Table 324.

Arrests by Sex and Age: 2009

[In thousands (11,062.6 represents 11,062,600) For year ending December 31. Based on Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
Program. Represents arrests reported (not charged) by 12,910 agencies with a total population of 247,526,916 as estimated
by the FBI. Some persons may be arrested more than once during a year, therefore, the data in this table, in some cases,
could represent multiple arrests of the same person. See text, this section and source]
Offense charged

Total
Under 18 18 years
Total
years and over
11,062.6 1,540.0 9,522.6
467.9
69.1
398.8

Male
Under 18 18 years
Total
years and over
8,263.3 1,071.6 7,191.7
380.2
56.5
323.7

Female
Under 18 18 years
Total
years and over
2,799.2
468.3 2,330.9
87.7
12.6
75.2

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Violent crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.0
0.9
9.1
9.0
0.9
8.1
1.1

1.0
Forcible rape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17.5
2.6
14.9
17.2
2.5
14.7

Robbery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102.1
25.5
76.6
90.0
22.9
67.1
12.1
2.5
9.5
Aggravated assault . . . . . . . . . . . . .
338.4
40.1
298.3
264.0
30.2
233.8
74.4
9.9
64.5
Property crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,396.4
338.7 1,057.7
875.9
210.8
665.1
608.2
127.9
392.6
Burglary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
240.9
60.3
180.6
205.0
53.4
151.7
35.9
6.9
29.0
Larceny-theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,080.1
258.1
822.0
608.8
140.5
468.3
471.3
117.6
353.6
Motor vehicle theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65.6
16.0
49.6
53.9
13.3
40.7
11.7
2.7
8.9
Arson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.8
4.3
5.5
8.1
3.7
4.4
1.7
0.6
1.1
Other assaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,061.3
175.3
886.1
785.4
115.4
670.0
276.0
59.9
216.1
Forgery and counterfeiting. . . . . . . . .
68.9
1.7
67.2
42.9
1.2
41.7
26.0
0.5
25.5
Fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173.7
5.1
168.5
98.4
3.3
95.0
75.3
1.8
73.5
Embezzlement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14.6

14.1
7.2

6.9
7.4

7.2
1
Stolen property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84.3
15.1
69.2
66.7
12.2
54.5
17.6
2.8
14.7
Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
217.4
72.7
144.7
178.1
62.8
115.3
39.3
9.9
29.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc...
132.9
27.1
105.8
122.1
24.3
97.8
10.8
2.8
8.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
56.9
1.1
55.8
17.3

17.1
39.6
0.8
38.7
Sex offenses 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61.5
10.7
50.7
56.1
9.6
46.5
5.4
1.1
4.3
Drug abuse violations . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,333.0
136.6 1,196.4 1,084.3
115.2
969.1
248.7
21.4
227.3
Gambling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.2
1.4
6.8
7.2
1.4
5.9
0.9

0.9
Offenses against the family and
children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92.4
3.7
88.7
68.9
2.4
66.6
23.4
1.3
22.1
Driving under the influence. . . . . . . . 1,158.5
109.2 1,147.5
895.8
8.2
887.6
262.7
2.7
260.0
Liquor laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48.2
90.2
368.0
326.8
55.4
271.4
131.4
34.7
96.6
Drunkenness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
488.1
11.4
476.8
406.8
8.5
398.3
81.3
2.9
78.4
Disorderly conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
529.5
136.1
393.3
387.1
90.8
296.2
142.4
45.3
97.1
Vagrancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26.6
2.2
24.4
20.9
1.6
19.3
5.7
0.6
5.1
All other offenses (except traffic). . . .
306.1
263.4 2,800.8 2,337.1
194.2 2,142.9
727.0
69.2
657.9
Suspicion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.6

1.4
1.2

1.0

Curfew and loitering law violations . .

91.0
91.0
(X)
63.1
63.1
(X)
28.0
28.0
(X)
Runaways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75.8
75.8
(X)
34.0
34.0
(X)
41.8
41.8
(X)
Represents zero. X Not applicable. 1 Buying, receiving, possessing stolen property. 2 Except forcible rape and prostitution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, Arrests Master Files.

Table 325. Arrests by Race: 2009

[Based on Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Represents arrests reported (not charged) by 12,371 agencies
with a total population of 239,839,971 as estimated by the FBI. See headnote, Table 324]
Offense charged

Total
10,690,561
456,965
9,739
16,362
100,496
330,368
1,364,409
234,551
1,056,473
63,919
9,466
1,032,502
67,054
161,233
13,960
82,714
212,173
130,503
56,560
60,175
1,301,629
8,046
87,232
1,105,401
444,087
469,958
515,689
26,347
2,929,217
1,513
89,578
73,616

White
7,389,208
268,346
4,741
10,644
43,039
209,922
922,139
155,994
719,983
39,077
7,085
672,865
44,730
108,032
9,208
51,953
157,723
74,942
31,699
44,240
845,974
2,290
58,068
954,444
373,189
387,542
326,563
14,581
1,937,221
677
54,439
48,343

Black
3,027,153
177,766
4,801
5,319
55,742
111,904
406,382
74,419
306,625
23,184
2,154
332,435
21,251
50,367
4,429
29,357
48,746
53,441
23,021
14,347
437,623
5,518
26,850
121,594
50,431
71,020
176,169
11,031
911,670
828
33,207
19,670

American
Indian/Alaskan
Native
150,544
5,608
100
169
726
4,613
17,599
2,021
14,646
817
115
15,127
345
1,315
75
662
3,352
951
427
715
8,588
27
1,690
14,903
14,876
8,552
8,783
543
43,880
1
872
1,653

Asian Pacific
Islander
123,656
5,245
97
230
989
3,929
18,289
2,117
15,219
841
112
12,075
728
1,519
248
742
2,352
1,169
1,413
873
9,444
211
624
14,460
5,591
2,844
4,174
192
36,446
7
1,060
3,950

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Violent crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter. . . . . . . .
Forcible rape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robbery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aggravated assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burglary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Larceny-theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle theft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other assaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forgery and counterfeiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Embezzlement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing. . . .
Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weaponscarrying, possessing, etc.. . . . . . . . . . .
Prostitution and commercialized vice . . . . . . . . . . .
Sex offenses 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drug abuse violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Offenses against the family and children. . . . . . . . .
Driving under the influence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liquor laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drunkenness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disorderly conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vagrancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other offenses (except traffic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suspicion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Curfew and loitering law violations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Runaways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
Except forcible rape and prostitution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, Arrests, September 2010,
<http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2009/arrests/index.html>.

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