Crime and Enforcement Activity
in New York City
(Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2021)
Keechant Sewell
Police Commissioner
Introduction
This report presents statistics on race/ethnicity compiled from the New York City
Police Department’s records management system. Crime Complaint Reports contain
information on the crime victims’ race and ethnicity as recorded by the officers or
precinct clerical staff interviewing the victim or complainant. The victim’s description of
any non-arrested suspects will also be recorded on the crime complaint report. Arrests
made by the responding officers will be recorded on an arrest report associated with the
crime complaint report and used to initiate the booking system. Once the information has
been entered and “signed” off by a supervisor it is stored in the Department’s Enterprise
Data Warehouse. The data for this report were drawn from the Data Warehouse.
Additional information was drawn from a separate Homicide and Shooting Database that
collects additional statistical information for Murder and Shooting incidents.
The crime complaint and arrest data contained in this report represent crimes
occurring from January 1, 2021 thru December 31, 2021 for the general crime complaint
and arrest data (compiled on January 17, 2022). The Murder and Shooting tables and
charts are also based on incidents that occurred through December 31, 2021 as are the
statistics presented for Firearm arrests (compiled on January 17, 2022).
Stop Question and Frisk data and Violent Crime Suspect information are taken
from the New York City Police Department’s Stop, Question and Frisk Database which is
also the source of the quarterly report on Stop Question and Frisk Activity supplied to the
New York City Council for all 4 quarters 2021.
Statistical Considerations
Commercial victimizations are generally noted on crime complaint reports and are
excluded from the statistics dealing with specific categories of crime. However, it is
likely that a small number of commercial victimizations may be inadvertently included in
the victim data when a report is not properly classified as a commercial victimization.
Those cases would generally present the race/ethnicity of employees as the crime victims.
Both crime complaint reports and arrest reports are classified according to the
most serious crime recorded or charge lodged. Arrest statistics represent arrests made by
all Police agencies operating within the confines of New York City and arresting and
charging individuals with crime under New York State laws. The arrest statistics
presented here do not include arrests made by federal agencies.
Crime complaint statistics used in these tables and charts are from crimes
occurring during calendar year 2021 and Arrest statistics presented represent arrests made
during calendar year 2021. Crime complaint reports that were recorded during calendar
year 2021 but report an incident occurring in prior years are excluded from these
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statistics. Arrest reports included in these statistics do include arrests made during
calendar year 2021 for incidents that may have occurred in prior years.
Black Hispanic and White Hispanic categories have been combined into a single
Hispanic category for the statistical tables and charts presented in this report. The
categories of Black and White used in tables and charts through out this report therefore
represent Black Non-Hispanic and White Non-Hispanic. The labels Black and White are
used for the sake of brevity and simplicity of presentation in the various tables and charts.
The New York City Police Department’s Crime Reporting System uses a two
tiered crime classification system. The broadest level of categorization is used to present
the statistics in this report. Specific broad Crime categories however may contain only
some subcategories for which suspect descriptions are typically available (e.g. a Larceny
from the person will normally provide some suspect descriptive information while a
larceny from a business office without a witness will not). For certain broad crime
categories the number of crime complaints that contain suspect descriptions with race/
ethnicity information will therefore only be a portion of the total complaints recorded.
The tables included in the report contain overall statistics that explain the
available victim and suspect information for each broad crime category. The victim
count for the period for the example table below, Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief is
32,698. Of these victims, 20,241 had information on the race/ethnicity of a noncommercial victim.
Within this crime complaint population suspect information was
available for 18,361 suspects and the race/ethnicity of 9,341 of those suspects was
available. During calendar year 2021 4,708 misdemeanor criminal mischief arrests were
made and 4,692 of these records contained race/ethnicity information.
Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arre sts
Known Race/Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.6%
11.3%
39.2%
19.9%
29.1%
32,698
18,361
56.2%
Suspect
0.3%
4.2%
52.2%
14.3%
29.0%
20,241
9,341
46.1%
Arrestee
0.3%
4.8%
42.3%
19.4%
33.2%
4,708
4,692
99.7%
Appendix A includes a description of the significant classification subcategories
contained in the broad crime categories used in the tables and charts contained in this
report.
