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Characteristics of Arrestees by Type of Offense from Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department

 

Violent

(n=47)

Property

(n=74)

Drug

(n=56)

Domestic Violence

(n=4)

DUI

(n=29)

Other

(n=159)

Total*

(n=320)

 Age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18-20

17.0%

9.5%

17.9%

0%

3.4%

16.4%

14.1%

21-25

19.1

32.4

23.2

25.0

17.2

19.5

20.9

26-30

12.8

8.1

19.6

0

17.2

12.6

12.5

31-35

6.4

18.9

16.1

25.0

13.8

17.0

15.9

36+

44.7

31.1

23.2

50.0

48.3

34.6

36.6

 Race/Ethnicity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hispanic (Any Race)

29.8

41.1

39.3

0

34.5

32.7

34.5

White

46.8

45.2

46.4

50.0

48.3

47.8

47.6

Black

14.9

5.5

5.4

0

3.4

8.2

7.8

Native American

6.4

5.5

5.4

25.0

10.3

6.9

6.3

Other

2.1

2.7

3.6

25.0

3.4

4.4

3.8

 Gender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Male

85.1

67.6

76.8

100.0

75.9

80.5

79.1

Female

14.9

32.4

23.2

0

24.1

19.5

20.9

 Current Immigration Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in U.S.

97.9

91.9

89.3

100.0

86.2

93.7

92.5

Citizen, Born Outside U.S.

0

1.4

0

0

3.4

1.3

.9

Permanent Resident

0

2.7

0

0

6.9

1.3

1.9

Work or Other Visa

0

0

1.8

0

3.4

0

.6

Other Legal Documents

2.1

0

1.8

0

0

.6

.9

No Legal Documents

0

4.1

7.1

0

0

3.1

3.1

 Highest Degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High School or GED

38.3

32.4

32.1

0

31.0

36.5

33.1

Vocational or Trade School

4.3

2.7

5.4

25.0

6.9

6.3

5.6

Some College/2-Year Associate

19.1

27.0

26.8

25.0

27.6

18.9

22.8

Four-Year College or Higher

4.3

4.1

1.8

25.0

3.4

5.0

5.0

No Degree

34.0

33.8

33.9

25.0

31.0

33.3

33.4

 Work Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employed

70.2

64.9

60.7

75.0

86.2

71.7

70.6

Not Employed

21.3

21.6

33.9

0

10.3

18.9

20.0

Other

8.5

13.5

5.4

25.0

3.4

9.4

9.4

 Current Marital Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single, Never Married

46.8

51.4

57.1

25.0

27.6

56.3

50.8

Divorced

27.7

17.6

19.6

25.0

37.9

17.7

21.0

Legally Separated

0

5.4

1.8

0

0

5.1

3.4

Widowed

2.1

0

0

0

3.4

.6

.6

Married

23.4

25.7

21.4

50.0

31.0

20.3

24.1

 Housing Situations (past 30 days)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House, Mobile Home, or Apt.

87.2

85.1

92.9

75.0

93.1

84.9

87.2

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

4.3

1.4

0

0

0

4.4

3.1

Hospital, Treatment Facility, or Extended Care Facility

0

1.4

0

0

0

.6

.6

Jail or Prison

4.3

9.5

5.4

0

6.9

5.7

5.0

Shelter

2.1

0

0

0

0

1.9

1.3

No Fixed Residence/Homeless

2.1

2.7

1.8

25.0

0

2.5

2.8

 Interview Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English

97.9

97.3

94.6

100.0

96.6

97.5

96.9

Spanish

2.1

2.7

5.4

0

3.4

2.5

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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