Table 67
Arrests
Suburban Areas1
by Race, 2011
[6,522 agencies; 2011 estimated population 104,263,328]
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 | 3,783,506 | 2,787,465 | 932,130 | 32,490 | 31,421 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 24.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,599 | 1,442 | 1,113 | 17 | 27 | 100.0 | 55.5 | 42.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Forcible rape | 4,980 | 3,633 | 1,283 | 26 | 38 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 25.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Robbery | 23,391 | 11,393 | 11,741 | 121 | 136 | 100.0 | 48.7 | 50.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Aggravated assault | 107,626 | 75,875 | 29,959 | 920 | 872 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 27.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Burglary | 84,863 | 62,196 | 21,785 | 375 | 507 | 100.0 | 73.3 | 25.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Larceny-theft | 380,938 | 267,187 | 106,806 | 3,097 | 3,848 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 28.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Motor vehicle theft | 16,854 | 12,308 | 4,316 | 128 | 102 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 25.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Arson | 3,942 | 2,997 | 902 | 14 | 29 | 100.0 | 76.0 | 22.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Violent crime3 | 138,596 | 92,343 | 44,096 | 1,084 | 1,073 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 31.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Property crime3 | 486,597 | 344,688 | 133,809 | 3,614 | 4,486 | 100.0 | 70.8 | 27.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Other assaults | 361,430 | 260,805 | 95,095 | 2,721 | 2,809 | 100.0 | 72.2 | 26.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 22,897 | 15,377 | 7,232 | 58 | 230 | 100.0 | 67.2 | 31.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Fraud | 58,261 | 39,446 | 18,118 | 211 | 486 | 100.0 | 67.7 | 31.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 5,086 | 3,347 | 1,654 | 19 | 66 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 32.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 31,161 | 21,765 | 9,036 | 148 | 212 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 29.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Vandalism | 70,691 | 55,089 | 14,528 | 528 | 546 | 100.0 | 77.9 | 20.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 39,164 | 26,238 | 12,443 | 175 | 308 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 31.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5,235 | 3,328 | 1,588 | 24 | 295 | 100.0 | 63.6 | 30.3 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 20,367 | 15,646 | 4,337 | 175 | 209 | 100.0 | 76.8 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Drug abuse violations | 459,120 | 339,968 | 113,472 | 2,266 | 3,414 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 24.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Gambling | 1,429 | 792 | 525 | 20 | 92 | 100.0 | 55.4 | 36.7 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
Offenses against the family and children | 46,430 | 29,866 | 15,817 | 445 | 302 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 34.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 387,646 | 334,580 | 45,370 | 3,075 | 4,621 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Liquor laws | 172,599 | 148,832 | 18,729 | 2,935 | 2,103 | 100.0 | 86.2 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Drunkenness | 143,968 | 123,632 | 18,064 | 1,276 | 996 | 100.0 | 85.9 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 176,303 | 121,290 | 52,162 | 1,675 | 1,176 | 100.0 | 68.8 | 29.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 5,031 | 3,351 | 1,637 | 23 | 20 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 32.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,136,524 | 795,854 | 320,883 | 11,961 | 7,826 | 100.0 | 70.0 | 28.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Suspicion | 571 | 312 | 253 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 54.6 | 44.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 14,400 | 10,916 | 3,282 | 54 | 148 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
- 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 | 445,669 | 312,083 | 126,314 | 3,105 | 4,167 | 100.0 | 70.0 | 28.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 193 | 101 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 47.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Forcible rape | 761 | 523 | 231 | 2 | 5 | 100.0 | 68.7 | 30.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Robbery | 4,682 | 1,526 | 3,112 | 23 | 21 | 100.0 | 32.6 | 66.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Aggravated assault | 11,833 | 7,054 | 4,592 | 99 | 88 | 100.0 | 59.6 | 38.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Burglary | 17,019 | 11,171 | 5,632 | 82 | 134 | 100.0 | 65.6 | 33.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Larceny-theft | 73,274 | 45,752 | 26,031 | 537 | 954 | 100.0 | 62.4 | 35.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Motor vehicle theft | 3,373 | 2,208 | 1,109 | 32 | 24 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 32.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Arson | 1,733 | 1,305 | 406 | 3 | 19 | 100.0 | 75.3 | 23.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Violent crime3 | 17,469 | 9,204 | 8,026 | 125 | 114 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 45.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Property crime3 | 95,399 | 60,436 | 33,178 | 654 | 1,131 | 100.0 | 63.4 | 34.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Other assaults | 60,290 | 37,853 | 21,719 | 323 | 395 | 100.0 | 62.8 | 36.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 557 | 394 | 153 | 1 | 9 | 100.0 | 70.7 | 27.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Fraud | 1,668 | 1,010 | 643 | 5 | 10 | 100.0 | 60.6 | 38.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Embezzlement | 127 | 83 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 65.4 | 33.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,319 | 2,633 | 1,621 | 24 | 41 | 100.0 | 61.0 | 37.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Vandalism | 21,197 | 16,601 | 4,273 | 149 | 174 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 20.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 7,800 | 5,168 | 2,494 | 45 | 93 | 100.0 | 66.3 | 32.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 116 | 68 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 3,883 | 2,789 | 1,050 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 27.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Drug abuse violations | 48,634 | 39,085 | 8,624 | 381 | 544 | 100.0 | 80.4 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Gambling | 89 | 45 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 41.6 | 1.1 | 6.7 |
