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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables

Table 2. Race and Hispanic origin of felony defendants, by most serious arrest charge, 2004

Most serious arrest charge		Number of defendants		Percent of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties
				Total		Black non-   Hispanic		White non-   Hispanic		Other non-   Hispanic		Hispanic, any race
All offenses		54,921		100	%	42	%	29	%	2	%	28	%
Violent offenses		12,425		100	%	44	%	24	%	2	%	30	%
	Murder	327		100		43		25		3		28
	Rape	493		100		49		19		3		29
	Robbery	2,981		100		56		16		1		27
	Assault	6,580		100		43		25		2		30
	Other violent	2,043		100		30		34		1		35
Property offenses		16,628		100	%	38	%	33	%	3	%	26	%
	Burglary	4,241		100		37		33		3		27
	Larceny/theft	4,336		100		43		33		3		21
	Motor vehicle theft	1,944		100		25		29		3		44
	Forgery	2,017		100		40		36		3		22
	Fraud	1,685		100		34		35		4		26
	Other property	2,405		100		43		32		2		22
Drug offenses		20,278		100	%	44	%	27	%	2	%	27	%
	Trafficking	8,280		100		51		20		2		27
	Other drug	11,999		100		39		32		1		28
Public-order offenses		5,590		100	%	38	%	32	%	3	%	27	%
	Weapons	1,686		100		54		19		1		26
	Driving-related	1,779		100		24		44		2		30
	Other public-order	2,124		100		36		33		5		26
Note: Data on both race and Hispanic origin of defendants were available for 96% of all cases. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data for 2004, the overall percentage of the population of the 75 largest counties was 52% white non-Hispanic, 16% black non-Hispanic, 23% Hispanic of any race, and 9% other race. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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