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An initial crime complaint report may record a crime with several suspects some
of whom may be arrested at the time the crime is reported and recorded. The nonarrested suspects are included in the “suspect” statistics in the tables and charts included
in this report and arrested individuals are included in the “arrestee” statistics. At the time
these statistics were compiled additional follow up arrests may have been made
increasing the number of arrested suspects. In so far as that situation has occurred within
calendar year 2021 data presented the suspect and arrests data will overlap and count the
same individual as both suspect and arrestee if a follow up arrest has been made during
the period.
Arrest statistics are drawn from the initial booking data collected by the arresting
officer prior to arraignment. The small number of arrest records without race/ethnicity
may result from arrestees that have no identification and whose race/ethnicity cannot
initially be determined before arraignment or due to administrative omissions in report
preparation.
The race/ethnicity of victims are recorded by the officer or precinct clerical staff
who
are taking the report and rely on that interaction with the
victim/complainant/reporter to determine the victims race/ethnicity.
The suspect’s
description is also recorded at this time but relies on the victim’s assessment of race and
ethnicity given their interaction with the suspect. The arrestee race/ethnicity is recorded
as a result of the officers assessment of the individual’s identification documents the
individual’s physical characteristics and in many cases their prior criminal record.
Arrestee race/ethnicity and victim designation of suspect race/ethnicity may therefore
vary due to the different methods of determination.
Classification as a Shooting incident is based upon a bullet striking the victim. A
Shooting incident therefore contains complaints for violent crimes such as Rape, Robbery
and Felonious Assault as well as Murders committed with a firearm. This category therefor is not mutually exclusive with the broad crime classifications used in the other tables
and charts within this report but is meant to isolate those specific instances where
firearms are used to cause harm regardless of the other crimes committed.
Some crime categories are principally proactive enforcement events and will have
no specific victim e.g. drug possession, sale and manufacture. The race/ethnicity of
arrested individuals is reported for these categories. Additionally possible drug related
criminal activity is also reported as allegations via 911 and various hot lines. Criminal
activity noted in allegations requires further investigation to determine if criminal activity
is actually occurring as suspected in the report from the public. Arrests may result from
those follow-up investigations.
Drug allegations may contain suspect race/ethnicity
descriptions.
The Arrest statistics dealing with firearm arrests are a special compilation
focusing on arrests that remove one or more firearms from the street. The arrests so
identified are arrests that include selected Felony Dangerous Weapons charges, indicate
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by specific report entries the presence of a firearm and finally that a firearm was
vouchered as a result of the arrest. A firearm arrest will be counted if these conditions
are met by an arrest containing other charges, some of which may be for serious violent
felonies. The Firearm Arrest statistics therefore include arrests for other violent crimes
that are also included in other tables within this report.
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Table of Contents
Felony Crimes
Murder and Non Negligent Manslaughter
Rape
Other Felony Sex Crimes
Robbery
Felonious Assault
Grand Larceny
1
2
3
4
5
6
Misdemeanor Crimes
Misdemeanor Sex Crimes
Misdemeanor Assault and Related Offenses
Petit Larceny
Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief
7
8
9
10
Special Populations
Shootings
Firearm Arrests
Proactive Offenses, Drugs
Proactive Offenses, Possession of Stolen Property
Violent Crime Suspects and Stop Question and Frisk Subjects
Felony & Misdemeanor Complaints with Identified Juvenile Victims, Suspects
and Arrestees
11
12
13
14
15
16
Appendices
Appendix A: Crimes Included in the Broad Crime Categories
A-1
Appendix B: Race/Ethnicity Breakdown of New York City Resident Population
B-1
Appendix C: Race/Ethnicity Breakdown of New York City Police Department
C-1
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Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
Murder
and
Non-Negligent
Manslaughter victims are most frequently
Black (67.0%) or Hispanic (23.7%). White
victims account for (5.9%) of all Murder and
Non-Negligent Manslaughter victims while
there were no Asian/Pacific Islander (3.5%)
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
victims.
