Table 55

Arrests
Metropolitan Counties
by Race, 2008
[1,201 agencies; 2008 estimated population 49,582,436]

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	1,777,640	1,326,436	428,837	11,149	11,218	100.0	74.6	24.1	0.6	0.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	1,864	1,128	718	9	9	100.0	60.5	38.5	0.5	0.5
Forcible rape	3,026	2,313	675	17	21	100.0	76.4	22.3	0.6	0.7
Robbery	12,437	5,593	6,738	36	70	100.0	45.0	54.2	0.3	0.6
Aggravated assault	58,174	41,440	15,837	449	448	100.0	71.2	27.2	0.8	0.8
Burglary	41,544	30,573	10,566	189	216	100.0	73.6	25.4	0.5	0.5
Larceny-theft	119,763	80,405	37,789	531	1,038	100.0	67.1	31.6	0.4	0.9
Motor vehicle theft	12,895	9,023	3,722	70	80	100.0	70.0	28.9	0.5	0.6
Arson	1,772	1,410	341	7	14	100.0	79.6	19.2	0.4	0.8
Violent crime²	75,501	50,474	23,968	511	548	100.0	66.9	31.7	0.7	0.7
Property crime²	175,974	121,411	52,418	797	1,348	100.0	69.0	29.8	0.5	0.8
Other assaults	159,187	116,719	40,591	885	992	100.0	73.3	25.5	0.6	0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting	11,766	8,283	3,338	37	108	100.0	70.4	28.4	0.3	0.9
Fraud	46,135	31,504	14,222	207	202	100.0	68.3	30.8	0.4	0.4
Embezzlement	2,856	1,686	1,135	8	27	100.0	59.0	39.7	0.3	0.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	14,430	10,285	3,993	76	76	100.0	71.3	27.7	0.5	0.5
Vandalism	30,749	24,463	5,881	213	192	100.0	79.6	19.1	0.7	0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	21,434	13,792	7,393	121	128	100.0	64.3	34.5	0.6	0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	3,120	1,910	1,047	9	154	100.0	61.2	33.6	0.3	4.9
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	11,669	9,215	2,298	71	85	100.0	79.0	19.7	0.6	0.7
Drug abuse violations	216,634	157,422	56,959	1,071	1,182	100.0	72.7	26.3	0.5	0.5
Gambling	507	318	154	11	24	100.0	62.7	30.4	2.2	4.7
Offenses against the family and children	34,027	21,057	12,678	152	140	100.0	61.9	37.3	0.4	0.4
Driving under the influence	250,869	222,885	24,606	1,359	2,019	100.0	88.8	9.8	0.5	0.8
Liquor laws	56,399	50,402	4,815	743	439	100.0	89.4	8.5	1.3	0.8
Drunkenness	44,443	39,863	3,935	462	183	100.0	89.7	8.9	1.0	0.4
Disorderly conduct	50,080	33,771	15,687	349	273	100.0	67.4	31.3	0.7	0.5
Vagrancy	2,440	1,632	801	3	4	100.0	66.9	32.8	0.1	0.2
All other offenses (except traffic)	549,747	394,853	148,061	3,943	2,890	100.0	71.8	26.9	0.7	0.5
Suspicion	221	101	117	0	3	100.0	45.7	52.9	0.0	1.4
Curfew and loitering law violations	4,635	3,486	1,059	18	72	100.0	75.2	22.8	0.4	1.6
Runaways	14,817	10,904	3,681	103	129	100.0	73.6	24.8	0.7	0.9