Offenses against the family and children | 1,158 | 877 | 269 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 | 75.7 | 23.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Driving under the influence | 3,486 | 3,224 | 201 | 29 | 32 | 100.0 | 92.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Liquor laws | 33,704 | 30,630 | 2,162 | 475 | 437 | 100.0 | 90.9 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
Drunkenness | 3,468 | 3,120 | 279 | 43 | 26 | 100.0 | 90.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 45,260 | 27,542 | 17,169 | 261 | 288 | 100.0 | 60.9 | 37.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Vagrancy | 367 | 243 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 66.2 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 82,225 | 60,147 | 20,883 | 505 | 690 | 100.0 | 73.1 | 25.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Suspicion | 53 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 28.3 | 69.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 14,400 | 10,916 | 3,282 | 54 | 148 | 100.0 | 75.8 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
- 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 | 3,337,837 | 2,475,382 | 805,816 | 29,385 | 27,254 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 24.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,406 | 1,341 | 1,022 | 16 | 27 | 100.0 | 55.7 | 42.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
Forcible rape | 4,219 | 3,110 | 1,052 | 24 | 33 | 100.0 | 73.7 | 24.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Robbery | 18,709 | 9,867 | 8,629 | 98 | 115 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 46.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Aggravated assault | 95,793 | 68,821 | 25,367 | 821 | 784 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 26.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Burglary | 67,844 | 51,025 | 16,153 | 293 | 373 | 100.0 | 75.2 | 23.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Larceny-theft | 307,664 | 221,435 | 80,775 | 2,560 | 2,894 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 26.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Motor vehicle theft | 13,481 | 10,100 | 3,207 | 96 | 78 | 100.0 | 74.9 | 23.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Arson | 2,209 | 1,692 | 496 | 11 | 10 | 100.0 | 76.6 | 22.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Violent crime3 | 121,127 | 83,139 | 36,070 | 959 | 959 | 100.0 | 68.6 | 29.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Property crime3 | 391,198 | 284,252 | 100,631 | 2,960 | 3,355 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 25.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Other assaults | 301,140 | 222,952 | 73,376 | 2,398 | 2,414 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 24.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 22,340 | 14,983 | 7,079 | 57 | 221 | 100.0 | 67.1 | 31.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Fraud | 56,593 | 38,436 | 17,475 | 206 | 476 | 100.0 | 67.9 | 30.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Embezzlement | 4,959 | 3,264 | 1,611 | 19 | 65 | 100.0 | 65.8 | 32.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 26,842 | 19,132 | 7,415 | 124 | 171 | 100.0 | 71.3 | 27.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Vandalism | 49,494 | 38,488 | 10,255 | 379 | 372 | 100.0 | 77.8 | 20.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 31,364 | 21,070 | 9,949 | 130 | 215 | 100.0 | 67.2 | 31.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 5,119 | 3,260 | 1,540 | 24 | 295 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 30.1 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 16,484 | 12,857 | 3,287 | 153 | 187 | 100.0 | 78.0 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Drug abuse violations | 410,486 | 300,883 | 104,848 | 1,885 | 2,870 | 100.0 | 73.3 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Gambling | 1,340 | 747 | 488 | 19 | 86 | 100.0 | 55.7 | 36.4 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
Offenses against the family and children | 45,272 | 28,989 | 15,548 | 437 | 298 | 100.0 | 64.0 | 34.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Driving under the influence | 384,160 | 331,356 | 45,169 | 3,046 | 4,589 | 100.0 | 86.3 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Liquor laws | 138,895 | 118,202 | 16,567 | 2,460 | 1,666 | 100.0 | 85.1 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
Drunkenness | 140,500 | 120,512 | 17,785 | 1,233 | 970 | 100.0 | 85.8 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 131,043 | 93,748 | 34,993 | 1,414 | 888 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 26.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Vagrancy | 4,664 | 3,108 | 1,514 | 23 | 19 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 32.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,054,299 | 735,707 | 300,000 | 11,456 | 7,136 | 100.0 | 69.8 | 28.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Suspicion | 518 | 297 | 216 | 3 | 2 | 100.0 | 57.3 | 41.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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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