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

Table 55

Arrests
Metropolitan Counties
by Race, 2005
[1,225 agencies; 2005 estimated population 47,831,303]

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 1,772,196 1,332,869 415,986 12,779 10,562 100.0 75.2 23.5 0.7 0.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,995 1,215 737 14 29 100.0 60.9 36.9 0.7 1.5
Forcible rape 3,484 2,634 797 34 19 100.0 75.6 22.9 1.0 0.5
Robbery 10,981 5,136 5,755 44 46 100.0 46.8 52.4 0.4 0.4
Aggravated assault 60,030 42,887 16,273 461 409 100.0 71.4 27.1 0.8 0.7
Burglary 40,030 30,906 8,736 191 197 100.0 77.2 21.8 0.5 0.5
Larceny-theft 107,183 74,733 30,825 643 982 100.0 69.7 28.8 0.6 0.9
Motor vehicle theft 18,156 13,612 4,359 95 90 100.0 75.0 24.0 0.5 0.5
Arson 2,474 1,958 479 20 17 100.0 79.1 19.4 0.8 0.7
Violent crime2 76,490 51,872 23,562 553 503 100.0 67.8 30.8 0.7 0.7
Property crime2 167,843 121,209 44,399 949 1,286 100.0 72.2 26.5 0.6 0.8
Other assaults 166,824 120,811 43,849 1,150 1,014 100.0 72.4 26.3 0.7 0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 14,453 10,485 3,733 59 176 100.0 72.5 25.8 0.4 1.2
Fraud 65,975 45,465 20,068 186 256 100.0 68.9 30.4 0.3 0.4
Embezzlement 2,589 1,699 856 8 26 100.0 65.6 33.1 0.3 1.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 16,818 12,418 4,176 117 107 100.0 73.8 24.8 0.7 0.6
Vandalism 30,796 24,695 5,738 209 154 100.0 80.2 18.6 0.7 0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 22,142 14,606 7,252 124 160 100.0 66.0 32.8 0.6 0.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3,055 2,068 805 16 166 100.0 67.7 26.4 0.5 5.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 12,175 9,878 2,156 69 72 100.0 81.1 17.7 0.6 0.6
Drug abuse violations 225,439 167,561 55,690 1,112 1,076 100.0 74.3 24.7 0.5 0.5
Gambling 618 420 161 6 31 100.0 68.0 26.1 1.0 5.0
Offenses against the family and children 34,485 21,322 12,944 130 89 100.0 61.8 37.5 0.4 0.3
Driving under the influence 232,082 207,656 21,359 1,522 1,545 100.0 89.5 9.2 0.7 0.7
Liquor laws 50,372 45,331 4,088 584 369 100.0 90.0 8.1 1.2 0.7
Drunkenness 39,533 35,462 3,485 399 187 100.0 89.7 8.8 1.0 0.5
Disorderly conduct 43,769 30,247 13,012 320 190 100.0 69.1 29.7 0.7 0.4
Vagrancy 3,283 2,268 986 11 18 100.0 69.1 30.0 0.3 0.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 543,223 391,918 143,249 5,087 2,969 100.0 72.1 26.4 0.9 0.5
Suspicion 1,353 931 414 6 2 100.0 68.8 30.6 0.4 0.1
Curfew and loitering law violations 3,410 2,699 667 16 28 100.0 79.1 19.6 0.5 0.8
Runaways 15,469 11,848 3,337 146 138 100.0 76.6 21.6 0.9 0.9
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 211,129 147,563 60,672 1,521 1,373 100.0 69.9 28.7 0.7 0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 144 78 64 1 1 100.0 54.2 44.4 0.7 0.7
Forcible rape 495 381 105 7 2 100.0 77.0 21.2 1.4 0.4
Robbery 2,486 769 1,694 9 14 100.0 30.9 68.1 0.4 0.6
Aggravated assault 7,119 4,417 2,593 62 47 100.0 62.0 36.4 0.9 0.7
Burglary 9,684 7,033 2,555 38 58 100.0 72.6 26.4 0.4 0.6
Larceny-theft 23,846 15,321 8,174 113 238 100.0 64.2 34.3 0.5 1.0
Motor vehicle theft 3,895 2,499 1,354 21 21 100.0 64.2 34.8 0.5 0.5
Arson 1,183 931 234 10 8 100.0 78.7 19.8 0.8 0.7
Violent crime2 10,244 5,645 4,456 79 64 100.0 55.1 43.5 0.8 0.6
Property crime2 38,608 25,784 12,317 182 325 100.0 66.8 31.9 0.5 0.8
Other assaults 32,447 19,028 13,071 196 152 100.0 58.6 40.3 0.6 0.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 552 425 119 2 6 100.0 77.0 21.6 0.4 1.1
Fraud 903 635 262 0 6 100.0 70.3 29.0 0.0 0.7
Embezzlement 152 77 74 1 0 100.0 50.7 48.7 0.7 0.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 1,805 1,212 562 21 10 100.0 67.1 31.1 1.2 0.6
Vandalism 10,788 8,576 2,108 54 50 100.0 79.5 19.5 0.5 0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 4,810 2,908 1,828 35 39 100.0 60.5 38.0 0.7 0.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice 48 29 18 1 0 100.0 60.4 37.5 2.1 0.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 2,359 1,822 522 7 8 100.0 77.2 22.1 0.3 0.3
