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Table 39

Arrests

Males, by Age, 2015

[12,706 agencies; 2015 estimated population 246,947,242]

Offense charged Total all
ages		 Ages under
15		 Ages
under 18		 Ages 18 and over Under
10		 10-12 13-14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 and
over
TOTAL 6,067,584 137,176 501,480 5,566,104 4,236 31,012 101,928 92,982 121,649 149,673 200,805 220,673 222,937 228,956 230,870 232,860 229,337 995,408 803,968 605,453 453,236 400,223 344,582 220,377 104,688 71,731
Total percent distribution1 100.0 2.3 8.3 91.7 0.1 0.5 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 16.4 13.3 10.0 7.5 6.6 5.7 3.6 1.7 1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,549 46 566 6,983 0 4 42 84 168 268 410 426 437 436 417 408 368 1,291 901 601 384 292 251 174 92 95
Rape2 16,990 1,040 2,637 14,353 23 293 724 492 514 591 744 702 673 625 557 485 532 2,128 2,018 1,610 1,303 1,000 879 507 279 311
Robbery 62,721 2,414 12,675 50,046 14 293 2,107 2,691 3,478 4,092 4,587 3,946 3,436 3,201 2,864 2,776 2,386 9,365 6,172 3,985 2,505 2,133 1,500 795 271 124
Aggravated assault 221,993 5,266 16,355 205,638 176 1,376 3,714 3,061 3,765 4,263 5,436 6,117 6,675 7,664 8,047 8,336 8,296 37,691 31,504 24,237 18,139 15,400 12,770 8,169 3,870 3,287
Burglary 135,064 7,034 23,801 111,263 185 1,419 5,430 4,967 5,787 6,013 7,206 6,443 5,678 5,495 5,213 4,984 4,773 20,964 16,336 11,330 7,226 6,599 4,965 2,590 995 466
Larceny-theft 511,557 21,184 72,136 439,421 422 4,632 16,130 13,759 17,334 19,859 22,548 20,901 18,887 18,030 17,644 18,026 17,487 78,051 62,619 46,147 34,252 31,430 26,161 15,615 6,976 4,647
Motor vehicle theft 47,169 1,858 9,175 37,994 19 215 1,624 2,136 2,595 2,586 2,400 2,067 1,904 1,759 1,669 1,790 1,639 7,438 6,030 4,254 2,743 2,024 1,326 627 210 114
Arson 5,460 1,059 1,751 3,709 100 416 543 290 234 168 167 149 137 130 149 149 146 564 566 367 270 270 296 179 103 67
Violent crime3 309,253 8,766 32,233 277,020 213 1,966 6,587 6,328 7,925 9,214 11,177 11,191 11,221 11,926 11,885 12,005 11,582 50,475 40,595 30,433 22,331 18,825 15,400 9,645 4,512 3,817
Violent crime percent distribution1 100.0 2.8 10.4 89.6 0.1 0.6 2.1 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 16.3 13.1 9.8 7.2 6.1 5.0 3.1 1.5 1.2
Property crime3 699,250 31,135 106,863 592,387 726 6,682 23,727 21,152 25,950 28,626 32,321 29,560 26,606 25,414 24,675 24,949 24,045 107,017 85,551 62,098 44,491 40,323 32,748 19,011 8,284 5,294
Property crime percent distribution1 100.0 4.5 15.3 84.7 0.1 1.0 3.4 3.0 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 15.3 12.2 8.9 6.4 5.8 4.7 2.7 1.2 0.8
Other assaults 598,000 24,154 63,935 534,065 980 6,930 16,244 11,929 13,754 14,098 13,259 14,270 15,770 18,950 20,198 20,963 21,213 96,534 82,109 64,769 49,801 42,203 34,931 21,223 9,881 7,991
Forgery and counterfeiting 27,596 71 584 27,012 5 14 52 55 135 323 761 1,064 1,204 953 1,057 1,136 1,194 5,279 4,449 3,253 2,256 1,817 1,375 754 293 167
Fraud 62,721 460 2,313 60,408 8 67 385 391 559 903 1,450 1,864 2,186 2,054 2,230 2,237 2,376 11,259 9,460 7,442 5,721 4,683 3,504 2,135 1,006 801
Embezzlement 6,093 17 259 5,834 0 3 14 11 75 156 309 336 356 309 290 298 246 1,085 753 569 413 342 258 149 83 38
