Table 31
Number and Rate of Arrests
by Population Group, 2018
[Rate: Number of arrests per 100,000 inhabitants]
| Offense charged | Cities | Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total (12,212 agencies; population 247,752,415) |
Total cities (8,967 cities; population 172,802,238) |
Group I (69 cities, 250,000 and over; population 47,674,339) |
Group II (184 cities, 100,000 to 249,999; population 27,136,228) |
Group III (409 cities, 50,000 to 99,999; population 28,755,433) |
Group IV (748 cities, 25,000 to 49,999; population 25,885,651) |
Group V (1,525 cities, 10,000 to 24,999; population 24,273,410) |
Group VI (6,032 cities, under 10,000; population 19,077,177) |
Metropolitan counties (1,440 agencies; population 55,828,114) |
Nonmetropolitan counties (1,805 agencies; population 19,122,063) |
Suburban areas1 (6,757 agencies; population 106,796,972) |
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| Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | Total | Rate | |
| TOTAL2 | 7,810,658 | 3,152.6 | 5,660,586 | 3,275.8 | 1,370,185 | 2,874.1 | 852,057 | 3,139.9 | 896,269 | 3,116.9 | 807,357 | 3,118.9 | 834,564 | 3,438.2 | 900,154 | 4,718.5 | 1,535,929 | 2,751.2 | 614,143 | 3,211.7 | 3,099,959 | 2,902.7 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 9,049 | 3.7 | 6,719 | 3.9 | 3,126 | 6.6 | 1,238 | 4.6 | 775 | 2.7 | 610 | 2.4 | 583 | 2.4 | 387 | 2.0 | 1,755 | 3.1 | 575 | 3.0 | 2,630 | 2.5 |
| Rape3 | 19,093 | 7.7 | 13,740 | 8.0 | 4,581 | 9.6 | 2,126 | 7.8 | 2,019 | 7.0 | 1,680 | 6.5 | 1,730 | 7.1 | 1,604 | 8.4 | 3,753 | 6.7 | 1,600 | 8.4 | 6,816 | 6.4 |
| Robbery | 67,397 | 27.2 | 56,841 | 32.9 | 26,442 | 55.5 | 9,672 | 35.6 | 8,196 | 28.5 | 5,320 | 20.6 | 4,228 | 17.4 | 2,983 | 15.6 | 9,434 | 16.9 | 1,122 | 5.9 | 18,132 | 17.0 |
| Aggravated assault | 300,726 | 121.4 | 228,348 | 132.1 | 82,409 | 172.9 | 40,809 | 150.4 | 36,233 | 126.0 | 23,983 | 92.6 | 22,744 | 93.7 | 22,170 | 116.2 | 56,574 | 101.3 | 15,804 | 82.6 | 99,344 | 93.0 |
| Burglary | 135,918 | 54.9 | 101,535 | 58.8 | 28,344 | 59.5 | 18,030 | 66.4 | 17,649 | 61.4 | 13,468 | 52.0 | 12,750 | 52.5 | 11,294 | 59.2 | 24,780 | 44.4 | 9,603 | 50.2 | 48,234 | 45.2 |
| Larceny-theft | 682,517 | 275.5 | 564,524 | 326.7 | 116,637 | 244.7 | 81,848 | 301.6 | 94,337 | 328.1 | 97,456 | 376.5 | 100,262 | 413.1 | 73,984 | 387.8 | 97,589 | 174.8 | 20,404 | 106.7 | 269,196 | 252.1 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 69,502 | 28.1 | 52,376 | 30.3 | 20,576 | 43.2 | 9,920 | 36.6 | 7,270 | 25.3 | 5,056 | 19.5 | 4,665 | 19.2 | 4,889 | 25.6 | 13,191 | 23.6 | 3,935 | 20.6 | 22,555 | 21.1 |
