US Number of Adult Arrests in Cities By Race and Ethnicity for Vagrancy Offenses in 2020

Updated on January 27, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, there were 8,565 adult arrests made in US cities for vagrancy offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as White (5.56K), followed by Black or African American (2.51K), and American Indian or Alaska Native (372).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 7,879 (92%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (6.45K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1.43K).

The charts and tables below shows the vagrancy arrests made in US cities by race and ethnicity.

You can see similar information for juvenile and total arrests in US cities. You can also see similar information for different types of offenses in US cities.

You can also see similar information for arrests made in the following population groups: all arrests, arrests in metropolitan counties, arrests in nonmetropolitan counties, and arrests in suburban areas,

Related Topics: US FBI UCR 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Cities By Race for Vagrancy Offenses in 2020
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Cities By Ethnicity for Vagrancy Offenses in 2020
Not Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Cities By Race for Vagrancy Offenses in 2020
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
White 5555 64.9
Black or African American 2507 29.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 372 4.3
Asian 116 1.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 0.2
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Cities By Ethnicity for Vagrancy Offenses in 2020
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 6454 81.9
Hispanic or Latino 1425 18.1