Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation

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 Ethnicity
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
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 The 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.
  • 4 Violent 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 Ethnicity
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
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 The 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.
  • 4 Violent 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 Ethnicity
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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 2 The 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.
  • 4 Violent 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.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.

Overview

Download Printable Document

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.