Table 37
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2012–2013
[9,412 agencies; 2013 estimated population 210,277,851; 2012 estimated population 208,777,994]
Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
|
TOTAL1 | 5,910,106 | 5,595,287 | -5.3 | 585,914 | 497,197 | -15.1 | 2,116,848 | 2,039,027 | -3.7 | 245,452 | 205,582 | -16.2 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 5,981 | 5,917 | -1.1 | 382 | 419 | +9.7 | 782 | 825 | +5.5 | 43 | 66 | +53.5 |
Rape2 | 11,474 | 10,781 | -6.0 | 1,581 | 1,489 | -5.8 | 124 | 186 | +50.0 | 26 | 61 | +134.6 |
Robbery | 55,510 | 54,138 | -2.5 | 11,109 | 10,808 | -2.7 | 8,520 | 8,508 | -0.1 | 1,299 | 1,149 | -11.5 |
Aggravated assault | 201,218 | 191,899 | -4.6 | 16,837 | 14,686 | -12.8 | 59,613 | 57,449 | -3.6 | 5,628 | 5,035 | -10.5 |
Burglary | 158,335 | 143,419 | -9.4 | 31,596 | 26,091 | -17.4 | 32,581 | 31,087 | -4.6 | 4,471 | 3,624 | -18.9 |
Larceny-theft | 472,040 | 465,455 | -1.4 | 84,440 | 73,538 | -12.9 | 365,364 | 358,120 | -2.0 | 61,783 | 51,306 | -17.0 |
Motor vehicle theft | 33,934 | 33,190 | -2.2 | 6,376 | 5,628 | -11.7 | 8,147 | 8,460 | +3.8 | 1,222 | 1,279 | +4.7 |
Arson | 5,747 | 5,560 | -3.3 | 2,366 | 2,055 | -13.1 | 1,246 | 1,294 | +3.9 | 415 | 301 | -27.5 |
Violent crime3 | 274,183 | 262,735 | -4.2 | 29,909 | 27,402 | -8.4 | 69,039 | 66,968 | -3.0 | 6,996 | 6,311 | -9.8 |
Property crime3 | 670,056 | 647,624 | -3.3 | 124,778 | 107,312 | -14.0 | 407,338 | 398,961 | -2.1 | 67,891 | 56,510 | -16.8 |
Other assaults | 564,734 | 532,074 | -5.8 | 68,837 | 61,358 | -10.9 | 217,768 | 206,707 | -5.1 | 39,868 | 35,117 | -11.9 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 27,898 | 25,794 | -7.5 | 653 | 497 | -23.9 | 16,726 | 15,573 | -6.9 | 290 | 206 | -29.0 |
Fraud | 62,652 | 59,104 | -5.7 | 2,167 | 2,068 | -4.6 | 42,982 | 39,231 | -8.7 | 1,055 | 1,002 | -5.0 |
Embezzlement | 5,747 | 5,831 | +1.5 | 173 | 177 | +2.3 | 5,507 | 5,518 | +0.2 | 112 | 83 | -25.9 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, .possessing | 53,933 | 50,854 | -5.7 | 7,363 | 5,980 | -18.8 | 13,690 | 13,935 | +1.8 | 1,415 | 1,142 | -19.3 |
Vandalism | 117,482 | 106,845 | -9.1 | 32,073 | 25,933 | -19.1 | 29,809 | 27,098 | -9.1 | 6,181 | 4,887 | -20.9 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 88,821 | 85,631 | -3.6 | 14,090 | 11,999 | -14.8 | 8,109 | 8,208 | +1.2 | 1,438 | 1,330 | -7.5 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 11,631 | 11,391 | -2.1 | 118 | 105 | -11.0 | 24,014 | 23,401 | -2.6 | 449 | 471 | +4.9 |
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 40,584 | 35,546 | -12.4 | 7,165 | 6,133 | -14.4 | 3,586 | 3,053 | -14.9 | 838 | 782 | -6.7 |
Drug abuse violations | 783,403 | 787,654 | +0.5 | 71,397 | 62,087 | -13.0 | 207,629 | 217,365 | +4.7 | 15,421 | 14,481 | -6.1 |
Gambling | 2,235 | 1,913 | -14.4 | 227 | 156 | -31.3 | 580 | 580 | 0.0 | 35 | 27 | -22.9 |
Offenses against the family and children | 53,609 | 51,643 | -3.7 | 1,434 | 1,170 | -18.4 | 18,238 | 17,744 | -2.7 | 848 | 724 | -14.6 |
Driving under the influence | 639,413 | 587,451 | -8.1 | 4,393 | 3,680 | -16.2 | 209,922 | 195,152 | -7.0 | 1,528 | 1,193 | -21.9 |
Liquor laws | 194,088 | 162,004 | -16.5 | 29,586 | 23,037 | -22.1 | 79,217 | 64,497 | -18.6 | 19,204 | 14,555 | -24.2 |
Drunkenness | 297,247 | 262,655 | -11.6 | 5,173 | 4,001 | -22.7 | 66,647 | 59,901 | -10.1 | 1,959 | 1,466 | -25.2 |
Disorderly conduct | 225,365 | 201,151 | -10.7 | 45,265 | 36,884 | -18.5 | 90,029 | 79,202 | -12.0 | 25,458 | 20,105 | -21.0 |
Vagrancy | 15,298 | 15,089 | -1.4 | 751 | 447 | -40.5 | 4,078 | 4,052 | -0.6 | 234 | 143 | -38.9 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,758,673 | 1,684,250 | -4.2 | 117,308 | 98,723 | -15.8 | 591,084 | 583,358 | -1.3 | 43,376 | 36,524 | -15.8 |
Suspicion | 698 | 431 | -38.3 | 101 | 40 | -60.4 | 211 | 106 | -49.8 | 29 | 4 | -86.2 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 23,054 | 18,048 | -21.7 | 23,054 | 18,048 | -21.7 | 10,856 | 8,523 | -21.5 | 10,856 | 8,523 | -21.5 |
- 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, by Sex, 2012–2013
- Nationwide, the number of males arrested in 2013 decreased 5.3 percent when compared with the number of those arrested in 2012. The number of females decreased 3.7 percent during this 2-year period.
- The number of juvenile (persons under age 18) males arrested in 2013 decreased 15.1 percent when compared with 2012 juvenile male arrest data. The number of juvenile female arrests decreased 16.2 percent.
- The 2-year trend shows that the number of males arrested for violent crimes decreased 4.2 percent, and the number of females arrested for violent crimes declined 3.0 percent.
- Arrests of juvenile males for violent crimes declined 8.4 percent; arrests of juvenile females decreased 9.8 percent.
- When compared with data for 2012, arrests of males for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased 1.1 percent. However, arrests of females for murder increased 5.5 percent in 2013.
- Arrests of juvenile males for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 9.7 percent, while arrests of juvenile females for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rose 53.5 percent.
- The number of males arrested for property crimes in 2013 decreased 3.3 percent when compared with 2012 arrest data, and the number of females arrested for property crimes decreased 2.1 percent.
- The number of juvenile males arrested for property crimes decreased 14.0 percent; the number of juvenile females decreased 16.8 percent.