Table 49

Arrests
Cities
by Race, 2009
[9,075 agencies; 2009 estimated population 166,296,396]

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	8,069,588	5,382,464	2,472,370	113,265	101,489	100.0	66.7	30.6	1.4	1.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	7,149	3,112	3,896	65	76	100.0	43.5	54.5	0.9	1.1
Forcible rape	11,925	7,177	4,442	116	190	100.0	60.2	37.2	1.0	1.6
Robbery	85,481	36,296	47,700	598	887	100.0	42.5	55.8	0.7	1.0
Aggravated assault	251,463	152,885	92,008	3,201	3,369	100.0	60.8	36.6	1.3	1.3
Burglary	173,684	109,827	60,888	1,253	1,716	100.0	63.2	35.1	0.7	1.0
Larceny-theft	889,995	603,735	260,103	12,952	13,205	100.0	67.8	29.2	1.5	1.5
Motor vehicle theft	48,625	27,653	19,696	571	705	100.0	56.9	40.5	1.2	1.4
Arson	6,889	4,971	1,740	84	94	100.0	72.2	25.3	1.2	1.4
Violent crime²	356,018	199,470	148,046	3,980	4,522	100.0	56.0	41.6	1.1	1.3
Property crime²	1,119,193	746,186	342,427	14,860	15,720	100.0	66.7	30.6	1.3	1.4
Other assaults	787,600	489,346	276,908	11,365	9,981	100.0	62.1	35.2	1.4	1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting	50,232	32,740	16,672	256	564	100.0	65.2	33.2	0.5	1.1
Fraud	98,656	62,815	33,860	814	1,167	100.0	63.7	34.3	0.8	1.2
Embezzlement	10,592	6,990	3,330	53	219	100.0	66.0	31.4	0.5	2.1
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	63,562	37,987	24,489	454	632	100.0	59.8	38.5	0.7	1.0
Vandalism	166,968	121,327	41,046	2,585	2,010	100.0	72.7	24.6	1.5	1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	102,514	56,057	44,894	585	978	100.0	54.7	43.8	0.6	1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	53,355	29,616	22,080	408	1,251	100.0	55.5	41.4	0.8	2.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	43,227	30,423	11,538	541	725	100.0	70.4	26.7	1.3	1.7
Drug abuse violations	983,034	607,678	361,976	5,981	7,399	100.0	61.8	36.8	0.6	0.8
Gambling	6,543	1,283	5,100	14	146	100.0	19.6	77.9	0.2	2.2
Offenses against the family and children	43,600	30,068	12,184	915	433	100.0	69.0	27.9	2.1	1.0
Driving under the influence	687,408	587,190	80,171	9,381	10,666	100.0	85.4	11.7	1.4	1.6
Liquor laws	355,286	293,778	43,956	12,985	4,567	100.0	82.7	12.4	3.7	1.3
Drunkenness	404,246	329,309	65,113	7,278	2,546	100.0	81.5	16.1	1.8	0.6
Disorderly conduct	442,213	274,724	156,493	7,324	3,672	100.0	62.1	35.4	1.7	0.8
Vagrancy	23,078	12,572	9,866	517	123	100.0	54.5	42.8	2.2	0.5
All other offenses (except traffic)	2,129,294	1,345,482	723,161	30,747	29,904	100.0	63.2	34.0	1.4	1.4
Suspicion	666	368	293	1	4	100.0	55.3	44.0	0.2	0.6
Curfew and loitering law violations	85,129	50,825	32,507	834	963	100.0	59.7	38.2	1.0	1.1
Runaways	57,174	36,230	16,260	1,387	3,297	100.0	63.4	28.4	2.4	5.8

