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Table 55

Arrests
Metropolitan Counties
by Race, 2006
[1,252 agencies; 2006 estimated population 45,787,064]

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 1,763,142 1,336,437 405,986 10,770 9,949 100.0 75.8 23.0 0.6 0.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,969 1,195 747 16 11 100.0 60.7 37.9 0.8 0.6
Forcible rape 3,344 2,550 754 29 11 100.0 76.3 22.5 0.9 0.3
Robbery 11,311 5,491 5,689 52 79 100.0 48.5 50.3 0.5 0.7
Aggravated assault 59,209 42,796 15,566 437 410 100.0 72.3 26.3 0.7 0.7
Burglary 39,614 30,332 8,854 204 224 100.0 76.6 22.4 0.5 0.6
Larceny-theft 100,903 70,724 28,939 512 728 100.0 70.1 28.7 0.5 0.7
Motor vehicle theft 17,281 13,132 3,961 83 105 100.0 76.0 22.9 0.5 0.6
Arson 2,327 1,888 413 11 15 100.0 81.1 17.7 0.5 0.6
Violent crime2 75,833 52,032 22,756 534 511 100.0 68.6 30.0 0.7 0.7
Property crime2 160,125 116,076 42,167 810 1,072 100.0 72.5 26.3 0.5 0.7
Other assaults 158,872 115,660 41,338 938 936 100.0 72.8 26.0 0.6 0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 13,639 9,895 3,594 46 104 100.0 72.5 26.4 0.3 0.8
Fraud 57,359 39,741 17,242 147 229 100.0 69.3 30.1 0.3 0.4
Embezzlement 2,619 1,621 968 7 23 100.0 61.9 37.0 0.3 0.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 16,322 12,109 4,034 97 82 100.0 74.2 24.7 0.6 0.5
Vandalism 32,086 26,072 5,615 225 174 100.0 81.3 17.5 0.7 0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 21,546 14,131 7,156 123 136 100.0 65.6 33.2 0.6 0.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,700 1,671 816 9 204 100.0 61.9 30.2 0.3 7.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 12,413 9,933 2,329 74 77 100.0 80.0 18.8 0.6 0.6
Drug abuse violations 225,715 165,571 58,224 969 951 100.0 73.4 25.8 0.4 0.4
Gambling 699 446 217 1 35 100.0 63.8 31.0 0.1 5.0
Offenses against the family and children 35,958 22,449 13,261 125 123 100.0 62.4 36.9 0.3 0.3
Driving under the influence 237,226 212,813 21,689 1,371 1,353 100.0 89.7 9.1 0.6 0.6
Liquor laws 55,317 50,340 4,070 474 433 100.0 91.0 7.4 0.9 0.8
Drunkenness 40,311 36,458 3,341 351 161 100.0 90.4 8.3 0.9 0.4
Disorderly conduct 45,872 32,370 12,991 304 207 100.0 70.6 28.3 0.7 0.5
Vagrancy 2,789 1,867 900 8 14 100.0 66.9 32.3 0.3 0.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 545,050 399,118 138,962 4,007 2,963 100.0 73.2 25.5 0.7 0.5
Suspicion 538 279 258 0 1 100.0 51.9 48.0 0.0 0.2
Curfew and loitering law violations 4,412 3,545 801 23 43 100.0 80.3 18.2 0.5 1.0
Runaways 15,741 12,240 3,257 127 117 100.0 77.8 20.7 0.8 0.7
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 214,812 152,065 60,024 1,310 1,413 100.0 70.8 27.9 0.6 0.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 150 62 85 3 0 100.0 41.3 56.7 2.0 0.0
Forcible rape 461 335 120 4 2 100.0 72.7 26.0 0.9 0.4
Robbery 2,671 873 1,765 7 26 100.0 32.7 66.1 0.3 1.0
Aggravated assault 7,002 4,377 2,519 55 51 100.0 62.5 36.0 0.8 0.7
Burglary 10,621 7,566 2,930 47 78 100.0 71.2 27.6 0.4 0.7
Larceny-theft 23,261 14,852 8,072 108 229 100.0 63.8 34.7 0.5 1.0
Motor vehicle theft 3,540 2,392 1,095 21 32 100.0 67.6 30.9 0.6 0.9
Arson 1,038 844 184 2 8 100.0 81.3 17.7 0.2 0.8
Violent crime2 10,284 5,647 4,489 69 79 100.0 54.9 43.7 0.7 0.8
Property crime2 38,460 25,654 12,281 178 347 100.0 66.7 31.9 0.5 0.9
Other assaults 31,737 18,475 12,933 170 159 100.0 58.2 40.8 0.5 0.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 414 318 84 9 3 100.0 76.8 20.3 2.2 0.7
Fraud 834 609 214 3 8 100.0 73.0 25.7 0.4 1.0
Embezzlement 189 78 108 0 3 100.0 41.3 57.1 0.0 1.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 2,000 1,342 630 12 16 100.0 67.1 31.5 0.6 0.8
Vandalism 11,988 9,632 2,227 70 59 100.0 80.3 18.6 0.6 0.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 4,797 2,976 1,736 34 51 100.0 62.0 36.2 0.7 1.1
Prostitution and commercialized vice 77 36 39 0 2 100.0 46.8 50.6 0.0 2.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 2,255 1,714 533 6 2 100.0 76.0 23.6 0.3 0.1
Drug abuse violations 20,433 15,856 4,361 108 108 100.0 77.6 21.3 0.5 0.5
