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•Crime in the U.S. •2013 •Crime in the U.S. 2013 •Tables •Table 43

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Table 43

Arrests

by Race, 2013

[11,951 agencies; 2013 estimated population 245,741,701]

Table 43A

Offense charged	Total arrests						Percent distribution¹						Total arrests			Percent distribution¹
	Race						Percent distribution¹						Ethnicity			Percent distribution¹
	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Total²	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino	Total	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino
TOTAL	9,014,635	6,214,197	2,549,655	140,290	105,109	5,384	100.0	68.9	28.3	1.6	1.2	0.1	4,813,531	799,931	4,013,600	100.0	16.6	83.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	8,383	3,799	4,379	98	101	6	100.0	45.3	52.2	1.2	1.2	0.1	4,850	1,052	3,798	100.0	21.7	78.3
Rape³	13,515	8,946	4,229	160	173	7	100.0	66.2	31.3	1.2	1.3	0.1	9,671	2,006	7,665	100.0	20.7	79.3
Robbery	78,538	32,945	44,271	579	649	94	100.0	41.9	56.4	0.7	0.8	0.1	43,475	8,481	34,994	100.0	19.5	80.5
Aggravated assault	291,031	183,092	98,748	4,356	4,423	412	100.0	62.9	33.9	1.5	1.5	0.1	178,817	43,604	135,213	100.0	24.4	75.6
Burglary	203,089	136,990	61,709	1,966	2,196	228	100.0	67.5	30.4	1.0	1.1	0.1	120,667	24,035	96,632	100.0	19.9	80.1
Larceny-theft	990,936	677,173	284,358	16,402	12,605	398	100.0	68.3	28.7	1.7	1.3	*	495,161	62,954	432,207	100.0	12.7	87.3
Motor vehicle theft	52,307	34,864	15,960	685	725	73	100.0	66.7	30.5	1.3	1.4	0.1	31,455	8,203	23,252	100.0	26.1	73.9
Arson	8,364	6,198	1,925	130	107	4	100.0	74.1	23.0	1.6	1.3	*	4,131	661	3,470	100.0	16.0	84.0
Violent crime⁴	391,467	228,782	151,627	5,193	5,346	519	100.0	58.4	38.7	1.3	1.4	0.1	236,813	55,143	181,670	100.0	23.3	76.7
Property crime⁴	1,254,696	855,225	363,952	19,183	15,633	703	100.0	68.2	29.0	1.5	1.2	0.1	651,414	95,853	555,561	100.0	14.7	85.3
Other assaults	881,086	573,546	283,357	14,041	9,717	425	100.0	65.1	32.2	1.6	1.1	*	453,745	65,939	387,806	100.0	14.5	85.5
Forgery and counterfeiting	48,581	31,208	16,375	288	677	33	100.0	64.2	33.7	0.6	1.4	0.1	26,000	3,864	22,136	100.0	14.9	85.1
