Table 50
Arrest Trends
Metropolitan Counties, 2012–2013
[1,130 agencies; 2013 estimated population 52,484,326; 2012 estimated population 51,967,607]
| 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 | 1,610,965 | 1,558,656 | -3.2 | 134,294 | 114,957 | -14.4 | 1,476,671 | 1,443,699 | -2.2 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1,473 | 1,538 | +4.4 | 74 | 80 | +8.1 | 1,399 | 1,458 | +4.2 |
| Rape2 | 2,288 | 2,160 | -5.6 | 319 | 303 | -5.0 | 1,969 | 1,857 | -5.7 |
| Robbery | 9,558 | 9,254 | -3.2 | 1,601 | 1,501 | -6.2 | 7,957 | 7,753 | -2.6 |
| Aggravated assault | 53,603 | 51,840 | -3.3 | 4,342 | 3,865 | -11.0 | 49,261 | 47,975 | -2.6 |
| Burglary | 38,983 | 35,195 | -9.7 | 6,164 | 4,783 | -22.4 | 32,819 | 30,412 | -7.3 |
| Larceny-theft | 122,351 | 119,535 | -2.3 | 17,844 | 15,213 | -14.7 | 104,507 | 104,322 | -0.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 9,282 | 9,296 | +0.2 | 1,340 | 1,237 | -7.7 | 7,942 | 8,059 | +1.5 |
| Arson | 1,263 | 1,200 | -5.0 | 392 | 357 | -8.9 | 871 | 843 | -3.2 |
| Violent crime3 | 66,922 | 64,792 | -3.2 | 6,336 | 5,749 | -9.3 | 60,586 | 59,043 | -2.5 |
| Property crime3 | 171,879 | 165,226 | -3.9 | 25,740 | 21,590 | -16.1 | 146,139 | 143,636 | -1.7 |
| Other assaults | 150,113 | 142,782 | -4.9 | 22,555 | 20,314 | -9.9 | 127,558 | 122,468 | -4.0 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 9,896 | 9,042 | -8.6 | 222 | 164 | -26.1 | 9,674 | 8,878 | -8.2 |
| Fraud | 26,477 | 24,080 | -9.1 | 563 | 522 | -7.3 | 25,914 | 23,558 | -9.1 |
| Embezzlement | 2,136 | 2,230 | +4.4 | 43 | 28 | -34.9 | 2,093 | 2,202 | +5.2 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 15,216 | 14,074 | -7.5 | 1,516 | 1,120 | -26.1 | 13,700 | 12,954 | -5.4 |
| Vandalism | 26,881 | 25,350 | -5.7 | 6,543 | 5,444 | -16.8 | 20,338 | 19,906 | -2.1 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 17,951 | 17,340 | -3.4 | 2,627 | 2,320 | -11.7 | 15,324 | 15,020 | -2.0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 2,474 | 3,148 | +27.2 | 58 | 59 | +1.7 | 2,416 | 3,089 | +27.9 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 9,830 | 8,609 | -12.4 | 1,761 | 1,518 | -13.8 | 8,069 | 7,091 | -12.1 |
| Drug abuse violations | 213,899 | 219,526 | +2.6 | 16,816 | 14,738 | -12.4 | 197,083 | 204,788 | +3.9 |
| Gambling | 714 | 708 | -0.8 | 47 | 42 | -10.6 | 667 | 666 | -0.1 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 29,484 | 29,059 | -1.4 | 467 | 436 | -6.6 | 29,017 | 28,623 | -1.4 |
| Driving under the influence | 216,262 | 202,767 | -6.2 | 1,241 | 1,006 | -18.9 | 215,021 | 201,761 | -6.2 |
| Liquor laws | 36,937 | 31,526 | -14.6 | 8,926 | 7,112 | -20.3 | 28,011 | 24,414 | -12.8 |
| Drunkenness | 36,539 | 33,708 | -7.7 | 747 | 538 | -28.0 | 35,792 | 33,170 | -7.3 |
| Disorderly conduct | 40,342 | 37,227 | -7.7 | 9,632 | 8,529 | -11.5 | 30,710 | 28,698 | -6.6 |
| Vagrancy | 2,593 | 1,998 | -22.9 | 240 | 106 | -55.8 | 2,353 | 1,892 | -19.6 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 530,977 | 523,336 | -1.4 | 24,771 | 21,494 | -13.2 | 506,206 | 501,842 | -0.9 |
| Suspicion | 187 | 42 | -77.5 | 3 | 6 | +100.0 | 184 | 36 | -80.4 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 3,443 | 2,128 | -38.2 | 3,443 | 2,128 | -38.2 | - | - | - |
- 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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