Table 43
| TOTAL |
10,690,561 |
7,389,208 |
3,027,153 |
150,544 |
123,656 |
100.0 |
69.1 |
28.3 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
9,739 |
4,741 |
4,801 |
100 |
97 |
100.0 |
48.7 |
49.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Forcible rape |
16,362 |
10,644 |
5,319 |
169 |
230 |
100.0 |
65.1 |
32.5 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| Robbery |
100,496 |
43,039 |
55,742 |
726 |
989 |
100.0 |
42.8 |
55.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| Aggravated assault |
330,368 |
209,922 |
111,904 |
4,613 |
3,929 |
100.0 |
63.5 |
33.9 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| Burglary |
234,551 |
155,994 |
74,419 |
2,021 |
2,117 |
100.0 |
66.5 |
31.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Larceny-theft |
1,056,473 |
719,983 |
306,625 |
14,646 |
15,219 |
100.0 |
68.1 |
29.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| Motor vehicle theft |
63,919 |
39,077 |
23,184 |
817 |
841 |
100.0 |
61.1 |
36.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Arson |
9,466 |
7,085 |
2,154 |
115 |
112 |
100.0 |
74.8 |
22.8 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Violent crime2 |
456,965 |
268,346 |
177,766 |
5,608 |
5,245 |
100.0 |
58.7 |
38.9 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
| Property crime2 |
1,364,409 |
922,139 |
406,382 |
17,599 |
18,289 |
100.0 |
67.6 |
29.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Other assaults |
1,032,502 |
672,865 |
332,435 |
15,127 |
12,075 |
100.0 |
65.2 |
32.2 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting |
67,054 |
44,730 |
21,251 |
345 |
728 |
100.0 |
66.7 |
31.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
| Fraud |
161,233 |
108,032 |
50,367 |
1,315 |
1,519 |
100.0 |
67.0 |
31.2 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Embezzlement |
13,960 |
9,208 |
4,429 |
75 |
248 |
100.0 |
66.0 |
31.7 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing |
82,714 |
51,953 |
29,357 |
662 |
742 |
100.0 |
62.8 |
35.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Vandalism |
212,173 |
157,723 |
48,746 |
3,352 |
2,352 |
100.0 |
74.3 |
23.0 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. |
130,503 |
74,942 |
53,441 |
951 |
1,169 |
100.0 |
57.4 |
41.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice |
56,560 |
31,699 |
23,021 |
427 |
1,413 |
100.0 |
56.0 |
40.7 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) |
60,175 |
44,240 |
14,347 |
715 |
873 |
100.0 |
73.5 |
23.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| Drug abuse violations |
1,301,629 |
845,974 |
437,623 |
8,588 |
9,444 |
100.0 |
65.0 |
33.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Gambling |
8,046 |
2,290 |
5,518 |
27 |
211 |
100.0 |
28.5 |
68.6 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
| Offenses against the family and children |
87,232 |
58,068 |
26,850 |
1,690 |
624 |
100.0 |
66.6 |
30.8 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
| Driving under the influence |
1,105,401 |
954,444 |
121,594 |
14,903 |
14,460 |
100.0 |
86.3 |
11.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Liquor laws |
444,087 |
373,189 |
50,431 |
14,876 |
5,591 |
100.0 |
84.0 |
11.4 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
| Drunkenness |
469,958 |
387,542 |
71,020 |
8,552 |
2,844 |
100.0 |
82.5 |
15.1 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
| Disorderly conduct |
515,689 |
326,563 |
176,169 |
8,783 |
4,174 |
100.0 |
63.3 |
34.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
| Vagrancy |
26,347 |
14,581 |
11,031 |
543 |
192 |
100.0 |
55.3 |
41.9 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) |
2,929,217 |
1,937,221 |
911,670 |
43,880 |
36,446 |
100.0 |
66.1 |
31.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| Suspicion |
1,513 |
677 |
828 |
1 |
7 |
100.0 |
44.7 |
54.7 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations |
89,578 |
54,439 |
33,207 |
872 |
1,060 |
100.0 |
60.8 |
37.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Runaways |
73,616 |
48,343 |
19,670 |
1,653 |
3,950 |
100.0 |
65.7 |
26.7 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
| TOTAL |
1,508,550 |
993,428 |
472,929 |
18,766 |
23,427 |
100.0 |
65.9 |
31.3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
941 |
380 |
546 |
8 |
7 |
100.0 |
40.4 |
58.0 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
