Table 49

Arrests
Cities by Race, 2008
[8,674 agencies; 2008 estimated population 161,293,485]

Offense charged	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	8,139,474	5,448,338	2,483,321	107,485	100,330	100.0	66.9	30.5	1.3	1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	7,392	3,215	4,022	62	93	100.0	43.5	54.4	0.8	1.3
Forcible rape	12,451	7,553	4,561	139	198	100.0	60.7	36.6	1.1	1.6
Robbery	86,352	35,502	49,455	562	833	100.0	41.1	57.3	0.7	1.0
Aggravated assault	251,663	152,374	93,007	3,031	3,251	100.0	60.5	37.0	1.2	1.3
Burglary	176,583	112,562	60,938	1,330	1,753	100.0	63.7	34.5	0.8	1.0
Larceny-theft	827,176	559,628	244,631	11,254	11,663	100.0	67.7	29.6	1.4	1.4
Motor vehicle theft	57,851	32,297	24,241	574	739	100.0	55.8	41.9	1.0	1.3
Arson	8,200	6,061	1,924	103	112	100.0	73.9	23.5	1.3	1.4
Violent crime²	357,858	198,644	151,045	3,794	4,375	100.0	55.5	42.2	1.1	1.2
Property crime²	1,069,810	710,548	331,734	13,261	14,267	100.0	66.4	31.0	1.2	1.3
Other assaults	765,599	476,315	268,747	10,780	9,757	100.0	62.2	35.1	1.4	1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting	52,600	34,833	16,897	250	620	100.0	66.2	32.1	0.5	1.2
Fraud	103,834	67,208	34,609	929	1,088	100.0	64.7	33.3	0.9	1.0
Embezzlement	12,614	8,127	4,204	76	207	100.0	64.4	33.3	0.6	1.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	66,525	38,992	26,446	466	621	100.0	58.6	39.8	0.7	0.9
Vandalism	174,644	129,052	40,802	2,640	2,150	100.0	73.9	23.4	1.5	1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	109,866	59,365	48,738	661	1,102	100.0	54.0	44.4	0.6	1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	55,351	30,625	22,915	468	1,343	100.0	55.3	41.4	0.8	2.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	43,978	31,046	11,748	472	712	100.0	70.6	26.7	1.1	1.6
Drug abuse violations	1,002,145	606,582	382,522	5,718	7,323	100.0	60.5	38.2	0.6	0.7
Gambling	6,897	1,256	5,523	7	111	100.0	18.2	80.1	0.1	1.6
Offenses against the family and children	40,028	28,127	10,681	799	421	100.0	70.3	26.7	2.0	1.1
Driving under the influence	696,998	603,440	73,883	9,406	10,269	100.0	86.6	10.6	1.3	1.5
Liquor laws	384,768	319,744	48,487	12,014	4,523	100.0	83.1	12.6	3.1	1.2
Drunkenness	410,424	334,786	65,579	7,634	2,425	100.0	81.6	16.0	1.9	0.6
Disorderly conduct	455,043	283,475	160,687	7,106	3,775	100.0	62.3	35.3	1.6	0.8
Vagrancy	23,593	13,892	9,088	484	129	100.0	58.9	38.5	2.1	0.5
All other offenses (except traffic)	2,142,371	1,368,859	714,573	28,318	30,621	100.0	63.9	33.4	1.3	1.4
Suspicion	934	412	505	13	4	100.0	44.1	54.1	1.4	0.4
Curfew and loitering law violations	98,900	61,823	35,148	780	1,149	100.0	62.5	35.5	0.8	1.2
Runaways	64,694	41,187	18,760	1,409	3,338	100.0	63.7	29.0	2.2	5.2

