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Table 49a

Arrests

Cities

by Race, 2010

[8,911 agencies; 2010 estimated population 165,414,755]

Offense charged Total arrests Percent distribution1
Total White Black American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native		 Asian
or
Pacific
Islander		 Total White Black American
Indian or
Alaskan
Native		 Asian
or
Pacific
Islander
TOTAL 7,564,496 5,073,139 2,285,782 109,286 96,289 100.0 67.1 30.2 1.4 1.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,350 2,832 3,406 46 66 100.0 44.6 53.6 0.7 1.0
Forcible rape 11,358 6,901 4,148 152 157 100.0 60.8 36.5 1.3 1.4
Robbery 74,413 31,475 41,643 493 802 100.0 42.3 56.0 0.7 1.1
Aggravated assault 239,397 145,630 86,966 3,441 3,360 100.0 60.8 36.3 1.4 1.4
Burglary 166,057 106,171 56,924 1,235 1,727 100.0 63.9 34.3 0.7 1.0
Larceny-theft 832,619 569,397 238,037 12,820 12,365 100.0 68.4 28.6 1.5 1.5
Motor vehicle theft 41,032 24,297 15,610 484 641 100.0 59.2 38.0 1.2 1.6
Arson 6,454 4,684 1,615 66 89 100.0 72.6 25.0 1.0 1.4
Violent crime2 331,518 186,838 136,163 4,132 4,385 100.0 56.4 41.1 1.2 1.3
Property crime2 1,046,162 704,549 312,186 14,605 14,822 100.0 67.3 29.8 1.4 1.4
Other assaults 754,701 472,572 261,011 11,144 9,974 100.0 62.6 34.6 1.5 1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 44,688 28,894 15,008 242 544 100.0 64.7 33.6 0.5 1.2
Fraud 89,599 55,475 32,276 793 1,055 100.0 61.9 36.0 0.9 1.2
Embezzlement 9,567 6,189 3,119 61 198 100.0 64.7 32.6 0.6 2.1
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 54,941 34,184 19,731 426 600 100.0 62.2 35.9 0.8 1.1
Vandalism 154,889 111,594 38,888 2,596 1,811 100.0 72.0 25.1 1.7 1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 96,634 53,658 41,392 583 1,001 100.0 55.5 42.8 0.6 1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice 45,125 24,289 19,383 330 1,123 100.0 53.8 43.0 0.7 2.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 39,608 27,837 10,541 571 659 100.0 70.3 26.6 1.4 1.7
Drug abuse violations 941,447 596,719 330,565 6,081 8,082 100.0 63.4 35.1 0.6 0.9
Gambling 6,137 1,262 4,739 21 115 100.0 20.6 77.2 0.3 1.9
Offenses against the family and children 41,384 28,487 11,639 863 395 100.0 68.8 28.1 2.1 1.0
Driving under the influence 643,860 546,731 78,160 8,137 10,832 100.0 84.9 12.1 1.3 1.7
Liquor laws 319,018 260,920 41,021 12,461 4,616 100.0 81.8 12.9 3.9 1.4
Drunkenness 378,889 308,175 60,794 7,369 2,551 100.0 81.3 16.0 1.9 0.7
Disorderly conduct 409,109 254,922 143,563 7,087 3,537 100.0 62.3 35.1 1.7 0.9
Vagrancy 21,973 12,026 9,243 547 157 100.0 54.7 42.1 2.5 0.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,065,504 1,316,953 689,081 30,512 28,958 100.0 63.8 33.4 1.5 1.4
Suspicion 672 436 225 5 6 100.0 64.9 33.5 0.7 0.9
Curfew and loitering law violations 69,071 40,429 27,054 720 868 100.0 58.5 39.2 1.0 1.3
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.