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	1,243,191	807,748	400,250	15,146	20,047	100.0	65.0	32.2	1.2	1.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	759	282	467	6	4	100.0	37.2	61.5	0.8	0.5
Forcible rape	1,718	986	692	16	24	100.0	57.4	40.3	0.9	1.4
Robbery	21,971	6,960	14,647	98	266	100.0	31.7	66.7	0.4	1.2
Aggravated assault	30,917	16,835	13,401	293	388	100.0	54.5	43.3	0.9	1.3
Burglary	46,142	26,920	18,408	332	482	100.0	58.3	39.9	0.7	1.0
Larceny-theft	219,458	143,835	68,397	2,838	4,388	100.0	65.5	31.2	1.3	2.0
Motor vehicle theft	12,400	6,226	5,821	188	165	100.0	50.2	46.9	1.5	1.3
Arson	3,310	2,494	714	48	54	100.0	75.3	21.6	1.5	1.6
Violent crime²	55,365	25,063	29,207	413	682	100.0	45.3	52.8	0.7	1.2
Property crime²	281,310	179,475	93,340	3,406	5,089	100.0	63.8	33.2	1.2	1.8
Other assaults	133,434	77,184	53,306	1,387	1,557	100.0	57.8	39.9	1.0	1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting	1,326	881	428	6	11	100.0	66.4	32.3	0.5	0.8
Fraud	3,911	2,311	1,516	47	37	100.0	59.1	38.8	1.2	0.9
Embezzlement	376	234	130	1	11	100.0	62.2	34.6	0.3	2.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	12,552	6,598	5,727	95	132	100.0	52.6	45.6	0.8	1.1
Vandalism	57,859	45,167	11,318	641	733	100.0	78.1	19.6	1.1	1.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	21,928	13,217	8,285	142	284	100.0	60.3	37.8	0.6	1.3
Prostitution and commercialized vice	984	378	587	4	15	100.0	38.4	59.7	0.4	1.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	7,480	5,135	2,157	56	132	100.0	68.6	28.8	0.7	1.8
Drug abuse violations	107,768	76,561	29,064	954	1,189	100.0	71.0	27.0	0.9	1.1
Gambling	1,326	60	1,262	0	4	100.0	4.5	95.2	0.0	0.3
Offenses against the family and children	2,719	1,921	740	44	14	100.0	70.7	27.2	1.6	0.5
Driving under the influence	7,251	6,638	383	135	95	100.0	91.5	5.3	1.9	1.3
Liquor laws	67,193	59,394	4,641	2,263	895	100.0	88.4	6.9	3.4	1.3
Drunkenness	9,591	8,467	876	162	86	100.0	88.3	9.1	1.7	0.9
Disorderly conduct	115,476	65,980	47,430	1,106	960	100.0	57.1	41.1	1.0	0.8
Vagrancy	1,885	1,388	477	7	13	100.0	73.6	25.3	0.4	0.7
All other offenses (except traffic)	211,066	144,591	60,571	2,056	3,848	100.0	68.5	28.7	1.0	1.8
Suspicion	88	50	38	0	0	100.0	56.8	43.2	0.0	0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations	85,129	50,825	32,507	834	963	100.0	59.7	38.2	1.0	1.1
Runaways	57,174	36,230	16,260	1,387	3,297	100.0	63.4	28.4	2.4	5.8

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	6,826,397	4,574,716	2,072,120	98,119	81,442	100.0	67.0	30.4	1.4	1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	6,390	2,830	3,429	59	72	100.0	44.3	53.7	0.9	1.1
Forcible rape	10,207	6,191	3,750	100	166	100.0	60.7	36.7	1.0	1.6
Robbery	63,510	29,336	33,053	500	621	100.0	46.2	52.0	0.8	1.0
Aggravated assault	220,546	136,050	78,607	2,908	2,981	100.0	61.7	35.6	1.3	1.4
Burglary	127,542	82,907	42,480	921	1,234	100.0	65.0	33.3	0.7	1.0
Larceny-theft	670,537	459,900	191,706	10,114	8,817	100.0	68.6	28.6	1.5	1.3
Motor vehicle theft	36,225	21,427	13,875	383	540	100.0	59.1	38.3	1.1	1.5
Arson	3,579	2,477	1,026	36	40	100.0	69.2	28.7	1.0	1.1
Violent crime²	300,653	174,407	118,839	3,567	3,840	100.0	58.0	39.5	1.2	1.3
Property crime²	837,883	566,711	249,087	11,454	10,631	100.0	67.6	29.7	1.4	1.3
Other assaults	654,166	412,162	223,602	9,978	8,424	100.0	63.0	34.2	1.5	1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting	48,906	31,859	16,244	250	553	100.0	65.1	33.2	0.5	1.1
Fraud	94,745	60,504	32,344	767	1,130	100.0	63.9	34.1	0.8	1.2
Embezzlement	10,216	6,756	3,200	52	208	100.0	66.1	31.3	0.5	2.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	51,010	31,389	18,762	359	500	100.0	61.5	36.8	0.7	1.0
Vandalism	109,109	76,160	29,728	1,944	1,277	100.0	69.8	27.2	1.8	1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	80,586	42,840	36,609	443	694	100.0	53.2	45.4	0.5	0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice	52,371	29,238	21,493	404	1,236	100.0	55.8	41.0	0.8	2.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	35,747	25,288	9,381	485	593	100.0	70.7	26.2	1.4	1.7
Drug abuse violations	875,266	531,117	332,912	5,027	6,210	100.0	60.7	38.0	0.6	0.7
Gambling	5,217	1,223	3,838	14	142	100.0	23.4	73.6	0.3	2.7
Offenses against the family and children	40,881	28,147	11,444	871	419	100.0	68.9	28.0	2.1	1.0
Driving under the influence	680,157	580,552	79,788	9,246	10,571	100.0	85.4	11.7	1.4	1.6
Liquor laws	288,093	234,384	39,315	10,722	3,672	100.0	81.4	13.6	3.7	1.3
Drunkenness	394,655	320,842	64,237	7,116	2,460	100.0	81.3	16.3	1.8	0.6
Disorderly conduct	326,737	208,744	109,063	6,218	2,712	100.0	63.9	33.4	1.9	0.8
Vagrancy	21,193	11,184	9,389	510	110	100.0	52.8	44.3	2.4	0.5
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,918,228	1,200,891	662,590	28,691	26,056	100.0	62.6	34.5	1.5	1.4
Suspicion	578	318	255	1	4	100.0	55.0	44.1	0.2	0.7
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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