Arrest trends by offense, age, and race

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

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Trends in the number of arrests by race for All offenses
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Charts:	All races	White	Black	American Indian	Asian

Years

All races

White

Black

American Indian

Asian

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

7,531,830

2,875,140

227,240

162,880

2016

10,662,250

7,418,700

2,863,810

216,530

163,210

2017

10,554,990

7,277,670

2,870,440

254,080

152,800

2018

10,310,960

7,115,940

2,826,460

219,410

149,150

2019

10,085,210

7,014,550

2,667,010

244,200

159,450

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 November 16, 2020.

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 through 2019 developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice based on data published in the FBI's Crime in the United States reports. These are preliminary estimates that will be updated upon release of final estimates on the Bureau of Justice Statistics' Arrest Data Analysis Tool.