The race/ethnicity of known Murder
and Non-Negligent Manslaughter suspects
mirrors the victim population with Black
(63.9%) and Hispanic (28.5%) suspects
accounting for the majority of suspects. White
suspects account for (4.8%) of all Murder and
Non-Negligent Manslaughter suspects while
there were no Asian/Pacific Islander (2.8%)
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
suspects.
The Murder and Non-Negligent
Manslaughter arrest population is similarly
distributed.
Black arrestees (61.7%) and
Hispanic arrestees (30.9%) account for the
majority of Murder and Non-Negligent
Manslaughter arrestees while Asian/Pacific
Islander arrestees (3.9%) and White (3.3%)
arrestees account for the remaining portions of
the Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
arrest population.
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.0%
3.5%
67.0%
5.9%
23.7%
460
460
100.0%
Suspect
0.0%
2.8%
63.9%
4.8%
28.5%
396
396
100.0%
Arrestee
0.0%
3.3%
61.7%
3.9%
30.9%
459
458
99.8%
Rape
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Rape victims are most frequently Black
(37.7%) or Hispanic (35.5%). White victims
account for (18.2%) of all Rape victims while
Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (8.6%) of
all Rape Victims.
Rape suspects are most frequently
Black (48.9%) or Hispanic (33.6%). White
suspects account for (11.3%) of all Rape
suspects while Asian/Pacific Islanders
accounted for (6.2%) of the known Rape
suspects.
Rape arrestees are most frequently
Black (45.4%) and Hispanic (43.0%).
Asian/Pacific Islander arrestees (5.1%) and
White arrestees (6.3%) account for the
remaining portions of the Rape arrestee
population.
Rape
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.0%
8.6%
37.7%
18.2%
35.5%
1069
1002
93.7%
Suspect
0.0%
6.2%
48.9%
11.3%
33.6%
1087
874
80.4%
Arrestee
0.2%
6.3%
45.4%
5.1%
43.0%
606
603
99.5%
Other Felony Sex Crimes
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Other Felony Sex Crime victims are
most frequently Hispanic (36.7%) or Black
(33.0%). White victims account for (21.9%) of
all Other Felony Sex Crime victims while
Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (8.3%) of
the Other Felony Sex Crime Victims.
Known Other Felony Sex Crime
suspects are most frequently Black (42.3%) or
Hispanic (34.5%). White suspects account for
(15.5%) of all Other Felony Sex Crime
suspects while Asian/Pacific Islanders
accounted for (7.7%) of known Other Felony
Sex Crime suspects.
Hispanic arrestees are the largest
portion of the Other Felony Sex Crime arrest
population (49.5%) followed by Black
arrestees who account for (33.3%) of the arrest
population. Asian /Pacific Islander arrestees
(6.5%) and White (10.7%) arrestees account
for the remaining significant portions of the
Other Felony Sex Crime arrest population.
Other Felony Sex Crimes
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
Victim
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Robbery
Suspect
0.1%
8.3%
33.0%
21.9%
36.7%
925
822
88.9%
0.0%
7.7%
42.3%
15.5%
34.5%
844
666
78.9%
Arrestee
0.0%
6.5%
33.3%
10.7%
49.5%
685
681
99.4%
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Robbery victims are most frequently
Hispanic (41.6%) or Black (29.9%).
Asian/Pacific Islander victims account for
(14.6%) of all Robbery victims while Whites
account for (13.3%) of all Robbery Victims.
The race/ethnicity of known Robbery
suspects is primarily Black (64.5%). Hispanic
suspects account for an additional (28.4%) of
the suspect population. White suspects account
for (4.8%) of all Robbery suspects while Asian
/Pacific Islanders accounted for (2.2%) of
known Robbery suspects.
The Robbery arrestees are most
frequently Black (58.9%) or Hispanic (31.9%).
White arrestees (6.2%) and Asian/Pacific
Islander (2.9%) arrestees account for the
remaining portions of the Robbery arrest
population.
Robbery
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
Suspect
0.6%
14.6%
29.9%
13.3%
41.6%
15212
12306
80.9%
0.1%
2.2%
64.5%
4.8%
28.4%
21622
16696
77.2%
Arrestee
0.1%
2.9%
58.9%
6.2%
31.9%
7848
7822
99.7%
Felonious Assault
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Felonious Assault victims are most
frequently Black (45.8%) or Hispanic (34.0%).