Drug abuse violations 20,127 15,740 4,109 123 155 100.0 78.2 20.4 0.6 0.8
Gambling 35 13 22 0 0 100.0 37.1 62.9 0.0 0.0
Offenses against the family and children 697 588 108 1 0 100.0 84.4 15.5 0.1 0.0
Driving under the influence 2,364 2,262 73 21 8 100.0 95.7 3.1 0.9 0.3
Liquor laws 12,720 12,022 481 140 77 100.0 94.5 3.8 1.1 0.6
Drunkenness 1,042 951 71 12 8 100.0 91.3 6.8 1.2 0.8
Disorderly conduct 13,888 7,360 6,402 81 45 100.0 53.0 46.1 0.6 0.3
Vagrancy 390 345 41 0 4 100.0 88.5 10.5 0.0 1.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 38,221 27,573 9,995 403 250 100.0 72.1 26.2 1.1 0.7
Suspicion 50 21 29 0 0 100.0 42.0 58.0 0.0 0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 3,410 2,699 667 16 28 100.0 79.1 19.6 0.5 0.8
Runaways 15,469 11,848 3,337 146 138 100.0 76.6 21.6 0.9 0.9
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 1,561,067 1,185,306 355,314 11,258 9,189 100.0 75.9 22.8 0.7 0.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,851 1,137 673 13 28 100.0 61.4 36.4 0.7 1.5
Forcible rape 2,989 2,253 692 27 17 100.0 75.4 23.2 0.9 0.6
Robbery 8,495 4,367 4,061 35 32 100.0 51.4 47.8 0.4 0.4
Aggravated assault 52,911 38,470 13,680 399 362 100.0 72.7 25.9 0.8 0.7
Burglary 30,346 23,873 6,181 153 139 100.0 78.7 20.4 0.5 0.5
Larceny-theft 83,337 59,412 22,651 530 744 100.0 71.3 27.2 0.6 0.9
Motor vehicle theft 14,261 11,113 3,005 74 69 100.0 77.9 21.1 0.5 0.5
Arson 1,291 1,027 245 10 9 100.0 79.6 19.0 0.8 0.7
Violent crime2 66,246 46,227 19,106 474 439 100.0 69.8 28.8 0.7 0.7
Property crime2 129,235 95,425 32,082 767 961 100.0 73.8 24.8 0.6 0.7
Other assaults 134,377 101,783 30,778 954 862 100.0 75.7 22.9 0.7 0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 13,901 10,060 3,614 57 170 100.0 72.4 26.0 0.4 1.2
Fraud 65,072 44,830 19,806 186 250 100.0 68.9 30.4 0.3 0.4
Embezzlement 2,437 1,622 782 7 26 100.0 66.6 32.1 0.3 1.1
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 15,013 11,206 3,614 96 97 100.0 74.6 24.1 0.6 0.6
Vandalism 20,008 16,119 3,630 155 104 100.0 80.6 18.1 0.8 0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 17,332 11,698 5,424 89 121 100.0 67.5 31.3 0.5 0.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3,007 2,039 787 15 166 100.0 67.8 26.2 0.5 5.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 9,816 8,056 1,634 62 64 100.0 82.1 16.6 0.6 0.7
Drug abuse violations 205,312 151,821 51,581 989 921 100.0 73.9 25.1 0.5 0.4
Gambling 583 407 139 6 31 100.0 69.8 23.8 1.0 5.3
Offenses against the family and children 33,788 20,734 12,836 129 89 100.0 61.4 38.0 0.4 0.3
Driving under the influence 229,718 205,394 21,286 1,501 1,537 100.0 89.4 9.3 0.7 0.7
Liquor laws 37,652 33,309 3,607 444 292 100.0 88.5 9.6 1.2 0.8
Drunkenness 38,491 34,511 3,414 387 179 100.0 89.7 8.9 1.0 0.5
Disorderly conduct 29,881 22,887 6,610 239 145 100.0 76.6 22.1 0.8 0.5
Vagrancy 2,893 1,923 945 11 14 100.0 66.5 32.7 0.4 0.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 505,002 364,345 133,254 4,684 2,719 100.0 72.1 26.4 0.9 0.5
Suspicion 1,303 910 385 6 2 100.0 69.8 29.5 0.5 0.2
Curfew and loitering law violations - - - - - - - - - -
Runaways - - - - - - - - - -

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  • In 2005, whites accounted for 75.2 percent of all persons arrested in metropolitan counties.
  • Whites were arrested at a higher percentage than blacks for all offenses except robbery in metropolitan counties in 2005. Blacks accounted for 52.4 percent of all persons arrested for robbery offenses.
  • Black juveniles were arrested more often than white juveniles for robbery and gambling offenses, comprising 68.1 percent and 62.9 percent of juveniles arrested for those offenses, respectively.
  • White adults were arrested more often than black adults in metropolitan counties, accounting for 75.9 percent of all arrestees.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006