| Arson | 7,050 | 2.8 | 5,042 | 2.9 | 1,369 | 2.9 | 757 | 2.8 | 758 | 2.6 | 723 | 2.8 | 596 | 2.5 | 839 | 4.4 | 1,316 | 2.4 | 692 | 3.6 | 2,531 | 2.4 |
| Violent crime4 | 396,265 | 159.9 | 305,648 | 176.9 | 116,558 | 244.5 | 53,845 | 198.4 | 47,223 | 164.2 | 31,593 | 122.0 | 29,285 | 120.6 | 27,144 | 142.3 | 71,516 | 128.1 | 19,101 | 99.9 | 126,922 | 118.8 |
| Property crime4 | 894,987 | 361.2 | 723,477 | 418.7 | 166,926 | 350.1 | 110,555 | 407.4 | 120,014 | 417.4 | 116,703 | 450.8 | 118,273 | 487.3 | 91,006 | 477.0 | 136,876 | 245.2 | 34,634 | 181.1 | 342,516 | 320.7 |
| Other assaults | 809,050 | 326.6 | 616,990 | 357.0 | 183,831 | 385.6 | 98,155 | 361.7 | 96,386 | 335.2 | 82,761 | 319.7 | 80,999 | 333.7 | 74,858 | 392.4 | 141,785 | 254.0 | 50,275 | 262.9 | 286,906 | 268.6 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 38,128 | 15.4 | 28,226 | 16.3 | 4,926 | 10.3 | 4,462 | 16.4 | 4,773 | 16.6 | 4,541 | 17.5 | 4,674 | 19.3 | 4,850 | 25.4 | 7,550 | 13.5 | 2,352 | 12.3 | 16,328 | 15.3 |
| Fraud | 90,886 | 36.7 | 66,364 | 38.4 | 13,418 | 28.1 | 8,908 | 32.8 | 10,633 | 37.0 | 10,248 | 39.6 | 10,321 | 42.5 | 12,836 | 67.3 | 18,272 | 32.7 | 6,250 | 32.7 | 38,972 | 36.5 |
| Embezzlement | 11,278 | 4.6 | 9,067 | 5.2 | 2,318 | 4.9 | 1,586 | 5.8 | 1,572 | 5.5 | 1,499 | 5.8 | 1,084 | 4.5 | 1,008 | 5.3 | 1,766 | 3.2 | 445 | 2.3 | 4,072 | 3.8 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 70,996 | 28.7 | 53,149 | 30.8 | 14,919 | 31.3 | 8,999 | 33.2 | 9,904 | 34.4 | 7,252 | 28.0 | 6,688 | 27.6 | 5,387 | 28.2 | 14,190 | 25.4 | 3,657 | 19.1 | 27,778 | 26.0 |
| Vandalism | 137,108 | 55.3 | 107,028 | 61.9 | 29,407 | 61.7 | 16,103 | 59.3 | 17,748 | 61.7 | 15,019 | 58.0 | 14,783 | 60.9 | 13,968 | 73.2 | 23,085 | 41.4 | 6,995 | 36.6 | 49,295 | 46.2 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 127,588 | 51.5 | 97,680 | 56.5 | 39,725 | 83.3 | 14,780 | 54.5 | 13,099 | 45.6 | 10,050 | 38.8 | 9,589 | 39.5 | 10,437 | 54.7 | 23,014 | 41.2 | 6,894 | 36.1 | 42,873 | 40.1 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 23,699 | 9.6 | 20,966 | 12.1 | 14,451 | 30.3 | 3,094 | 11.4 | 1,469 | 5.1 | 1,057 | 4.1 | 589 | 2.4 | 306 | 1.6 | 2,528 | 4.5 | 205 | 1.1 | 3,850 | 3.6 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 35,549 | 14.3 | 25,439 | 14.7 | 7,598 | 15.9 | 3,687 | 13.6 | 4,205 | 14.6 | 3,422 | 13.2 | 3,138 | 12.9 | 3,389 | 17.8 | 7,608 | 13.6 | 2,502 | 13.1 | 14,380 | 13.5 |
| Drug abuse violations | 1,251,852 | 505.3 | 888,318 | 514.1 | 199,611 | 418.7 | 141,740 | 522.3 | 148,178 | 515.3 | 127,034 | 490.8 | 124,261 | 511.9 | 147,494 | 773.1 | 265,238 | 475.1 | 98,296 | 514.0 | 526,907 | 493.4 |
