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Table 43A

Arrests

by Race and Ethnicity, 2018

[12,212 agencies; 2018 estimated population 247,752,415]

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 7,710,900 5,319,654 2,115,381 164,430 92,737 18,698 100.0 69.0 27.4 2.1 1.2 0.2 6,343,684 1,191,334 5,152,350 100.0 18.8 81.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 8,957 3,953 4,778 105 94 27 100.0 44.1 53.3 1.2 1.0 0.3 7,050 1,472 5,578 100.0 20.9 79.1
Rape3 18,776 12,794 5,376 267 289 50 100.0 68.1 28.6 1.4 1.5 0.3 15,316 4,090 11,226 100.0 26.7 73.3
Robbery 66,789 29,025 36,187 676 641 260 100.0 43.5 54.2 1.0 1.0 0.4 57,048 12,823 44,225 100.0 22.5 77.5
Aggravated assault 298,040 184,527 100,393 6,736 5,078 1,306 100.0 61.9 33.7 2.3 1.7 0.4 254,614 65,056 189,558 100.0 25.6 74.4
Burglary 134,542 91,581 39,617 1,590 1,422 332 100.0 68.1 29.4 1.2 1.1 0.2 114,027 23,200 90,827 100.0 20.3 79.7
Larceny-theft 669,983 448,193 201,086 11,987 7,324 1,393 100.0 66.9 30.0 1.8 1.1 0.2 540,174 78,106 462,068 100.0 14.5 85.5
Motor vehicle theft 69,002 44,512 22,305 1,151 818 216 100.0 64.5 32.3 1.7 1.2 0.3 56,263 14,392 41,871 100.0 25.6 74.4
Arson 6,946 4,938 1,740 137 101 30 100.0 71.1 25.1 2.0 1.5 0.4 5,790 1,055 4,735 100.0 18.2 81.8
Violent crime4 392,562 230,299 146,734 7,784 6,102 1,643 100.0 58.7 37.4 2.0 1.6 0.4 334,028 83,441 250,587 100.0 25.0 75.0
Property crime4 880,473 589,224 264,748 14,865 9,665 1,971 100.0 66.9 30.1 1.7 1.1 0.2 716,254 116,753 599,501 100.0 16.3 83.7
Other assaults 794,787 512,025 254,360 15,711 10,348 2,343 100.0 64.4 32.0 2.0 1.3 0.3 654,150 125,007 529,143 100.0 19.1 80.9
Forgery and counterfeiting 37,724 25,140 11,637 335 548 64 100.0 66.6 30.8 0.9 1.5 0.2 31,565 5,301 26,264 100.0 16.8 83.2
Fraud 89,610 58,572 28,387 1,419 1,088 144 100.0 65.4 31.7 1.6 1.2 0.2 74,521 9,636 64,885 100.0 12.9 87.1
Embezzlement 11,174 6,923 3,955 122 159 15 100.0 62.0 35.4 1.1 1.4 0.1 9,252 1,193 8,059 100.0 12.9 87.1
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 69,874 44,179 23,661 881 819 334 100.0 63.2 33.9 1.3 1.2 0.5 57,379 11,278 46,101 100.0 19.7 80.3
Vandalism 134,794 91,176 38,887 2,949 1,552 230 100.0 67.6 28.8 2.2 1.2 0.2 112,716 21,479 91,237 100.0 19.1 80.9
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 126,332 68,756 54,715 1,094 1,390 377 100.0 54.4 43.3 0.9 1.1 0.3 100,312 23,663 76,649 100.0 23.6 76.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 23,502 12,928 9,109 95 1,309 61 100.0 55.0 38.8 0.4 5.6 0.3 21,484 4,379 17,105 100.0 20.4 79.6
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 35,157 25,338 8,403 587 751 78 100.0 72.1 23.9 1.7 2.1 0.2 28,928 7,398 21,530 100.0 25.6 74.4
Drug abuse violations 1,234,178 871,295 333,113 14,148 13,345 2,277 100.0 70.6 27.0 1.1 1.1 0.2 1,044,789 211,692 833,097 100.0 20.3 79.7
Gambling 2,465 1,000 1,198 11 205 51 100.0 40.6 48.6 0.4 8.3 2.1 1,390 341 1,049 100.0 24.5 75.5
Offenses against the family and children 64,357 43,371 18,530 1,895 510 51 100.0 67.4 28.8 2.9 0.8 0.1 51,589 5,999 45,590 100.0 11.6 88.4
Driving under the influence 736,644 597,919 108,703 13,150 14,323 2,549 100.0 81.2 14.8 1.8 1.9 0.3 604,136 147,221 456,915 100.0 24.4 75.6
Liquor laws 128,453 100,687 18,743 6,973 1,876 174 100.0 78.4 14.6 5.4 1.5 0.1 102,624 15,979 86,645 100.0 15.6 84.4
Drunkenness 251,490 193,042 37,781 17,412 2,825 430 100.0 76.8 15.0 6.9 1.1 0.2 233,325 52,491 180,834 100.0 22.5 77.5
Disorderly conduct 248,716 158,533 78,192 9,770 1,926 295 100.0 63.7 31.4 3.9 0.8 0.1 186,261 24,553 161,708 100.0 13.2 86.8
Vagrancy 18,048 12,823 4,458 482 261 24 100.0 71.0 24.7 2.7 1.4 0.1 16,649 2,557 14,092 100.0 15.4 84.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,413,408 1,666,825 663,086 54,410 23,550 5,537 100.0 69.1 27.5 2.3 1.0 0.2 1,947,281 317,928 1,629,353 100.0 16.3 83.7
Suspicion 432 237 129 65 1 0 100.0 54.9 29.9 15.0 0.2 0.0 390 15 375 100.0 3.8 96.2
Curfew and loitering law violations 16,720 9,362 6,852 272 184 50 100.0 56.0 41.0 1.6 1.1 0.3 14,661 3,030 11,631 100.0 20.7 79.3
  • 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.