Table 67

Arrests
Suburban Areas¹
by Race, 2009
[6,651 agencies; 2009 estimated population 104,853,682]

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	4,190,384	3,127,514	995,665	33,211	33,994	100.0	74.6	23.8	0.8	0.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	2,903	1,683	1,184	12	24	100.0	58.0	40.8	0.4	0.8
Forcible rape	5,657	4,179	1,388	34	56	100.0	73.9	24.5	0.6	1.0
Robbery	29,055	13,486	15,292	126	151	100.0	46.4	52.6	0.4	0.5
Aggravated assault	115,046	80,874	32,303	941	928	100.0	70.3	28.1	0.8	0.8
Burglary	86,876	63,701	22,258	362	555	100.0	73.3	25.6	0.4	0.6
Larceny-theft	401,449	279,936	113,980	3,071	4,462	100.0	69.7	28.4	0.8	1.1
Motor vehicle theft	21,183	15,097	5,785	170	131	100.0	71.3	27.3	0.8	0.6
Arson	4,099	3,310	730	27	32	100.0	80.8	17.8	0.7	0.8
Violent crime³	152,661	100,222	50,167	1,113	1,159	100.0	65.7	32.9	0.7	0.8
Property crime³	513,607	362,044	142,753	3,630	5,180	100.0	70.5	27.8	0.7	1.0
Other assaults	385,008	279,089	99,886	2,960	3,073	100.0	72.5	25.9	0.8	0.8
Forgery and counterfeiting	27,509	18,842	8,319	84	264	100.0	68.5	30.2	0.3	1.0
Fraud	75,281	51,621	22,782	319	559	100.0	68.6	30.3	0.4	0.7
Embezzlement	5,524	3,613	1,841	19	51	100.0	65.4	33.3	0.3	0.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	32,949	22,442	10,065	180	262	100.0	68.1	30.5	0.5	0.8
Vandalism	81,267	64,579	15,517	561	610	100.0	79.5	19.1	0.7	0.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	43,416	28,650	14,220	234	312	100.0	66.0	32.8	0.5	0.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice	6,286	4,183	1,766	31	306	100.0	66.5	28.1	0.5	4.9
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	22,246	17,500	4,378	145	223	100.0	78.7	19.7	0.7	1.0
Drug abuse violations	480,291	355,030	119,879	2,307	3,075	100.0	73.9	25.0	0.5	0.6
Gambling	1,726	991	600	15	120	100.0	57.4	34.8	0.9	7.0
Offenses against the family and children	46,536	30,842	15,013	379	302	100.0	66.3	32.3	0.8	0.6
Driving under the influence	513,782	451,685	53,136	3,587	5,374	100.0	87.9	10.3	0.7	1.0
Liquor laws	184,979	162,618	17,375	2,808	2,178	100.0	87.9	9.4	1.5	1.2
Drunkenness	161,638	140,772	18,428	1,544	894	100.0	87.1	11.4	1.0	0.6
Disorderly conduct	198,304	139,218	56,247	1,375	1,464	100.0	70.2	28.4	0.7	0.7
Vagrancy	6,495	3,976	2,479	13	27	100.0	61.2	38.2	0.2	0.4
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,205,676	856,446	329,531	11,524	8,175	100.0	71.0	27.3	1.0	0.7
Suspicion	951	330	616	0	5	100.0	34.7	64.8	0.0	0.5
Curfew and loitering law violations	20,232	15,441	4,568	77	146	100.0	76.3	22.6	0.4	0.7
Runaways	24,020	17,380	6,099	306	235	100.0	72.4	25.4	1.3	1.0

