Table 36
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends
Totals, 2011–2012
[11,407 agencies; 2012 estimated population 234,487,402; 2011 estimated population 232,627,938]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 15 years of age | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 9,179,091 | 8,996,418 | -2.0 | 297,647 | 270,470 | -9.1 | 1,081,197 | 968,534 | -10.4 | 8,097,894 | 8,027,884 | -0.9 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 7,759 | 7,714 | -0.6 | 66 | 60 | -9.1 | 583 | 499 | -14.4 | 7,176 | 7,215 | +0.5 |
| Forcible rape | 13,795 | 13,028 | -5.6 | 690 | 697 | +1.0 | 1,955 | 1,837 | -6.0 | 11,840 | 11,191 | -5.5 |
| Robbery | 75,364 | 72,785 | -3.4 | 2,921 | 2,719 | -6.9 | 16,068 | 14,315 | -10.9 | 59,296 | 58,470 | -1.4 |
| Aggravated assault | 289,681 | 286,246 | -1.2 | 9,113 | 8,453 | -7.2 | 28,659 | 25,727 | -10.2 | 261,022 | 260,519 | -0.2 |
| Burglary | 220,518 | 213,878 | -3.0 | 12,538 | 11,294 | -9.9 | 46,006 | 40,351 | -12.3 | 174,512 | 173,527 | -0.6 |
| Larceny-theft | 951,377 | 960,552 | +1.0 | 54,559 | 49,126 | -10.0 | 192,683 | 169,992 | -11.8 | 758,694 | 790,560 | +4.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 46,790 | 48,148 | +2.9 | 1,923 | 1,940 | +0.9 | 9,553 | 8,991 | -5.9 | 37,237 | 39,157 | +5.2 |
| Arson | 8,649 | 8,708 | +0.7 | 2,051 | 1,961 | -4.4 | 3,591 | 3,324 | -7.4 | 5,058 | 5,384 | +6.4 |
| Violent crime2 | 386,599 | 379,773 | -1.8 | 12,790 | 11,929 | -6.7 | 47,265 | 42,378 | -10.3 | 339,334 | 337,395 | -0.6 |
| Property crime2 | 1,227,334 | 1,231,286 | +0.3 | 71,071 | 64,321 | -9.5 | 251,833 | 222,658 | -11.6 | 975,501 | 1,008,628 | +3.4 |
| Other assaults | 914,757 | 886,249 | -3.1 | 54,051 | 49,605 | -8.2 | 140,131 | 127,132 | -9.3 | 774,626 | 759,117 | -2.0 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 53,321 | 50,577 | -5.1 | 154 | 152 | -1.3 | 1,186 | 1,070 | -9.8 | 52,135 | 49,507 | -5.0 |
| Fraud | 125,565 | 117,574 | -6.4 | 595 | 653 | +9.7 | 3,873 | 3,599 | -7.1 | 121,692 | 113,975 | -6.3 |
| Embezzlement | 12,360 | 12,235 | -1.0 | 31 | 23 | -25.8 | 321 | 341 | +6.2 | 12,039 | 11,894 | -1.2 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 71,702 | 75,547 | +5.4 | 2,252 | 2,247 | -0.2 | 10,321 | 10,037 | -2.8 | 61,381 | 65,510 | +6.7 |
| Vandalism | 178,084 | 169,038 | -5.1 | 19,885 | 17,573 | -11.6 | 51,238 | 44,578 | -13.0 | 126,846 | 124,460 | -1.9 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 110,193 | 107,747 | -2.2 | 6,792 | 6,097 | -10.2 | 20,170 | 17,647 | -12.5 | 90,023 | 90,100 | +0.1 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 38,123 | 37,667 | -1.2 | 67 | 44 | -34.3 | 718 | 579 | -19.4 | 37,405 | 37,088 | -0.8 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 51,129 | 50,945 | -0.4 | 4,582 | 4,701 | +2.6 | 9,452 | 9,417 | -0.4 | 41,677 | 41,528 | -0.4 |
| Drug abuse violations | 1,095,101 | 1,116,307 | +1.9 | 18,636 | 17,484 | -6.2 | 106,561 | 100,498 | -5.7 | 988,540 | 1,015,809 | +2.8 |
| Gambling | 3,495 | 3,187 | -8.8 | 47 | 31 | -34.0 | 307 | 287 | -6.5 | 3,188 | 2,900 | -9.0 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 86,381 | 83,136 | -3.8 | 798 | 819 | +2.6 | 2,604 | 2,571 | -1.3 | 83,777 | 80,565 | -3.8 |
| Driving under the influence | 902,425 | 864,815 | -4.2 | 121 | 128 | +5.8 | 7,637 | 6,844 | -10.4 | 894,788 | 857,971 | -4.1 |
| Liquor laws | 363,576 | 337,237 | -7.2 | 6,551 | 6,001 | -8.4 | 68,282 | 62,380 | -8.6 | 295,294 | 274,857 | -6.9 |
| Drunkenness | 411,893 | 397,507 | -3.5 | 1,076 | 914 | -15.1 | 8,902 | 7,637 | -14.2 | 402,991 | 389,870 | -3.3 |
| Disorderly conduct | 428,986 | 404,195 | -5.8 | 39,178 | 34,030 | -13.1 | 102,400 | 87,983 | -14.1 | 326,586 | 316,212 | -3.2 |
| Vagrancy | 21,864 | 20,622 | -5.7 | 390 | 255 | -34.6 | 1,366 | 981 | -28.2 | 20,498 | 19,641 | -4.2 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,649,306 | 2,610,649 | -1.5 | 46,578 | 42,917 | -7.9 | 199,733 | 179,792 | -10.0 | 2,449,573 | 2,430,857 | -0.8 |
| Suspicion | 987 | 1,175 | +19.0 | 34 | 88 | +158.8 | 114 | 247 | +116.7 | 873 | 928 | +6.3 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 46,897 | 40,125 | -14.4 | 12,002 | 10,546 | -12.1 | 46,897 | 40,125 | -14.4 | - | - | - |
- 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
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Overview
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends, Totals, 2011–2012
- The number of persons arrested in 2012 decreased 2.0 percent when compared with the number of persons arrested in 2011. The number of juveniles (persons under age 18) arrested in 2012 decreased 10.4 percent from the number of juveniles arrested the previous year.
- The number of persons arrested for violent crimes decreased 1.8 percent from 2011 to 2012. The number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes decreased 10.3 percent when compared to juvenile arrests numbers in 2011.
- The 2-year trend showed that the number of persons arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in 2012 declined 0.6 percent when compared to 2011 data. The number of juveniles arrested for murder in 2012 decreased 14.4 percent when compared to 2011.
- The number of adults arrested for property crimes in 2012 increased 3.4 percent in 2012 when compared to 2011 data. The arrests of juveniles for property crimes decreased 11.6 percent.
