Table 67
Arrests
Suburban Areas1
by Race, 2010
[6,633 agencies; 2010 estimated population 105,998,890]
Table 67a
Offense charged | Total arrests | Percent distribution2 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 4,081,054 | 3,034,236 | 979,073 | 34,096 | 33,649 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 24.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,675 | 1,560 | 1,075 | 18 | 22 | 100.0 | 58.3 | 40.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Forcible rape | 5,424 | 4,029 | 1,296 | 55 | 44 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 23.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Robbery | 25,561 | 12,390 | 12,878 | 127 | 166 | 100.0 | 48.5 | 50.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Aggravated assault | 112,889 | 79,727 | 31,255 | 1,004 | 903 | 100.0 | 70.6 | 27.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Burglary | 84,936 | 62,979 | 21,058 | 367 | 532 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 24.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Larceny-theft | 391,134 | 275,543 | 108,107 | 3,371 | 4,113 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 27.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Motor vehicle theft | 18,870 | 13,649 | 4,971 | 131 | 119 | 100.0 | 72.3 | 26.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Arson | 3,662 | 2,934 | 680 | 19 | 29 | 100.0 | 80.1 | 18.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Violent crime3 | 146,549 | 97,706 | 46,504 | 1,204 | 1,135 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 31.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Property crime3 | 498,602 | 355,105 | 134,816 | 3,888 | 4,793 | 100.0 | 71.2 | 27.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Other assaults | 387,050 | 280,335 | 100,821 | 2,819 | 3,075 | 100.0 | 72.4 | 26.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 25,889 | 17,450 | 8,138 | 86 | 215 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 31.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Fraud | 66,931 | 44,858 | 21,284 | 280 | 509 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 31.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 5,114 | 3,396 | 1,642 | 15 | 61 | 100.0 | 66.4 | 32.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 32,321 | 22,336 | 9,593 | 162 | 230 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 29.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Vandalism | 75,879 | 60,010 | 14,695 | 618 | 556 | 100.0 | 79.1 | 19.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 42,021 | 27,846 | 13,650 | 202 | 323 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 32.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5,907 | 3,794 | 1,842 | 26 | 245 | 100.0 | 64.2 | 31.2 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 21,932 | 17,113 | 4,466 | 132 | 221 | 100.0 | 78.0 | 20.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Drug abuse violations | 485,043 | 361,520 | 117,693 | 2,404 | 3,426 | 100.0 | 74.5 | 24.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Gambling | 1,554 | 956 | 442 | 21 | 135 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 28.4 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
Offenses against the family and children | 44,996 | 29,586 | 14,778 | 331 | 301 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 32.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 492,560 | 429,984 | 53,666 | 3,406 | 5,504 | 100.0 | 87.3 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Liquor laws | 166,500 | 145,687 | 15,965 | 2,734 | 2,114 | 100.0 | 87.5 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Drunkenness | 153,088 | 132,595 | 17,939 | 1,632 | 922 | 100.0 | 86.6 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Disorderly conduct | 190,954 | 132,839 | 55,160 | 1,608 | 1,347 | 100.0 | 69.6 | 28.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 5,204 | 3,682 | 1,477 | 16 | 29 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 28.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,214,667 | 853,600 | 340,220 | 12,461 | 8,386 | 100.0 | 70.3 | 28.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Suspicion | 371 | 244 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 33.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 17,922 | 13,594 | 4,158 | 51 | 119 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 23.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 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.
