Arrests by offense, age, and race

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Serving Children, Families, and Communities

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Estimated number of arrests by offense and race, 2016
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Offenses	All races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian
All offenses	10,662,250	7,391,920	2,878,690	233,030	158,620
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	11,790	5,230	6,250	140	170
Rape	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Robbery	95,750	41,280	52,480	830	1,170
Aggravated assault	383,980	240,300	128,540	8,240	6,910
Burglary	207,330	141,150	61,140	2,120	2,910
Larceny-theft	1,050,060	723,330	293,100	18,590	15,030
Motor vehicle theft	86,090	56,690	26,530	1,360	1,520
Arson	9,810	7,010	2,330	300	180
Simple assault	1,078,810	700,960	341,350	20,040	16,460
Forgery and counterfeiting	56,660	36,940	18,310	370	1,040
Fraud	128,530	85,700	39,680	1,560	1,600
Embezzlement	15,940	9,740	5,770	130	290
Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)	93,980	59,930	31,750	1,140	1,160
Vandalism	195,950	133,680	55,350	4,250	2,660
Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.)	156,780	87,030	66,120	1,530	2,100
Prostitution and commercialized vice	38,310	21,230	14,550	150	2,380
Sex offenses (except rape & prostitution)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Drug abuse violations	1,572,580	1,112,790	423,300	16,930	19,560
Gambling	3,710	2,100	1,260	20	320
Offenses against the family and children	88,750	58,550	25,560	3,960	670
Driving under the influence	1,017,810	833,710	141,180	19,700	23,210
Liquor laws	234,900	184,460	33,870	12,550	4,020
Drunkenness	376,430	285,390	55,060	31,700	4,280
Disorderly conduct	369,730	233,080	119,000	14,060	3,600
Vagrancy	24,850	16,380	7,630	540	310
All other offenses (except traffic)	3,254,870	2,243,430	895,310	71,110	45,010
Curfew and loitering	34,180	19,330	13,810	570	480
Violent Crime Index	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Property Crime Index	1,353,280	928,180	383,080	22,380	19,640
Violent crimes*	491,520	286,810	187,260	9,200	8,240

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.

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 offenses of "rape" and "sex offenses" 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.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Estimated number of arrests by offense and race, 2016. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/ucr.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.