Table 33
Ten-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2001–2010
[8,726 agencies; 2010 estimated population 194,771,628; 2009 estimated population 180,336,272]
| Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2001 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2001 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2001 | 2010 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 6,568,579 | 6,122,413 | -6.8 | 998,238 | 733,955 | -26.5 | 1,899,440 | 2,099,055 | +10.5 | 362,657 | 306,498 | -15.5 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 7,011 | 6,276 | -10.5 | 738 | 561 | -24.0 | 1,060 | 751 | -29.2 | 84 | 66 | -21.4 |
| Forcible rape | 16,552 | 12,475 | -24.6 | 2,748 | 1,793 | -34.8 | 193 | 113 | -41.5 | 40 | 28 | -30.0 |
| Robbery | 61,315 | 62,383 | +1.7 | 14,556 | 15,091 | +3.7 | 6,978 | 9,010 | +29.1 | 1,390 | 1,750 | +25.9 |
| Aggravated assault | 243,381 | 208,367 | -14.4 | 31,502 | 21,276 | -32.5 | 61,311 | 60,145 | -1.9 | 9,500 | 6,885 | -27.5 |
| Burglary | 158,422 | 159,813 | +0.9 | 50,286 | 37,216 | -26.0 | 25,654 | 30,627 | +19.4 | 7,043 | 5,262 | -25.3 |
| Larceny-theft | 468,276 | 454,079 | -3.0 | 138,056 | 99,440 | -28.0 | 272,887 | 359,414 | +31.7 | 88,961 | 84,714 | -4.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 71,385 | 36,238 | -49.2 | 22,939 | 7,846 | -65.8 | 13,918 | 7,887 | -43.3 | 4,768 | 1,560 | -67.3 |
| Arson | 9,369 | 6,237 | -33.4 | 5,254 | 2,720 | -48.2 | 1,690 | 1,277 | -24.4 | 648 | 412 | -36.4 |
| Violent crime2 | 328,259 | 289,501 | -11.8 | 49,544 | 38,721 | -21.8 | 69,542 | 70,019 | +0.7 | 11,014 | 8,729 | -20.7 |
| Property crime2 | 707,452 | 656,367 | -7.2 | 216,535 | 147,222 | -32.0 | 314,149 | 399,205 | +27.1 | 101,420 | 91,948 | -9.3 |
| Other assaults | 624,982 | 603,501 | -3.4 | 102,570 | 86,903 | -15.3 | 194,814 | 226,024 | +16.0 | 47,612 | 47,517 | -0.2 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 43,623 | 29,878 | -31.5 | 2,457 | 761 | -69.0 | 29,625 | 17,967 | -39.4 | 1,392 | 285 | -79.5 |
| Fraud | 116,414 | 69,079 | -40.7 | 3,666 | 2,360 | -35.6 | 100,089 | 51,685 | -48.4 | 1,912 | 1,274 | -33.4 |
| Embezzlement | 6,940 | 5,538 | -20.2 | 763 | 180 | -76.4 | 6,750 | 5,763 | -14.6 | 545 | 130 | -76.1 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 62,888 | 50,045 | -20.4 | 14,109 | 8,240 | -41.6 | 12,664 | 12,229 | -3.4 | 2,385 | 1,610 | -32.5 |
| Vandalism | 144,703 | 131,349 | -9.2 | 59,745 | 43,037 | -28.0 | 27,876 | 30,319 | +8.8 | 9,026 | 7,289 | -19.2 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 91,440 | 89,693 | -1.9 | 20,676 | 17,607 | -14.8 | 8,283 | 8,374 | +1.1 | 2,432 | 2,108 | -13.3 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 16,245 | 10,844 | -33.2 | 255 | 112 | -56.1 | 31,011 | 25,961 | -16.3 | 627 | 542 | -13.6 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 52,815 | 42,833 | -18.9 | 10,982 | 7,346 | -33.1 | 4,448 | 3,256 | -26.8 | 903 | 710 | -21.4 |
| Drug abuse violations | 786,831 | 816,307 | +3.7 | 103,696 | 89,066 | -14.1 | 174,225 | 198,076 | +13.7 | 19,990 | 18,098 | -9.5 |
| Gambling | 4,365 | 2,614 | -40.1 | 376 | 234 | -37.8 | 548 | 432 | -21.2 | 26 | 10 | -61.5 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 68,431 | 52,116 | -23.8 | 3,881 | 1,468 | -62.2 | 20,097 | 17,455 | -13.1 | 2,216 | 807 | -63.6 |
| Driving under the influence | 715,610 | 639,291 | -10.7 | 10,287 | 5,424 | -47.3 | 144,788 | 196,727 | +35.9 | 2,222 | 1,814 | -18.4 |
| Liquor laws | 307,444 | 230,230 | -25.1 | 61,056 | 38,030 | -37.7 | 95,624 | 91,025 | -4.8 | 29,237 | 23,531 | -19.5 |
| Drunkenness | 344,649 | 308,784 | -10.4 | 10,348 | 6,503 | -37.2 | 55,186 | 65,102 | +18.0 | 2,812 | 2,356 | -16.2 |
| Disorderly conduct | 287,509 | 251,193 | -12.6 | 74,442 | 58,055 | -22.0 | 93,137 | 99,580 | +6.9 | 31,452 | 31,285 | -0.5 |
| Vagrancy | 13,512 | 16,981 | +25.7 | 1,305 | 1,142 | -12.5 | 3,276 | 4,271 | +30.4 | 369 | 348 | -5.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,777,951 | 1,782,491 | +0.3 | 185,029 | 137,766 | -25.5 | 483,874 | 557,410 | +15.2 | 65,631 | 47,932 | -27.0 |
| Suspicion | 1,772 | 427 | -75.9 | 407 | 68 | -83.3 | 528 | 110 | -79.2 | 213 | 18 | -91.5 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 66,516 | 43,778 | -34.2 | 66,516 | 43,778 | -34.2 | 29,434 | 18,175 | -38.3 | 29,434 | 18,175 | -38.3 |
- 1 Does not include suspicion.
- 2 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
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Overview
Ten-Year Arrest Trends, by Sex, 2001–2010
- In 2010, the number of males arrested declined 6.8 percent when compared with data for 2001, but the number of females arrested rose 10.5 percent for the same comparison period.
- Arrests of juvenile males (persons under age 18) dropped 26.5 percent and arrests of juvenile females decreased 15.5 percent when data for 2010 were compared with statistics for 2001.
- The number of males arrested for violent crimes in 2010 decreased 11.8 percent from the number arrested in 2001, but the number of females arrested for violent crimes increased 0.7 percent.
- Arrests of juveniles for violent crimes declined in both genders in 2010 when compared with data for 2001. The number of arrests of juvenile males decreased 21.8 percent, and the number of arrests of juvenile females decreased 20.7 percent.
- A comparison of data for 2010 and 2001 showed that the number of males arrested for property crimes in 2010 declined 7.2 percent from the number arrested in 2001, but the number of females arrested for property crimes rose 27.1 percent.
- Arrests of juvenile males for property crimes decreased 32.0 percent, and arrests of juvenile females for property crimes decreased 9.3 percent when data for 2010 were compared with data for 2001.
