Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fdluc04st02.csv,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 2.  Race and Hispanic origin of felony defendants, by most serious arrest charge, 2004",,,,,,,,,,,
"Title: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004,  NCJ  221374",,,,,,,,,,,
Data source:  2004 State Court Processing Statistics Program,,,,,,,,,,,
Refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov   202-307-0765,,,,,,,,,,,
Authors:  Tracey Kyckelhahn and Thomas H. Cohen ,,,,,,,,,,,
Date of version:  04/24/2008,,,,,,,,,,,

"Table 2.  Race and Hispanic origin of felony defendants, by most serious arrest charge, 2004",,,,,,,,,,,

,,,Percent of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties,,,,,,,,
Most serious arrest charge,Number of defendants,         Total,,Black non-Hispanic,,White non-Hispanic,,Other non-Hispanic,,"Hispanic, any race",
All offenses,"54,921",100,%,42,%,29,%,2,%,28,%
Violent offenses,"12,425",100,%,44,%,24,%,2,%,30,%
Murder,327,100,,43,,25,,3,,28,
Rape,493,100,,49,,19,,3,,29,
Robbery,"2,981",100,,56,,16,,1,,27,
Assault,"6,580",100,,43,,25,,2,,30,
Other violent,"2,043",100,,30,,34,,1,,35,
Property offenses,"16,628",100,%,38,%,33,%,3,%,26,%
Burglary,"4,241",100,,37,,33,,3,,27,
Larceny/theft,"4,336",100,,43,,33,,3,,21,
Motor vehicle theft,"1,944",100,,25,,29,,3,,44,
Forgery,"2,017",100,,40,,36,,3,,22,
Fraud,"1,685",100,,34,,35,,4,,26,
Other property,"2,405",100,,43,,32,,2,,22,
Drug offenses,"20,278",100,%,44,%,27,%,2,%,27,%
Trafficking,"8,280",100,,51,,20,,2,,27,
Other drug,"11,999",100,,39,,32,,1,,28,
Public-order offenses,"5,590",100,%,38,%,32,%,3,%,27,%
Weapons,"1,686",100,,54,,19,,1,,26,
Driving-related,"1,779",100,,24,,44,,2,,30
Other public-order,"2,124",100,,36,,33,,5,,26

"Note: Data on both race and Hispanic origin of defendants were available for 96% of all cases. According to the U.S. Census Bureau data for 2004, the overall percentage of the population of the 75 largest counties was 52% white non-Hispanic, 16% black non-Hispanic, 23% Hispanic of any race, and 9% other race. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.",,,,,,,,,,