| Forcible rape |
2,368 |
1,501 |
818 |
19 |
30 |
100.0 |
63.4 |
34.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
| Robbery |
25,226 |
7,854 |
16,968 |
112 |
292 |
100.0 |
31.1 |
67.3 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
| Aggravated assault |
39,341 |
21,790 |
16,694 |
394 |
463 |
100.0 |
55.4 |
42.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Burglary |
59,237 |
36,073 |
22,082 |
511 |
571 |
100.0 |
60.9 |
37.3 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| Larceny-theft |
253,467 |
164,701 |
80,670 |
3,148 |
4,948 |
100.0 |
65.0 |
31.8 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft |
15,664 |
8,452 |
6,765 |
234 |
213 |
100.0 |
54.0 |
43.2 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| Arson |
4,203 |
3,222 |
865 |
56 |
60 |
100.0 |
76.7 |
20.6 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
| Violent crime2 |
67,876 |
31,525 |
35,026 |
533 |
792 |
100.0 |
46.4 |
51.6 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
| Property crime2 |
332,571 |
212,448 |
110,382 |
3,949 |
5,792 |
100.0 |
63.9 |
33.2 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
| Other assaults |
172,000 |
100,872 |
67,420 |
1,849 |
1,859 |
100.0 |
58.6 |
39.2 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting |
1,687 |
1,120 |
543 |
9 |
15 |
100.0 |
66.4 |
32.2 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
| Fraud |
4,980 |
3,083 |
1,793 |
55 |
49 |
100.0 |
61.9 |
36.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Embezzlement |
481 |
307 |
160 |
1 |
13 |
100.0 |
63.8 |
33.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing |
14,831 |
8,104 |
6,461 |
117 |
149 |
100.0 |
54.6 |
43.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Vandalism |
71,158 |
55,801 |
13,683 |
845 |
829 |
100.0 |
78.4 |
19.2 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. |
26,666 |
16,190 |
9,938 |
210 |
328 |
100.0 |
60.7 |
37.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice |
1,072 |
426 |
626 |
4 |
16 |
100.0 |
39.7 |
58.4 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) |
10,494 |
7,468 |
2,788 |
89 |
149 |
100.0 |
71.2 |
26.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
| Drug abuse violations |
134,207 |
97,232 |
34,295 |
1,212 |
1,468 |
100.0 |
72.4 |
25.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
| Gambling |
1,395 |
95 |
1,293 |
0 |
7 |
100.0 |
6.8 |
92.7 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
| Offenses against the family and children |
3,576 |
2,642 |
870 |
48 |
16 |
100.0 |
73.9 |
24.3 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
| Driving under the influence |
10,629 |
9,774 |
541 |
191 |
123 |
100.0 |
92.0 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
| Liquor laws |
87,811 |
78,540 |
5,439 |
2,704 |
1,128 |
100.0 |
89.4 |
6.2 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
| Drunkenness |
11,067 |
9,799 |
966 |
210 |
92 |
100.0 |
88.5 |
8.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
| Disorderly conduct |
133,674 |
75,946 |
55,295 |
1,362 |
1,071 |
100.0 |
56.8 |
41.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| Vagrancy |
2,151 |
1,539 |
588 |
9 |
15 |
100.0 |
71.5 |
27.3 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) |
256,855 |
177,661 |
71,845 |
2,844 |
4,505 |
100.0 |
69.2 |
28.0 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
| Suspicion |
175 |
74 |
100 |
0 |
1 |
100.0 |
42.3 |
57.1 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations |
89,578 |
54,439 |
33,207 |
872 |
1,060 |
100.0 |
60.8 |
37.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| Runaways |
73,616 |
48,343 |
19,670 |
1,653 |
3,950 |
100.0 |
65.7 |
26.7 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
| TOTAL |
9,182,011 |
6,395,780 |
2,554,224 |
131,778 |
100,229 |
100.0 |
69.7 |
27.8 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
8,798 |
4,361 |
4,255 |
92 |
90 |
100.0 |
49.6 |
48.4 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Forcible rape |
13,994 |
9,143 |
4,501 |
150 |
200 |
100.0 |
65.3 |
32.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| Robbery |
75,270 |
35,185 |
38,774 |
614 |
697 |
100.0 |
46.7 |
51.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Aggravated assault |
291,027 |
188,132 |
95,210 |
4,219 |
3,466 |
100.0 |
64.6 |
32.7 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| Burglary |