White victims account for (11.8%) of all
Felonious Assault victims while Asian/Pacific
Islanders account for (8.1%) of all Felonious
Assault Victims.
The race/ethnicity of known Felonious
Assault suspects is most frequently Black
(53.4%) or Hispanic (32.5%). White suspects
account for (7.7%) of all Felonious Assault
suspects while Asian/Pacific Islanders
accounted for (5.9%) of the known Felonious
Assault suspects.
Felonious Assault arrestees are most
frequently Black (53.2%) or Hispanic (32.0%).
White arrestees (7.9%) and Asian/Pacific
Islanders (6.4%) account for the remaining
significant portions of the Felonious Assault
arrestee population.
Felonious Assault
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
Victim
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Grand Larceny
Suspect
0.3%
8.1%
45.8%
11.8%
34.0%
23011
21189
92.1%
0.4%
5.9%
53.4%
7.7%
32.5%
23229
18648
80.3%
Arrestee
0.5%
6.4%
53.2%
7.9%
32.0%
16632
16577
99.7%
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Grand Larceny victims are most
frequently White (29.4%) while Hispanic
(29.4%) and Black (23.4%) victims account for
the additional of all Grand Larceny victims.
Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (17.2%) the
remainder of all Grand Larceny Victims.
The race/ethnicity of known Grand
Larceny suspects are most frequently Black
(58.4%) or Hispanic (24.4%). White suspects
account for (13.6%) of all Grand Larceny
suspects while Asian/Pacific Islanders
accounted for (3.3%) of the known Grand
Larceny suspects.
Grand Larceny arrestees are most
frequently Black (48.9%) or Hispanic (32.9%).
White arrestees (13.8%) and Asian/Pacific
Islanders (4.2%) account for the remaining
significant portions of the Grand Larceny
arrest population.
Grand Larceny
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
Victim
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Suspect
0.5%
17.2%
23.4%
29.4%
29.4%
40751
31627
77.6%
0.3%
3.3%
58.4%
13.6%
24.4%
30003
11629
38.8%
Arrestee
0.2%
4.2%
48.9%
13.8%
32.9%
6671
6649
99.7%
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Misdemeanor Sex Crime
Misdemeanor Sex Crime victims are
most frequently Hispanic (38.1%) or Black
(34.3%).
White victims account for an
additional (16.8%) of all Misdemeanor Sex
Crime victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders
account for (10.4%) of all Misdemeanor Sex
Crime Victims.
Misdemeanor Sex Crime suspects are
most frequently Black (45.2%) and Hispanic
(33.7%). White suspects account for (10.8%)
of all Misdemeanor Sex Crime suspects while
Asian/Pacific Islanders accounted for (9.8%)
of the known Misdemeanor Sex Crime
suspects.
Misdemeanor Sex Crime arrestees are
most frequently Black (41.7%) or Hispanic
(37.6%). Asian /Pacific Islander arrestees
(11.1%) and White (8.9%) arrestees account
for the remaining portions of the Misdemeanor
Sex Crime arrest population.
Misdemeanor Sex Crimes
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.4%
10.4%
34.3%
16.8%
38.1%
5175
4672
90.3%
Suspect
0.6%
9.8%
45.2%
10.8%
33.7%
4232
3406
80.5%
Arrestee
0.7%
11.1%
41.7%
8.9%
37.6%
2903
2881
99.2%
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Misdemeanor Assault and Related Offenses
Misdemeanor Assault victims are most
frequently Black (39.5%) or Hispanic (36.0%).
White victims account for an additional
(14.0%) of all Misdemeanor Assault victims
while Asian/Pacific Islanders account for
(10.0%) of the Misdemeanor Assault Victims.
Misdemeanor Assault suspects are most
frequently Black (52.0%) or Hispanic (32.6%).
White suspects account for an additional
(9.3%) of all Misdemeanor Assault suspects
while Asian/Pacific Islanders accounted for
(5.9%) of the known Misdemeanor Assault
suspects.
