenses against the family and children 68,778 45,251 19,314 3,678 517 18 100.0 65.8 28.1 5.3 0.8 * 54,786 6,353 48,433 100.0 11.6 88.4
Driving under the influence 751,133 613,377 105,281 15,796 14,234 2,445 100.0 81.7 14.0 2.1 1.9 0.3 623,574 140,050 483,524 100.0 22.5 77.5
Liquor laws 131,747 100,610 20,574 8,403 2,000 160 100.0 76.4 15.6 6.4 1.5 0.1 97,830 12,789 85,041 100.0 13.1 86.9
Drunkenness 284,627 210,292 40,790 30,215 2,896 434 100.0 73.9 14.3 10.6 1.0 0.2 264,371 56,498 207,873 100.0 21.4 78.6
Disorderly conduct 225,209 145,758 66,422 10,760 1,915 354 100.0 64.7 29.5 4.8 0.9 0.2 166,486 18,827 147,659 100.0 11.3 88.7
Vagrancy 17,874 12,305 4,886 466 204 13 100.0 68.8 27.3 2.6 1.1 0.1 14,627 2,087 12,540 100.0 14.3 85.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,426,406 1,674,736 666,262 55,450 22,883 7,075 100.0 69.0 27.5 2.3 0.9 0.3 1,976,646 316,680 1,659,966 100.0 16.0 84.0
Suspicion 603 229 121 240 7 6 100.0 38.0 20.1 39.8 1.2 1.0 420 42 378 100.0 10.0 90.0
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 equal.
  • 3 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 4 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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Arrests, by Race and Ethnicity, 2017

  • In 2017, 68.9 percent of all individuals arrested were White, 27.2 percent were Black or African American, and 3.9 percent were of other races.
  • Of arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 18.1 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
  • Of all juveniles (persons under the age of 18) arrested in 2017, 61.6 percent were White, 34.9 percent were Black or African American, and 3.5 percent were of other races.
  • Of juvenile arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 21.8 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
  • Of all adults arrested in 2017, 69.5 percent were White, 26.6 percent were Black or African American, and 3.9 percent were of other races.
  • Of adult arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 17.8 were Hispanic or Latino.
  • White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race and accounted for 58.5 percent of those arrests.
  • Of adults arrested for murder, 52.5 percent were Black or African American, 44.8 percent were White, and 2.8 percent were of other races.
  • Black or African American juveniles comprised 50.9 percent of all juveniles arrested for violent crimes. White juveniles accounted for 56.2 percent of all juveniles arrested for property crimes.
  • Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations, 74.3 percent were White.
  • White juveniles comprised 54.2 percent of juveniles arrested for aggravated assault and 57.4 percent of juveniles arrested for larceny-theft.