Table 62
Arrest Trends
Suburban Areas,1 2009–2010
[6,161 agencies; 2010 estimated population 96,704,770; 2009 estimated population 95,920,094]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL2 | 3,748,069 | 3,617,502 | -3.5 | 496,287 | 453,257 | -8.7 | 3,251,782 | 3,164,245 | -2.7 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,400 | 2,275 | -5.2 | 181 | 194 | +7.2 | 2,219 | 2,081 | -6.2 |
| Forcible rape | 5,055 | 4,649 | -8.0 | 815 | 737 | -9.6 | 4,240 | 3,912 | -7.7 |
| Robbery | 24,220 | 21,471 | -11.4 | 5,591 | 4,675 | -16.4 | 18,629 | 16,796 | -9.8 |
| Aggravated assault | 102,252 | 99,242 | -2.9 | 13,053 | 11,718 | -10.2 | 89,199 | 87,524 | -1.9 |
| Burglary | 78,070 | 75,988 | -2.7 | 19,166 | 16,406 | -14.4 | 58,904 | 59,582 | +1.2 |
| Larceny-theft | 348,102 | 338,736 | -2.7 | 82,071 | 72,540 | -11.6 | 266,031 | 266,196 | +0.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19,004 | 16,904 | -11.1 | 4,454 | 3,408 | -23.5 | 14,550 | 13,496 | -7.2 |
| Arson | 3,756 | 3,338 | -11.1 | 1,802 | 1,494 | -17.1 | 1,954 | 1,844 | -5.6 |
| Violent crime3 | 133,927 | 127,637 | -4.7 | 19,640 | 17,324 | -11.8 | 114,287 | 110,313 | -3.5 |
| Property crime3 | 448,932 | 434,966 | -3.1 | 107,493 | 93,848 | -12.7 | 341,439 | 341,118 | -0.1 |
| Other assaults | 343,733 | 337,865 | -1.7 | 64,901 | 62,274 | -4.0 | 278,832 | 275,591 | -1.2 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 24,572 | 22,482 | -8.5 | 633 | 548 | -13.4 | 23,939 | 21,934 | -8.4 |
| Fraud | 73,790 | 62,174 | -15.7 | 1,895 | 1,784 | -5.9 | 71,895 | 60,390 | -16.0 |
| Embezzlement | 4,783 | 4,298 | -10.1 | 162 | 125 | -22.8 | 4,621 | 4,173 | -9.7 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 29,657 | 28,215 | -4.9 | 5,163 | 4,323 | -16.3 | 24,494 | 23,892 | -2.5 |
| Vandalism | 72,608 | 67,459 | -7.1 | 26,004 | 22,148 | -14.8 | 46,604 | 45,311 | -2.8 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 37,886 | 36,017 | -4.9 | 8,473 | 7,781 | -8.2 | 29,413 | 28,236 | -4.0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 4,877 | 4,573 | -6.2 | 152 | 117 | -23.0 | 4,725 | 4,456 | -5.7 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 20,031 | 19,425 | -3.0 | 3,888 | 3,787 | -2.6 | 16,143 | 15,638 | -3.1 |
| Drug abuse violations | 429,685 | 431,362 | +0.4 | 50,275 | 50,276 | * | 379,410 | 381,086 | +0.4 |
| Gambling | 1,548 | 1,312 | -15.2 | 125 | 69 | -44.8 | 1,423 | 1,243 | -12.6 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 44,301 | 42,229 | -4.7 | 1,414 | 1,256 | -11.2 | 42,887 | 40,973 | -4.5 |
| Driving under the influence | 477,474 | 458,882 | -3.9 | 4,400 | 3,938 | -10.5 | 473,074 | 454,944 | -3.8 |
| Liquor laws | 164,990 | 147,230 | -10.8 | 37,670 | 32,320 | -14.2 | 127,320 | 114,910 | -9.7 |
| Drunkenness | 140,773 | 130,638 | -7.2 | 4,260 | 3,804 | -10.7 | 136,513 | 126,834 | -7.1 |
| Disorderly conduct | 173,654 | 167,137 | -3.8 | 49,252 | 46,733 | -5.1 | 124,402 | 120,404 | -3.2 |
| Vagrancy | 4,605 | 4,764 | +3.5 | 408 | 448 | +9.8 | 4,197 | 4,316 | +2.8 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,097,959 | 1,072,242 | -2.3 | 91,795 | 83,759 | -8.8 | 1,006,164 | 988,483 | -1.8 |
| Suspicion | 298 | 357 | +19.8 | 42 | 53 | +26.2 | 256 | 304 | +18.8 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 18,284 | 16,595 | -9.2 | 18,284 | 16,595 | -9.2 | - | - | - |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Does not include suspicion.
- 3 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.
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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