
Table 41
Arrests
Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2011
[12,023 agencies; 2011 estimated population 238,952,977]
Offense charged |
Total all ages |
Number of persons arrested | Percent of total all ages | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 15 | Under 18 | Under 21 | Under 25 | Under 15 | Under 18 | Under 21 | Under 25 | ||
TOTAL | 9,537,673 | 307,864 | 1,129,456 | 2,446,645 | 3,921,051 | 3.2 | 11.8 | 25.7 | 41.1 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 8,359 | 72 | 651 | 2,171 | 3,836 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 26.0 | 45.9 |
Forcible rape | 14,679 | 736 | 2,071 | 4,005 | 6,053 | 5.0 | 14.1 | 27.3 | 41.2 |
Robbery | 82,557 | 3,417 | 18,377 | 37,072 | 51,578 | 4.1 | 22.3 | 44.9 | 62.5 |
Aggravated assault | 305,939 | 10,036 | 31,265 | 63,392 | 109,962 | 3.3 | 10.2 | 20.7 | 35.9 |
Burglary | 228,401 | 12,962 | 47,654 | 90,957 | 126,592 | 5.7 | 20.9 | 39.8 | 55.4 |
Larceny-theft | 981,116 | 55,599 | 197,159 | 355,872 | 491,894 | 5.7 | 20.1 | 36.3 | 50.1 |
Motor vehicle theft | 51,027 | 2,150 | 10,786 | 19,088 | 26,541 | 4.2 | 21.1 | 37.4 | 52.0 |
Arson | 8,994 | 2,117 | 3,714 | 4,763 | 5,570 | 23.5 | 41.3 | 53.0 | 61.9 |
Violent crime1 | 411,534 | 14,261 | 52,364 | 106,640 | 171,429 | 3.5 | 12.7 | 25.9 | 41.7 |
Property crime1 | 1,269,538 | 72,828 | 259,313 | 470,680 | 650,597 | 5.7 | 20.4 | 37.1 | 51.2 |
Other assaults | 955,620 | 55,684 | 145,424 | 237,597 | 374,182 | 5.8 | 15.2 | 24.9 | 39.2 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 53,983 | 157 | 1,201 | 7,335 | 16,102 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 29.8 |
Fraud | 128,200 | 590 | 3,912 | 15,368 | 32,549 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 12.0 | 25.4 |
Embezzlement | 12,496 | 32 | 325 | 2,447 | 4,861 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 19.6 | 38.9 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 71,890 | 2,217 | 10,269 | 22,854 | 34,441 | 3.1 | 14.3 | 31.8 | 47.9 |
Vandalism | 183,203 | 20,124 | 52,229 | 81,478 | 109,189 | 11.0 | 28.5 | 44.5 | 59.6 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 118,072 | 7,202 | 21,730 | 41,332 | 61,656 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 35.0 | 52.2 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 44,174 | 70 | 763 | 5,819 | 13,229 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 29.9 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 53,048 | 4,642 | 9,584 | 15,410 | 21,259 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 29.0 | 40.1 |
Drug abuse violations | 1,175,083 | 19,201 | 112,892 | 320,813 | 534,526 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 27.3 | 45.5 |
Gambling | 6,517 | 83 | 766 | 2,047 | 3,071 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 31.4 | 47.1 |
Offenses against the family and children | 87,963 | 859 | 2,748 | 7,432 | 17,312 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 19.7 |
Driving under the influence | 929,903 | 130 | 7,720 | 76,294 | 243,319 | * | 0.8 | 8.2 | 26.2 |
Liquor laws | 383,903 | 6,620 | 69,818 | 264,846 | 291,473 | 1.7 | 18.2 | 69.0 | 75.9 |
Drunkenness | 414,861 | 1,038 | 8,745 | 43,931 | 110,900 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 26.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 449,694 | 39,948 | 106,303 | 159,943 | 228,511 | 8.9 | 23.6 | 35.6 | 50.8 |
Vagrancy | 22,576 | 400 | 1,410 | 4,282 | 6,663 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 19.0 | 29.5 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,704,866 | 46,710 | 202,424 | 500,362 | 935,837 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 34.6 |
Suspicion | 1,150 | 35 | 117 | 336 | 546 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 29.2 | 47.5 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 59,399 | 15,033 | 59,399 | 59,399 | 59,399 | 25.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
- 1 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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Overview
Arrests, Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2011
- In 2011, individuals under the age of 25 accounted for 41.1 percent of all arrestees.
- Individuals under the age of 25 comprised 41.7 percent of all arrests for violent crime. Among the violent crimes, this age group accounted for 45.9 percent of all arrests for murder and 62.5 percent of arrests for robbery.
- Persons under the age of 25 accounted for 51.2 percent of all arrests for property crime. Among the property crimes, this age group accounted for 55.4 percent of arrests for burglary and 61.9 percent of arrests for arson.
- In 2011, 23.5 percent of all persons arrested for arson were under the age of 15, and 53.0 percent were under the age of 21 years.
- Arrests of persons under the age of 25 comprised 45.5 percent of all arrests made for drug abuse violations.