Table 56
Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2014–2015
[1,850 agencies; 2015 estimated population 19,769,186; 2014 estimated population 19,890,479]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2014 | 2015 |
Percent change |
2014 | 2015 |
Percent change |
2014 | 2015 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 639,076 | 639,440 | +0.1 | 29,682 | 28,488 | -4.0 | 609,394 | 610,952 | +0.3 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 535 | 534 | -0.2 | 17 | 21 | +23.5 | 518 | 513 | -1.0 |
| Rape2 | 1,342 | 1,421 | +5.9 | 217 | 226 | +4.1 | 1,125 | 1,195 | +6.2 |
| Robbery | 1,200 | 1,166 | -2.8 | 68 | 90 | +32.4 | 1,132 | 1,076 | -4.9 |
| Aggravated assault | 15,279 | 16,091 | +5.3 | 810 | 850 | +4.9 | 14,469 | 15,241 | +5.3 |
| Burglary | 13,247 | 11,660 | -12.0 | 1,479 | 1,263 | -14.6 | 11,768 | 10,397 | -11.7 |
| Larceny-theft | 28,794 | 26,270 | -8.8 | 2,441 | 2,076 | -15.0 | 26,353 | 24,194 | -8.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3,354 | 3,507 | +4.6 | 451 | 456 | +1.1 | 2,903 | 3,051 | +5.1 |
| Arson | 538 | 528 | -1.9 | 95 | 94 | -1.1 | 443 | 434 | -2.0 |
| Violent crime3 | 18,356 | 19,212 | +4.7 | 1,112 | 1,187 | +6.7 | 17,244 | 18,025 | +4.5 |
| Property crime3 | 45,933 | 41,965 | -8.6 | 4,466 | 3,889 | -12.9 | 41,467 | 38,076 | -8.2 |
| Other assaults | 51,319 | 51,811 | +1.0 | 4,605 | 4,496 | -2.4 | 46,714 | 47,315 | +1.3 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 2,617 | 2,381 | -9.0 | 31 | 36 | +16.1 | 2,586 | 2,345 | -9.3 |
| Fraud | 9,814 | 8,384 | -14.6 | 148 | 106 | -28.4 | 9,666 | 8,278 | -14.4 |
| Embezzlement | 614 | 496 | -19.2 | 11 | 9 | -18.2 | 603 | 487 | -19.2 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 3,708 | 3,837 | +3.5 | 215 | 262 | +21.9 | 3,493 | 3,575 | +2.3 |
| Vandalism | 8,214 | 8,042 | -2.1 | 1,647 | 1,524 | -7.5 | 6,567 | 6,518 | -0.7 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 5,830 | 6,497 | +11.4 | 354 | 336 | -5.1 | 5,476 | 6,161 | +12.5 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 171 | 218 | +27.5 | 18 | 18 | 0.0 | 153 | 200 | +30.7 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 3,177 | 3,058 | -3.7 | 518 | 477 | -7.9 | 2,659 | 2,581 | -2.9 |
| Drug abuse violations | 91,861 | 95,644 | +4.1 | 3,588 | 3,577 | -0.3 | 88,273 | 92,067 | +4.3 |
| Gambling | 148 | 158 | +6.8 | 4 | 5 | +25.0 | 144 | 153 | +6.3 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 8,948 | 8,497 | -5.0 | 207 | 172 | -16.9 | 8,741 | 8,325 | -4.8 |
| Driving under the influence | 147,589 | 146,933 | -0.4 | 792 | 796 | +0.5 | 146,797 | 146,137 | -0.4 |
| Liquor laws | 16,512 | 14,828 | -10.2 | 3,363 | 3,236 | -3.8 | 13,149 | 11,592 | -11.8 |
| Drunkenness | 14,152 | 12,895 | -8.9 | 207 | 167 | -19.3 | 13,945 | 12,728 | -8.7 |
| Disorderly conduct | 16,075 | 15,611 | -2.9 | 2,065 | 2,069 | +0.2 | 14,010 | 13,542 | -3.3 |
| Vagrancy | 171 | 328 | +91.8 | 25 | 15 | -40.0 | 146 | 313 | +114.4 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 193,580 | 198,396 | +2.5 | 6,019 | 5,862 | -2.6 | 187,561 | 192,534 | +2.7 |
| Suspicion | 192 | 161 | -16.1 | 73 | 76 | +4.1 | 119 | 85 | -28.6 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 287 | 249 | -13.2 | 287 | 249 | -13.2 | - | - | - |
- 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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