Table 41
Arrests
Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2012
[12,196 agencies; 2012 estimated population 242,925,157]
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 | 9,446,660 | 283,565 | 1,020,334 | 2,243,181 | 3,732,814 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 23.7 | 39.5 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 8,514 | 63 | 560 | 2,080 | 3,901 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 24.4 | 45.8 |
Forcible rape | 13,971 | 740 | 1,954 | 3,795 | 5,723 | 5.3 | 14.0 | 27.2 | 41.0 |
Robbery | 80,487 | 3,212 | 16,563 | 33,923 | 48,615 | 4.0 | 20.6 | 42.1 | 60.4 |
Aggravated assault | 301,065 | 9,203 | 28,160 | 57,735 | 104,006 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 19.2 | 34.5 |
Burglary | 220,284 | 11,743 | 42,075 | 81,275 | 116,583 | 5.3 | 19.1 | 36.9 | 52.9 |
Larceny-theft | 1,000,496 | 50,581 | 175,261 | 326,507 | 469,707 | 5.1 | 17.5 | 32.6 | 46.9 |
Motor vehicle theft | 53,244 | 2,138 | 10,185 | 18,110 | 26,009 | 4.0 | 19.1 | 34.0 | 48.8 |
Arson | 8,882 | 1,940 | 3,282 | 4,194 | 5,048 | 21.8 | 37.0 | 47.2 | 56.8 |
Violent crime1 | 404,037 | 13,218 | 47,237 | 97,533 | 162,245 | 3.3 | 11.7 | 24.1 | 40.2 |
Property crime1 | 1,282,906 | 66,402 | 230,803 | 430,086 | 617,347 | 5.2 | 18.0 | 33.5 | 48.1 |
Other assaults | 930,210 | 51,196 | 132,198 | 217,618 | 351,773 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 23.4 | 37.8 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 51,987 | 158 | 1,106 | 6,723 | 15,278 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 12.9 | 29.4 |
Fraud | 118,374 | 638 | 3,610 | 14,368 | 30,610 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 25.9 |
Embezzlement | 12,429 | 23 | 341 | 2,282 | 4,781 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 18.4 | 38.5 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 75,989 | 2,285 | 10,176 | 21,992 | 34,649 | 3.0 | 13.4 | 28.9 | 45.6 |
Vandalism | 177,325 | 18,213 | 46,468 | 73,162 | 100,694 | 10.3 | 26.2 | 41.3 | 56.8 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 115,464 | 6,350 | 18,856 | 36,653 | 57,346 | 5.5 | 16.3 | 31.7 | 49.7 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 43,395 | 46 | 616 | 5,513 | 13,202 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 30.4 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 52,768 | 4,794 | 9,570 | 15,090 | 20,691 | 9.1 | 18.1 | 28.6 | 39.2 |
Drug abuse violations | 1,200,538 | 18,038 | 107,095 | 310,042 | 533,686 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 25.8 | 44.5 |
Gambling | 5,976 | 75 | 732 | 1,903 | 2,952 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 31.8 | 49.4 |
Offenses against the family and children | 82,121 | 855 | 2,663 | 6,879 | 16,342 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 19.9 |
Driving under the influence | 987,224 | 140 | 7,236 | 75,490 | 255,549 | * | 0.7 | 7.6 | 25.9 |
Liquor laws | 341,328 | 6,027 | 62,611 | 231,100 | 254,464 | 1.8 | 18.3 | 67.7 | 74.6 |
Drunkenness | 399,920 | 928 | 7,618 | 39,206 | 102,805 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 25.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 422,382 | 35,051 | 92,017 | 139,850 | 205,992 | 8.3 | 21.8 | 33.1 | 48.8 |
Vagrancy | 20,900 | 251 | 984 | 3,479 | 5,840 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 16.6 | 27.9 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,666,096 | 43,846 | 184,073 | 459,717 | 891,895 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 17.2 | 33.5 |
Suspicion | 1,160 | 78 | 193 | 364 | 542 | 6.7 | 16.6 | 31.4 | 46.7 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 54,131 | 14,953 | 54,131 | 54,131 | 54,131 | 27.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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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, 2012
- In 2012, individuals under the age of 25 accounted for 39.5 percent of all arrestees.
- Individuals under the age of 25 comprised 40.2 percent of all persons arrested for violent crimes and 48.1 percent of all persons arrested for property crimes.
- In 2012, 45.8 percent of all persons arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter were under the age of 25.
- Of all persons arrested for robbery, 60.4 were under the age of 25. Persons under the age of 18 accounted for 20.6 percent of persons arrested for robbery.
- Persons under the age of 25 accounted for 52.9 percent of all persons arrested for burglary in 2012. Persons under the age of 18 accounted for 19.1 percent of persons arrested for burglary.
- Arrests of persons under the age of 21 accounted for 25.8 percent of drug abuse violations.