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Years
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All races
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White
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Black
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American Indian
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Asian
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| 1980 | 10,287,860 | 7,605,750 | 2,500,420 | 122,640 | 59,050 | | 1981 | 10,686,760 | 7,791,240 | 2,723,710 | 108,310 | 63,500 | | 1982 | 11,996,890 | 8,622,920 | 3,188,050 | 117,270 | 68,650 | | 1983 | 11,571,790 | 8,351,090 | 3,037,240 | 111,820 | 71,640 | | 1984 | 11,417,260 | 8,257,920 | 2,974,240 | 116,690 | 68,420 | | 1985 | 11,784,160 | 8,428,730 | 3,146,510 | 131,000 | 77,930 | | 1986 | 12,313,400 | 8,739,190 | 3,366,540 | 129,540 | 78,130 | | 1987 | 12,551,250 | 8,756,170 | 3,561,850 | 145,480 | 87,770 | | 1988 | 13,645,200 | 9,410,870 | 3,978,180 | 150,400 | 105,750 | | 1989 | 14,181,970 | 9,714,270 | 4,242,800 | 147,430 | 77,480 | | 1990 | 14,020,770 | 9,775,670 | 3,983,510 | 152,000 | 109,590 | | 1991 | 14,034,590 | 9,696,080 | 4,060,360 | 156,500 | 121,650 | | 1992 | 13,893,830 | 9,375,790 | 4,234,780 | 157,000 | 126,260 | | 1993 | 13,855,810 | 9,297,720 | 4,275,960 | 157,250 | 124,890 | | 1994 | 14,400,160 | 9,716,600 | 4,380,100 | 161,920 | 141,550 | | 1995 | 14,870,030 | 10,012,720 | 4,531,610 | 175,440 | 150,260 | | 1996 | 14,972,310 | 10,194,740 | 4,418,110 | 196,140 | 163,320 | | 1997 | 15,088,320 | 10,208,230 | 4,525,720 | 192,660 | 161,710 | | 1998 | 14,363,320 | 9,767,180 | 4,264,490 | 172,910 | 158,740 | | 1999 | 13,897,200 | 9,535,370 | 4,038,940 | 180,700 | 142,190 | | 2000 | 13,838,320 | 9,522,510 | 3,997,710 | 176,380 | 141,720 | | 2001 | 13,566,000 | 9,337,370 | 3,919,580 | 164,960 | 144,080 | | 2002 | 13,615,750 | 9,545,770 | 3,733,430 | 180,300 | 156,250 | | 2003 | 13,515,900 | 9,470,310 | 3,714,240 | 178,900 | 152,440 | | 2004 | 13,818,730 | 9,734,790 | 3,754,100 | 178,510 | 151,320 | | 2005 | 13,985,230 | 9,793,980 | 3,857,280 | 186,510 | 147,470 | | 2006 | 14,266,190 | 9,991,090 | 3,940,410 | 182,310 | 152,380 | | 2007 | 14,100,490 | 9,857,970 | 3,903,410 | 184,820 | 154,290 | | 2008 | 13,896,390 | 9,681,250 | 3,876,250 | 182,270 | 156,620 | | 2009 | 13,593,810 | 9,442,890 | 3,805,440 | 188,450 | 157,040 | | 2010 | 13,120,950 | 9,121,270 | 3,655,210 | 186,110 | 158,360 | | 2011 | 12,408,900 | 8,595,810 | 3,474,350 | 187,820 | 150,920 | | 2012 | 12,196,960 | 8,417,780 | 3,420,690 | 177,110 | 181,390 | | 2013 | 11,302,100 | 7,809,270 | 3,173,490 | 176,920 | 142,420 | | 2014 | 11,205,830 | 7,771,220 | 3,114,810 | 173,710 | 146,100 | | 2015 | 10,797,090 | 7,491,490 | 2,915,340 | 225,460 | 164,800 | | 2016 | 10,662,250 | 7,391,920 | 2,878,690 | 233,030 | 158,620 | | 2017 | 10,554,990 | 7,309,330 | 2,839,890 | 254,820 | 150,950 | | 2018 | 10,310,960 | 7,143,770 | 2,803,230 | 207,450 | 156,510 | | 2019 | 10,085,210 | 6,967,360 | 2,725,810 | 231,180 | 160,860 | | 2020 | 7,632,470 | 5,335,610 | 1,992,510 | 185,300 | 119,050 |
2020 was the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, which may have impacted policies, procedures, and data collection activities. Additionally, stay-at-home orders likely impacted the volume and type of law-violating behavior that came to the attention of law enforcement in 2020.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Trends in the number of arrests by race for All offenses. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/ucr_trend.asp?table_in=2. Released on
July 08, 2022.
Data source: Arrest estimates for 1980-2014 developed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and disseminated through "Arrest Data Analysis Tool." Online. Available from the BJS website.
Arrest estimates for 2015-2020 were developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice based on the FBI’s annual Master Arrest Files of 12-month reporting departments available from the Crime Data Explorer. Arrest estimates for 2015-2019 were revised in June 2022.
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