Table 61

Arrests
Nonmetropolitan Counties
by Race, 2009
[1,976 agencies; 2009 estimated population 21,430,124]

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	773,902	631,977	107,923	24,628	9,374	100.0	81.7	13.9	3.2	1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	750	508	211	27	4	100.0	67.7	28.1	3.6	0.5
Forcible rape	1,552	1,275	225	34	18	100.0	82.2	14.5	2.2	1.2
Robbery	2,063	1,086	860	83	34	100.0	52.6	41.7	4.0	1.6
Aggravated assault	19,742	14,790	3,808	960	184	100.0	74.9	19.3	4.9	0.9
Burglary	18,506	14,823	2,858	627	198	100.0	80.1	15.4	3.4	1.1
Larceny-theft	34,153	27,990	4,579	947	637	100.0	82.0	13.4	2.8	1.9
Motor vehicle theft	3,793	3,124	418	163	88	100.0	82.4	11.0	4.3	2.3
Arson	785	674	90	17	4	100.0	85.9	11.5	2.2	0.5
Violent crime²	24,107	17,659	5,104	1,104	240	100.0	73.3	21.2	4.6	1.0
Property crime²	57,237	46,611	7,945	1,754	927	100.0	81.4	13.9	3.1	1.6
Other assaults	73,382	58,575	11,242	2,660	905	100.0	79.8	15.3	3.6	1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting	4,289	3,486	729	53	21	100.0	81.3	17.0	1.2	0.5
Fraud	21,342	16,732	4,206	301	103	100.0	78.4	19.7	1.4	0.5
Embezzlement	769	627	119	13	10	100.0	81.5	15.5	1.7	1.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	4,685	3,637	892	137	19	100.0	77.6	19.0	2.9	0.4
Vandalism	13,256	11,251	1,334	527	144	100.0	84.9	10.1	4.0	1.1
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	7,058	5,342	1,424	234	58	100.0	75.7	20.2	3.3	0.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice	183	132	33	3	15	100.0	72.1	18.0	1.6	8.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	5,015	4,316	528	112	59	100.0	86.1	10.5	2.2	1.2
Drug abuse violations	87,140	70,728	14,181	1,493	738	100.0	81.2	16.3	1.7	0.8
Gambling	312	262	36	3	11	100.0	84.0	11.5	1.0	3.5
Offenses against the family and children	12,056	8,579	2,833	614	30	100.0	71.2	23.5	5.1	0.2
Driving under the influence	151,155	132,840	13,055	3,797	1,463	100.0	87.9	8.6	2.5	1.0
Liquor laws	32,262	29,193	1,416	1,180	473	100.0	90.5	4.4	3.7	1.5
Drunkenness	19,814	17,454	1,440	870	50	100.0	88.1	7.3	4.4	0.3
Disorderly conduct	23,157	17,897	3,925	1,115	220	100.0	77.3	16.9	4.8	1.0
Vagrancy	380	236	61	19	64	100.0	62.1	16.1	5.0	16.8
All other offenses (except traffic)	231,944	183,161	37,071	8,494	3,218	100.0	79.0	16.0	3.7	1.4
Suspicion	128	86	42	0	0	100.0	67.2	32.8	0.0	0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations	499	401	24	20	54	100.0	80.4	4.8	4.0	10.8
Runaways	3,732	2,772	283	125	552	100.0	74.3	7.6	3.3	14.8