The Misdemeanor Assault arrest
population is similarly distributed. Black
arrestees (47.7%) and Hispanic arrestees
(35.1%) account for the majority of
Misdemeanor Assault arrestees while White
arrestees (9.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander
(7.3%) arrestees account for the remaining
significant portions of the Misdemeanor
Assault arrestee population.
Misdemeanor Assault and Related Offenses
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
Victim
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
0.4%
10.0%
39.5%
14.0%
36.0%
48793
46472
95.2%
Suspect
0.3%
5.9%
52.0%
9.3%
32.6%
49317
42256
85.7%
Arrestee
0.3%
7.3%
47.7%
9.7%
35.1%
26855
26771
99.7%
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Petit Larceny
Petit Larceny victims are most
frequently Black (31.0%) or White (27.8%).
Hispanic victims account for (26.9%) of all
Petit Larceny victims while Asian/Pacific
Islanders account for (13.7%) of all Petit
Larceny Victims.
The race/ethnicity of known Petit
Larceny suspects are most frequently Black
(53.0%) or Hispanic (26.1%). White suspects
account for an additional (18.1%) of all Petit
Larceny suspects while Asian/Pacific Islanders
account for (2.6%) of the known Petit Larceny
suspects.
The Petit Larceny arrest population is
most frequently Black (45.8%) or Hispanic
(31.4%). White arrestees (18.4%) and Asian
/Pacific Islander (4.2%) arrestees account for
the remaining significant portions of the Petit
Larceny arrestee population.
Petit Larceny
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.5%
13.7%
31.0%
27.8%
26.9%
86312
43572
50.5%
Suspect
0.2%
2.6%
53.0%
18.1%
26.1%
66381
38830
58.5%
Arrestee
0.2%
4.2%
45.8%
18.4%
31.4%
13178
13137
99.7%
Note: Due to a necessary change in the Police Department’s records management system, Petit Larceny Arrestee
data is not comparable prior to 2014.
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Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief
The Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief
victims are most frequently Black (39.2%) or
Hispanic (29.1%). White victims account for
an additional (19.9%) and Asian/Pacific
Islanders (11.3%) account for the remaining
significant portion of the Misdemeanor
Criminal Mischief Victim population.
Misdemeanor
Criminal
Mischief
suspects are most frequently Black (52.2%) or
Hispanic (29.0%). White suspects account for
an additional (14.3%) of all Misdemeanor
Criminal
Mischief
suspects
while
Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (4.2%) of
known Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief
suspects.
Misdemeanor
Criminal
Mischief
arrestees are most frequently Black (42.3%) or
Hispanic (33.2%). White arrestees (19.4%)
and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.8%) arrestees
account for the remaining significant portions
of the Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief arrest
population.
Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief
Victim, Suspect, Arrestee Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.6%
11.3%
39.2%
19.9%
29.1%
32698
18361
56.2%
Suspect
0.3%
4.2%
52.2%
14.3%
29.0%
20241
9341
46.1%
Arrestee
0.2%
4.8%
42.3%
19.4%
33.2%
4708
4692
99.7%
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Shootings
Shooting victims are most frequently
Black (72.2%) or Hispanic (24.7%). White
victims account for an additional (1.9%) of all
Shooting victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders
victims account for (1.2%) of all Shooting
Victims.
The race/ethnicity of known Shooting
suspects is most frequently Black (68.0%).
Hispanic suspects accounted for an additional
(28.4%) of all suspects. Asian/Pacific Islander
suspects (1.9%) and White suspects (1.7%)
accounted for the remaining portion of known
Shooting suspects.
The Shooting arrest population is
similarly distributed. Black arrestees (65.0%)
and Hispanic arrestees (31.2%) account for the
majority of Shooting arrest population. White
arrestees (2.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander
arrestees (1.6%) account for the remaining
portion of the Shooting arrest population.
Shootings (any crime where victim struck with bullet)
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Victim
0.0%
1.2%
72.2%
1.9%
24.7%
1876
1876
100.0%
Suspect
0.0%
1.9%
68.0%
1.7%
28.4%
834
834
100.0%
Arrestee
0.0%
1.6%
65.0%
2.2%
31.2%
689
689
100.0%
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Firearm Arrests (satisfying specific selection criteria)
The Firearm Arrest population is most
frequently Black (73.5%) or Hispanic (22.1%).
