Table 44
Arrest Trends
Cities, 2012–2013
[6,662 agencies; 2013 estimated population 139,725,629; 2012 estimated population 138,602,589]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
2012 | 2013 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 5,768,189 | 5,460,008 | -5.3 | 663,531 | 559,471 | -15.7 | 5,104,658 | 4,900,537 | -4.0 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 4,742 | 4,664 | -1.6 | 328 | 371 | +13.1 | 4,414 | 4,293 | -2.7 |
| Rape2 | 8,334 | 7,828 | -6.1 | 1,181 | 1,133 | -4.1 | 7,153 | 6,695 | -6.4 |
| Robbery | 53,132 | 52,125 | -1.9 | 10,703 | 10,361 | -3.2 | 42,429 | 41,764 | -1.6 |
| Aggravated assault | 192,030 | 182,936 | -4.7 | 17,236 | 15,048 | -12.7 | 174,794 | 167,888 | -4.0 |
| Burglary | 136,727 | 126,076 | -7.8 | 27,972 | 23,515 | -15.9 | 108,755 | 102,561 | -5.7 |
| Larceny-theft | 685,262 | 676,603 | -1.3 | 125,233 | 107,288 | -14.3 | 560,029 | 569,315 | +1.7 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 29,611 | 29,386 | -0.8 | 5,721 | 5,264 | -8.0 | 23,890 | 24,122 | +1.0 |
| Arson | 5,147 | 5,203 | +1.1 | 2,270 | 1,895 | -16.5 | 2,877 | 3,308 | +15.0 |
| Violent crime3 | 258,238 | 247,553 | -4.1 | 29,448 | 26,913 | -8.6 | 228,790 | 220,640 | -3.6 |
| Property crime3 | 856,747 | 837,268 | -2.3 | 161,196 | 137,962 | -14.4 | 695,551 | 699,306 | +0.5 |
| Other assaults | 578,176 | 546,622 | -5.5 | 81,240 | 71,693 | -11.8 | 496,936 | 474,929 | -4.4 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 32,133 | 29,882 | -7.0 | 687 | 515 | -25.0 | 31,446 | 29,367 | -6.6 |
| Fraud | 67,341 | 63,952 | -5.0 | 2,523 | 2,403 | -4.8 | 64,818 | 61,549 | -5.0 |
| Embezzlement | 8,601 | 8,636 | +0.4 | 237 | 227 | -4.2 | 8,364 | 8,409 | +0.5 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 48,620 | 47,163 | -3.0 | 7,021 | 5,804 | -17.3 | 41,599 | 41,359 | -0.6 |
| Vandalism | 111,569 | 100,835 | -9.6 | 29,868 | 23,924 | -19.9 | 81,701 | 76,911 | -5.9 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 73,405 | 70,904 | -3.4 | 12,504 | 10,669 | -14.7 | 60,901 | 60,235 | -1.1 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 33,041 | 31,505 | -4.6 | 501 | 510 | +1.8 | 32,540 | 30,995 | -4.7 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 30,766 | 27,008 | -12.2 | 5,589 | 4,880 | -12.7 | 25,177 | 22,128 | -12.1 |
| Drug abuse violations | 703,653 | 707,837 | +0.6 | 66,567 | 58,665 | -11.9 | 637,086 | 649,172 | +1.9 |
| Gambling | 1,962 | 1,681 | -14.3 | 207 | 138 | -33.3 | 1,755 | 1,543 | -12.1 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 32,590 | 30,996 | -4.9 | 1,667 | 1,310 | -21.4 | 30,923 | 29,686 | -4.0 |
| Driving under the influence | 484,521 | 442,554 | -8.7 | 3,814 | 3,120 | -18.2 | 480,707 | 439,434 | -8.6 |
| Liquor laws | 215,940 | 177,885 | -17.6 | 35,766 | 27,177 | -24.0 | 180,174 | 150,708 | -16.4 |
| Drunkenness | 310,747 | 273,925 | -11.8 | 6,131 | 4,732 | -22.8 | 304,616 | 269,193 | -11.6 |
| Disorderly conduct | 259,388 | 227,911 | -12.1 | 58,589 | 46,191 | -21.2 | 200,799 | 181,720 | -9.5 |
| Vagrancy | 16,591 | 16,917 | +2.0 | 731 | 477 | -34.7 | 15,860 | 16,440 | +3.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,613,999 | 1,544,776 | -4.3 | 129,084 | 107,963 | -16.4 | 1,484,915 | 1,436,813 | -3.2 |
| Suspicion | 708 | 399 | -43.6 | 124 | 37 | -70.2 | 584 | 362 | -38.0 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 30,161 | 24,198 | -19.8 | 30,161 | 24,198 | -19.8 | - | - | - |
- 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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