Table 67

Arrests
Suburban Areas¹
by Race, 2008
[6,404 agencies; 2008 estimated population 101,304,348]

Offense charged	Total arrests					Percent distribution²
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	4,140,443	3,115,053	964,802	28,834	31,754	100.0	75.2	23.3	0.7	0.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	2,960	1,718	1,210	13	19	100.0	58.0	40.9	0.4	0.6
Forcible rape	5,947	4,405	1,450	40	52	100.0	74.1	24.4	0.7	0.9
Robbery	27,937	12,941	14,728	112	156	100.0	46.3	52.7	0.4	0.6
Aggravated assault	114,194	80,202	32,082	906	1,004	100.0	70.2	28.1	0.8	0.9
Burglary	86,474	63,791	21,724	409	550	100.0	73.8	25.1	0.5	0.6
Larceny-theft	367,754	258,219	103,373	2,335	3,827	100.0	70.2	28.1	0.6	1.0
Motor vehicle theft	23,476	16,463	6,723	135	155	100.0	70.1	28.6	0.6	0.7
Arson	4,387	3,551	764	25	47	100.0	80.9	17.4	0.6	1.1
Violent crime³	151,038	99,266	49,470	1,071	1,231	100.0	65.7	32.8	0.7	0.8
Property crime³	482,091	342,024	132,584	2,904	4,579	100.0	70.9	27.5	0.6	0.9
Other assaults	367,031	268,527	93,081	2,570	2,853	100.0	73.2	25.4	0.7	0.8
Forgery and counterfeiting	27,098	19,147	7,632	82	237	100.0	70.7	28.2	0.3	0.9
Fraud	82,422	56,540	25,064	331	487	100.0	68.6	30.4	0.4	0.6
Embezzlement	6,192	4,012	2,117	12	51	100.0	64.8	34.2	0.2	0.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	33,409	22,717	10,290	174	228	100.0	68.0	30.8	0.5	0.7
Vandalism	83,709	67,468	15,026	617	598	100.0	80.6	18.0	0.7	0.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	44,882	29,384	14,949	238	311	100.0	65.5	33.3	0.5	0.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice	6,486	4,209	1,939	32	306	100.0	64.9	29.9	0.5	4.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	22,698	17,836	4,489	151	222	100.0	78.6	19.8	0.7	1.0
Drug abuse violations	467,425	347,396	114,906	2,187	2,936	100.0	74.3	24.6	0.5	0.6
Gambling	1,000	556	371	12	61	100.0	55.6	37.1	1.2	6.1
Offenses against the family and children	47,703	31,592	15,529	298	284	100.0	66.2	32.6	0.6	0.6
Driving under the influence	504,697	449,805	46,882	3,163	4,847	100.0	89.1	9.3	0.6	1.0
Liquor laws	194,303	172,560	17,449	2,276	2,018	100.0	88.8	9.0	1.2	1.0
Drunkenness	159,139	139,206	17,398	1,770	765	100.0	87.5	10.9	1.1	0.5
Disorderly conduct	204,084	144,928	56,240	1,522	1,394	100.0	71.0	27.6	0.7	0.7
Vagrancy	6,104	4,080	1,987	14	23	100.0	66.8	32.6	0.2	0.4
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,199,476	857,367	325,152	9,056	7,901	100.0	71.5	27.1	0.8	0.7
Suspicion	583	264	304	10	5	100.0	45.3	52.1	1.7	0.9
Curfew and loitering law violations	21,682	16,230	5,176	96	180	100.0	74.9	23.9	0.4	0.8
Runaways	27,191	19,939	6,767	248	237	100.0	73.3	24.9	0.9	0.9