White arrestees account for (2.6%) and Asian
/Pacific Islanders account for (1.7%) of the
total Firearm arrest population.
The Firearm arrest group consists of
arrests in which at least one firearm is
recovered and the arrestee is charged with a
Dangerous Weapons Felony charge. The
Dangerous Weapon charge may also be one of
many arrest charges lodged, some of which
may be for more serious violent felonies. This
arrest population therefore overlaps with
arrests for other violent crimes that appear in
other charts.
Firearm Arrests (satisfying specific selection criteria)
Compstat Logic
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Arrests
0.1%
1.7%
73.5%
2.6%
22.1%
4497
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
4470
99.4%
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Proactive Offenses (Drug Arrests &
Allegations)
The Drug Felony Arrest population is
most frequently Black (48.4%) or Hispanic
(40.2%). White arrestees account for (7.7%)
and Asian Pacific Islanders account for (3.5%)
of the total Drug Felony arrest population.
The Drug Misdemeanor Arrest
population is most frequently Black (47.2%) or
Hispanic (35.0%). White arrestees account for
(13.7%) and Asian Pacific Islanders account
for (3.9%) of the total Drug Misdemeanor
arrest population.
Proactive Offenses (Drugs) Arrests
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Arrests/Allegations
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Dang. Drugs
Felony
0.1%
3.5%
48.4%
7.7%
40.2%
5489
5468
99.6%
Dang. Drugs
Misdemeanor
0.1%
3.9%
47.2%
13.7%
35.0%
4961
4947
99.7%
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Proactive Property Crimes
The Felony Stolen Property Arrest
population is most frequently Black (50.2%) or
Hispanic (35.3%). White arrestees account for
(11.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islanders account
for (3.3%) of the total Felony Stolen Property
arrest population.
The Misdemeanor Stolen Property
Arrest population is most frequently Black
(46.6%) or Hispanic (31.8%). White arrestees
account for (16.5%) and Asian/Pacific
Islanders account for (4.9%) of the total
Misdemeanor
Stolen
Property
arrest
population.
Proactive Offenses (Property)
Poss. Stolen
Poss. Stolen
Property (Fel.)
Property (Misd.)
AMER IND
0.2%
0.2%
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
3.3%
4.9%
BLACK
50.2%
46.6%
WHITE
11.0%
16.5%
HISPANIC
35.3%
31.8%
Total Arrests
1524
879
Known Race Ethnicity
1257
752
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
82.5%
85.6%
Note: Due to a necessary change in the Police Department’s records management system, Possession Stolen
Property (MISD.) data is not comparable prior to 2014.
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Violent Crime and Stop Question and Frisk
Activity
The
most
frequently
occurring
race/ethnic group within the Violent Felony
suspects is Black, accounting for (58.5%).
Hispanic suspects account for an additional
(30.5%) while White and Asian/Pacific
Islanders account for (6.4%) and (4.2%)
respectively.
The most frequent race/ethnic group
within the Stop Question and Frisk subject
population is Black, accounting for (60.5%).
Hispanic subjects account for an additional
(27.4%) while White and Asian/Pacific
Islanders account for (7.9%) and (3.1%) of
total Stops respectively.
Stop Question & Frisk Subjects and Violent Crime Suspects
Race Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Suspects/Subjects
Known Race Ethnicity
% of Incidents With Race/Eth. Known
Suspects
0.3%
4.2%
58.5%
6.4%
30.6%
46441
36394
78.4%
Stops
0.1%
3.1%
60.5%
7.9%
27.4%
9217
9132
99.1%
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Felony and Misdemeanor Complaint
Records with Identified Juvenile Victims,
Suspects and Arrestees
Violent Crimes include Murder, Rape, Robbery, Felonious Assault
Reported crime complaint juvenile
victims are most frequently Black (37.1%). and
Hispanic (37.2%). White juvenile victims
(13.6%) and Asian/Pacific Islander juvenile
victims (8.3%) account for the remaining
significant portions of all juvenile victims.
Juvenile crime complaint suspects are
most frequently Black (54.5%) or Hispanic
(26.6%).
