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Table 43A

Arrests

by Race and Ethnicity, 2019

[10,831 agencies; 2019 estimated population 229,735,355]

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 6,816,975 4,729,290 1,815,144 164,852 86,733 20,956 100.0 69.4 26.6 2.4 1.3 0.3 5,896,059 1,126,806 4,769,253 100.0 19.1 80.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,964 3,650 4,078 125 83 28 100.0 45.8 51.2 1.6 1.0 0.4 6,474 1,341 5,133 100.0 20.7 79.3
Rape3 16,599 11,588 4,427 249 276 59 100.0 69.8 26.7 1.5 1.7 0.4 14,172 3,948 10,224 100.0 27.9 72.1
Robbery 56,305 25,143 29,677 635 568 282 100.0 44.7 52.7 1.1 1.0 0.5 50,705 12,002 38,703 100.0 23.7 76.3
Aggravated assault 274,376 169,467 91,164 7,192 4,902 1,651 100.0 61.8 33.2 2.6 1.8 0.6 243,279 62,421 180,858 100.0 25.7 74.3
Burglary 118,843 81,104 34,188 1,728 1,464 359 100.0 68.2 28.8 1.5 1.2 0.3 105,558 21,981 83,577 100.0 20.8 79.2
Larceny-theft 592,679 393,226 178,937 11,718 7,133 1,665 100.0 66.3 30.2 2.0 1.2 0.3 502,776 74,227 428,549 100.0 14.8 85.2
Motor vehicle theft 57,278 38,719 16,409 1,213 721 216 100.0 67.6 28.6 2.1 1.3 0.4 50,482 12,720 37,762 100.0 25.2 74.8
Arson 6,291 4,453 1,553 121 125 39 100.0 70.8 24.7 1.9 2.0 0.6 5,460 1,022 4,438 100.0 18.7 81.3
Violent crime4 355,244 209,848 129,346 8,201 5,829 2,020 100.0 59.1 36.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 314,630 79,712 234,918 100.0 25.3 74.7
Property crime4 775,091 517,502 231,087 14,780 9,443 2,279 100.0 66.8 29.8 1.9 1.2 0.3 664,276 109,950 554,326 100.0 16.6 83.4
Other assaults 703,534 455,901 219,400 16,037 9,907 2,289 100.0 64.8 31.2 2.3 1.4 0.3 608,510 115,069 493,441 100.0 18.9 81.1
Forgery and counterfeiting 32,100 21,537 9,668 338 501 56 100.0 67.1 30.1 1.1 1.6 0.2 28,277 4,786 23,491 100.0 16.9 83.1
Fraud 78,698 51,861 24,041 1,424 1,208 164 100.0 65.9 30.5 1.8 1.5 0.2 68,160 9,984 58,176 100.0 14.6 85.4
Embezzlement 9,886 5,983 3,587 114 179 23 100.0 60.5 36.3 1.2 1.8 0.2 8,271 1,099 7,172 100.0 13.3 86.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 63,035 38,751 21,998 1,108 825 353 100.0 61.5 34.9 1.8 1.3 0.6 54,930 10,331 44,599 100.0 18.8 81.2
Vandalism 126,161 86,360 34,670 3,198 1,598 335 100.0 68.5 27.5 2.5 1.3 0.3 109,856 21,333 88,523 100.0 19.4 80.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 108,847 60,494 45,530 1,129 1,247 447 100.0 55.6 41.8 1.0 1.1 0.4 92,892 22,081 70,811 100.0 23.8 76.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 19,811 10,074 8,370 73 1,205 89 100.0 50.9 42.2 0.4 6.1 0.4 18,191 3,506 14,685 100.0 19.3 80.7
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 28,627 21,360 5,903 596 668 100 100.0 74.6 20.6 2.1 2.3 0.3 25,184 7,023 18,161 100.0 27.9 72.1
Drug abuse violations 1,052,101 748,874 274,670 14,098 11,857 2,602 100.0 71.2 26.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 946,784 194,654 752,130 100.0 20.6 79.4
Gambling 1,895 1,081 553 13 214 34 100.0 57.0 29.2 0.7 11.3 1.8 1,682 434 1,248 100.0 25.8 74.2
Offenses against the family and children 58,042 38,196 16,454 2,821 493 78 100.0 65.8 28.3 4.9 0.8 0.1 49,402 6,443 42,959 100.0 13.0 87.0
Driving under the influence 646,607 526,928 90,888 12,373 13,071 3,347 100.0 81.5 14.1 1.9 2.0 0.5 549,292 145,127 404,165 100.0 26.4 73.6
Liquor laws 109,887 85,350 17,077 5,657 1,651 152 100.0 77.7 15.5 5.1 1.5 0.1 90,033 14,802 75,231 100.0 16.4 83.6
Drunkenness 218,095 164,797 32,255 18,238 2,431 374 100.0 75.6 14.8 8.4 1.1 0.2 206,492 46,634 159,858 100.0 22.6 77.4
Disorderly conduct 208,690 132,676 64,049 9,811 1,820 334 100.0 63.6 30.7 4.7 0.9 0.2 164,645 22,897 141,748 100.0 13.9 86.1
Vagrancy 15,952 10,763 4,497 473 201 18 100.0 67.5 28.2 3.0 1.3 0.1 14,779 2,109 12,670 100.0 14.3 85.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,192,791 1,532,998 577,689 54,049 22,248 5,807 100.0 69.9 26.3 2.5 1.0 0.3 1,870,588 306,544 1,564,044 100.0 16.4 83.6
Suspicion 1,316 1,008 257 49 2 0 100.0 76.6 19.5 3.7 0.2 0.0 410 37 373 100.0 9.0 91.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 10,565 6,948 3,155 272 135 55 100.0 65.8 29.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 8,775 2,251 6,524 100.0 25.7 74.3
  • 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.

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Arrests, by Race and Ethnicity, 2019

  • In 2019, 69.4 percent of all individuals arrested were White, 26.6 percent were Black or African American, and 4.0 percent were of other races.
  • Of arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 19.1 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
  • Of all juveniles (persons under the age of 18) arrested in 2019, 62.5 percent were White, 33.9 percent were Black or African American, and 3.6 percent were of other races.
  • Of juvenile arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 23.6 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
  • Of all adults arrested in 2019, 69.9 percent were White, 26.1 percent were Black or African American, and 4.0 percent were of other races.
  • Of adult arrestees for whom ethnicity was reported, 18.8 percent were Hispanic or Latino.
  • White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race and accounted for 59.1 percent of those arrests.
  • Of adults arrested for murder, 51.3 percent were Black or African American, 45.7 percent were White, and 3.0 percent were of other races.
  • White juveniles comprised 50.3 percent of all juveniles arrested for violent crimes, and Black or African American juveniles accounted for 46.4 percent of juveniles arrested for violent crimes. White juveniles comprised 54.9 percent of all juveniles arrested for property crimes.
  • Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations, 74.8 percent were White.
  • White juveniles comprised 56.4 percent of juveniles arrested for aggravated assault and 55.4 percent of juveniles arrested for larceny-theft.