US Number of Adult Arrests in Cities By Race and Ethnicity for Aggravated Assault Offenses in 2022

Updated on January 27, 2026.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, there were 192,561 adult arrests made in US cities for aggravated assault offenses.

By Race: The highest number of those arrested were identified as White (108.36K), followed by Black or African American (75.98K), and American Indian or Alaska Native (4.03K).

By Ethnicity: Ethnicity information was reported for 168,151 (87%) of those arrested. Among those for whom ethnicity was reported, the highest number were identified as Not Hispanic or Latino (122.48K), followed by Hispanic or Latino (45.67K).

The charts and tables below shows the aggravated assault 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 2022 Topic List.
Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Number of Adult Arrests Made in US Cities By Race for Aggravated Assault Offenses in 2022
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 Aggravated Assault Offenses in 2022
Not Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Cities By Race for Aggravated Assault Offenses in 2022
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Race Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
White 108359 56.3
Black or African American 75983 39.5
American Indian or Alaska Native 4025 2.1
Asian 3433 1.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 761 0.4
US Number of Adult Arrests Made in Cities By Ethnicity for Aggravated Assault Offenses in 2022
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Ethnicity Number of Arrests Percent of Total (%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 122480 72.8
Hispanic or Latino 45671 27.2