Crime in the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Table 49

Arrests
City
by Race, 2005
[7,910 agencies; 2005 estimated population 148,664,155]

Offense charged Total arrests Percent distribution1
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 7,652,725 5,153,928 2,310,786 99,507 88,504 100.0 67.3 30.2 1.3 1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,340 3,244 3,958 49 89 100.0 44.2 53.9 0.7 1.2
Forcible rape 13,091 7,870 4,947 115 159 100.0 60.1 37.8 0.9 1.2
Robbery 71,815 29,548 41,177 389 701 100.0 41.1 57.3 0.5 1.0
Aggravated assault 248,483 149,920 92,647 2,842 3,074 100.0 60.3 37.3 1.1 1.2
Burglary 158,662 105,001 50,672 1,408 1,581 100.0 66.2 31.9 0.9 1.0
Larceny-theft 707,109 485,287 201,425 9,839 10,558 100.0 68.6 28.5 1.4 1.5
Motor vehicle theft 83,684 49,209 32,507 777 1,191 100.0 58.8 38.8 0.9 1.4
Arson 8,287 6,180 1,919 76 112 100.0 74.6 23.2 0.9 1.4
Violent crime2 340,729 190,582 142,729 3,395 4,023 100.0 55.9 41.9 1.0 1.2
Property crime2 957,742 645,677 286,523 12,100 13,442 100.0 67.4 29.9 1.3 1.4
Other assaults 705,138 436,403 249,824 9,785 9,126 100.0 61.9 35.4 1.4 1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 63,592 43,998 18,511 356 727 100.0 69.2 29.1 0.6 1.1
Fraud 118,583 78,296 38,619 666 1,002 100.0 66.0 32.6 0.6 0.8
Embezzlement 10,252 6,762 3,282 79 129 100.0 66.0 32.0 0.8 1.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 74,806 45,471 28,034 514 787 100.0 60.8 37.5 0.7 1.1
Vandalism 159,235 116,364 38,623 2,394 1,854 100.0 73.1 24.3 1.5 1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 111,875 63,529 46,647 639 1,060 100.0 56.8 41.7 0.6 0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice 59,273 32,230 25,274 588 1,181 100.0 54.4 42.6 1.0 2.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 46,724 32,695 13,002 452 575 100.0 70.0 27.8 1.0 1.2
Drug abuse violations 1,015,021 620,182 381,697 5,666 7,476 100.0 61.1 37.6 0.6 0.7
Gambling 6,959 1,416 5,411 14 118 100.0 20.3 77.8 0.2 1.7
Offenses against the family and children 40,949 29,748 9,998 832 371 100.0 72.6 24.4 2.0 0.9
Driving under the influence 621,981 545,099 60,532 8,590 7,760 100.0 87.6 9.7 1.4 1.2
Liquor laws 345,766 290,530 41,434 10,034 3,768 100.0 84.0 12.0 2.9 1.1
Drunkenness 341,671 283,064 48,780 7,885 1,942 100.0 82.8 14.3 2.3 0.6
Disorderly conduct 426,354 267,931 148,760 6,359 3,304 100.0 62.8 34.9 1.5 0.8
Vagrancy 20,807 12,034 8,280 384 109 100.0 57.8 39.8 1.8 0.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,023,130 1,307,222 663,215 26,740 25,953 100.0 64.6 32.8 1.3 1.3
Suspicion 1,208 786 412 5 5 100.0 65.1 34.1 0.4 0.4
Curfew and loitering law violations 99,772 61,666 36,225 775 1,106 100.0 61.8 36.3 0.8 1.1
Runaways 61,158 42,243 14,974 1,255 2,686 100.0 69.1 24.5 2.1 4.4
Offense charged Arrests under 18 Percent distribution1
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 1,287,063 853,064 399,467 15,962 18,570 100.0 66.3 31.0 1.2 1.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 738 291 427 11 9 100.0 39.4 57.9 1.5 1.2
Forcible rape 2,059 1,197 830 17 15 100.0 58.1 40.3 0.8 0.7
Robbery 18,725 5,706 12,692 67 260 100.0 30.5 67.8 0.4 1.4
Aggravated assault 35,727 19,046 15,954 326 401 100.0 53.3 44.7 0.9 1.1
Burglary 43,136 27,756 14,543 384 453 100.0 64.3 33.7 0.9 1.1
Larceny-theft 188,992 129,793 52,572 2,890 3,737 100.0 68.7 27.8 1.5 2.0
Motor vehicle theft 22,245 11,200 10,448 254 343 100.0 50.3 47.0 1.1 1.5
Arson 4,262 3,343 816 41 62 100.0 78.4 19.1 1.0 1.5
Violent crime2 57,249 26,240 29,903 421 685 100.0 45.8 52.2 0.7 1.2
Property crime2 258,635 172,092 78,379 3,569 4,595 100.0 66.5 30.3 1.4 1.8
Other assaults 139,308 79,717 56,345 1,574 1,672 100.0 57.2 40.4 1.1 1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting 2,301 1,660 589 12 40 100.0 72.1 25.6 0.5 1.7
Fraud 4,561 2,817 1,665 30 49 100.0 61.8 36.5 0.7 1.1
Embezzlement 675 437 215 7 16 100.0 64.7 31.9 1.0 2.4
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 13,861 7,235 6,334 108 184 100.0 52.2 45.7 0.8 1.3
Vandalism 61,184 47,154 12,486 771 773 100.0 77.1 20.4 1.3 1.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 27,242 16,600 10,128 174 340 100.0 60.9 37.2 0.6 1.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 1,147 469 650 8 20 100.0 40.9 56.7 0.7 1.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 8,585 5,804 2,627 57 97 100.0 67.6 30.6 0.7 1.1