Offense charged	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	1,339,716	879,704	423,192	15,671	21,149	100.0	65.7	31.6	1.2	1.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	783	305	464	3	11	100.0	39.0	59.3	0.4	1.4
Forcible rape	1,874	1,053	792	15	14	100.0	56.2	42.3	0.8	0.7
Robbery	24,045	7,594	16,072	91	288	100.0	31.6	66.8	0.4	1.2
Aggravated assault	34,153	18,729	14,719	299	406	100.0	54.8	43.1	0.9	1.2
Burglary	49,491	30,105	18,470	352	564	100.0	60.8	37.3	0.7	1.1
Larceny-theft	217,458	144,367	66,426	2,707	3,958	100.0	66.4	30.5	1.2	1.8
Motor vehicle theft	15,114	7,460	7,254	183	217	100.0	49.4	48.0	1.2	1.4
Arson	4,034	3,091	832	41	70	100.0	76.6	20.6	1.0	1.7
Violent crime²	60,855	27,681	32,047	408	719	100.0	45.5	52.7	0.7	1.2
Property crime²	286,097	185,023	92,982	3,283	4,809	100.0	64.7	32.5	1.1	1.7
Other assaults	138,560	80,769	54,765	1,317	1,709	100.0	58.3	39.5	1.0	1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting	1,568	1,022	516	8	22	100.0	65.2	32.9	0.5	1.4
Fraud	4,456	2,611	1,718	69	58	100.0	58.6	38.6	1.5	1.3
Embezzlement	805	493	292	7	13	100.0	61.2	36.3	0.9	1.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	13,617	7,172	6,184	114	147	100.0	52.7	45.4	0.8	1.1
Vandalism	67,779	53,036	12,945	821	977	100.0	78.2	19.1	1.2	1.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	25,299	15,232	9,602	165	300	100.0	60.2	38.0	0.7	1.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice	1,067	415	622	15	15	100.0	38.9	58.3	1.4	1.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	7,889	5,431	2,287	54	117	100.0	68.8	29.0	0.7	1.5
Drug abuse violations	111,275	76,822	32,525	915	1,013	100.0	69.0	29.2	0.8	0.9
Gambling	1,256	53	1,196	0	7	100.0	4.2	95.2	0.0	0.6
Offenses against the family and children	2,799	1,926	807	51	15	100.0	68.8	28.8	1.8	0.5
Driving under the influence	8,140	7,493	382	153	112	100.0	92.1	4.7	1.9	1.4
Liquor laws	77,583	69,162	5,008	2,464	949	100.0	89.1	6.5	3.2	1.2
Drunkenness	10,420	9,182	910	248	80	100.0	88.1	8.7	2.4	0.8
Disorderly conduct	125,888	72,585	51,194	1,070	1,039	100.0	57.7	40.7	0.8	0.8
Vagrancy	2,769	2,149	597	7	16	100.0	77.6	21.6	0.3	0.6
All other offenses (except traffic)	227,821	158,355	62,609	2,313	4,544	100.0	69.5	27.5	1.0	2.0
Suspicion	179	82	96	0	1	100.0	45.8	53.6	0.0	0.6
Curfew and loitering law violations	98,900	61,823	35,148	780	1,149	100.0	62.5	35.5	0.8	1.2
Runaways	64,694	41,187	18,760	1,409	3,338	100.0	63.7	29.0	2.2	5.2

Offense charged	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	6,799,758	4,568,634	2,060,129	91,814	79,181	100.0	67.2	30.3	1.4	1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	6,609	2,910	3,558	59	82	100.0	44.0	53.8	0.9	1.2
Forcible rape	10,577	6,500	3,769	124	184	100.0	61.5	35.6	1.2	1.7
Robbery	62,307	27,908	33,383	471	545	100.0	44.8	53.6	0.8	0.9
Aggravated assault	217,510	133,645	78,288	2,732	2,845	100.0	61.4	36.0	1.3	1.3
Burglary	127,092	82,457	42,468	978	1,189	100.0	64.9	33.4	0.8	0.9
Larceny-theft	609,718	415,261	178,205	8,547	7,705	100.0	68.1	29.2	1.4	1.3
Motor vehicle theft	42,737	24,837	16,987	391	522	100.0	58.1	39.7	0.9	1.2
Arson	4,166	2,970	1,092	62	42	100.0	71.3	26.2	1.5	1.0
Violent crime²	297,003	170,963	118,998	3,386	3,656	100.0	57.6	40.1	1.1	1.2
Property crime²	783,713	525,525	238,752	9,978	9,458	100.0	67.1	30.5	1.3	1.2
Other assaults	627,039	395,546	213,982	9,463	8,048	100.0	63.1	34.1	1.5	1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting	51,032	33,811	16,381	242	598	100.0	66.3	32.1	0.5	1.2
Fraud	99,378	64,597	32,891	860	1,030	100.0	65.0	33.1	0.9	1.0
Embezzlement	11,809	7,634	3,912	69	194	100.0	64.6	33.1	0.6	1.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	52,908	31,820	20,262	352	474	100.0	60.1	38.3	0.7	0.9
Vandalism	106,865	76,016	27,857	1,819	1,173	100.0	71.1	26.1	1.7	1.1
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	84,567	44,133	39,136	496	802	100.0	52.2	46.3	0.6	0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice	54,284	30,210	22,293	453	1,328	100.0	55.7	41.1	0.8	2.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	36,089	25,615	9,461	418	595	100.0	71.0	26.2	1.2	1.6
Drug abuse violations	890,870	529,760	349,997	4,803	6,310	100.0	59.5	39.3	0.5	0.7
Gambling	5,641	1,203	4,327	7	104	100.0	21.3	76.7	0.1	1.8
Offenses against the family and children	37,229	26,201	9,874	748	406	100.0	70.4	26.5	2.0	1.1
Driving under the influence	688,858	595,947	73,501	9,253	10,157	100.0	86.5	10.7	1.3	1.5
Liquor laws	307,185	250,582	43,479	9,550	3,574	100.0	81.6	14.2	3.1	1.2
Drunkenness	400,004	325,604	64,669	7,386	2,345	100.0	81.4	16.2	1.8	0.6
Disorderly conduct	329,155	210,890	109,493	6,036	2,736	100.0	64.1	33.3	1.8	0.8
Vagrancy	20,824	11,743	8,491	477	113	100.0	56.4	40.8	2.3	0.5
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,914,550	1,210,504	651,964	26,005	26,077	100.0	63.2	34.1	1.4	1.4
Suspicion	755	330	409	13	3	100.0	43.7	54.2	1.7	0.4
Curfew and loitering law violations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Runaways	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.

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