Table 55

Arrests
Metropolitan Counties
by Race, 2009
[1,320 agencies; 2009 estimated population 52,113,451]

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	1,847,071	1,374,767	446,860	12,651	12,793	100.0	74.4	24.2	0.7	0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	1,840	1,121	694	8	17	100.0	60.9	37.7	0.4	0.9
Forcible rape	2,885	2,192	652	19	22	100.0	76.0	22.6	0.7	0.8
Robbery	12,952	5,657	7,182	45	68	100.0	43.7	55.5	0.3	0.5
Aggravated assault	59,163	42,247	16,088	452	376	100.0	71.4	27.2	0.8	0.6
Burglary	42,361	31,344	10,673	141	203	100.0	74.0	25.2	0.3	0.5
Larceny-theft	132,325	88,258	41,943	747	1,377	100.0	66.7	31.7	0.6	1.0
Motor vehicle theft	11,501	8,300	3,070	83	48	100.0	72.2	26.7	0.7	0.4
Arson	1,792	1,440	324	14	14	100.0	80.4	18.1	0.8	0.8
Violent crime²	76,840	51,217	24,616	524	483	100.0	66.7	32.0	0.7	0.6
Property crime²	187,979	129,342	56,010	985	1,642	100.0	68.8	29.8	0.5	0.9
Other assaults	171,520	124,944	44,285	1,102	1,189	100.0	72.8	25.8	0.6	0.7
Forgery and counterfeiting	12,533	8,504	3,850	36	143	100.0	67.9	30.7	0.3	1.1
Fraud	41,235	28,485	12,301	200	249	100.0	69.1	29.8	0.5	0.6
Embezzlement	2,599	1,591	980	9	19	100.0	61.2	37.7	0.3	0.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	14,467	10,329	3,976	71	91	100.0	71.4	27.5	0.5	0.6
Vandalism	31,949	25,145	6,366	240	198	100.0	78.7	19.9	0.8	0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	20,931	13,543	7,123	132	133	100.0	64.7	34.0	0.6	0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	3,022	1,951	908	16	147	100.0	64.6	30.0	0.5	4.9
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	11,933	9,501	2,281	62	89	100.0	79.6	19.1	0.5	0.7
Drug abuse violations	231,455	167,568	61,466	1,114	1,307	100.0	72.4	26.6	0.5	0.6
Gambling	1,191	745	382	10	54	100.0	62.6	32.1	0.8	4.5
Offenses against the family and children	31,576	19,421	11,833	161	161	100.0	61.5	37.5	0.5	0.5
Driving under the influence	266,838	234,414	28,368	1,725	2,331	100.0	87.8	10.6	0.6	0.9
Liquor laws	56,539	50,218	5,059	711	551	100.0	88.8	8.9	1.3	1.0
Drunkenness	45,898	40,779	4,467	404	248	100.0	88.8	9.7	0.9	0.5
Disorderly conduct	50,319	33,942	15,751	344	282	100.0	67.5	31.3	0.7	0.6
Vagrancy	2,889	1,773	1,104	7	5	100.0	61.4	38.2	0.2	0.2
All other offenses (except traffic)	567,979	408,578	151,438	4,639	3,324	100.0	71.9	26.7	0.8	0.6
Suspicion	719	223	493	0	3	100.0	31.0	68.6	0.0	0.4
Curfew and loitering law violations	3,950	3,213	676	18	43	100.0	81.3	17.1	0.5	1.1
Runaways	12,710	9,341	3,127	141	101	100.0	73.5	24.6	1.1	0.8

