Males are overwhelmingly more likely to get arrested than women. In a sample of roughly 20,000 people, female arrest prevalence was 17 %, less than half that observed for males which was 43 %. The study also explored the relationship between sex and race/ethnicity(simultaneously) and arrest prevalence; where males exhibited higher arrest rates than females across all five racial/ethnic categories (“White”,“Black or African American”,“American Indian or Native American”,“Asian or Pacific Islander”,and“Other”) Three limitations must be kept in mind when interpreting the results. First, all data analyzed here were taken from respondent self-reports. Thus,the results may reflect both arrest prevalence as well as one’spropensitytoanswer truthfully to questions regarding sensitive topics. Second limitation was that respondents were young adults and, therefore, the findings may not generalize to middle or older adults. Third, the reason for arrest prevalence were not investigated in this study. In conclusion, this report showcases the gender factor in arrest prevalences and shows the higher rate of arrests among men when compared to wome.

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