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Home Crime in the U.S. 2012 Crime in the U.S. 2012 Tables 50TableDataDecPDF

Table 50

Arrest Trends

Metropolitan Counties, 2011–2012

[1,260 agencies; 2012 estimated population 55,888,792; 2011 estimated population 55,364,450]

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 1,714,478 1,662,277 -3.0 163,513 146,958 -10.1 1,550,965 1,515,319 -2.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,665 1,503 -9.7 116 83 -28.4 1,549 1,420 -8.3
Forcible rape 2,617 2,480 -5.2 351 337 -4.0 2,266 2,143 -5.4
Robbery 10,416 10,314 -1.0 1,995 1,779 -10.8 8,421 8,535 +1.4
Aggravated assault 57,118 56,665 -0.8 5,520 4,795 -13.1 51,598 51,870 +0.5
Burglary 43,690 42,239 -3.3 8,065 6,693 -17.0 35,625 35,546 -0.2
Larceny-theft 133,637 130,605 -2.3 23,197 20,005 -13.8 110,440 110,600 +0.1
Motor vehicle theft 9,292 9,142 -1.6 1,623 1,539 -5.2 7,669 7,603 -0.9
Arson 1,811 1,404 -22.5 601 460 -23.5 1,210 944 -22.0
Violent crime2 71,816 70,962 -1.2 7,982 6,994 -12.4 63,834 63,968 +0.2
Property crime2 188,430 183,390 -2.7 33,486 28,697 -14.3 154,944 154,693 -0.2
Other assaults 172,692 166,517 -3.6 27,630 25,285 -8.5 145,062 141,232 -2.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 10,558 10,194 -3.4 208 226 +8.7 10,350 9,968 -3.7
Fraud 31,367 28,061 -10.5 671 595 -11.3 30,696 27,466 -10.5
Embezzlement 2,500 2,425 -3.0 56 58 +3.6 2,444 2,367 -3.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 14,219 15,273 +7.4 1,416 1,474 +4.1 12,803 13,799 +7.8
Vandalism 30,647 29,177 -4.8 8,264 7,377 -10.7 22,383 21,800 -2.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 19,323 18,635 -3.6 3,476 2,817 -19.0 15,847 15,818 -0.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,464 2,666 +8.2 60 55 -8.3 2,404 2,611 +8.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 11,086 11,091 * 2,045 2,090 +2.2 9,041 9,001 -0.4
Drug abuse violations 224,893 225,925 +0.5 18,837 17,990 -4.5 206,056 207,935 +0.9
Gambling 669 757 +13.2 47 44 -6.4 622 713 +14.6
Offenses against the family and children 34,889 32,625 -6.5 397 420 +5.8 34,492 32,205 -6.6
Driving under the influence 179,157 166,916 -6.8 1,412 1,231 -12.8 177,745 165,685 -6.8
Liquor laws 46,590 43,800 -6.0 11,209 10,488 -6.4 35,381 33,312 -5.8
Drunkenness 39,611 37,491 -5.4 814 774 -4.9 38,797 36,717 -5.4
Disorderly conduct 48,195 45,197 -6.2 11,100 9,453 -14.8 37,095 35,744 -3.6
Vagrancy 2,248 2,433 +8.2 72 125 +73.6 2,176 2,308 +6.1
All other offenses (except traffic) 579,036 565,286 -2.4 30,243 27,309 -9.7 548,793 537,977 -2.0
Suspicion 83 197 +137.3 23 4 -82.6 60 193 +221.7
Curfew and loitering law violations 4,088 3,456 -15.5 4,088 3,456 -15.5 - - -
  • 1 Does not include suspicion.
  • 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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