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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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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.