Arrests
Nonmetropolitan Counties
by Race, 2006
The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
General comments
- This table provides the number of arrests in nonmetropolitan counties in 2006 broken down by race of the arrestee. In addition, the table shows the percent distribution of arrests by race for each offense. The table furnishes a breakdown of these data by juveniles (persons under age 18) and adults.
- The totals provided in this table reflect only those persons arrested for which law enforcement agencies provided race information to the UCR Program; therefore, the totals may not match those shown in other arrest tables for nonmetropolitan counties.
- The Nonmetropolitan Counties classification encompasses jurisdictions covered by noncity law enforcement agencies located outside currently designated Metropolitan Statistical Areas. (See Area Definitions)
- These data represent the number of persons arrested; however, some persons may be arrested more than once during a year. Therefore, the statistics in this table could, in some cases, represent multiple arrests of the same person.
Methodology
The data used in creating this table were from nonmetropolitan county law enforcement agencies submitting 12 months of arrest data, including race information, for 2006.
Population estimation
The FBI calculated 2006 state growth rates using revised 2005 state/national population estimates and 2006 provisional state/national population estimates provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. The FBI then estimated population figures for counties by applying the 2006 state growth rate to the updated 2005 U.S. Census Bureau data.
If you have questions about this table
Contact the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail at cjis_comm@leo.gov or by telephone at (304) 625-4995.