Figure 1. Arrests in 2009 by Offense

From article "In Search of a Job: Criminal Records as Barriers to Employment," June 14, 2012.

Of the arrests in the U.S. 2009, 4% were for violent crime, 10% were for simple assault, 18% were for property crimes, 12% were for drug offenses, and 56% were for other offenses.

Source: Crime in the United States, 2009, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2010.