White suspects account for an
additional (6.5%) of the juvenile suspects
while Asian/Pacific Islanders accounted for
(2.4%) of the juvenile suspects.
The juvenile arrest population is most
frequently Black (62.4%) and Hispanic
(29.2%). White arrestees (4.6%) and
Asian/Pacific Islander arrestees (3.0%) account
for the remaining significant portions of the
juvenile arrest population.
Race/Ethnicity of Felony and Misdemeanor Juvenile Victim, Suspects and Arrestees
Race/Ethnicity
AMER IND
ASIAN/PAC.ISL
BLACK
WHITE
HISPANIC
Total Victims/Suspects/Arrests
Known Race/Ethnicity
% with Race/Ethnicity Known
Victims
0.3%
8.3%
37.1%
13.6%
37.2%
8487
8198
96.6%
Suspects
0.2%
2.4%
54.5%
6.5%
26.6%
2724
2455
90.1%
Arrestees
0.1%
3.0%
62.4%
4.6%
29.2%
1691
1678
99.2%
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Appendix A
Contents of Broad Crime Categories
Felony Crimes
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter: Murder first and second degree and
Non Negligent Manslaughter.
Rape: Includes Rape first second and third degree
Other Felony Sex Crimes: Includes Criminal Sexual Act first, second and third
degree, Sexual Abuse first degree, Incest and Sexual Conduct Against a Child
Robbery: First, second and third degree
Felonious Assault: First and second degree
Grand Larceny: Grand Larceny first, second, third and fourth degree
Felony Criminal Mischief: First, second and third degree
Misdemeanor Crimes
Misdemeanor Sex Crimes: Sex Abuse second degree, Sexual Misconduct,
Forcible Touching
Misdemeanor Assault: Assault third degree
Petite Larceny: All larcenies of $1,000.00 or less
Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief: Criminal Mischief fourth degree, Cemetery
Desecration second degree, Reckless Endangerment of Property, False Alarm of
Fire second degree.
Special Populations
See detailed discussion in the Introduction section of the Report
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Appendix B
New York City population
New York City Population by Race/Hispanic Origin
(2020 Census: Census Bureau)
White Non-Hispanic
ACS
Estimate
2,719,856
% of
Total
30.89%
Black Non-Hispanic
1,776,891
20.18%
Asian Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic
1,373,502
15.60%
Race/Hispanic Origin Groups
Other Non-Hispanic
Hispanic Origin
Total Population
143,632
1.63%
2,490,350
28.29%
8,804,190
New York City Population by Race/Hispanic Origin
(Census Bureau 2018: American Community Survey ACS)
Race/Hispanic Origin Groups
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
American Indian & Alaskan Native Non-Hispanic
Asian Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic
Other Non-Hispanic
Hispanic Origin
Total Population
ACS Estimate
2,675,819
1,823,673
15,596
1,184,982
249,227
2,449,451
% of Total
31.9%
21.7%
0.2%
14.1%
3.0%
29.2%
8,398,748
The NYC total population for 2018, as determined using the methodology of the Census Bureau's
American Community Survey, was slightly less than 8.4 Million. The NYC population determined by the
Census Bureau's 2020 Census procedures was slightly more than 8.8 million for 2020.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/planning-level/nyc-population/american-community-survey
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Appendix C
New York City Police
Department Census
New York City Police Department Uniformed Officers by Race & Hispanic Origin (12/31/21)
Rank
Police officers
Detectives
Sergeants
All Other Ranks
Total Uniformed
White
9,347
2,664
2,144
1,402
15,557
Black
3,561
775
618
319
5,273
Hisp
7,438
1,397
1,116
475
10,426
Asian
2,540
247
399
219
3,405
Other
18
8
2
1
29
Total
22,904
5,091
4,279
2,416
34,690
Hisp
32.5%
27.4%
26.1%
19.7%
30.1%
Asian
11.1%
4.9%
9.3%
9.1%
9.8%
Other
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Total
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Percentage by Race & Hispanic Origin by Rank
Rank
Police officers
Detectives
Sergeants
All Other Ranks
Total Uniformed
White
40.8%
52.3%
50.1%
58.0%
44.8%
Black
15.5%
15.2%
14.4%
13.2%
15.2%
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