Fraud	112,920	74,682	35,958	1,145	1,094	41	100.0	66.1	31.8	1.0	1.0	*	58,355	5,323	53,032	100.0	9.1	90.9
Embezzlement	12,574	7,882	4,386	87	207	12	100.0	62.7	34.9	0.7	1.6	0.1	7,380	721	6,659	100.0	9.8	90.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	74,541	50,237	22,687	684	862	71	100.0	67.4	30.4	0.9	1.2	0.1	43,512	9,990	33,522	100.0	23.0	77.0
Vandalism	161,078	113,842	42,566	2,951	1,638	81	100.0	70.7	26.4	1.8	1.0	0.1	83,109	15,173	67,936	100.0	18.3	81.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	112,228	65,317	44,671	888	1,251	101	100.0	58.2	39.8	0.8	1.1	0.1	59,587	15,282	44,305	100.0	25.6	74.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice	41,946	22,666	17,378	386	1,492	24	100.0	54.0	41.4	0.9	3.6	0.1	21,510	3,801	17,709	100.0	17.7	82.3
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution)	46,553	33,695	11,462	622	744	30	100.0	72.4	24.6	1.3	1.6	0.1	22,165	6,065	16,100	100.0	27.4	72.6
Drug abuse violations	1,204,162	815,181	365,785	9,408	12,930	858	100.0	67.7	30.4	0.8	1.1	0.1	628,248	118,827	509,421	100.0	18.9	81.1
Gambling	5,055	1,433	3,362	27	226	7	100.0	28.3	66.5	0.5	4.5	0.1	1,451	276	1,175	100.0	19.0	81.0
Offenses against the family and children	78,465	51,017	25,519	1,414	511	4	100.0	65.0	32.5	1.8	0.7	*	40,416	2,509	37,907	100.0	6.2	93.8
Driving under the influence	910,470	766,440	113,928	12,575	16,831	696	100.0	84.2	12.5	1.4	1.8	0.1	505,788	106,377	399,411	100.0	21.0	79.0
Liquor laws	277,444	222,201	40,665	10,861	3,672	45	100.0	80.1	14.7	3.9	1.3	*	147,418	18,692	128,726	100.0	12.7	87.3
Drunkenness	356,427	288,146	56,885	7,399	3,550	447	100.0	80.8	16.0	2.1	1.0	0.1	254,208	44,007	210,201	100.0	17.3	82.7
Disorderly conduct	372,202	231,604	129,782	7,982	2,775	59	100.0	62.2	34.9	2.1	0.7	*	191,115	20,110	171,005	100.0	10.5	89.5
Vagrancy	21,354	13,732	6,802	581	222	17	100.0	64.3	31.9	2.7	1.0	0.1	11,970	1,728	10,242	100.0	14.4	85.6
All other offenses (except traffic)	2,602,939	1,741,855	790,854	43,953	25,090	1,187	100.0	66.9	30.4	1.7	1.0	*	1,337,075	204,652	1,132,423	100.0	15.3	84.7
Suspicion	825	499	303	12	11	0	100.0	60.5	36.7	1.5	1.3	0.0	130	6	124	100.0	4.6	95.4
Curfew and loitering law violations	47,622	25,007	21,351	610	630	24	100.0	52.5	44.8	1.3	1.3	0.1	32,122	5,593	26,529	100.0	17.4	82.6

