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Table 48

Arrests

Cities

by Sex, 2012

[8,871 agencies; 2012 estimated population 165,509,499]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested Percent
male		 Percent
female		 Percent distribution1
Total Male Female Total Male Female
TOTAL 6,988,793 5,138,468 1,850,325 73.5 26.5 100.0 100.0 100.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,308 5,625 683 89.2 10.8 0.1 0.1 *
Forcible rape 10,304 10,219 85 99.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 *
Robbery 68,207 59,329 8,878 87.0 13.0 1.0 1.2 0.5
Aggravated assault 228,621 174,943 53,678 76.5 23.5 3.3 3.4 2.9
Burglary 161,277 134,589 26,688 83.5 16.5 2.3 2.6 1.4
Larceny-theft 829,563 463,548 366,015 55.9 44.1 11.9 9.0 19.8
Motor vehicle theft 39,234 31,870 7,364 81.2 18.8 0.6 0.6 0.4
Arson 6,733 5,479 1,254 81.4 18.6 0.1 0.1 0.1
Violent crime2 313,440 250,116 63,324 79.8 20.2 4.5 4.9 3.4
Property crime2 1,036,807 635,486 401,321 61.3 38.7 14.8 12.4 21.7
Other assaults 699,670 505,254 194,416 72.2 27.8 10.0 9.8 10.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 38,298 23,989 14,309 62.6 37.4 0.5 0.5 0.8
Fraud 77,873 47,382 30,491 60.8 39.2 1.1 0.9 1.6
Embezzlement 9,436 4,825 4,611 51.1 48.9 0.1 0.1 0.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 56,619 45,052 11,567 79.6 20.4 0.8 0.9 0.6
Vandalism 137,216 109,497 27,719 79.8 20.2 2.0 2.1 1.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 90,466 83,229 7,237 92.0 8.0 1.3 1.6 0.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 40,536 12,814 27,722 31.6 68.4 0.6 0.2 1.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 37,482 34,432 3,050 91.9 8.1 0.5 0.7 0.2
Drug abuse violations 888,894 715,077 173,817 80.4 19.6 12.7 13.9 9.4
Gambling 5,018 4,569 449 91.1 8.9 0.1 0.1 *
Offenses against the family and children 39,871 26,036 13,835 65.3 34.7 0.6 0.5 0.7
Driving under the influence 580,534 435,185 145,349 75.0 25.0 8.3 8.5 7.9
Liquor laws 274,760 194,999 79,761 71.0 29.0 3.9 3.8 4.3
Drunkenness 345,951 283,067 62,884 81.8 18.2 5.0 5.5 3.4
Disorderly conduct 357,193 256,589 100,604 71.8 28.2 5.1 5.0 5.4
Vagrancy 18,204 14,643 3,561 80.4 19.6 0.3 0.3 0.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,889,294 1,419,430 469,864 75.1 24.9 27.0 27.6 25.4
Suspicion 777 608 169 78.2 21.8 * * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 50,454 36,189 14,265 71.7 28.3 0.7 0.7 0.8
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 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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