175,314 |
119,921 |
52,337 |
1,510 |
1,546 |
100.0 |
68.4 |
29.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Larceny-theft |
803,006 |
555,282 |
225,955 |
11,498 |
10,271 |
100.0 |
69.2 |
28.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| Motor vehicle theft |
48,255 |
30,625 |
16,419 |
583 |
628 |
100.0 |
63.5 |
34.0 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| Arson |
5,263 |
3,863 |
1,289 |
59 |
52 |
100.0 |
73.4 |
24.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Violent crime2 |
389,089 |
236,821 |
142,740 |
5,075 |
4,453 |
100.0 |
60.9 |
36.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
| Property crime2 |
1,031,838 |
709,691 |
296,000 |
13,650 |
12,497 |
100.0 |
68.8 |
28.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Other assaults |
860,502 |
571,993 |
265,015 |
13,278 |
10,216 |
100.0 |
66.5 |
30.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting |
65,367 |
43,610 |
20,708 |
336 |
713 |
100.0 |
66.7 |
31.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
| Fraud |
156,253 |
104,949 |
48,574 |
1,260 |
1,470 |
100.0 |
67.2 |
31.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Embezzlement |
13,479 |
8,901 |
4,269 |
74 |
235 |
100.0 |
66.0 |
31.7 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing |
67,883 |
43,849 |
22,896 |
545 |
593 |
100.0 |
64.6 |
33.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
| Vandalism |
141,015 |
101,922 |
35,063 |
2,507 |
1,523 |
100.0 |
72.3 |
24.9 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. |
103,837 |
58,752 |
43,503 |
741 |
841 |
100.0 |
56.6 |
41.9 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice |
55,488 |
31,273 |
22,395 |
423 |
1,397 |
100.0 |
56.4 |
40.4 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) |
49,681 |
36,772 |
11,559 |
626 |
724 |
100.0 |
74.0 |
23.3 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| Drug abuse violations |
1,167,422 |
748,742 |
403,328 |
7,376 |
7,976 |
100.0 |
64.1 |
34.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| Gambling |
6,651 |
2,195 |
4,225 |
27 |
204 |
100.0 |
33.0 |
63.5 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
| Offenses against the family and children |
83,656 |
55,426 |
25,980 |
1,642 |
608 |
100.0 |
66.3 |
31.1 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
| Driving under the influence |
1,094,772 |
944,670 |
121,053 |
14,712 |
14,337 |
100.0 |
86.3 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
| Liquor laws |
356,276 |
294,649 |
44,992 |
12,172 |
4,463 |
100.0 |
82.7 |
12.6 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
| Drunkenness |
458,891 |
377,743 |
70,054 |
8,342 |
2,752 |
100.0 |
82.3 |
15.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
| Disorderly conduct |
382,015 |
250,617 |
120,874 |
7,421 |
3,103 |
100.0 |
65.6 |
31.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
| Vagrancy |
24,196 |
13,042 |
10,443 |
534 |
177 |
100.0 |
53.9 |
43.2 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) |
2,672,362 |
1,759,560 |
839,825 |
41,036 |
31,941 |
100.0 |
65.8 |
31.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| Suspicion |
1,338 |
603 |
728 |
1 |
6 |
100.0 |
45.1 |
54.4 |
0.1 |
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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- In 2009, 69.1 percent of all individuals arrested were white, 28.3 percent were black, and 2.6 percent were of other races.
- Of all juveniles (individuals under the age of 18) arrested in 2009 in the Nation, 65.9 percent were white, 31.3 percent were black, and 2.8 percent were of other races.
- Nearly 70 percent (69.7) of all adults arrested in 2009 were white, 27.8 percent were black, and 2.5 percent were of other races.
- White individuals were more often arrested for violent crimes than individuals of any other race, accounting for 58.7 percent of those arrests.
- The percentages of adult white and black arrestees for murder were similar, with 49.6 percent being white, and 48.4 percent being black.
- Black juveniles accounted for 51.6 percent of juvenile arrests for violent crimes.
- For property crime, white juveniles accounted for 63.9 percent of juvenile arrestees.
- Of juvenile arrestees charged with driving under the influence, most were white (92.0 percent).
- White juveniles accounted for 76.7 percent of juveniles arrested for arson in 2009.