Offense charged	Arrests under 18					Percent distribution²
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	615,070	440,921	164,880	3,789	5,480	100.0	71.7	26.8	0.6	0.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	249	111	134	2	2	100.0	44.6	53.8	0.8	0.8
Forcible rape	900	644	248	5	3	100.0	71.6	27.6	0.6	0.3
Robbery	7,272	2,355	4,846	15	56	100.0	32.4	66.6	0.2	0.8
Aggravated assault	15,555	9,318	6,035	107	95	100.0	59.9	38.8	0.7	0.6
Burglary	23,926	16,574	7,057	103	192	100.0	69.3	29.5	0.4	0.8
Larceny-theft	93,448	61,269	30,425	524	1,230	100.0	65.6	32.6	0.6	1.3
Motor vehicle theft	5,823	3,605	2,139	34	45	100.0	61.9	36.7	0.6	0.8
Arson	2,225	1,802	379	10	34	100.0	81.0	17.0	0.4	1.5
Violent crime³	23,976	12,428	11,263	129	156	100.0	51.8	47.0	0.5	0.7
Property crime³	125,422	83,250	40,000	671	1,501	100.0	66.4	31.9	0.5	1.2
Other assaults	72,391	46,060	25,478	364	489	100.0	63.6	35.2	0.5	0.7
Forgery and counterfeiting	814	575	225	3	11	100.0	70.6	27.6	0.4	1.4
Fraud	2,399	1,558	807	15	19	100.0	64.9	33.6	0.6	0.8
Embezzlement	357	217	138	0	2	100.0	60.8	38.7	0.0	0.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	6,100	3,714	2,302	27	57	100.0	60.9	37.7	0.4	0.9
Vandalism	33,132	27,098	5,598	201	235	100.0	81.8	16.9	0.6	0.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	10,854	7,156	3,539	50	109	100.0	65.9	32.6	0.5	1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	172	102	64	1	5	100.0	59.3	37.2	0.6	2.9
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	4,567	3,394	1,122	20	31	100.0	74.3	24.6	0.4	0.7
Drug abuse violations	55,385	44,525	10,134	283	443	100.0	80.4	18.3	0.5	0.8
Gambling	79	20	58	0	1	100.0	25.3	73.4	0.0	1.3
Offenses against the family and children	2,376	1,784	575	13	4	100.0	75.1	24.2	0.5	0.2
Driving under the influence	5,260	4,977	209	33	41	100.0	94.6	4.0	0.6	0.8
Liquor laws	46,382	42,923	2,446	510	503	100.0	92.5	5.3	1.1	1.1
Drunkenness	4,634	4,223	317	66	28	100.0	91.1	6.8	1.4	0.6
Disorderly conduct	60,608	37,735	22,115	308	450	100.0	62.3	36.5	0.5	0.7
Vagrancy	691	562	126	0	3	100.0	81.3	18.2	0.0	0.4
All other offenses (except traffic)	110,487	82,401	26,361	751	974	100.0	74.6	23.9	0.7	0.9
Suspicion	111	50	60	0	1	100.0	45.0	54.1	0.0	0.9
Curfew and loitering law violations	21,682	16,230	5,176	96	180	100.0	74.9	23.9	0.4	0.8
Runaways	27,191	19,939	6,767	248	237	100.0	73.3	24.9	0.9	0.9

Offense charged	Arrests 18 and over					Percent distribution²
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	3,525,373	2,674,132	799,922	25,045	26,274	100.0	75.9	22.7	0.7	0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	2,711	1,607	1,076	11	17	100.0	59.3	39.7	0.4	0.6
Forcible rape	5,047	3,761	1,202	35	49	100.0	74.5	23.8	0.7	1.0
Robbery	20,665	10,586	9,882	97	100	100.0	51.2	47.8	0.5	0.5
Aggravated assault	98,639	70,884	26,047	799	909	100.0	71.9	26.4	0.8	0.9
Burglary	62,548	47,217	14,667	306	358	100.0	75.5	23.4	0.5	0.6
Larceny-theft	274,306	196,950	72,948	1,811	2,597	100.0	71.8	26.6	0.7	0.9
Motor vehicle theft	17,653	12,858	4,584	101	110	100.0	72.8	26.0	0.6	0.6
Arson	2,162	1,749	385	15	13	100.0	80.9	17.8	0.7	0.6
Violent crime³	127,062	86,838	38,207	942	1,075	100.0	68.3	30.1	0.7	0.8
Property crime³	356,669	258,774	92,584	2,233	3,078	100.0	72.6	26.0	0.6	0.9
Other assaults	294,640	222,467	67,603	2,206	2,364	100.0	75.5	22.9	0.7	0.8
Forgery and counterfeiting	26,284	18,572	7,407	79	226	100.0	70.7	28.2	0.3	0.9
Fraud	80,023	54,982	24,257	316	468	100.0	68.7	30.3	0.4	0.6
Embezzlement	5,835	3,795	1,979	12	49	100.0	65.0	33.9	0.2	0.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	27,309	19,003	7,988	147	171	100.0	69.6	29.3	0.5	0.6
Vandalism	50,577	40,370	9,428	416	363	100.0	79.8	18.6	0.8	0.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	34,028	22,228	11,410	188	202	100.0	65.3	33.5	0.6	0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	6,314	4,107	1,875	31	301	100.0	65.0	29.7	0.5	4.8
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	18,131	14,442	3,367	131	191	100.0	79.7	18.6	0.7	1.1
Drug abuse violations	412,040	302,871	104,772	1,904	2,493	100.0	73.5	25.4	0.5	0.6
Gambling	921	536	313	12	60	100.0	58.2	34.0	1.3	6.5
Offenses against the family and children	45,327	29,808	14,954	285	280	100.0	65.8	33.0	0.6	0.6
Driving under the influence	499,437	444,828	46,673	3,130	4,806	100.0	89.1	9.3	0.6	1.0
Liquor laws	147,921	129,637	15,003	1,766	1,515	100.0	87.6	10.1	1.2	1.0
Drunkenness	154,505	134,983	17,081	1,704	737	100.0	87.4	11.1	1.1	0.5
Disorderly conduct	143,476	107,193	34,125	1,214	944	100.0	74.7	23.8	0.8	0.7
Vagrancy	5,413	3,518	1,861	14	20	100.0	65.0	34.4	0.3	0.4
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,088,989	774,966	298,791	8,305	6,927	100.0	71.2	27.4	0.8	0.6
Suspicion	472	214	244	10	4	100.0	45.3	51.7	2.1	0.8
Curfew and loitering law violations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Runaways	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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