Table 61

Arrests
Nonmetropolitan Counties
by Race, 2008
[1,836 agencies; 2008 estimated population 19,987,986]

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	745,092	607,289	103,747	24,274	9,782	100.0	81.5	13.9	3.3	1.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	603	378	195	28	2	100.0	62.7	32.3	4.6	0.3
Forcible rape	1,370	1,124	192	42	12	100.0	82.0	14.0	3.1	0.9
Robbery	1,736	867	755	83	31	100.0	49.9	43.5	4.8	1.8
Aggravated assault	18,899	14,267	3,481	973	178	100.0	75.5	18.4	5.1	0.9
Burglary	17,280	14,117	2,456	558	149	100.0	81.7	14.2	3.2	0.9
Larceny-theft	32,206	26,327	4,424	899	556	100.0	81.7	13.7	2.8	1.7
Motor vehicle theft	4,135	3,354	547	151	83	100.0	81.1	13.2	3.7	2.0
Arson	762	668	66	22	6	100.0	87.7	8.7	2.9	0.8
Violent crime²	22,608	16,636	4,623	1,126	223	100.0	73.6	20.4	5.0	1.0
Property crime²	54,383	44,466	7,493	1,630	794	100.0	81.8	13.8	3.0	1.5
Other assaults	66,439	52,836	10,160	2,572	871	100.0	79.5	15.3	3.9	1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting	4,220	3,309	838	47	26	100.0	78.4	19.9	1.1	0.6
Fraud	23,598	18,505	4,677	288	128	100.0	78.4	19.8	1.2	0.5
Embezzlement	844	704	116	11	13	100.0	83.4	13.7	1.3	1.5
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	4,396	3,442	819	121	14	100.0	78.3	18.6	2.8	0.3
Vandalism	12,795	10,819	1,291	506	179	100.0	84.6	10.1	4.0	1.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	6,569	4,957	1,323	228	61	100.0	75.5	20.1	3.5	0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice	207	147	25	14	21	100.0	71.0	12.1	6.8	10.1
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	4,935	4,292	500	103	40	100.0	87.0	10.1	2.1	0.8
Drug abuse violations	80,929	65,428	13,109	1,619	773	100.0	80.8	16.2	2.0	1.0
Gambling	207	146	35	3	23	100.0	70.5	16.9	1.4	11.1
Offenses against the family and children	11,996	8,108	3,168	695	25	100.0	67.6	26.4	5.8	0.2
Driving under the influence	156,475	138,258	12,193	3,941	2,083	100.0	88.4	7.8	2.5	1.3
Liquor laws	34,031	30,849	1,576	1,240	366	100.0	90.6	4.6	3.6	1.1
Drunkenness	17,695	15,408	1,455	805	27	100.0	87.1	8.2	4.5	0.2
Disorderly conduct	22,503	17,451	3,699	1,186	167	100.0	77.5	16.4	5.3	0.7
Vagrancy	250	181	56	13	0	100.0	72.4	22.4	5.2	0.0
All other offenses (except traffic)	215,147	167,615	36,247	7,976	3,309	100.0	77.9	16.8	3.7	1.5
Suspicion	92	71	20	1	0	100.0	77.2	21.7	1.1	0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations	457	352	16	30	59	100.0	77.0	3.5	6.6	12.9
Runaways	4,316	3,309	308	119	580	100.0	76.7	7.1	2.8	13.4

