FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 61

Arrests

Rural Counties
by Race, 2002
[1,949 agencies; 2002 estimated population 21,924,006]
 
Total arrests
Percent distribution1
Offense charged
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 880,037 727,920 120,859 25,918 5,340 100.0 82.7 13.7 2.9 0.6
                     
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 885 603 233 44 5 100.0 68.1 26.3 5.0 0.6
Forcible rape 2,167 1,733 359 60 15 100.0 80.0 16.6 2.8 0.7
Robbery 2,013 1,032 912 61 8 100.0 51.3 45.3 3.0 0.4
Aggravated assault 23,826 17,894 4,733 1,050 149 100.0 75.1 19.9 4.4 0.6
Burglary 20,848 17,154 2,973 616 105 100.0 82.3 14.3 3.0 0.5
Larceny-theft 33,168 27,313 4,878 690 287 100.0 82.3 14.7 2.1 0.9
Motor vehicle theft 6,463 5,498 671 238 56 100.0 85.1 10.4 3.7 0.9
Arson 1,067 919 126 20 2 100.0 86.1 11.8 1.9 0.2
Violent crime2 28,891 21,262 6,237 1,215 177 100.0 73.6 21.6 4.2 0.6
Property crime3 61,546 50,884 8,648 1,564 450 100.0 82.7 14.1 2.5 0.7
Crime Index4 90,437 72,146 14,885 2,779 627 100.0 79.8 16.5 3.1 0.7
Other assaults 78,505 62,552 12,989 2,446 518 100.0 79.7 16.5 3.1 0.7
Forgery and counterfeiting 6,515 5,200 1,216 68 31 100.0 79.8 18.7 1.0 0.5
Fraud 39,211 31,505 7,102 507 97 100.0 80.3 18.1 1.3 0.2
Embezzlement 922 786 122 7 7 100.0 85.2 13.2 0.8 0.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 5,509 4,334 1,051 111 13 100.0 78.7 19.1 2.0 0.2
Vandalism 15,058 12,927 1,537 506 88 100.0 85.8 10.2 3.4 0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 7,951 6,394 1,325 198 34 100.0 80.4 16.7 2.5 0.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 143 103 30 5 5 100.0 72.0 21.0 3.5 3.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 6,208 5,467 546 152 43 100.0 88.1 8.8 2.4 0.7
Drug abuse violations 91,027 75,764 13,238 1,608 417 100.0 83.2 14.5 1.8 0.5
Gambling 651 363 283 2 3 100.0 55.8 43.5 0.3 0.5
Offenses against the family and children 14,712 10,960 3,446 290 16 100.0 74.5 23.4 2.0 0.1
Driving under the influence 172,083 150,707 14,882 5,142 1,352 100.0 87.6 8.6 3.0 0.8
Liquor laws 45,728 43,033 1,155 1,377 163 100.0 94.1 2.5 3.0 0.4
Drunkenness 24,824 21,824 1,880 1,069 51 100.0 87.9 7.6 4.3 0.2
Disorderly conduct 26,224 20,964 4,029 1,153 78 100.0 79.9 15.4 4.4 0.3
Vagrancy 583 461 99 20 3 100.0 79.1 17.0 3.4 0.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 246,127 195,837 40,599 8,234 1,457 100.0 79.6 16.5 3.3 0.6
Suspicion 158 101 57 0 0 100.0 63.9 36.1 * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 1,033 824 28 44 137 100.0 79.8 2.7 4.3 13.3
Runaways 6,428 5,668 360 200 200 100.0 88.2 5.6 3.1 3.1
                     
 
Arrests under 18
Percent distribution1
Offense charged
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 89,838 77,428 8,642 2,766 1,002 100.0 86.2 9.6 3.1 1.1
                     