¹Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
²The ethnicity totals are representative of those agencies that provided ethnicity breakdowns. Not all agencies provide ethnicity data; therefore, the race and ethnicity totals will not be equal.
³ The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
⁴Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised and legacy definitions), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

Table 43B

Offense charged	Arrests under 18						Percent distribution¹						Arrests under 18			Percent distribution¹
	Race						Percent distribution¹						Ethnicity			Percent distribution¹
	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Total²	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino	Total	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino
TOTAL	868,693	547,395	298,425	12,601	9,716	556	100.0	63.0	34.4	1.5	1.1	0.1	462,583	99,018	363,565	100.0	21.4	78.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	613	263	333	10	6	1	100.0	42.9	54.3	1.6	1.0	0.2	274	89	185	100.0	32.5	67.5
Rape³	2,065	1,316	709	21	18	1	100.0	63.7	34.3	1.0	0.9	*	1,775	255	1,520	100.0	14.4	85.6
Robbery	15,903	4,356	11,351	63	111	22	100.0	27.4	71.4	0.4	0.7	0.1	8,444	1,830	6,614	100.0	21.7	78.3
Aggravated assault	24,914	13,544	10,802	295	251	22	100.0	54.4	43.4	1.2	1.0	0.1	13,862	3,531	10,331	100.0	25.5	74.5
Burglary	34,610	19,948	13,913	331	385	33	100.0	57.6	40.2	1.0	1.1	0.1	19,303	5,139	14,164	100.0	26.6	73.4
Larceny-theft	150,213	90,606	54,725	2,368	2,431	83	100.0	60.3	36.4	1.6	1.6	0.1	77,411	14,425	62,986	100.0	18.6	81.4
Motor vehicle theft	9,428	5,090	4,111	135	81	11	100.0	54.0	43.6	1.4	0.9	0.1	4,869	1,418	3,451	100.0	29.1	70.9
Arson	2,928	2,157	694	43	32	2	100.0	73.7	23.7	1.5	1.1	0.1	1,499	295	1,204	100.0	19.7	80.3
Violent crime⁴	43,495	19,479	23,195	389	386	46	100.0	44.8	53.3	0.9	0.9	0.1	24,355	5,705	18,650	100.0	23.4	76.6
Property crime⁴	197,179	117,801	73,443	2,877	2,929	129	100.0	59.7	37.2	1.5	1.5	0.1	103,082	21,277	81,805	100.0	20.6	79.4
Other assaults	117,546	67,130	47,948	1,459	937	72	100.0	57.1	40.8	1.2	0.8	0.1	61,697	11,478	50,219	100.0	18.6	81.4
Forgery and counterfeiting	847	521	302	6	17	1	100.0	61.5	35.7	0.7	2.0	0.1	444	66	378	100.0	14.9	85.1
Fraud	3,517	2,045	1,352	71	49	0	100.0	58.1	38.4	2.0	1.4	0.0	1,798	266	1,532	100.0	14.8	85.2
Embezzlement	316	191	110	8	7	0	100.0	60.4	34.8	2.5	2.2	0.0	175	22	153	100.0	12.6	87.4
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	8,349	4,222	3,952	81	85	9	100.0	50.6	47.3	1.0	1.0	0.1	4,782	1,318	3,464	100.0	27.6	72.4
Vandalism	37,364	27,564	8,968	511	304	17	100.0	73.8	24.0	1.4	0.8	*	21,695	5,450	16,245	100.0	25.1	74.9
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	16,598	9,867	6,322	139	246	24	100.0	59.4	38.1	0.8	1.5	0.1	9,694	3,401	6,293	100.0	35.1	64.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice	654	242	405	4	3	0	100.0	37.0	61.9	0.6	0.5	0.0	310	46	264	100.0	14.8	85.2
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution)	8,298	5,925	2,202	65	102	4	100.0	71.4	26.5	0.8	1.2	*	3,808	987	2,821	100.0	25.9	74.1
Drug abuse violations	93,579	68,322	22,819	1,234	1,161	43	100.0	73.0	24.4	1.3	1.2	*	45,282	10,697	34,585	100.0	23.6	76.4
Gambling	622	59	556	0	7	0	100.0	9.5	89.4	0.0	1.1	0.0	88	3	85	100.0	3.4	96.6
Offenses against the family and children	2,210	1,462	648	88	12	0	100.0	66.2	29.3	4.0	0.5	0.0	1,015	84	931	100.0	8.3	91.7
Driving under the influence	5,908	5,395	313	112	85	3	100.0	91.3	5.3	1.9	1.4	0.1	3,153	592	2,561	100.0	18.8	81.2
Liquor laws	47,594	41,710	3,554	1,713	603	14	100.0	87.6	7.5	3.6	1.3	*	25,983	3,679	22,304	100.0	14.2	85.8
Drunkenness	5,863	5,081	549	141	81	11	100.0	86.7	9.4	2.4	1.4	0.2	3,785	1,308	2,477	100.0	34.6	65.4
Disorderly conduct	75,705	40,394	33,859	894	526	32	100.0	53.4	44.7	1.2	0.7	*	38,327	7,348	30,979	100.0	19.2	80.8
Vagrancy	729	509	214	2	3	1	100.0	69.8	29.4	0.3	0.4	0.1	315	94	221	100.0	29.8	70.2
All other offenses (except traffic)	154,523	104,323	46,334	2,197	1,543	126	100.0	67.5	30.0	1.4	1.0	0.1	80,654	19,602	61,052	100.0	24.3	75.7
Suspicion	175	146	29	0	0	0	100.0	83.4	16.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	19	2	17	100.0	10.5	89.5
Curfew and loitering law violations	47,622	25,007	21,351	610	630	24	100.0	52.5	44.8	1.3	1.3	0.1	32,122	5,593	26,529	100.0	17.4	82.6