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	64,377	51,795	8,271	2,412	1,899	100.0	80.5	12.8	3.7	2.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	40	19	20	1	0	100.0	47.5	50.0	2.5	0.0
Forcible rape	195	161	29	4	1	100.0	82.6	14.9	2.1	0.5
Robbery	174	71	92	1	10	100.0	40.8	52.9	0.6	5.7
Aggravated assault	1,592	1,111	387	66	28	100.0	69.8	24.3	4.1	1.8
Burglary	3,757	3,066	491	156	44	100.0	81.6	13.1	4.2	1.2
Larceny-theft	5,229	4,280	611	156	182	100.0	81.9	11.7	3.0	3.5
Motor vehicle theft	906	752	89	43	22	100.0	83.0	9.8	4.7	2.4
Arson	198	175	13	8	2	100.0	88.4	6.6	4.0	1.0
Violent crime²	2,001	1,362	528	72	39	100.0	68.1	26.4	3.6	1.9
Property crime²	10,090	8,273	1,204	363	250	100.0	82.0	11.9	3.6	2.5
Other assaults	8,711	6,280	1,951	301	179	100.0	72.1	22.4	3.5	2.1
Forgery and counterfeiting	101	88	6	6	1	100.0	87.1	5.9	5.9	1.0
Fraud	337	286	39	3	9	100.0	84.9	11.6	0.9	2.7
Embezzlement	19	14	3	1	1	100.0	73.7	15.8	5.3	5.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	518	410	97	11	0	100.0	79.2	18.7	2.1	0.0
Vandalism	3,517	3,074	267	109	67	100.0	87.4	7.6	3.1	1.9
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	796	577	179	30	10	100.0	72.5	22.5	3.8	1.3
Prostitution and commercialized vice	6	4	0	2	0	100.0	66.7	0.0	33.3	0.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	926	784	114	21	7	100.0	84.7	12.3	2.3	0.8
Drug abuse violations	5,573	4,762	539	138	134	100.0	85.4	9.7	2.5	2.4
Gambling	16	8	1	0	7	100.0	50.0	6.3	0.0	43.8
Offenses against the family and children	386	338	40	7	1	100.0	87.6	10.4	1.8	0.3
Driving under the influence	1,738	1,591	69	55	23	100.0	91.5	4.0	3.2	1.3
Liquor laws	8,128	7,577	154	304	93	100.0	93.2	1.9	3.7	1.1
Drunkenness	494	460	13	21	0	100.0	93.1	2.6	4.3	0.0
Disorderly conduct	4,600	3,039	1,253	270	38	100.0	66.1	27.2	5.9	0.8
Vagrancy	28	24	4	0	0	100.0	85.7	14.3	0.0	0.0
All other offenses (except traffic)	11,605	9,169	1,486	549	401	100.0	79.0	12.8	4.7	3.5
Suspicion	14	14	0	0	0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations	457	352	16	30	59	100.0	77.0	3.5	6.6	12.9
Runaways	4,316	3,309	308	119	580	100.0	76.7	7.1	2.8	13.4

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	680,715	555,494	95,476	21,862	7,883	100.0	81.6	14.0	3.2	1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	563	359	175	27	2	100.0	63.8	31.1	4.8	0.4
Forcible rape	1,175	963	163	38	11	100.0	82.0	13.9	3.2	0.9
Robbery	1,562	796	663	82	21	100.0	51.0	42.4	5.2	1.3
Aggravated assault	17,307	13,156	3,094	907	150	100.0	76.0	17.9	5.2	0.9
Burglary	13,523	11,051	1,965	402	105	100.0	81.7	14.5	3.0	0.8
Larceny-theft	26,977	22,047	3,813	743	374	100.0	81.7	14.1	2.8	1.4
Motor vehicle theft	3,229	2,602	458	108	61	100.0	80.6	14.2	3.3	1.9
Arson	564	493	53	14	4	100.0	87.4	9.4	2.5	0.7
Violent crime²	20,607	15,274	4,095	1,054	184	100.0	74.1	19.9	5.1	0.9
Property crime²	44,293	36,193	6,289	1,267	544	100.0	81.7	14.2	2.9	1.2
Other assaults	57,728	46,556	8,209	2,271	692	100.0	80.6	14.2	3.9	1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting	4,119	3,221	832	41	25	100.0	78.2	20.2	1.0	0.6
Fraud	23,261	18,219	4,638	285	119	100.0	78.3	19.9	1.2	0.5
Embezzlement	825	690	113	10	12	100.0	83.6	13.7	1.2	1.5
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	3,878	3,032	722	110	14	100.0	78.2	18.6	2.8	0.4
Vandalism	9,278	7,745	1,024	397	112	100.0	83.5	11.0	4.3	1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	5,773	4,380	1,144	198	51	100.0	75.9	19.8	3.4	0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice	201	143	25	12	21	100.0	71.1	12.4	6.0	10.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	4,009	3,508	386	82	33	100.0	87.5	9.6	2.0	0.8
Drug abuse violations	75,356	60,666	12,570	1,481	639	100.0	80.5	16.7	2.0	0.8
Gambling	191	138	34	3	16	100.0	72.3	17.8	1.6	8.4
Offenses against the family and children	11,610	7,770	3,128	688	24	100.0	66.9	26.9	5.9	0.2
Driving under the influence	154,737	136,667	12,124	3,886	2,060	100.0	88.3	7.8	2.5	1.3
Liquor laws	25,903	23,272	1,422	936	273	100.0	89.8	5.5	3.6	1.1
Drunkenness	17,201	14,948	1,442	784	27	100.0	86.9	8.4	4.6	0.2
Disorderly conduct	17,903	14,412	2,446	916	129	100.0	80.5	13.7	5.1	0.7
Vagrancy	222	157	52	13	0	100.0	70.7	23.4	5.9	0.0
All other offenses (except traffic)	203,542	158,446	34,761	7,427	2,908	100.0	77.8	17.1	3.6	1.4
Suspicion	78	57	20	1	0	100.0	73.1	25.6	1.3	0.0
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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