Arrests In America

BUSTED! ARRESTS IN AMERICA 65 Million U.S. citizens have a criminal record. The United States has the highest įncarceration rate in the world. 1 in 4 u.s. adults By age 23 almost a third of all have been Americans have been arrested for ARRESTED a crime An American male has a itt 52% Nationwide, law enforcement made an chance of being arrested at estimated 12,408,899 arrests some point in his life in 2011 WHAT DO PEOPLE GET ARRESTED FOR? The highest number of arrests made in America are for drug abuse violations 2011 DRUG POSSESSION LARCENY/ THEFT DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 1,531,251 ARRESTS 1,263,986 ARRESTS 1,215,077 ARRESTS PROPERTY CRIME VIOLENT CRIME 1,639,704 ARRESTS 534,704 ARRESTS WHO IS GETTING ARRESTED? 2011 74% 80% 70% Over 74% of all arrested Americans were males Males account for more that 80% of all violent crimes arrests Almost 70% of all persons arrested were white YOUNG ADULTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED! The probability o of an arrest increases in late adolescence and early adulthood 16% of all Americans have been arrested by the age of 18 WHAT ABOUT CONVICTIONS? 2011 U.S. Department of Many U.S. state Justice reported a courts have a 93% conviction conviction rate rate for federal that is prosecutions equally high AMERICANS BEHIND BARS III In 2011, almost 7 million adults were either incarcerated or under supervision on parole or probation 28 states and the federal system reported increases Vin parole population 1 in 34 U.S. adults are under correctional supervision Men make up 90% of the prison and local jail population The average state prisoner has a 10th grade education Incarceration rates are higher for those in their 20s & 30s WHILE CAUCASIANS HAVE A HIGHER ARREST RATE, INCARCERATION RATES ARE HIGHEST FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS.AND LATINOS - DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN ARRESTED. FIND ARREST RECORDS AND MUCH MORE AT INSTANTCHECKMATE.COM checkmate Find the truth about anyone SOURGES ABOVETOPSECRET.COM / NYTIMES.COM / NUMBEROF.NET / FBI.GOv JUSTICE.GOV/ BJS.GOV / PRB.ORG/ BLOGS.WJS.COM