Gambling 40 5 34 0 1 100.0 12.5 85.0 0.0 2.5
Offenses against the family and children 757 655 97 3 2 100.0 86.5 12.8 0.4 0.3
Driving under the influence 2,519 2,412 75 27 5 100.0 95.8 3.0 1.1 0.2
Liquor laws 14,795 14,074 491 129 101 100.0 95.1 3.3 0.9 0.7
Drunkenness 1,164 1,046 101 8 9 100.0 89.9 8.7 0.7 0.8
Disorderly conduct 13,971 7,963 5,851 92 65 100.0 57.0 41.9 0.7 0.5
Vagrancy 271 230 34 3 4 100.0 84.9 12.5 1.1 1.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 37,580 27,519 9,594 239 228 100.0 73.2 25.5 0.6 0.6
Suspicion 94 39 54 0 1 100.0 41.5 57.4 0.0 1.1
Curfew and loitering law violations 4,412 3,545 801 23 43 100.0 80.3 18.2 0.5 1.0
Runaways 15,741 12,240 3,257 127 117 100.0 77.8 20.7 0.8 0.7
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 1,548,330 1,184,372 345,962 9,460 8,536 100.0 76.5 22.3 0.6 0.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,819 1,133 662 13 11 100.0 62.3 36.4 0.7 0.6
Forcible rape 2,883 2,215 634 25 9 100.0 76.8 22.0 0.9 0.3
Robbery 8,640 4,618 3,924 45 53 100.0 53.4 45.4 0.5 0.6
Aggravated assault 52,207 38,419 13,047 382 359 100.0 73.6 25.0 0.7 0.7
Burglary 28,993 22,766 5,924 157 146 100.0 78.5 20.4 0.5 0.5
Larceny-theft 77,642 55,872 20,867 404 499 100.0 72.0 26.9 0.5 0.6
Motor vehicle theft 13,741 10,740 2,866 62 73 100.0 78.2 20.9 0.5 0.5
Arson 1,289 1,044 229 9 7 100.0 81.0 17.8 0.7 0.5
Violent crime2 65,549 46,385 18,267 465 432 100.0 70.8 27.9 0.7 0.7
Property crime2 121,665 90,422 29,886 632 725 100.0 74.3 24.6 0.5 0.6
Other assaults 127,135 97,185 28,405 768 777 100.0 76.4 22.3 0.6 0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 13,225 9,577 3,510 37 101 100.0 72.4 26.5 0.3 0.8
Fraud 56,525 39,132 17,028 144 221 100.0 69.2 30.1 0.3 0.4
Embezzlement 2,430 1,543 860 7 20 100.0 63.5 35.4 0.3 0.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 14,322 10,767 3,404 85 66 100.0 75.2 23.8 0.6 0.5
Vandalism 20,098 16,440 3,388 155 115 100.0 81.8 16.9 0.8 0.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 16,749 11,155 5,420 89 85 100.0 66.6 32.4 0.5 0.5
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,623 1,635 777 9 202 100.0 62.3 29.6 0.3 7.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 10,158 8,219 1,796 68 75 100.0 80.9 17.7 0.7 0.7
Drug abuse violations 205,282 149,715 53,863 861 843 100.0 72.9 26.2 0.4 0.4
Gambling 659 441 183 1 34 100.0 66.9 27.8 0.2 5.2
Offenses against the family and children 35,201 21,794 13,164 122 121 100.0 61.9 37.4 0.3 0.3
Driving under the influence 234,707 210,401 21,614 1,344 1,348 100.0 89.6 9.2 0.6 0.6
Liquor laws 40,522 36,266 3,579 345 332 100.0 89.5 8.8 0.9 0.8
Drunkenness 39,147 35,412 3,240 343 152 100.0 90.5 8.3 0.9 0.4
Disorderly conduct 31,901 24,407 7,140 212 142 100.0 76.5 22.4 0.7 0.4
Vagrancy 2,518 1,637 866 5 10 100.0 65.0 34.4 0.2 0.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 507,470 371,599 129,368 3,768 2,735 100.0 73.2 25.5 0.7 0.5
Suspicion 444 240 204 0 0 100.0 54.1 45.9 0.0 0.0
Curfew and loitering law violations - - - - - - - - - -
Runaways - - - - - - - - - -

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  • In 2006, whites counted for 75.8 percent of all persons arrested in metropolitan counties. Twenty three percent of arrestees in metropolitan counties were black; the remainder of arrestees were of other races.
  • With the exception of robbery, whites were arrested at a higher percentage than blacks for violent and property crimes in metropolitan counties in 2006. Blacks accounted for 50.3 percent of all persons arrested for robbery offenses.
  • In metropolitan counties, whites comprised 70.8 percent of all juveniles arrested.
  • Approximately 73 precent (72.7) of juveniles arrested for forcible rape were whites, and 62.5 percent of juveniles arrested for aggravated assault were white.
  • More then 66 percent (66.1) of juveniles arrested for robbery and 56.7 percent arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in metropolitan counties in 2006 were black.
Crime in the United States, 2006