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, 2019
Age: Juvenile

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Offenses	All races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian
All offenses	684,230	424,840	234,430	14,740	10,220
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	940	400	510	20	0
Rape	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Robbery	15,840	5,660	9,850	90	250
Aggravated assault	26,810	14,930	10,850	620	410
Burglary	20,780	11,400	8,670	400	320
Larceny-theft	81,660	45,000	33,810	1,330	1,530
Motor vehicle theft	13,440	6,210	6,800	300	140
Arson	1,770	1,220	500	30	20
Simple assault	124,140	72,990	47,280	2,250	1,630
Forgery and counterfeiting	840	520	300	0	10
Fraud	3,610	1,810	1,670	80	40
Embezzlement	540	250	260	0	20
Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)	8,940	2,990	5,670	120	160
Vandalism	31,490	21,860	8,610	680	330
Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.)	15,910	8,690	6,740	190	280
Prostitution and commercialized vice	290	140	150	0	10
Sex offenses (except rape & prostitution)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Drug abuse violations	80,110	59,590	17,500	1,700	1,310
Gambling	180	110	60	0	10
Offenses against the family and children	3,090	2,100	700	280	10
Driving under the influence	5,590	4,990	340	160	100
Liquor laws	26,220	22,550	1,780	1,500	400
Drunkenness	3,410	2,660	410	300	40
Disorderly conduct	53,990	29,060	23,140	1,310	480
Vagrancy	400	260	140	10	0
All other offenses (except traffic)	138,810	92,110	41,630	2,880	2,200
Curfew and loitering	14,650	9,540	4,460	350	300
Violent Crime Index	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Property Crime Index	117,660	63,820	49,770	2,070	2,000
Violent crimes*	43,590	20,990	21,210	730	670

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, 2019. 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.