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Arrests by Race, 2006

The following table lists the number and percent of arrests in the United States during 2006, according to race and offense. Find total percent distribution of white, black, Asian, and Native American offenders.

	Percent distribution¹
Offense charged	White	Black	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian or Pacific Islander
Total number	7,270,214	2,924,724	130,589	112,093
Total percent	69.7%	28.0%	1.3%	1.1%
Murder²	46.9	50.9	1.1	1.1
Forcible rape	65.3	32.5	1.1	1.1
Robbery	42.2	56.3	0.7	0.9
Aggravated assault	63.2	34.5	1.2	1.1
Burglary	69.0	29.2	1.0	0.9
Larceny-theft	68.6	28.9	1.2	1.3
Motor vehicle theft	62.7	34.9	1.0	1.4
Arson	76.0	21.6	1.0	1.4
Other assaults	65.2	32.2	1.4	1.2
Forgery and counterfeiting	70.1	28.2	0.5	1.2
Fraud	68.7	30.0	0.6	0.7
Embezzlement	65.7	32.2	0.6	1.5
Stolen property—buying, receiving, possessing	64.6	33.7	0.7	0.9
Vandalism	75.4	22.2	1.4	1.1
Weapons possession	57.7	40.6	0.8	0.9
Prostitution	56.7	39.6	1.0	2.7
Sex offenses, except forcible rape and prostitution	73.3%	24.5%	1.0%	1.2%
Drug abuse violation	63.6	35.1	0.6	0.7
Gambling	26.2	71.8	0.1	1.8
Offenses against family and children	66.9	30.7	1.8	0.6
Driving under the influence	88.4	9.2	1.3	1.1
Liquor laws	85.4	10.7	2.8	1.2
Drunkenness	84.3	13.2	1.9	0.6
Disorderly conduct	63.0	34.7	1.5	0.8
Vagrancy	56.7	41.6	1.2	0.5
All other offenses except traffic	67.5	30.0	1.3	1.2
Suspicion	58.7	38.2	2.4	0.8
Curfew and loitering law violations	61.0	37.2	0.7	1.1
Runaways	68.5	25.0	1.8	4.7