Youth arrest rates by offense and race, 2020

Juvenile arrest rate (per 100,000)

Ratio of Rates*

Most serious offense

All
races

White

Black

American
Indian

Asian

Black

American
Indian

Asian

All offenses

1,274.8

1,080.2

2,487.1

1,815.2

259.8

2.3

1.7

0.2

Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter

2.8

1.5

9.7

2.3

0.6

6.5

1.5

0.4

Rape

Robbery

36.1

18.0

131.2

13.5

7.5

7.3

0.8

0.4

Aggravated assault

57.5

43.7

132.5

102.1

11.5

3.0

2.3

0.3

Burglary

45.4

34.5

108.7

46.1

9.9

3.2

1.3

0.3

Larceny-theft

140.3

107.3

328.0

149.1

38.6

3.1

1.4

0.4

Motor vehicle theft

35.0

22.0

103.6

49.5

5.7

4.7

2.3

0.3

Arson

3.6

3.4

5.1

6.9

0.9

1.5

2.0

0.3

Simple assault

213.1

176.8

438.4

256.5

42.7

2.5

1.5

0.2

Forgery and counterfeiting

1.4

1.1

3.1

0.9

0.5

2.8

0.8

0.5

Fraud

7.9

5.9

18.6

12.3

2.3

3.2

2.1

0.4

Embezzlement

1.3

0.8

3.6

0.5

1.3

4.5

0.6

1.6

Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)

24.6

10.4

96.6

24.6

4.8

9.3

2.4

0.5

Vandalism

69.5

66.8

101.7

97.2

10.5

1.5

0.2

Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.)

33.4

21.3

99.9

18.0

6.3

4.7

0.8

0.3

Prostitution and commercialized vice

0.3

0.2

0.9

0.7

0.1

4.5

3.5

0.5

Sex offenses (except rape & prostitution)

Drug abuse violations

127.0

124.5

174.6

159.3

25.0

1.4

1.3

0.2

Gambling

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.1

2.0

1.0

0.5

Offenses against the family and children

7.3

6.6

8.0

49.1

0.6

1.2

7.4

0.1

Driving under the influence

17.6

20.7

6.9

36.8

4.5

0.3

1.8

0.2

Liquor laws

53.8

61.4

18.5

213.3

11.1

0.3

3.5

0.2

Drunkenness

7.2

6.7

6.9

48.0

1.5

1.0

7.2

0.2

Disorderly conduct

74.3

57.0

168.0

147.5

11.9

2.9

2.6

0.2

Vagrancy

0.8

0.7

1.1

0.2

0.3

1.6

0.3

0.4

All other offenses (except traffic)

258.3

235.0

439.3

313.2

48.1

1.9

1.3

0.2

Curfew and loitering

35.1

33.1

53.3

48.9

7.7

1.6

1.5

0.2

Violent Crime Index

Property Crime Index

224.4

167.1

545.4

251.6

55.0

3.3

1.5

0.3

Violent crimes***

96.4

63.2

273.5

117.8

19.6

4.3

1.9

0.3

Note: Rates are arrests of persons ages 0-17 per 100,000 persons ages 10-17 in the resident population.

Violent Crime Index includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property Crime Index includes, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

* The ratio of rates is created by dividing the rates for each racial or ethnic minority group by the white rate. A ratio of 1.0 indicates parity, i.e., the rates for the comparison group are equal. For example, if white youth and Black youth were arrested at the same rate, the ratio would be 1.0, indicating the rates for these groups are equal. A ratio greater than 1.0 means that the rate for the racial or ethnic minority group is greater than the rate for white youth. A ratio less than 1.0 means that the rate for the racial and ethnic minority group is less than the rate for white youth.

NA: Beginning in 2013, the FBI broadened the definition of rape, removing the phrase “forcible” from the offense name and description. The new definition of rape is: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. The new definition includes the NIBRS offenses of rape, sodomy, and sexual assault with an object.

Law enforcement agencies may submit data on rape arrests based on either the new or legacy definition of rape. Due to differences in agency reporting practices, national estimates for the offense of “rape” are not available after 2012. Additionally, estimates for the Violent Crime Index (which included “forcible rape”) are not shown after 2012 as this category is no longer compatible with prior years.

** The "violent crimes" category includes the offenses of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault and is presented as an alternative to the Violent Crime Index, which is not available as a result of the change to the definition of rape in 2013. In any given year prior to the change in the rape definition, these three offenses accounted for more than 95% of arrests for Violent Crime Index offenses.