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Table 56

Arrest Trends

Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2013–2014

[1,784 agencies; 2014 estimated population 20,293,083; 2013 estimated population 20,367,821]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2013 2014 Percent
change
2013 2014 Percent
change
2013 2014 Percent
change
TOTAL1 692,423 657,072 -5.1 32,915 30,448 -7.5 659,508 626,624 -5.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 629 555 -11.8 40 25 -37.5 589 530 -10.0
Rape2 1,376 1,351 -1.8 202 204 +1.0 1,174 1,147 -2.3
Robbery 1,368 1,276 -6.7 99 71 -28.3 1,269 1,205 -5.0
Aggravated assault 16,276 16,009 -1.6 959 852 -11.2 15,317 15,157 -1.0
Burglary 15,066 13,452 -10.7 1,609 1,461 -9.2 13,457 11,991 -10.9
Larceny-theft 31,567 29,852 -5.4 2,741 2,513 -8.3 28,826 27,339 -5.2
Motor vehicle theft 3,417 3,316 -3.0 469 448 -4.5 2,948 2,868 -2.7
Arson 522 542 +3.8 112 100 -10.7 410 442 +7.8
Violent crime3 19,649 19,191 -2.3 1,300 1,152 -11.4 18,349 18,039 -1.7
Property crime3 50,572 47,162 -6.7 4,931 4,522 -8.3 45,641 42,640 -6.6
Other assaults 56,920 53,743 -5.6 5,271 4,831 -8.3 51,649 48,912 -5.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 2,812 2,581 -8.2 25 33 +32.0 2,787 2,548 -8.6
Fraud 11,448 10,466 -8.6 156 161 +3.2 11,292 10,305 -8.7
Embezzlement 590 619 +4.9 13 11 -15.4 577 608 +5.4
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 4,180 3,733 -10.7 239 234 -2.1 3,941 3,499 -11.2
Vandalism 8,738 8,576 -1.9 1,679 1,732 +3.2 7,059 6,844 -3.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 6,092 5,934 -2.6 391 381 -2.6 5,701 5,553 -2.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 149 204 +36.9 10 18 +80.0 139 186 +33.8
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 3,462 3,189 -7.9 586 510 -13.0 2,876 2,679 -6.8
Drug abuse violations 88,934 91,487 +2.9 3,596 3,576 -0.6 85,338 87,911 +3.0
Gambling 139 134 -3.6 4 4 0.0 135 130 -3.7
Offenses against the family and children 9,929 9,512 -4.2 187 185 -1.1 9,742 9,327 -4.3
Driving under the influence 154,173 147,044 -4.6 876 783 -10.6 153,297 146,261 -4.6
Liquor laws 19,975 16,918 -15.3 4,030 3,356 -16.7 15,945 13,562 -14.9
Drunkenness 15,454 13,995 -9.4 215 193 -10.2 15,239 13,802 -9.4
Disorderly conduct 17,537 16,215 -7.5 2,584 2,228 -13.8 14,953 13,987 -6.5
Vagrancy 179 177 -1.1 5 20 +300.0 174 157 -9.8
All other offenses (except traffic) 221,239 205,908 -6.9 6,565 6,234 -5.0 214,674 199,674 -7.0
Suspicion 306 222 -27.5 114 73 -36.0 192 149 -22.4
Curfew and loitering law violations 252 284 +12.7 252 284 +12.7 - - -
  • 1 Does not include suspicion.
  • 2 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 3 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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