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 53,621 1,386 6,673 46,948 20 212 1,154 1,392 1,843 2,052 2,570 2,362 2,205 2,288 2,077 2,153 2,162 9,079 7,353 5,191 3,432 2,730 1,800 969 372 205
Vandalism 115,695 10,346 26,731 88,964 494 2,718 7,134 4,950 5,678 5,757 5,377 4,838 4,383 4,699 4,547 4,449 4,008 16,559 12,370 8,733 5,944 4,903 3,905 2,360 1,053 836
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 101,366 3,981 13,177 88,189 150 1,005 2,826 2,274 3,093 3,829 4,464 4,670 4,536 4,830 4,818 4,702 4,595 17,568 12,452 8,361 5,502 4,201 3,273 2,124 1,107 986
Prostitution and commercialized vice 11,355 21 108 11,247 0 4 17 18 23 46 132 182 224 316 325 328 337 1,778 1,733 1,496 1,250 960 839 635 374 338
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 36,361 2,764 5,848 30,513 95 722 1,947 1,040 1,014 1,030 1,138 1,130 1,068 1,040 927 923 842 4,007 3,776 3,302 2,766 2,594 2,525 1,829 1,151 1,495
Drug abuse violations 886,022 8,862 59,995 826,027 62 1,174 7,626 9,267 15,851 26,015 43,259 46,390 43,932 42,100 41,521 40,553 38,407 157,321 118,291 82,269 55,305 45,816 36,538 21,588 8,928 3,809
Gambling 2,883 44 325 2,558 1 10 33 62 104 115 180 144 146 125 126 122 90 431 270 212 184 164 113 119 71 61
Offenses against the family and children 51,598 624 1,648 49,950 72 123 429 333 305 386 610 689 798 951 1,165 1,332 1,518 8,677 9,237 8,600 6,166 4,438 3,157 1,613 621 378
Driving under the influence 625,927 82 3,813 622,114 17 4 61 159 831 2,741 8,160 12,365 15,624 23,835 25,661 26,992 26,804 114,340 89,293 67,972 54,611 48,865 44,675 31,916 17,399 13,602
Liquor laws 145,238 1,807 19,927 125,311 9 142 1,656 2,858 5,506 9,756 20,201 22,913 19,606 3,775 2,701 2,358 2,056 8,234 7,244 6,293 5,892 6,677 7,383 5,528 2,815 1,635
Drunkenness 253,565 322 3,033 250,532 16 24 282 442 689 1,580 4,272 5,535 5,855 9,255 8,739 8,535 8,432 36,530 32,154 26,611 23,321 25,174 25,770 17,555 8,385 4,409
Disorderly conduct 214,118 13,432 35,684 178,434 438 3,565 9,429 7,169 7,585 7,498 7,228 6,624 6,699 9,062 8,389 7,804 7,355 29,511 23,154 17,765 14,071 13,364 12,237 8,230 4,042 2,899
Vagrancy 15,080 156 618 14,462 3 29 124 139 157 166 334 303 307 362 368 364 361 1,842 1,819 1,467 1,170 1,612 1,723 1,389 708 333
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,826,711 21,679 93,273 1,733,438 714 3,936 17,029 17,720 24,056 29,818 43,571 54,211 60,185 66,684 69,151 70,629 71,685 317,746 261,808 198,531 148,553 130,495 112,382 71,588 33,593 22,626
Suspicion 802 41 111 691 4 10 27 22 26 22 32 32 26 28 20 28 29 136 97 86 56 37 46 17 10 11
Curfew and loitering law violations 24,329 7,026 24,329 - 209 1,672 5,145 5,271 6,490 5,542 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 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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Arrests, Males, by Age, 2015

  • Adults (age 18 and over) accounted for 91.7 percent of all males arrested in 2015. Adult males accounted for 89.6 percent of males arrested for violent crimes and 84.7 percent of males arrested for property crimes.
  • Of all males arrested in 2015, 16.4 percent were between the ages of 25 and 29.
  • Of males arrested for drug abuse violations, 93.2 percent were adults.
  • Male juveniles comprised 14.1 percent of arrests for larceny-theft and 13.7 percent of arrests for violating liquor laws in 2015.