Table 67b
Offense charged | Arrests under 18 | Percent distribution2 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 506,719 | 358,584 | 140,303 | 3,276 | 4,556 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 27.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 228 | 117 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | 51.3 | 47.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Forcible rape | 849 | 613 | 227 | 7 | 2 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 26.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Robbery | 5,568 | 1,865 | 3,645 | 22 | 36 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 65.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Aggravated assault | 13,120 | 8,039 | 4,878 | 120 | 83 | 100.0 | 61.3 | 37.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Burglary | 18,344 | 12,564 | 5,573 | 66 | 141 | 100.0 | 68.5 | 30.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Larceny-theft | 82,672 | 52,866 | 28,060 | 599 | 1,147 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 33.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Motor vehicle theft | 3,809 | 2,483 | 1,271 | 27 | 28 | 100.0 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Arson | 1,585 | 1,257 | 307 | 6 | 15 | 100.0 | 79.3 | 19.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Violent crime3 | 19,765 | 10,634 | 8,858 | 151 | 122 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 44.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Property crime3 | 106,410 | 69,170 | 35,211 | 698 | 1,331 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 33.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Other assaults | 70,581 | 44,778 | 25,059 | 342 | 402 | 100.0 | 63.4 | 35.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 598 | 428 | 157 | 2 | 11 | 100.0 | 71.6 | 26.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Fraud | 1,934 | 1,180 | 728 | 8 | 18 | 100.0 | 61.0 | 37.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Embezzlement | 137 | 95 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 69.3 | 29.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,935 | 2,945 | 1,930 | 21 | 39 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 39.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Vandalism | 24,407 | 19,637 | 4,458 | 139 | 173 | 100.0 | 80.5 | 18.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 8,976 | 6,051 | 2,777 | 52 | 96 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 30.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 130 | 70 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 53.8 | 43.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 4,354 | 3,261 | 1,035 | 18 | 40 | 100.0 | 74.9 | 23.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Drug abuse violations | 55,046 | 44,564 | 9,602 | 379 | 501 | 100.0 | 81.0 | 17.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Gambling | 70 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | 51.4 | 44.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
Offenses against the family and children | 1,400 | 1,063 | 318 | 10 | 9 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 22.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Driving under the influence | 4,185 | 3,896 | 225 | 25 | 39 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Liquor laws | 35,429 | 32,244 | 2,278 | 435 | 472 | 100.0 | 91.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Drunkenness | 4,074 | 3,709 | 295 | 45 | 25 | 100.0 | 91.0 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Disorderly conduct | 52,243 | 31,921 | 19,691 | 244 | 387 | 100.0 | 61.1 | 37.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 481 | 354 | 118 | 1 | 8 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 24.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 93,589 | 68,917 | 23,261 | 650 | 761 | 100.0 | 73.6 | 24.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Suspicion | 53 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 17,922 | 13,594 | 4,158 | 51 | 119 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 23.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 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.
Table 67c
Offense charged | Arrests 18 and over | Percent distribution2 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 3,574,335 | 2,675,652 | 838,770 | 30,820 | 29,093 | 100.0 | 74.9 | 23.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,447 | 1,443 | 967 | 16 | 21 | 100.0 | 59.0 | 39.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Forcible rape | 4,575 | 3,416 | 1,069 | 48 | 42 | 100.0 | 74.7 | 23.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Robbery | 19,993 | 10,525 | 9,233 | 105 | 130 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 46.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Aggravated assault | 99,769 | 71,688 | 26,377 | 884 | 820 | 100.0 | 71.9 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Burglary | 66,592 | 50,415 | 15,485 | 301 | 391 | 100.0 | 75.7 | 23.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Larceny-theft | 308,462 | 222,677 | 80,047 | 2,772 | 2,966 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 26.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Motor vehicle theft | 15,061 | 11,166 | 3,700 | 104 | 91 | 100.0 | 74.1 | 24.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Arson | 2,077 | 1,677 | 373 | 13 | 14 | 100.0 | 80.7 | 18.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Violent crime3 | 126,784 | 87,072 | 37,646 | 1,053 | 1,013 | 100.0 | 68.7 | 29.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Property crime3 | 392,192 | 285,935 | 99,605 | 3,190 | 3,462 | 100.0 | 72.9 | 25.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Other assaults | 316,469 | 235,557 | 75,762 | 2,477 | 2,673 | 100.0 | 74.4 | 23.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 25,291 | 17,022 | 7,981 | 84 | 204 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 31.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Fraud | 64,997 | 43,678 | 20,556 | 272 | 491 | 100.0 | 67.2 | 31.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 4,977 | 3,301 | 1,601 | 14 | 61 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 32.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 27,386 | 19,391 | 7,663 | 141 | 191 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 28.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Vandalism | 51,472 | 40,373 | 10,237 | 479 | 383 | 100.0 | 78.4 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 33,045 | 21,795 | 10,873 | 150 | 227 | 100.0 | 66.0 | 32.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5,777 | 3,724 | 1,786 | 24 | 243 | 100.0 | 64.5 | 30.9 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 17,578 | 13,852 | 3,431 | 114 | 181 | 100.0 | 78.8 | 19.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Drug abuse violations | 429,997 | 316,956 | 108,091 | 2,025 | 2,925 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 25.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Gambling | 1,484 | 920 | 411 | 19 | 134 | 100.0 | 62.0 | 27.7 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
Offenses against the family and children | 43,596 | 28,523 | 14,460 | 321 | 292 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 33.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 488,375 | 426,088 | 53,441 | 3,381 | 5,465 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Liquor laws | 131,071 | 113,443 | 13,687 | 2,299 | 1,642 | 100.0 | 86.6 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Drunkenness | 149,014 | 128,886 | 17,644 | 1,587 | 897 | 100.0 | 86.5 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
Disorderly conduct | 138,711 | 100,918 | 35,469 | 1,364 | 960 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 4,723 | 3,328 | 1,359 | 15 | 21 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 28.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,121,078 | 784,683 | 316,959 | 11,811 | 7,625 | 100.0 | 70.0 | 28.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Suspicion | 318 | 207 | 108 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- 3 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.
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