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	203,903	136,687	64,398	1,309	1,509	100.0	67.0	31.6	0.6	0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	134	67	62	2	3	100.0	50.0	46.3	1.5	2.2
Forcible rape	424	317	102	1	4	100.0	74.8	24.1	0.2	0.9
Robbery	3,020	809	2,183	11	17	100.0	26.8	72.3	0.4	0.6
Aggravated assault	6,897	3,881	2,924	34	58	100.0	56.3	42.4	0.5	0.8
Burglary	9,599	6,341	3,188	30	40	100.0	66.1	33.2	0.3	0.4
Larceny-theft	28,561	16,505	11,578	153	325	100.0	57.8	40.5	0.5	1.1
Motor vehicle theft	2,505	1,598	871	22	14	100.0	63.8	34.8	0.9	0.6
Arson	667	533	126	4	4	100.0	79.9	18.9	0.6	0.6
Violent crime²	10,475	5,074	5,271	48	82	100.0	48.4	50.3	0.5	0.8
Property crime²	41,332	24,977	15,763	209	383	100.0	60.4	38.1	0.5	0.9
Other assaults	29,910	17,407	12,167	177	159	100.0	58.2	40.7	0.6	0.5
Forgery and counterfeiting	284	179	100	2	3	100.0	63.0	35.2	0.7	1.1
Fraud	802	539	245	6	12	100.0	67.2	30.5	0.7	1.5
Embezzlement	88	57	29	0	2	100.0	64.8	33.0	0.0	2.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	1,774	1,110	643	7	14	100.0	62.6	36.2	0.4	0.8
Vandalism	9,777	7,570	2,091	66	50	100.0	77.4	21.4	0.7	0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	4,056	2,479	1,496	41	40	100.0	61.1	36.9	1.0	1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	80	41	38	0	1	100.0	51.3	47.5	0.0	1.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	2,098	1,529	550	13	6	100.0	72.9	26.2	0.6	0.3
Drug abuse violations	21,004	16,042	4,663	138	161	100.0	76.4	22.2	0.7	0.8
Gambling	60	29	29	0	2	100.0	48.3	48.3	0.0	3.3
Offenses against the family and children	575	469	101	3	2	100.0	81.6	17.6	0.5	0.3
Driving under the influence	1,856	1,731	92	19	14	100.0	93.3	5.0	1.0	0.8
Liquor laws	13,534	12,593	655	141	145	100.0	93.0	4.8	1.0	1.1
Drunkenness	1,042	944	81	11	6	100.0	90.6	7.8	1.1	0.6
Disorderly conduct	13,750	7,027	6,596	67	60	100.0	51.1	48.0	0.5	0.4
Vagrancy	240	129	108	1	2	100.0	53.8	45.0	0.4	0.8
All other offenses (except traffic)	34,430	24,194	9,815	201	220	100.0	70.3	28.5	0.6	0.6
Suspicion	76	13	62	0	1	100.0	17.1	81.6	0.0	1.3
Curfew and loitering law violations	3,950	3,213	676	18	43	100.0	81.3	17.1	0.5	1.1
Runaways	12,710	9,341	3,127	141	101	100.0	73.5	24.6	1.1	0.8

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	1,643,168	1,238,080	382,462	11,342	11,284	100.0	75.3	23.3	0.7	0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	1,706	1,054	632	6	14	100.0	61.8	37.0	0.4	0.8
Forcible rape	2,461	1,875	550	18	18	100.0	76.2	22.3	0.7	0.7
Robbery	9,932	4,848	4,999	34	51	100.0	48.8	50.3	0.3	0.5
Aggravated assault	52,266	38,366	13,164	418	318	100.0	73.4	25.2	0.8	0.6
Burglary	32,762	25,003	7,485	111	163	100.0	76.3	22.8	0.3	0.5
Larceny-theft	103,764	71,753	30,365	594	1,052	100.0	69.2	29.3	0.6	1.0
Motor vehicle theft	8,996	6,702	2,199	61	34	100.0	74.5	24.4	0.7	0.4
Arson	1,125	907	198	10	10	100.0	80.6	17.6	0.9	0.9
Violent crime²	66,365	46,143	19,345	476	401	100.0	69.5	29.1	0.7	0.6
Property crime²	146,647	104,365	40,247	776	1,259	100.0	71.2	27.4	0.5	0.9
Other assaults	141,610	107,537	32,118	925	1,030	100.0	75.9	22.7	0.7	0.7
Forgery and counterfeiting	12,249	8,325	3,750	34	140	100.0	68.0	30.6	0.3	1.1
Fraud	40,433	27,946	12,056	194	237	100.0	69.1	29.8	0.5	0.6
Embezzlement	2,511	1,534	951	9	17	100.0	61.1	37.9	0.4	0.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	12,693	9,219	3,333	64	77	100.0	72.6	26.3	0.5	0.6
Vandalism	22,172	17,575	4,275	174	148	100.0	79.3	19.3	0.8	0.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	16,875	11,064	5,627	91	93	100.0	65.6	33.3	0.5	0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	2,942	1,910	870	16	146	100.0	64.9	29.6	0.5	5.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	9,835	7,972	1,731	49	83	100.0	81.1	17.6	0.5	0.8
Drug abuse violations	210,451	151,526	56,803	976	1,146	100.0	72.0	27.0	0.5	0.5
Gambling	1,131	716	353	10	52	100.0	63.3	31.2	0.9	4.6
Offenses against the family and children	31,001	18,952	11,732	158	159	100.0	61.1	37.8	0.5	0.5
Driving under the influence	264,982	232,683	28,276	1,706	2,317	100.0	87.8	10.7	0.6	0.9
Liquor laws	43,005	37,625	4,404	570	406	100.0	87.5	10.2	1.3	0.9
Drunkenness	44,856	39,835	4,386	393	242	100.0	88.8	9.8	0.9	0.5
Disorderly conduct	36,569	26,915	9,155	277	222	100.0	73.6	25.0	0.8	0.6
Vagrancy	2,649	1,644	996	6	3	100.0	62.1	37.6	0.2	0.1
All other offenses (except traffic)	533,549	384,384	141,623	4,438	3,104	100.0	72.0	26.5	0.8	0.6
Suspicion	643	210	431	0	2	100.0	32.7	67.0	0.0	0.3
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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