| Gambling | 2,475 | 1.0 | 1,909 | 1.1 | 1,136 | 2.4 | 240 | 0.9 | 174 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.1 | 217 | 0.9 | 105 | 0.6 | 425 | 0.8 | 141 | 0.7 | 674 | 0.6 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 64,872 | 26.2 | 33,590 | 19.4 | 5,972 | 12.5 | 5,122 | 18.9 | 4,993 | 17.4 | 5,138 | 19.8 | 5,556 | 22.9 | 6,809 | 35.7 | 23,312 | 41.8 | 7,970 | 41.7 | 32,385 | 30.3 |
| Driving under the influence | 746,575 | 301.3 | 429,437 | 248.5 | 89,820 | 188.4 | 55,508 | 204.6 | 63,374 | 220.4 | 65,586 | 253.4 | 75,039 | 309.1 | 80,110 | 419.9 | 201,462 | 360.9 | 115,676 | 604.9 | 349,935 | 327.7 |
| Liquor laws | 130,921 | 52.8 | 103,908 | 60.1 | 16,190 | 34.0 | 9,987 | 36.8 | 13,804 | 48.0 | 14,068 | 54.3 | 18,310 | 75.4 | 31,549 | 165.4 | 17,026 | 30.5 | 9,987 | 52.2 | 53,293 | 49.9 |
| Drunkenness | 252,727 | 102.0 | 217,976 | 126.1 | 34,576 | 72.5 | 35,437 | 130.6 | 38,573 | 134.1 | 31,695 | 122.4 | 32,915 | 135.6 | 44,780 | 234.7 | 24,559 | 44.0 | 10,192 | 53.3 | 80,130 | 75.0 |
| Disorderly conduct | 251,182 | 101.4 | 206,822 | 119.7 | 32,178 | 67.5 | 23,951 | 88.3 | 31,454 | 109.4 | 33,374 | 128.9 | 37,097 | 152.8 | 48,768 | 255.6 | 30,511 | 54.7 | 13,849 | 72.4 | 100,631 | 94.2 |
| Vagrancy | 18,121 | 7.3 | 16,254 | 9.4 | 7,063 | 14.8 | 3,493 | 12.9 | 2,316 | 8.1 | 1,472 | 5.7 | 947 | 3.9 | 963 | 5.0 | 1,557 | 2.8 | 310 | 1.6 | 3,619 | 3.4 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,439,500 | 984.7 | 1,692,876 | 979.7 | 382,918 | 803.2 | 250,878 | 924.5 | 264,619 | 920.2 | 242,971 | 938.6 | 258,757 | 1,066.0 | 292,733 | 1,534.5 | 522,443 | 935.8 | 224,181 | 1,172.4 | 993,863 | 930.6 |
| Suspicion | 427 | 0.2 | 165 | 0.1 | 12 | * | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | * | 16 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 | 111 | 0.6 | 240 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.1 | 292 | 0.3 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 16,899 | 6.8 | 15,462 | 8.9 | 6,644 | 13.9 | 1,527 | 5.6 | 1,758 | 6.1 | 1,837 | 7.1 | 2,042 | 8.4 | 1,654 | 8.7 | 1,206 | 2.2 | 231 | 1.2 | 4,630 | 4.3 |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. The agencies associated with suburban areas also appear in other groups within this table.
- 2 Does not include suspicion.
- 3 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
- 4 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.
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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