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Characteristics of Arrestees by Type of Offense from Mesa Police Department

 

Violent

(n=56)

Property

(n=137)

Drug

(n=73)

Domestic Violence

(n=36)

DUI

(n=45)

Other

(n=233)

Total*

(n=447)

 Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18-20

21.4%

14.6%

17.8%

5.6%

2.2%

15.0%

15.2%

21-25

19.6

16.1

17.8

22.2

6.7

19.3

17.2

26-30

17.9

16.8

11.0

16.7

26.7

14.2

14.8

31-35

16.1

18.2

21.9

19.4

15.6

18.5

18.1

36+

25.0

34.3

31.5

36.1

48.9

33.0

34.7

 Race/Ethnicity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hispanic (Any Race)

21.4

24.8

20.5

31.4

35.6

31.3

28.5

White

48.2

56.9

60.3

54.3

48.9

50.6

52.7

Black

16.1

8.0

8.2

0

2.2

8.6

7.8

Native American

7.1

4.4

4.1

2.9

11.1

7.7

6.5

Other

7.1

5.8

6.8

11.4

2.2

1.7

4.5

 Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

87.5

83.9

82.2

86.1

95.6

88.8

86.6

Female

12.5

16.1

17.8

13.9

4.4

11.2

13.4

 Current Immigration Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in U.S.

94.6

89.0

90.3

91.7

80.0

90.9

89.4

Citizen, Born Outside U.S.

3.6

3.7

4.2

2.8

6.7

3.5

4.1

Permanent Resident

0

2.9

2.8

2.8

4.4

1.7

2.0

Work or Other Visa

0

1.5

0

0

0

.4

.7

Other Legal Documents

0

0

0

0

0

.9

.5

No Legal Documents

1.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

8.9

2.6

3.4

 Highest Degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High School or GED

41.1

34.3

31.5

33.3

28.9

32.6

33.1

Vocational or Trade School

8.9

3.6

5.5

0

8.9

6.9

6.3

Some College/2-Year Associate

19.6

24.8

17.8

30.6

26.7

20.2

23.0

Four-Year College or Higher

1.8

4.4

2.7

2.8

2.2

3.9

3.1

No Degree

28.6

32.8

42.5

33.3

33.3

36.5

34.5

 Work Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employed

73.2

54.7

57.5

77.8

68.9

68.1

64.3

Not Employed

17.9

29.9

24.7

13.9

17.8

24.6

24.0

Other

8.9

15.3

17.8

8.3

13.3

7.3

11.7

 Current Marital Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single, Never Married

56.4

56.9

57.5

36.1

44.2

57.6

54.3

Divorced

12.7

21.2

13.7

16.7

18.6

13.0

16.0

Legally Separated

3.6

5.1

9.6

5.6

14.0

7.4

6.5

Widowed

0

1.5

1.4

0

0

.4

.7

Married

27.3

15.3

17.8

41.7

23.3

21.6

22.5

 Housing Situations (past 30 days)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House, Mobile Home, or Apt.

92.9

71.5

79.5

94.4

88.9

81.5

79.9

Residential Hotel, Rooming House, Dormitory, Group Home, Military Base

1.8

10.2

9.6

2.8

2.2

5.2

6.7

Hospital, Treatment Facility, or Extended Care Facility

0

1.5

0

0

6.7

1.3

1.6

Jail or Prison

0

3.6

0

0

0

.9

1.3

Shelter

1.8

1.5

0

0

0

.9

.9

No Fixed Residence/Homeless

3.6

11.7

11.0

2.8

2.2

10.3

9.6

 Interview Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English

100.0

95.6

98.6

97.2

88.9

98.3

96.9

Spanish

0

4.4

1.4

2.8

11.1

1.7

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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