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 64 32 18 14 0 100.0 50.0 28.1 21.9 *
Forcible rape 301 248 41 9 3 100.0 82.4 13.6 3.0 1.0
Robbery 222 122 90 8 2 100.0 55.0 40.5 3.6 0.9
Aggravated assault 2,176 1,637 425 89 25 100.0 75.2 19.5 4.1 1.1
Burglary 5,413 4,752 458 160 43 100.0 87.8 8.5 3.0 0.8
Larceny-theft 7,284 6,312 663 182 127 100.0 86.7 9.1 2.5 1.7
Motor vehicle theft 2,037 1,800 133 80 24 100.0 88.4 6.5 3.9 1.2
Arson 320 288 26 6 0 100.0 90.0 8.1 1.9 *
Violent crime2 2,763 2,039 574 120 30 100.0 73.8 20.8 4.3 1.1
Property crime3 15,054 13,152 1,280 428 194 100.0 87.4 8.5 2.8 1.3
Crime Index4 17,817 15,191 1,854 548 224 100.0 85.3 10.4 3.1 1.3
Other assaults 9,243 7,147 1,701 288 107 100.0 77.3 18.4 3.1 1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting 264 238 24 2 0 100.0 90.2 9.1 0.8 *
Fraud 482 409 55 14 4 100.0 84.9 11.4 2.9 0.8
Embezzlement 36 32 3 0 1 100.0 88.9 8.3 * 2.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 666 572 81 11 2 100.0 85.9 12.2 1.7 0.3
Vandalism 4,900 4,419 304 143 34 100.0 90.2 6.2 2.9 0.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 924 725 154 40 5 100.0 78.5 16.7 4.3 0.5
Prostitution and commercialized vice 12 8 4 0 0 100.0 66.7 33.3 * *
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 1,286 1,121 111 42 12 100.0 87.2 8.6 3.3 0.9
Drug abuse violations 7,324 6,498 533 204 89 100.0 88.7 7.3 2.8 1.2
Gambling 11 7 4 0 0 100.0 63.6 36.4 * *
Offenses against the family and children 550 511 35 3 1 100.0 92.9 6.4 0.5 0.2
Driving under the influence 2,687 2,514 73 83 17 100.0 93.6 2.7 3.1 0.6
Liquor laws 12,076 11,467 145 437 27 100.0 95.0 1.2 3.6 0.2
Drunkenness 653 621 20 10 2 100.0 95.1 3.1 1.5 0.3
Disorderly conduct 5,802 4,403 1,165 211 23 100.0 75.9 20.1 3.6 0.4
Vagrancy 261 240 20 0 1 100.0 92.0 7.7 * 0.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 17,355 14,792 1,961 486 116 100.0 85.2 11.3 2.8 0.7
Suspicion 28 21 7 0 0 100.0 75.0 25.0 * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 1,033 824 28 44 137 100.0 79.8 2.7 4.3 13.3
Runaways 6,428 5,668 360 200 200 100.0 88.2 5.6 3.1 3.1
                     
 
Arrests 18 and over
Percent distribution1
Offense charged
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 790,199 650,492 112,217 23,152 4,338 100.0 82.3 14.2 2.9 0.5
                     
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 821 571 215 30 5 100.0 69.5 26.2 3.7 0.6
Forcible rape 1,866 1,485 318 51 12 100.0 79.6 17.0 2.7 0.6
Robbery 1,791 910 822 53 6 100.0 50.8 45.9 3.0 0.3
Aggravated assault 21,650 16,257 4,308 961 124 100.0 75.1 19.9 4.4 0.6
Burglary 15,435 12,402 2,515 456 62 100.0 80.3 16.3 3.0 0.4
Larceny-theft 25,884 21,001 4,215 508 160 100.0 81.1 16.3 2.0 0.6
Motor vehicle theft 4,426 3,698 538 158 32 100.0 83.6 12.2 3.6 0.7
Arson 747 631 100 14 2 100.0 84.5 13.4 1.9 0.3
Violent crime2 26,128 19,223 5,663 1,095 147 100.0 73.6 21.7 4.2 0.6
Property crime3 46,492 37,732 7,368 1,136 256 100.0 81.2 15.8 2.4 0.6
Crime Index4 72,620 56,955 13,031 2,231 403 100.0 78.4 17.9 3.1 0.6
Other assaults 69,262 55,405 11,288 2,158 411 100.0 80.0 16.3 3.1 0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 6,251 4,962 1,192 66 31 100.0 79.4 19.1 1.1 0.5
Fraud 38,729 31,096 7,047 493 93 100.0 80.3 18.2 1.3 0.2
Embezzlement 886 754 119 7 6 100.0 85.1 13.4 0.8 0.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 4,843 3,762 970 100 11 100.0 77.7 20.0 2.1 0.2
Vandalism 10,158 8,508 1,233 363 54 100.0 83.8 12.1 3.6 0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 7,027 5,669 1,171 158 29 100.0 80.7 16.7 2.2 0.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 131 95 26 5 5 100.0 72.5 19.8 3.8 3.8
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 4,922 4,346 435 110 31 100.0 88.3 8.8 2.2 0.6
Drug abuse violations 83,703 69,266 12,705 1,404 328 100.0 82.8 15.2 1.7 0.4
Gambling 640 356 279 2 3 100.0 55.6 43.6 0.3 0.5
Offenses against the family and children 14,162 10,449 3,411 287 15 100.0 73.8 24.1 2.0 0.1
Driving under the influence 169,396 148,193 14,809 5,059 1,335 100.0 87.5 8.7 3.0 0.8
Liquor laws 33,652 31,566 1,010 940 136 100.0 93.8 3.0 2.8 0.4
Drunkenness 24,171 21,203 1,860 1,059 49 100.0 87.7 7.7 4.4 0.2
Disorderly conduct 20,422 16,561 2,864 942 55 100.0 81.1 14.0 4.6 0.3
Vagrancy 322 221 79 20 2 100.0 68.6 24.5 6.2 0.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 228,772 181,045 38,638 7,748 1,341 100.0 79.1 16.9 3.4 0.6
Suspicion 130 80 50 0 0 100.0 61.5 38.5 * *
Curfew and loitering law violations - - - - - - - - - -
Runaways - - - - - - - - - -