Table 2.
Number of arrestees associated with incidents having specific crime types,a over time, by race, among adults 18 years and over, Washington State.
| Crime typeb | Non-Latino White | Non-Latino African American | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of arrestees 2012 (n = 2564) | No. of arrestees 2015 (n = 416) | Percentage change from 2012 to 2015 | No. of arrestees 2012 (n = 465) | No. of arrestees 2015 (n = 106) | Percentage change from 2012 to 2015 | |
| Possessing/concealing | 2238 | 343 | −85% | 390 | 80 | −79% |
| Using/consuming | 440 | 100 | −77% | 56 | 11 | −80% |
| Buying/receiving | 16 | 9 | −44% | 2 | 1 | −50% |
| Cultivating/manufacturing | 40 | 11 | −73% | 3 | 0 | −100% |
| Transporting/transmitting | 36 | 7 | −81% | 10 | 2 | −80% |
| Distributing/selling | 124 | 41 | −67% | 43 | 41 | −5% |
| Other | 47 | 14 | −70% | 9 | 9 | 0% |
a
Up to 9 crime types can be listed for each incident in NIBRS. In 2012 (and 2015), 1228 (193) White and 145 (44) Black arrestees were associated with incidents having >1 crime type specified. All crime types associated with an incident are listed in this table.
b
Other includes ‘operating/promoting’, ‘other gang’ and ‘none/unknown gang’.