An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know
Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation
Home • Crime in the U.S. • 2010 • Crime in the U.S. 2010 • Tables • Table 55 • Table 55a

Table 55a

Arrests

Metropolitan Counties

by Race, 2010

[1,352 agencies; 2010 estimated population 52,433,613]

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 1,810,107 1,336,891 447,793 12,385 13,038 100.0 73.9 24.7 0.7 0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,655 997 636 11 11 100.0 60.2 38.4 0.7 0.7
Forcible rape 2,670 2,054 574 26 16 100.0 76.9 21.5 1.0 0.6
Robbery 11,097 5,289 5,689 56 63 100.0 47.7 51.3 0.5 0.6
Aggravated assault 58,362 41,884 15,656 445 377 100.0 71.8 26.8 0.8 0.6
Burglary 40,355 30,302 9,698 152 203 100.0 75.1 24.0 0.4 0.5
Larceny-theft 128,899 87,956 38,996 675 1,272 100.0 68.2 30.3 0.5 1.0
Motor vehicle theft 10,407 7,592 2,687 71 57 100.0 73.0 25.8 0.7 0.5
Arson 1,521 1,233 274 9 5 100.0 81.1 18.0 0.6 0.3
Violent crime2 73,784 50,224 22,555 538 467 100.0 68.1 30.6 0.7 0.6
Property crime2 181,182 127,083 51,655 907 1,537 100.0 70.1 28.5 0.5 0.8
Other assaults 174,748 126,766 45,630 1,128 1,224 100.0 72.5 26.1 0.6 0.7
Forgery and counterfeiting 11,708 7,950 3,613 38 107 100.0 67.9 30.9 0.3 0.9
Fraud 35,602 24,576 10,644 173 209 100.0 69.0 29.9 0.5 0.6
Embezzlement 2,380 1,516 828 8 28 100.0 63.7 34.8 0.3 1.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 14,217 10,207 3,870 59 81 100.0 71.8 27.2 0.4 0.6
Vandalism 30,011 23,600 5,991 229 191 100.0 78.6 20.0 0.8 0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 19,830 12,956 6,644 100 130 100.0 65.3 33.5 0.5 0.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,818 1,708 990 6 114 100.0 60.6 35.1 0.2 4.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 11,471 9,147 2,168 59 97 100.0 79.7 18.9 0.5 0.8
Drug abuse violations 231,081 169,812 58,762 1,087 1,420 100.0 73.5 25.4 0.5 0.6
Gambling 1,186 765 293 10 118 100.0 64.5 24.7 0.8 9.9
Offenses against the family and children 31,058 18,774 11,999 128 157 100.0 60.4 38.6 0.4 0.5
Driving under the influence 262,167 228,164 29,809 1,620 2,574 100.0 87.0 11.4 0.6 1.0
Liquor laws 48,825 42,501 5,248 593 483 100.0 87.0 10.7 1.2 1.0
Drunkenness 43,567 38,305 4,583 396 283 100.0 87.9 10.5 0.9 0.6
Disorderly conduct 49,329 33,342 15,348 360 279 100.0 67.6 31.1 0.7 0.6
Vagrancy 2,457 1,849 600 2 6 100.0 75.3 24.4 0.1 0.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 578,436 404,424 165,584 4,936 3,492 100.0 69.9 28.6 0.9 0.6
Suspicion 81 60 21 0 0 100.0 74.1 25.9 0.0 0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 4,169 3,162 958 8 41 100.0 75.8 23.0 0.2 1.0
  • 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.