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	61,456	48,993	8,281	2,311	1,871	100.0	79.7	13.5	3.8	3.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	48	31	17	0	0	100.0	64.6	35.4	0.0	0.0
Forcible rape	226	198	24	2	2	100.0	87.6	10.6	0.9	0.9
Robbery	235	85	138	3	9	100.0	36.2	58.7	1.3	3.8
Aggravated assault	1,527	1,074	369	67	17	100.0	70.3	24.2	4.4	1.1
Burglary	3,496	2,812	486	149	49	100.0	80.4	13.9	4.3	1.4
Larceny-theft	5,448	4,361	695	157	235	100.0	80.0	12.8	2.9	4.3
Motor vehicle theft	759	628	73	24	34	100.0	82.7	9.6	3.2	4.5
Arson	226	195	25	4	2	100.0	86.3	11.1	1.8	0.9
Violent crime²	2,036	1,388	548	72	28	100.0	68.2	26.9	3.5	1.4
Property crime²	9,929	7,996	1,279	334	320	100.0	80.5	12.9	3.4	3.2
Other assaults	8,656	6,281	1,947	285	143	100.0	72.6	22.5	3.3	1.7
Forgery and counterfeiting	77	60	15	1	1	100.0	77.9	19.5	1.3	1.3
Fraud	267	233	32	2	0	100.0	87.3	12.0	0.7	0.0
Embezzlement	17	16	1	0	0	100.0	94.1	5.9	0.0	0.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	505	396	91	15	3	100.0	78.4	18.0	3.0	0.6
Vandalism	3,522	3,064	274	138	46	100.0	87.0	7.8	3.9	1.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	682	494	157	27	4	100.0	72.4	23.0	4.0	0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	8	7	1	0	0	100.0	87.5	12.5	0.0	0.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	916	804	81	20	11	100.0	87.8	8.8	2.2	1.2
Drug abuse violations	5,435	4,629	568	120	118	100.0	85.2	10.5	2.2	2.2
Gambling	9	6	2	0	1	100.0	66.7	22.2	0.0	11.1
Offenses against the family and children	282	252	29	1	0	100.0	89.4	10.3	0.4	0.0
Driving under the influence	1,522	1,405	66	37	14	100.0	92.3	4.3	2.4	0.9
Liquor laws	7,084	6,553	143	300	88	100.0	92.5	2.0	4.2	1.2
Drunkenness	434	388	9	37	0	100.0	89.4	2.1	8.5	0.0
Disorderly conduct	4,448	2,939	1,269	189	51	100.0	66.1	28.5	4.2	1.1
Vagrancy	26	22	3	1	0	100.0	84.6	11.5	3.8	0.0
All other offenses (except traffic)	11,359	8,876	1,459	587	437	100.0	78.1	12.8	5.2	3.8
Suspicion	11	11	0	0	0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations	499	401	24	20	54	100.0	80.4	4.8	4.0	10.8
Runaways	3,732	2,772	283	125	552	100.0	74.3	7.6	3.3	14.8

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	712,446	582,984	99,642	22,317	7,503	100.0	81.8	14.0	3.1	1.1
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	702	477	194	27	4	100.0	67.9	27.6	3.8	0.6
Forcible rape	1,326	1,077	201	32	16	100.0	81.2	15.2	2.4	1.2
Robbery	1,828	1,001	722	80	25	100.0	54.8	39.5	4.4	1.4
Aggravated assault	18,215	13,716	3,439	893	167	100.0	75.3	18.9	4.9	0.9
Burglary	15,010	12,011	2,372	478	149	100.0	80.0	15.8	3.2	1.0
Larceny-theft	28,705	23,629	3,884	790	402	100.0	82.3	13.5	2.8	1.4
Motor vehicle theft	3,034	2,496	345	139	54	100.0	82.3	11.4	4.6	1.8
Arson	559	479	65	13	2	100.0	85.7	11.6	2.3	0.4
Violent crime²	22,071	16,271	4,556	1,032	212	100.0	73.7	20.6	4.7	1.0
Property crime²	47,308	38,615	6,666	1,420	607	100.0	81.6	14.1	3.0	1.3
Other assaults	64,726	52,294	9,295	2,375	762	100.0	80.8	14.4	3.7	1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting	4,212	3,426	714	52	20	100.0	81.3	17.0	1.2	0.5
Fraud	21,075	16,499	4,174	299	103	100.0	78.3	19.8	1.4	0.5
Embezzlement	752	611	118	13	10	100.0	81.3	15.7	1.7	1.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	4,180	3,241	801	122	16	100.0	77.5	19.2	2.9	0.4
Vandalism	9,734	8,187	1,060	389	98	100.0	84.1	10.9	4.0	1.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	6,376	4,848	1,267	207	54	100.0	76.0	19.9	3.2	0.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice	175	125	32	3	15	100.0	71.4	18.3	1.7	8.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	4,099	3,512	447	92	48	100.0	85.7	10.9	2.2	1.2
Drug abuse violations	81,705	66,099	13,613	1,373	620	100.0	80.9	16.7	1.7	0.8
Gambling	303	256	34	3	10	100.0	84.5	11.2	1.0	3.3
Offenses against the family and children	11,774	8,327	2,804	613	30	100.0	70.7	23.8	5.2	0.3
Driving under the influence	149,633	131,435	12,989	3,760	1,449	100.0	87.8	8.7	2.5	1.0
Liquor laws	25,178	22,640	1,273	880	385	100.0	89.9	5.1	3.5	1.5
Drunkenness	19,380	17,066	1,431	833	50	100.0	88.1	7.4	4.3	0.3
Disorderly conduct	18,709	14,958	2,656	926	169	100.0	80.0	14.2	4.9	0.9
Vagrancy	354	214	58	18	64	100.0	60.5	16.4	5.1	18.1
All other offenses (except traffic)	220,585	174,285	35,612	7,907	2,781	100.0	79.0	16.1	3.6	1.3
Suspicion	117	75	42	0	0	100.0	64.1	35.9	0.0	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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