Drug abuse violations 113,156 74,921 36,284 985 966 100.0 66.2 32.1 0.9 0.9
Gambling 1,423 90 1,327 0 6 100.0 6.3 93.3 0.0 0.4
Offenses against the family and children 2,534 1,942 547 39 6 100.0 76.6 21.6 1.5 0.2
Driving under the influence 8,615 8,015 372 140 88 100.0 93.0 4.3 1.6 1.0
Liquor laws 70,345 63,944 3,690 1,999 712 100.0 90.9 5.2 2.8 1.0
Drunkenness 9,892 8,751 862 190 89 100.0 88.5 8.7 1.9 0.9
Disorderly conduct 128,467 76,519 49,428 1,485 1,035 100.0 59.6 38.5 1.2 0.8
Vagrancy 3,007 2,346 633 10 18 100.0 78.0 21.1 0.3 0.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 213,643 152,200 55,706 2,351 3,386 100.0 71.2 26.1 1.1 1.6
Suspicion 303 202 98 2 1 100.0 66.7 32.3 0.7 0.3
Curfew and loitering law violations 99,772 61,666 36,225 775 1,106 100.0 61.8 36.3 0.8 1.1
Runaways 61,158 42,243 14,974 1,255 2,686 100.0 69.1 24.5 2.1 4.4
Offense charged Arrests 18 and over Percent distribution1
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 6,365,662 4,300,864 1,911,319 83,545 69,934 100.0 67.6 30.0 1.3 1.1
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,602 2,953 3,531 38 80 100.0 44.7 53.5 0.6 1.2
Forcible rape 11,032 6,673 4,117 98 144 100.0 60.5 37.3 0.9 1.3
Robbery 53,090 23,842 28,485 322 441 100.0 44.9 53.7 0.6 0.8
Aggravated assault 212,756 130,874 76,693 2,516 2,673 100.0 61.5 36.0 1.2 1.3
Burglary 115,526 77,245 36,129 1,024 1,128 100.0 66.9 31.3 0.9 1.0
Larceny-theft 518,117 355,494 148,853 6,949 6,821 100.0 68.6 28.7 1.3 1.3
Motor vehicle theft 61,439 38,009 22,059 523 848 100.0 61.9 35.9 0.9 1.4
Arson 4,025 2,837 1,103 35 50 100.0 70.5 27.4 0.9 1.2
Violent crime2 283,480 164,342 112,826 2,974 3,338 100.0 58.0 39.8 1.0 1.2
Property crime2 699,107 473,585 208,144 8,531 8,847 100.0 67.7 29.8 1.2 1.3
Other assaults 565,830 356,686 193,479 8,211 7,454 100.0 63.0 34.2 1.5 1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 61,291 42,338 17,922 344 687 100.0 69.1 29.2 0.6 1.1
Fraud 114,022 75,479 36,954 636 953 100.0 66.2 32.4 0.6 0.8
Embezzlement 9,577 6,325 3,067 72 113 100.0 66.0 32.0 0.8 1.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 60,945 38,236 21,700 406 603 100.0 62.7 35.6 0.7 1.0
Vandalism 98,051 69,210 26,137 1,623 1,081 100.0 70.6 26.7 1.7 1.1
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 84,633 46,929 36,519 465 720 100.0 55.5 43.1 0.5 0.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice 58,126 31,761 24,624 580 1,161 100.0 54.6 42.4 1.0 2.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 38,139 26,891 10,375 395 478 100.0 70.5 27.2 1.0 1.3
Drug abuse violations 901,865 545,261 345,413 4,681 6,510 100.0 60.5 38.3 0.5 0.7
Gambling 5,536 1,326 4,084 14 112 100.0 24.0 73.8 0.3 2.0
Offenses against the family and children 38,415 27,806 9,451 793 365 100.0 72.4 24.6 2.1 1.0
Driving under the influence 613,366 537,084 60,160 8,450 7,672 100.0 87.6 9.8 1.4 1.3
Liquor laws 275,421 226,586 37,744 8,035 3,056 100.0 82.3 13.7 2.9 1.1
Drunkenness 331,779 274,313 47,918 7,695 1,853 100.0 82.7 14.4 2.3 0.6
Disorderly conduct 297,887 191,412 99,332 4,874 2,269 100.0 64.3 33.3 1.6 0.8
Vagrancy 17,800 9,688 7,647 374 91 100.0 54.4 43.0 2.1 0.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,809,487 1,155,022 607,509 24,389 22,567 100.0 63.8 33.6 1.3 1.2
Suspicion 905 584 314 3 4 100.0 64.5 34.7 0.3 0.4
Curfew and loitering law violations - - - - - - - - - -
Runaways - - - - - - - - - -

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  • Of all persons arrested in the Nation's cities during 2005, 67.3 percent were white.
  • White persons made up 55.9 percent of all people arrested for violent crime and 67.4 percent of all people arrested for property crime.
  • Black persons made up 53.9 percent of all people arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and 57.3 percent of all people arrested for robbery.
  • Among all juveniles arrested, 66.3 percent were white.
  • White juveniles comprised 78.4 percent of all juveniles arrested for arson.
  • Black juveniles comprised 57.9 percent of all juveniles arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006