Table 33
Ten-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2003–2012
[9,529 agencies; 2012 estimated population 208,644,788; 2003 estimated population 193,680,679]
| Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2003 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2003 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2003 | 2012 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 6,904,010 | 6,028,378 | -12.7 | 1,017,933 | 622,485 | -38.8 | 2,080,990 | 2,140,934 | +2.9 | 385,564 | 259,043 | -32.8 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 7,353 | 6,303 | -14.3 | 637 | 403 | -36.7 | 905 | 830 | -8.3 | 66 | 40 | -39.4 |
| Forcible rape | 16,578 | 11,782 | -28.9 | 2,585 | 1,657 | -35.9 | 210 | 109 | -48.1 | 44 | 25 | -43.2 |
| Robbery | 63,555 | 59,033 | -7.1 | 14,904 | 11,831 | -20.6 | 7,512 | 9,032 | +20.2 | 1,497 | 1,369 | -8.6 |
| Aggravated assault | 239,489 | 201,049 | -16.1 | 30,876 | 17,279 | -44.0 | 62,450 | 59,103 | -5.4 | 9,456 | 5,840 | -38.2 |
| Burglary | 170,581 | 161,450 | -5.4 | 50,456 | 31,926 | -36.7 | 28,275 | 32,432 | +14.7 | 6,866 | 4,498 | -34.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 486,870 | 488,888 | +0.4 | 135,857 | 88,715 | -34.7 | 288,894 | 374,332 | +29.6 | 88,043 | 64,268 | -27.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 78,642 | 37,237 | -52.6 | 22,493 | 7,083 | -68.5 | 15,531 | 8,833 | -43.1 | 4,656 | 1,320 | -71.6 |
| Arson | 9,153 | 6,476 | -29.2 | 4,902 | 2,567 | -47.6 | 1,718 | 1,436 | -16.4 | 695 | 447 | -35.7 |
| Violent crime2 | 326,975 | 278,167 | -14.9 | 49,002 | 31,170 | -36.4 | 71,077 | 69,074 | -2.8 | 11,063 | 7,274 | -34.2 |
| Property crime2 | 745,246 | 694,051 | -6.9 | 213,708 | 130,291 | -39.0 | 334,418 | 417,033 | +24.7 | 100,260 | 70,533 | -29.6 |
| Other assaults | 622,089 | 577,611 | -7.1 | 107,045 | 71,954 | -32.8 | 199,426 | 222,923 | +11.8 | 51,241 | 41,665 | -18.7 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 45,818 | 28,225 | -38.4 | 2,076 | 685 | -67.0 | 31,184 | 16,823 | -46.1 | 1,170 | 270 | -76.9 |
| Fraud | 120,139 | 62,673 | -47.8 | 3,648 | 2,156 | -40.9 | 101,513 | 42,809 | -57.8 | 1,896 | 1,059 | -44.1 |
| Embezzlement | 6,301 | 5,605 | -11.0 | 522 | 185 | -64.6 | 6,426 | 5,376 | -16.3 | 351 | 124 | -64.7 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 71,587 | 53,781 | -24.9 | 14,304 | 7,442 | -48.0 | 16,038 | 13,736 | -14.4 | 2,539 | 1,461 | -42.5 |
| Vandalism | 153,555 | 122,544 | -20.2 | 63,188 | 34,251 | -45.8 | 29,910 | 30,460 | +1.8 | 10,142 | 6,438 | -36.5 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 102,092 | 90,790 | -11.1 | 23,275 | 14,607 | -37.2 | 9,001 | 8,065 | -10.4 | 2,741 | 1,530 | -44.2 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 16,382 | 11,977 | -26.9 | 248 | 139 | -44.0 | 32,131 | 24,954 | -22.3 | 707 | 425 | -39.9 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 54,794 | 43,629 | -20.4 | 11,207 | 7,711 | -31.2 | 5,361 | 3,740 | -30.2 | 1,182 | 865 | -26.8 |
| Drug abuse violations | 887,736 | 817,198 | -7.9 | 104,941 | 75,510 | -28.0 | 203,212 | 211,020 | +3.8 | 21,841 | 16,042 | -26.6 |
| Gambling | 3,694 | 2,284 | -38.2 | 402 | 160 | -60.2 | 697 | 525 | -24.7 | 25 | 15 | -40.0 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 68,432 | 52,719 | -23.0 | 2,689 | 1,310 | -51.3 | 20,346 | 18,710 | -8.0 | 1,681 | 834 | -50.4 |
| Driving under the influence | 780,679 | 649,664 | -16.8 | 11,044 | 4,676 | -57.7 | 174,545 | 211,019 | +20.9 | 2,827 | 1,619 | -42.7 |
| Liquor laws | 311,799 | 217,530 | -30.2 | 61,238 | 34,194 | -44.2 | 109,377 | 90,661 | -17.1 | 33,199 | 22,779 | -31.4 |
| Drunkenness | 324,213 | 286,633 | -11.6 | 8,988 | 5,006 | -44.3 | 54,153 | 64,202 | +18.6 | 2,669 | 1,867 | -30.0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 312,480 | 249,828 | -20.0 | 88,951 | 49,943 | -43.9 | 108,318 | 99,540 | -8.1 | 40,157 | 27,742 | -30.9 |
| Vagrancy | 15,521 | 13,647 | -12.1 | 1,041 | 463 | -55.5 | 4,266 | 3,057 | -28.3 | 342 | 117 | -65.8 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,868,452 | 1,734,857 | -7.2 | 184,390 | 115,667 | -37.3 | 540,912 | 573,146 | +6.0 | 70,852 | 42,323 | -40.3 |
| Suspicion | 1,447 | 828 | -42.8 | 282 | 174 | -38.3 | 269 | 281 | +4.5 | 91 | 68 | -25.3 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 66,026 | 34,965 | -47.0 | 66,026 | 34,965 | -47.0 | 28,679 | 14,061 | -51.0 | 28,679 | 14,061 | -51.0 |
- 1 Does not include suspicion.
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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.
Data Declaration
Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.
Overview
Ten-Year Arrest Trends, Totals, 2003–2012
- The number of persons arrested nationwide in 2012 decreased 9.1 percent when compared with the number of those arrested in 2003.
- The number of arrests for violent crimes in 2012 declined 12.8 percent when compared with arrest figures for 2003; the largest decrease (29.2 percent) was reported for forcible rape.
- All categories of violent crime decreased in 2012 when compared with 2003 arrest data.
- The number of persons arrested for property crimes increased 2.9 percent in 2012 when compared with the number of those arrested for property crimes in 2003. However, arrests for motor vehicle thefts dropped 51.1 percent in 2012 when compared to arrests for that offense in 2003.
- The number of adults arrested in 2012 decreased 3.9 percent when compared with the number of adults arrested in 2003.
- The number of juveniles (individuals under age 18) arrested dropped 37.2 percent in 2012 when compared with the 2003 figure.
