Table 41
Arrests
Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2018
[12,212 agencies; 2018 estimated population 247,752,415]
Offense charged |
Total all ages |
Number of persons arrested | Percent of total all ages | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 15 | Under 18 | Under 21 | Under 25 | Under 15 | Under 18 | Under 21 | Under 25 | ||
TOTAL | 7,811,085 | 165,342 | 553,620 | 1,233,717 | 2,247,841 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 28.8 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 9,049 | 67 | 694 | 2,096 | 3,737 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 23.2 | 41.3 |
Rape1 | 19,093 | 1,324 | 3,144 | 5,255 | 7,491 | 6.9 | 16.5 | 27.5 | 39.2 |
Robbery | 67,397 | 2,615 | 13,220 | 24,738 | 35,607 | 3.9 | 19.6 | 36.7 | 52.8 |
Aggravated assault | 300,726 | 7,415 | 21,225 | 43,032 | 81,820 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 27.2 |
Burglary | 135,918 | 5,136 | 16,933 | 30,982 | 47,626 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 22.8 | 35.0 |
Larceny-theft | 682,517 | 20,058 | 71,222 | 139,270 | 217,480 | 2.9 | 10.4 | 20.4 | 31.9 |
Motor vehicle theft | 69,502 | 2,766 | 11,202 | 18,172 | 28,426 | 4.0 | 16.1 | 26.1 | 40.9 |
Arson | 7,050 | 803 | 1,386 | 1,869 | 2,471 | 11.4 | 19.7 | 26.5 | 35.0 |
Violent crime2 | 396,265 | 11,421 | 38,283 | 75,121 | 128,655 | 2.9 | 9.7 | 19.0 | 32.5 |
Property crime2 | 894,987 | 28,763 | 100,743 | 190,293 | 296,003 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 21.3 | 33.1 |
Other assaults | 809,050 | 39,334 | 95,116 | 151,467 | 250,702 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 18.7 | 31.0 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 38,128 | 157 | 792 | 4,948 | 9,666 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 25.4 |
Fraud | 90,886 | 840 | 3,567 | 10,273 | 21,136 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 23.3 |
Embezzlement | 11,278 | 20 | 443 | 2,073 | 3,834 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 18.4 | 34.0 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 70,996 | 1,524 | 7,100 | 14,970 | 24,228 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 21.1 | 34.1 |
Vandalism | 137,108 | 8,939 | 23,329 | 36,951 | 56,194 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 41.0 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 127,588 | 3,744 | 13,011 | 27,622 | 50,619 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 21.6 | 39.7 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 23,699 | 41 | 199 | 2,552 | 6,691 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 28.2 |
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 35,549 | 2,698 | 5,719 | 8,514 | 11,685 | 7.6 | 16.1 | 24.0 | 32.9 |
Drug abuse violations | 1,251,852 | 11,758 | 68,612 | 225,237 | 419,338 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 18.0 | 33.5 |
Gambling | 2,475 | 23 | 134 | 373 | 974 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 15.1 | 39.4 |
Offenses against the family and children | 64,872 | 893 | 2,477 | 5,003 | 10,673 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 16.5 |
Driving under the influence | 746,575 | 102 | 4,064 | 40,305 | 149,476 | * | 0.5 | 5.4 | 20.0 |
Liquor laws | 130,921 | 2,767 | 19,922 | 72,499 | 81,447 | 2.1 | 15.2 | 55.4 | 62.2 |
Drunkenness | 252,727 | 378 | 2,512 | 14,911 | 44,821 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 17.7 |
Disorderly conduct | 251,182 | 17,784 | 44,074 | 64,450 | 95,512 | 7.1 | 17.5 | 25.7 | 38.0 |
Vagrancy | 18,121 | 145 | 527 | 1,361 | 2,660 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 14.7 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,439,500 | 28,812 | 106,060 | 267,821 | 566,498 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 11.0 | 23.2 |
Suspicion | 427 | 14 | 37 | 74 | 130 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 17.3 | 30.4 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 16,899 | 5,185 | 16,899 | 16,899 | 16,899 | 30.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
- 1 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
- 2 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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Overview
Arrests, Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2018
- In 2018, individuals under the age of 25 accounted for 28.8 percent of all arrestees.
- Individuals under the age of 25 comprised 32.5 percent of all persons arrested for violent crimes and 33.1 percent of all persons arrested for property crimes.
- In 2018, 41.3 percent of all persons arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter were under the age of 25.
- Of all persons arrested for robbery, 52.8 percent were under the age of 25. Nearly 20 percent (19.6) of persons arrested for robbery were juveniles (individuals under age 18).
- Persons under the age of 25 accounted for 35.0 percent of all persons arrested for burglary in 2018. Juveniles accounted for 12.5 percent of persons arrested for burglary.
- Arrests of persons under the age of 21 accounted for 18.0 percent of drug abuse violations.