¹Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
²The ethnicity totals are representative of those agencies that provided ethnicity breakdowns. Not all agencies provide ethnicity data; therefore, the race and ethnicity totals will not be equal.
³ The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
⁴Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised and legacy definitions), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

Table 43C

Offense charged	Arrests 18 and over						Percent distribution¹						Arrests 18 and over			Percent distribution¹
	Race						Percent distribution¹						Ethnicity			Percent distribution¹
	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian or Alaskan Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	Total²	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino	Total	Hispanic or Latino	Not Hispanic or Latino
TOTAL	8,145,942	5,666,802	2,251,230	127,689	95,393	4,828	100.0	69.6	27.6	1.6	1.2	0.1	4,350,948	700,913	3,650,035	100.0	16.1	83.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	7,770	3,536	4,046	88	95	5	100.0	45.5	52.1	1.1	1.2	0.1	4,576	963	3,613	100.0	21.0	79.0
Rape³	11,450	7,630	3,520	139	155	6	100.0	66.6	30.7	1.2	1.4	0.1	7,896	1,751	6,145	100.0	22.2	77.8
Robbery	62,635	28,589	32,920	516	538	72	100.0	45.6	52.6	0.8	0.9	0.1	35,031	6,651	28,380	100.0	19.0	81.0
Aggravated assault	266,117	169,548	87,946	4,061	4,172	390	100.0	63.7	33.0	1.5	1.6	0.1	164,955	40,073	124,882	100.0	24.3	75.7
Burglary	168,479	117,042	47,796	1,635	1,811	195	100.0	69.5	28.4	1.0	1.1	0.1	101,364	18,896	82,468	100.0	18.6	81.4
Larceny-theft	840,723	586,567	229,633	14,034	10,174	315	100.0	69.8	27.3	1.7	1.2	*	417,750	48,529	369,221	100.0	11.6	88.4
Motor vehicle theft	42,879	29,774	11,849	550	644	62	100.0	69.4	27.6	1.3	1.5	0.1	26,586	6,785	19,801	100.0	25.5	74.5
Arson	5,436	4,041	1,231	87	75	2	100.0	74.3	22.6	1.6	1.4	*	2,632	366	2,266	100.0	13.9	86.1
Violent crime⁴	347,972	209,303	128,432	4,804	4,960	473	100.0	60.1	36.9	1.4	1.4	0.1	212,458	49,438	163,020	100.0	23.3	76.7
Property crime⁴	1,057,517	737,424	290,509	16,306	12,704	574	100.0	69.7	27.5	1.5	1.2	0.1	548,332	74,576	473,756	100.0	13.6	86.4
Other assaults	763,540	506,416	235,409	12,582	8,780	353	100.0	66.3	30.8	1.6	1.1	*	392,048	54,461	337,587	100.0	13.9	86.1
Forgery and counterfeiting	47,734	30,687	16,073	282	660	32	100.0	64.3	33.7	0.6	1.4	0.1	25,556	3,798	21,758	100.0	14.9	85.1
Fraud	109,403	72,637	34,606	1,074	1,045	41	100.0	66.4	31.6	1.0	1.0	*	56,557	5,057	51,500	100.0	8.9	91.1
Embezzlement	12,258	7,691	4,276	79	200	12	100.0	62.7	34.9	0.6	1.6	0.1	7,205	699	6,506	100.0	9.7	90.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	66,192	46,015	18,735	603	777	62	100.0	69.5	28.3	0.9	1.2	0.1	38,730	8,672	30,058	100.0	22.4	77.6
Vandalism	123,714	86,278	33,598	2,440	1,334	64	100.0	69.7	27.2	2.0	1.1	0.1	61,414	9,723	51,691	100.0	15.8	84.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	95,630	55,450	38,349	749	1,005	77	100.0	58.0	40.1	0.8	1.1	0.1	49,893	11,881	38,012	100.0	23.8	76.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice	41,292	22,424	16,973	382	1,489	24	100.0	54.3	41.1	0.9	3.6	0.1	21,200	3,755	17,445	100.0	17.7	82.3
