US Number of Adult Arrests in Suburban Areas By Race and Ethnicity for Violent Crime Offenses in 2020

Updated on January 27, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 90,017 adult arrests made in US suburban areas for violent crime offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as White (62.05K), followed by Black or African American (25.68K), and Asian (1.26K).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 79,720 (89%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (59.92K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (19.80K).

The charts and tables below shows the violent crime arrests made in US suburban areas by race and ethnicity.

You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests in US suburban areas. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses in US suburban areas.

You can also see similar information for arrests made in the following population groups: all arrests, arrests in cities, arrests in metropolitan counties, and arrests in nonmetropolitan counties,

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Suburban Areas By Race for Violent Crime Offenses in 2020
White
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Suburban Areas By Ethnicity for Violent Crime Offenses in 2020
Not Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Suburban Areas By Race for Violent Crime Offenses in 2020
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
White 62045 68.9
Black or African American 25683 28.5
Asian 1259 1.4
American Indian or Alaska Native 845 0.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 185 0.2
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Suburban Areas By Ethnicity for Violent Crime Offenses in 2020
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 59916 75.2
Hispanic or Latino 19804 24.8