Arrests by Race and Age in the U.S., 2012 Posted on March 8, 2017 Arrests by Race and Age in the U.S., 2012 Offense All Ages Ages under 18 Ages 18 or over Total Whites Blacks AIAN API Total Whites Blacks AIAN API Total Whites Blacks AIAN API All Offenses 12,198,491 8,418,616 3,421,356 177,117 181,401 1,320,043 851,814 428,625 18,228 21,376 10,878,448 7,566,803 2,992,731 158,889 160,026 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 11,075 5,288 5,515 136 135 724 333 377 12 1 10,351 4,955 5,138 124 134 Forcible Rape 18,098 11,659 5,876 283 280 2,527 1,621 846 31 29 15,571 10,038 5,030 252 251 Robbery 103,661 44,266 57,252 808 1,336 21,472 6,226 14,791 113 342 82,189 38,041 42,460 695 993 Aggravated Assault 388,362 243,386 132,473 5,738 6,765 36,345 19,961 15,489 405 490 352,017 223,426 116,984 5,333 6,275 Burglary 283,582 190,154 87,152 2,576 3,699 53,773 31,584 20,982 462 745 229,809 158,570 66,170 2,115 2,954 Larceny-Theft 1,282,352 870,085 372,377 19,335 20,555 224,180 137,717 78,245 3,210 5,008 1,058,172 732,368 294,132 16,125 15,548 Motor Vehicle Theft 68,845 45,471 21,075 857 1,443 13,078 7,512 5,168 189 210 55,767 37,959 15,907 668 1,233 Arson 11,433 8,364 2,749 172 149 4,355 3,144 1,127 27 57 7,078 5,219 1,622 145 91 Other Assaults 1,199,476 783,315 381,220 18,087 16,854 173,078 101,329 67,660 1,990 2,099 1,026,398 681,986 313,560 16,097 14,755 Forgery and Counterfeiting 67,046 43,870 21,896 335 945 1,441 970 444 11 16 65,605 42,900 21,451 324 929 Fraud 153,535 102,161 48,325 1,430 1,619 4,718 2,656 1,922 74 67 148,817 99,505 46,404 1,356 1,552 Embezzlement 16,023 10,381 5,239 94 309 437 277 144 6 10 15,586 10,104 5,095 88 299 Stolen Property; Buying, Receiving, Possessing 97,670 64,693 30,780 811 1,387 12,935 6,755 5,894 121 164 84,735 57,937 24,885 690 1,223 Vandalism 228,463 163,865 57,997 3,809 2,793 59,938 44,818 13,631 806 682 168,525 119,046 44,366 3,003 2,110 Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 149,286 86,236 59,907 1,048 2,095 24,688 14,877 9,189 190 432 124,598 71,359 50,718 858 1,664 Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 56,575 30,219 24,082 305 1,969 790 319 461 0 10 55,785 29,900 23,622 305 1,959 Sex Offense (except forcible rape and prostitution) 68,355 49,353 16,867 837 1,299 12,427 8,771 3,342 125 189 55,928 40,582 13,524 712 1,110 Drug Abuse Violations -Total 1,552,432 1,040,991 482,400 11,104 17,937 140,038 103,387 32,834 1,624 2,193 1,412,394 937,604 449,566 9,480 15,744 Sale-Manufacturing-Total 277,802 168,073 104,529 1,836 3,363 18,449 12,328 5,574 200 347 259,353 155,745 98,955 1,637 3,016 Possession-SubTotal 1,274,630 872,959 377,827 9,269 14,575 121,589 91,083 27,235 1,425 1,846 1,153,041 781,876 350,592 7,844 12,729 Gambling 7,868 2,272 5,198 37 361 957 99 848 1 8 6,911 2,173 4,350 35 353 Offenses Against the Family and Children 107,018 70,096 33,940 2,202 780 3,340 2,270 916 133 21 103,678 67,826 33,024 2,068 759 Driving Under the Influence 1,282,957 1,081,954 154,619 17,528 28,857 9,388 8,621 476 162 129 1,273,569 1,073,333 154,143 17,366 28,728 Liquor Laws 441,532 357,754 62,076 15,028 6,673 77,813 68,634 5,478 2,472 1,228 363,719 289,120 56,598 12,556 5,445 Drunkenness 511,271 416,359 80,312 9,197 5,404 9,898 8,652 890 218 138 501,373 407,707 79,421 8,979 5,267 Disorderly Conduct 543,995 339,071 189,921 10,192 4,811 120,133 66,449 51,262 1,439 983 423,862 272,622 138,659 8,753 3,828 Vagrancy 27,003 16,386 9,724 629 264 1,420 885 525 5 5 25,583 15,502 9,198 624 259 All Other Offenses (except traffic) 3,448,856 2,300,050 1,043,874 53,467 51,465 239,616 163,619 67,749 3,332 4,916 3,209,240 2,136,431 976,125 50,135 46,550 Suspicion 1,532 842 668 5 17 345 251 91 0 3 1,187 591 577 5 14 Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 70,190 40,076 27,843 1,069 1,202 70,190 40,076 27,843 1,069 1,202 0 0 0 0 0 Runaways – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Violent Crime Index 521,196 304,600 201,116 6,965 8,515 61,067 28,140 31,503 562 862 460,129 276,460 169,613 6,403 7,653 Property Crime Index 1,646,212 1,114,074 483,353 22,940 25,846 295,386 179,957 105,522 3,887 6,020 1,350,826 934,117 377,831 19,052 19,826 ————————- Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding – = The FBI stopped reporting Runaways offense as of 2010. AIAN = American Indians and Native Alaskans API = Asians and Pacific Islanders
