Table 36
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends
Totals, 2012–2013
[9,412 agencies; 2013 estimated population 210,277,851; 2012 estimated population 208,777,994]
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 8,026,954 | 7,634,314 | -4.9 | 229,577 | 194,429 | -15.3 | 831,366 | 702,779 | -15.5 | 7,195,588 | 6,931,535 | -3.7 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 6,763 | 6,742 | -0.3 | 47 | 63 | +34.0 | 425 | 485 | +14.1 | 6,338 | 6,257 | -1.3 |
| Rape2 | 11,598 | 10,967 | -5.4 | 607 | 572 | -5.8 | 1,607 | 1,550 | -3.5 | 9,991 | 9,417 | -5.7 |
| Robbery | 64,030 | 62,646 | -2.2 | 2,349 | 2,325 | -1.0 | 12,408 | 11,957 | -3.6 | 51,622 | 50,689 | -1.8 |
| Aggravated assault | 260,831 | 249,348 | -4.4 | 7,303 | 6,442 | -11.8 | 22,465 | 19,721 | -12.2 | 238,366 | 229,627 | -3.7 |
| Burglary | 190,916 | 174,506 | -8.6 | 9,941 | 8,029 | -19.2 | 36,067 | 29,715 | -17.6 | 154,849 | 144,791 | -6.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 837,404 | 823,575 | -1.7 | 41,740 | 34,860 | -16.5 | 146,223 | 124,844 | -14.6 | 691,181 | 698,731 | +1.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 42,081 | 41,650 | -1.0 | 1,567 | 1,542 | -1.6 | 7,598 | 6,907 | -9.1 | 34,483 | 34,743 | +0.8 |
| Arson | 6,993 | 6,854 | -2.0 | 1,650 | 1,379 | -16.4 | 2,781 | 2,356 | -15.3 | 4,212 | 4,498 | +6.8 |
| Violent crime3 | 343,222 | 329,703 | -3.9 | 10,306 | 9,402 | -8.8 | 36,905 | 33,713 | -8.6 | 306,317 | 295,990 | -3.4 |
| Property crime3 | 1,077,394 | 1,046,585 | -2.9 | 54,898 | 45,810 | -16.6 | 192,669 | 163,822 | -15.0 | 884,725 | 882,763 | -0.2 |
| Other assaults | 782,502 | 738,781 | -5.6 | 42,078 | 37,691 | -10.4 | 108,705 | 96,475 | -11.3 | 673,797 | 642,306 | -4.7 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 44,624 | 41,367 | -7.3 | 132 | 76 | -42.4 | 943 | 703 | -25.5 | 43,681 | 40,664 | -6.9 |
| Fraud | 105,634 | 98,335 | -6.9 | 573 | 588 | +2.6 | 3,222 | 3,070 | -4.7 | 102,412 | 95,265 | -7.0 |
| Embezzlement | 11,254 | 11,349 | +0.8 | 20 | 26 | +30.0 | 285 | 260 | -8.8 | 10,969 | 11,089 | +1.1 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 67,623 | 64,789 | -4.2 | 1,957 | 1,620 | -17.2 | 8,778 | 7,122 | -18.9 | 58,845 | 57,667 | -2.0 |
| Vandalism | 147,291 | 133,943 | -9.1 | 14,785 | 11,648 | -21.2 | 38,254 | 30,820 | -19.4 | 109,037 | 103,123 | -5.4 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 96,930 | 93,839 | -3.2 | 5,354 | 4,520 | -15.6 | 15,528 | 13,329 | -14.2 | 81,402 | 80,510 | -1.1 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 35,645 | 34,792 | -2.4 | 38 | 55 | +44.7 | 567 | 576 | +1.6 | 35,078 | 34,216 | -2.5 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 44,170 | 38,599 | -12.6 | 3,957 | 3,368 | -14.9 | 8,003 | 6,915 | -13.6 | 36,167 | 31,684 | -12.4 |
| Drug abuse violations | 991,032 | 1,005,019 | +1.4 | 15,051 | 13,387 | -11.1 | 86,818 | 76,568 | -11.8 | 904,214 | 928,451 | +2.7 |
| Gambling | 2,815 | 2,493 | -11.4 | 33 | 41 | +24.2 | 262 | 183 | -30.2 | 2,553 | 2,310 | -9.5 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 71,847 | 69,387 | -3.4 | 717 | 610 | -14.9 | 2,282 | 1,894 | -17.0 | 69,565 | 67,493 | -3.0 |
| Driving under the influence | 849,335 | 782,603 | -7.9 | 106 | 105 | -0.9 | 5,921 | 4,873 | -17.7 | 843,414 | 777,730 | -7.8 |
| Liquor laws | 273,305 | 226,501 | -17.1 | 4,759 | 3,632 | -23.7 | 48,790 | 37,592 | -23.0 | 224,515 | 188,909 | -15.9 |
| Drunkenness | 363,894 | 322,556 | -11.4 | 832 | 650 | -21.9 | 7,132 | 5,467 | -23.3 | 356,762 | 317,089 | -11.1 |
| Disorderly conduct | 315,394 | 280,353 | -11.1 | 27,576 | 22,575 | -18.1 | 70,723 | 56,989 | -19.4 | 244,671 | 223,364 | -8.7 |
| Vagrancy | 19,376 | 19,141 | -1.2 | 267 | 145 | -45.7 | 985 | 590 | -40.1 | 18,391 | 18,551 | +0.9 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,349,757 | 2,267,608 | -3.5 | 37,642 | 31,759 | -15.6 | 160,684 | 135,247 | -15.8 | 2,189,073 | 2,132,361 | -2.6 |
| Suspicion | 909 | 537 | -40.9 | 29 | 16 | -44.8 | 130 | 44 | -66.2 | 779 | 493 | -36.7 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 33,910 | 26,571 | -21.6 | 8,496 | 6,721 | -20.9 | 33,910 | 26,571 | -21.6 | - | - | - |
- 1 Does not include suspicion.
- 2 The rape figures in this table are based on the legacy definition of rape only. The rape figures shown include converted National Incident-Based Reporting System rape data and those states/agencies that reported the legacy definition of rape for both years.
- 3 Violent crimes in this table are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape (legacy definition), robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
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Overview
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends, Totals, 2012–2013
- The number of persons arrested in 2013 decreased 4.9 percent when compared with the number of persons arrested in 2012. The number of juveniles (persons under age 18) arrested in 2013 decreased 15.5 percent from the number of juveniles arrested the previous year.
- The number of persons arrested for violent crimes decreased 3.9 percent from 2012 to 2013. When compared with data from 2012, the number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes decreased 8.6 percent.
- The 2-year trend showed that the number of persons arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in 2013 declined slightly (0.3 percent) when compared with 2012 data. The number of juveniles arrested for murder in 2013 increased 14.1 percent when compared with 2012 data.
- The number of adults arrested for property crimes in 2013 decreased 0.2 percent in 2013 when compared with 2012 data. The arrests of juveniles for property crimes decreased 15.0 percent.
