Table 44
Arrest Trends
Cities, 2011–2012
[8,348 agencies; 2012 estimated population 157,742,885; 2011 estimated population 156,392,975]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 6,760,296 | 6,644,359 | -1.7 | 876,607 | 783,029 | -10.7 | 5,883,689 | 5,861,330 | -0.4 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 5,449 | 5,584 | +2.5 | 433 | 387 | -10.6 | 5,016 | 5,197 | +3.6 |
| Forcible rape | 9,925 | 9,379 | -5.5 | 1,437 | 1,346 | -6.3 | 8,488 | 8,033 | -5.4 |
| Robbery | 63,368 | 61,001 | -3.7 | 13,955 | 12,425 | -11.0 | 49,413 | 48,576 | -1.7 |
| Aggravated assault | 215,759 | 212,979 | -1.3 | 22,072 | 19,888 | -9.9 | 193,687 | 193,091 | -0.3 |
| Burglary | 158,886 | 154,476 | -2.8 | 35,500 | 31,465 | -11.4 | 123,386 | 123,011 | -0.3 |
| Larceny-theft | 783,330 | 796,086 | +1.6 | 165,859 | 146,431 | -11.7 | 617,471 | 649,655 | +5.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 33,993 | 35,569 | +4.6 | 7,403 | 6,845 | -7.5 | 26,590 | 28,724 | +8.0 |
| Arson | 6,152 | 6,612 | +7.5 | 2,869 | 2,736 | -4.6 | 3,283 | 3,876 | +18.1 |
| Violent crime2 | 294,501 | 288,943 | -1.9 | 37,897 | 34,046 | -10.2 | 256,604 | 254,897 | -0.7 |
| Property crime2 | 982,361 | 992,743 | +1.1 | 211,631 | 187,477 | -11.4 | 770,730 | 805,266 | +4.5 |
| Other assaults | 677,420 | 656,800 | -3.0 | 105,709 | 95,979 | -9.2 | 571,711 | 560,821 | -1.9 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 39,565 | 37,398 | -5.5 | 929 | 803 | -13.6 | 38,636 | 36,595 | -5.3 |
| Fraud | 79,241 | 76,621 | -3.3 | 3,010 | 2,842 | -5.6 | 76,231 | 73,779 | -3.2 |
| Embezzlement | 9,214 | 9,237 | +0.2 | 256 | 272 | +6.3 | 8,958 | 8,965 | +0.1 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 53,014 | 56,094 | +5.8 | 8,522 | 8,306 | -2.5 | 44,492 | 47,788 | +7.4 |
| Vandalism | 137,180 | 129,668 | -5.5 | 40,652 | 34,925 | -14.1 | 96,528 | 94,743 | -1.8 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 84,832 | 83,141 | -2.0 | 16,180 | 14,374 | -11.2 | 68,652 | 68,767 | +0.2 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 35,535 | 34,867 | -1.9 | 653 | 514 | -21.3 | 34,882 | 34,353 | -1.5 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 35,801 | 35,740 | -0.2 | 6,600 | 6,540 | -0.9 | 29,201 | 29,200 | * |
| Drug abuse violations | 789,519 | 809,470 | +2.5 | 83,392 | 78,659 | -5.7 | 706,127 | 730,811 | +3.5 |
| Gambling | 2,615 | 2,238 | -14.4 | 248 | 232 | -6.5 | 2,367 | 2,006 | -15.3 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 39,578 | 39,350 | -0.6 | 2,005 | 1,958 | -2.3 | 37,573 | 37,392 | -0.5 |
| Driving under the influence | 579,805 | 556,738 | -4.0 | 5,195 | 4,644 | -10.6 | 574,610 | 552,094 | -3.9 |
| Liquor laws | 293,249 | 270,614 | -7.7 | 52,147 | 47,124 | -9.6 | 241,102 | 223,490 | -7.3 |
| Drunkenness | 354,411 | 342,619 | -3.3 | 7,774 | 6,560 | -15.6 | 346,637 | 336,059 | -3.1 |
| Disorderly conduct | 361,962 | 340,330 | -6.0 | 88,313 | 75,594 | -14.4 | 273,649 | 264,736 | -3.3 |
| Vagrancy | 19,345 | 17,999 | -7.0 | 1,266 | 836 | -34.0 | 18,079 | 17,163 | -5.1 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,848,667 | 1,827,365 | -1.2 | 161,747 | 144,960 | -10.4 | 1,686,920 | 1,682,405 | -0.3 |
| Suspicion | 798 | 820 | +2.8 | 55 | 130 | +136.4 | 743 | 690 | -7.1 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 42,481 | 36,384 | -14.4 | 42,481 | 36,384 | -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. - *Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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