Federal arrests of Central American citizens in the United States more than doubled in the fiscal year of 2018 from the previous year, with 39,858 arrests, compared to 15,309 arrests in the fiscal year of 2017. In comparison, there were 78,062 Mexicans and 70,542 U.S. citizens arrested by U.S. federal authorities in the fiscal year of 2018.
Number of federal arrests in the United States from FY 1998 to FY 2018, by country of citizenship
The fiscal year of the United States government runs from October 1 to September 30.
*Central America includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
**Other includes non-U.S. citizens from countries other than Mexico and Central America.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (August 22, 2019). Number of federal arrests in the United States from FY 1998 to FY 2018, by country of citizenship [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042453/number-federal-arrests-country-citizenship-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of federal arrests in the United States from FY 1998 to FY 2018, by country of citizenship." Chart. August 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042453/number-federal-arrests-country-citizenship-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Number of federal arrests in the United States from FY 1998 to FY 2018, by country of citizenship. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042453/number-federal-arrests-country-citizenship-us/
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Number of federal arrests in the United States from FY 1998 to FY 2018, by country of citizenship [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1042453/number-federal-arrests-country-citizenship-us/