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution)	38,255	27,770	9,260	557	642	26	100.0	72.6	24.2	1.5	1.7	0.1	18,357	5,078	13,279	100.0	27.7	72.3
Drug abuse violations	1,110,583	746,859	342,966	8,174	11,769	815	100.0	67.2	30.9	0.7	1.1	0.1	582,966	108,130	474,836	100.0	18.5	81.5
Gambling	4,433	1,374	2,806	27	219	7	100.0	31.0	63.3	0.6	4.9	0.2	1,363	273	1,090	100.0	20.0	80.0
Offenses against the family and children	76,255	49,555	24,871	1,326	499	4	100.0	65.0	32.6	1.7	0.7	*	39,401	2,425	36,976	100.0	6.2	93.8
Driving under the influence	904,562	761,045	113,615	12,463	16,746	693	100.0	84.1	12.6	1.4	1.9	0.1	502,635	105,785	396,850	100.0	21.0	79.0
Liquor laws	229,850	180,491	37,111	9,148	3,069	31	100.0	78.5	16.1	4.0	1.3	*	121,435	15,013	106,422	100.0	12.4	87.6
Drunkenness	350,564	283,065	56,336	7,258	3,469	436	100.0	80.7	16.1	2.1	1.0	0.1	250,423	42,699	207,724	100.0	17.1	82.9
Disorderly conduct	296,497	191,210	95,923	7,088	2,249	27	100.0	64.5	32.4	2.4	0.8	*	152,788	12,762	140,026	100.0	8.4	91.6
Vagrancy	20,625	13,223	6,588	579	219	16	100.0	64.1	31.9	2.8	1.1	0.1	11,655	1,634	10,021	100.0	14.0	86.0
All other offenses (except traffic)	2,448,416	1,637,532	744,520	41,756	23,547	1,061	100.0	66.9	30.4	1.7	1.0	*	1,256,421	185,050	1,071,371	100.0	14.7	85.3
Suspicion	650	353	274	12	11	0	100.0	54.3	42.2	1.8	1.7	0.0	111	4	107	100.0	3.6	96.4
Curfew and loitering law violations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

¹Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
²The ethnicity totals are representative of those agencies that provided ethnicity breakdowns. Not all agencies provide ethnicity data; therefore, the race and ethnicity totals will not be equal.
³ The rape figures in this table are an aggregate total of the data submitted using both the revised and legacy Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
⁴Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (revised and legacy definitions), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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Arrests, by Race, 2013

In 2013, 68.9 percent of all individuals arrested were white, 28.3 percent were black, and 2.9 percent were of other races.
Of all juveniles (persons under the age of 18) arrested in 2013, 63.0 percent were white, 34.4 percent were black, and 2.7 percent were of other races.
Of all adults arrested in 2013, 69.6 percent were white, 27.6 percent were black, and 2.9 percent were of other races.
White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race and accounted for 58.4 percent of those arrests.
Of adults arrested for murder, 52.1 percent were black, and 45.5 percent were white.
Black juveniles comprised 53.3 percent of all juveniles arrested for violent crimes. White juveniles accounted for 59.7 percent of all juveniles arrested for property crimes.
Of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations, 73.0 percent were white.
White juveniles comprised 54.4 percent of juveniles arrested for aggravated assaults.

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