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	579,999	410,716	160,231	3,671	5,381	100.0	70.8	27.6	0.6	0.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	238	111	122	2	3	100.0	46.6	51.3	0.8	1.3
Forcible rape	875	647	213	6	9	100.0	73.9	24.3	0.7	1.0
Robbery	6,828	2,144	4,632	17	35	100.0	31.4	67.8	0.2	0.5
Aggravated assault	14,932	8,831	5,905	84	112	100.0	59.1	39.5	0.6	0.8
Burglary	21,413	14,532	6,646	88	147	100.0	67.9	31.0	0.4	0.7
Larceny-theft	94,649	60,857	31,897	579	1,316	100.0	64.3	33.7	0.6	1.4
Motor vehicle theft	4,961	3,196	1,674	50	41	100.0	64.4	33.7	1.0	0.8
Arson	1,951	1,589	332	12	18	100.0	81.4	17.0	0.6	0.9
Violent crime³	22,873	11,733	10,872	109	159	100.0	51.3	47.5	0.5	0.7
Property crime³	122,974	80,174	40,549	729	1,522	100.0	65.2	33.0	0.6	1.2
Other assaults	71,993	45,632	25,487	410	464	100.0	63.4	35.4	0.6	0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting	709	505	197	4	3	100.0	71.2	27.8	0.6	0.4
Fraud	2,043	1,330	682	11	20	100.0	65.1	33.4	0.5	1.0
Embezzlement	182	111	64	1	6	100.0	61.0	35.2	0.5	3.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	5,784	3,481	2,210	27	66	100.0	60.2	38.2	0.5	1.1
Vandalism	28,394	22,831	5,188	156	219	100.0	80.4	18.3	0.5	0.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	9,626	6,405	3,061	61	99	100.0	66.5	31.8	0.6	1.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	168	97	68	1	2	100.0	57.7	40.5	0.6	1.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	4,290	3,167	1,072	27	24	100.0	73.8	25.0	0.6	0.6
Drug abuse violations	55,035	44,276	9,954	316	489	100.0	80.5	18.1	0.6	0.9
Gambling	149	54	93	0	2	100.0	36.2	62.4	0.0	1.3
Offenses against the family and children	1,725	1,352	358	9	6	100.0	78.4	20.8	0.5	0.3
Driving under the influence	4,676	4,357	238	40	41	100.0	93.2	5.1	0.9	0.9
Liquor laws	41,189	37,784	2,440	442	523	100.0	91.7	5.9	1.1	1.3
Drunkenness	4,455	4,079	311	43	22	100.0	91.6	7.0	1.0	0.5
Disorderly conduct	56,652	34,781	21,189	234	448	100.0	61.4	37.4	0.4	0.8
Vagrancy	558	352	196	2	8	100.0	63.1	35.1	0.4	1.4
All other offenses (except traffic)	102,158	75,366	25,250	666	876	100.0	73.8	24.7	0.7	0.9
Suspicion	114	28	85	0	1	100.0	24.6	74.6	0.0	0.9
Curfew and loitering law violations	20,232	15,441	4,568	77	146	100.0	76.3	22.6	0.4	0.7
Runaways	24,020	17,380	6,099	306	235	100.0	72.4	25.4	1.3	1.0

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	3,610,385	2,716,798	835,434	29,540	28,613	100.0	75.2	23.1	0.8	0.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	2,665	1,572	1,062	10	21	100.0	59.0	39.8	0.4	0.8
Forcible rape	4,782	3,532	1,175	28	47	100.0	73.9	24.6	0.6	1.0
Robbery	22,227	11,342	10,660	109	116	100.0	51.0	48.0	0.5	0.5
Aggravated assault	100,114	72,043	26,398	857	816	100.0	72.0	26.4	0.9	0.8
Burglary	65,463	49,169	15,612	274	408	100.0	75.1	23.8	0.4	0.6
Larceny-theft	306,800	219,079	82,083	2,492	3,146	100.0	71.4	26.8	0.8	1.0
Motor vehicle theft	16,222	11,901	4,111	120	90	100.0	73.4	25.3	0.7	0.6
Arson	2,148	1,721	398	15	14	100.0	80.1	18.5	0.7	0.7
Violent crime³	129,788	88,489	39,295	1,004	1,000	100.0	68.2	30.3	0.8	0.8
Property crime³	390,633	281,870	102,204	2,901	3,658	100.0	72.2	26.2	0.7	0.9
Other assaults	313,015	233,457	74,399	2,550	2,609	100.0	74.6	23.8	0.8	0.8
Forgery and counterfeiting	26,800	18,337	8,122	80	261	100.0	68.4	30.3	0.3	1.0
Fraud	73,238	50,291	22,100	308	539	100.0	68.7	30.2	0.4	0.7
Embezzlement	5,342	3,502	1,777	18	45	100.0	65.6	33.3	0.3	0.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	27,165	18,961	7,855	153	196	100.0	69.8	28.9	0.6	0.7
Vandalism	52,873	41,748	10,329	405	391	100.0	79.0	19.5	0.8	0.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	33,790	22,245	11,159	173	213	100.0	65.8	33.0	0.5	0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	6,118	4,086	1,698	30	304	100.0	66.8	27.8	0.5	5.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	17,956	14,333	3,306	118	199	100.0	79.8	18.4	0.7	1.1
Drug abuse violations	425,256	310,754	109,925	1,991	2,586	100.0	73.1	25.8	0.5	0.6
Gambling	1,577	937	507	15	118	100.0	59.4	32.1	1.0	7.5
Offenses against the family and children	44,811	29,490	14,655	370	296	100.0	65.8	32.7	0.8	0.7
Driving under the influence	509,106	447,328	52,898	3,547	5,333	100.0	87.9	10.4	0.7	1.0
Liquor laws	143,790	124,834	14,935	2,366	1,655	100.0	86.8	10.4	1.6	1.2
Drunkenness	157,183	136,693	18,117	1,501	872	100.0	87.0	11.5	1.0	0.6
Disorderly conduct	141,652	104,437	35,058	1,141	1,016	100.0	73.7	24.7	0.8	0.7
Vagrancy	5,937	3,624	2,283	11	19	100.0	61.0	38.5	0.2	0.3
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,103,518	781,080	304,281	10,858	7,299	100.0	70.8	27.6	1.0	0.7
Suspicion	837	302	531	0	4	100.0	36.1	63.4	0.0	0.5
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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