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	212,579	142,471	67,507	1,071	1,530	100.0	67.0	31.8	0.5	0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	147	63	83	1	0	100.0	42.9	56.5	0.7	0.0
Forcible rape	418	325	91	1	1	100.0	77.8	21.8	0.2	0.2
Robbery	3,257	925	2,301	4	27	100.0	28.4	70.6	0.1	0.8
Aggravated assault	7,034	4,004	2,955	41	34	100.0	56.9	42.0	0.6	0.5
Burglary	10,950	7,265	3,584	30	71	100.0	66.3	32.7	0.3	0.6
Larceny-theft	27,594	16,013	11,175	109	297	100.0	58.0	40.5	0.4	1.1
Motor vehicle theft	2,982	1,724	1,221	13	24	100.0	57.8	40.9	0.4	0.8
Arson	757	591	156	3	7	100.0	78.1	20.6	0.4	0.9
Violent crime²	10,856	5,317	5,430	47	62	100.0	49.0	50.0	0.4	0.6
Property crime²	42,283	25,593	16,136	155	399	100.0	60.5	38.2	0.4	0.9
Other assaults	29,632	16,944	12,394	131	163	100.0	57.2	41.8	0.4	0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting	324	215	104	2	3	100.0	66.4	32.1	0.6	0.9
Fraud	859	589	257	8	5	100.0	68.6	29.9	0.9	0.6
Embezzlement	163	89	74	0	0	100.0	54.6	45.4	0.0	0.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	1,885	1,152	712	7	14	100.0	61.1	37.8	0.4	0.7
Vandalism	10,768	8,437	2,212	55	64	100.0	78.4	20.5	0.5	0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	4,606	2,727	1,802	30	47	100.0	59.2	39.1	0.7	1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	83	40	40	0	3	100.0	48.2	48.2	0.0	3.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	2,150	1,540	589	9	12	100.0	71.6	27.4	0.4	0.6
Drug abuse violations	20,647	15,673	4,742	93	139	100.0	75.9	23.0	0.5	0.7
Gambling	23	7	16	0	0	100.0	30.4	69.6	0.0	0.0
Offenses against the family and children	1,158	872	279	5	2	100.0	75.3	24.1	0.4	0.2
Driving under the influence	2,052	1,953	76	12	11	100.0	95.2	3.7	0.6	0.5
Liquor laws	14,493	13,639	599	138	117	100.0	94.1	4.1	1.0	0.8
Drunkenness	991	913	66	8	4	100.0	92.1	6.7	0.8	0.4
Disorderly conduct	13,982	7,090	6,759	79	54	100.0	50.7	48.3	0.6	0.4
Vagrancy	300	256	44	0	0	100.0	85.3	14.7	0.0	0.0
All other offenses (except traffic)	35,855	25,026	10,428	171	230	100.0	69.8	29.1	0.5	0.6
Suspicion	17	9	8	0	0	100.0	52.9	47.1	0.0	0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations	4,635	3,486	1,059	18	72	100.0	75.2	22.8	0.4	1.6
Runaways	14,817	10,904	3,681	103	129	100.0	73.6	24.8	0.7	0.9

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	1,565,061	1,183,965	361,330	10,078	9,688	100.0	75.6	23.1	0.6	0.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	1,717	1,065	635	8	9	100.0	62.0	37.0	0.5	0.5
Forcible rape	2,608	1,988	584	16	20	100.0	76.2	22.4	0.6	0.8
Robbery	9,180	4,668	4,437	32	43	100.0	50.8	48.3	0.3	0.5
Aggravated assault	51,140	37,436	12,882	408	414	100.0	73.2	25.2	0.8	0.8
Burglary	30,594	23,308	6,982	159	145	100.0	76.2	22.8	0.5	0.5
Larceny-theft	92,169	64,392	26,614	422	741	100.0	69.9	28.9	0.5	0.8
Motor vehicle theft	9,913	7,299	2,501	57	56	100.0	73.6	25.2	0.6	0.6
Arson	1,015	819	185	4	7	100.0	80.7	18.2	0.4	0.7
Violent crime²	64,645	45,157	18,538	464	486	100.0	69.9	28.7	0.7	0.8
Property crime²	133,691	95,818	36,282	642	949	100.0	71.7	27.1	0.5	0.7
Other assaults	129,555	99,775	28,197	754	829	100.0	77.0	21.8	0.6	0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting	11,442	8,068	3,234	35	105	100.0	70.5	28.3	0.3	0.9
Fraud	45,276	30,915	13,965	199	197	100.0	68.3	30.8	0.4	0.4
Embezzlement	2,693	1,597	1,061	8	27	100.0	59.3	39.4	0.3	1.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	12,545	9,133	3,281	69	62	100.0	72.8	26.2	0.6	0.5
Vandalism	19,981	16,026	3,669	158	128	100.0	80.2	18.4	0.8	0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	16,828	11,065	5,591	91	81	100.0	65.8	33.2	0.5	0.5
Prostitution and commercialized vice	3,037	1,870	1,007	9	151	100.0	61.6	33.2	0.3	5.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	9,519	7,675	1,709	62	73	100.0	80.6	18.0	0.7	0.8
Drug abuse violations	195,987	141,749	52,217	978	1,043	100.0	72.3	26.6	0.5	0.5
Gambling	484	311	138	11	24	100.0	64.3	28.5	2.3	5.0
Offenses against the family and children	32,869	20,185	12,399	147	138	100.0	61.4	37.7	0.4	0.4
Driving under the influence	248,817	220,932	24,530	1,347	2,008	100.0	88.8	9.9	0.5	0.8
Liquor laws	41,906	36,763	4,216	605	322	100.0	87.7	10.1	1.4	0.8
Drunkenness	43,452	38,950	3,869	454	179	100.0	89.6	8.9	1.0	0.4
Disorderly conduct	36,098	26,681	8,928	270	219	100.0	73.9	24.7	0.7	0.6
Vagrancy	2,140	1,376	757	3	4	100.0	64.3	35.4	0.1	0.2
All other offenses (except traffic)	513,892	369,827	137,633	3,772	2,660	100.0	72.0	26.8	0.7	0.5
Suspicion	204	92	109	0	3	100.0	45.1	53.4	0.0	1.5
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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