Table 44
Arrest Trends
Cities, 2017–2018
[8,353 agencies; 2018 estimated population 162,937,279; 2017 estimated population 161,952,747]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 5,432,009 | 5,266,216 | -3.1 | 458,425 | 405,981 | -11.4 | 4,973,584 | 4,860,235 | -2.3 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 6,143 | 5,940 | -3.3 | 469 | 475 | +1.3 | 5,674 | 5,465 | -3.7 |
| Rape2 | 12,552 | 12,763 | +1.7 | 2,188 | 2,061 | -5.8 | 10,364 | 10,702 | +3.3 |
| Robbery | 57,465 | 52,581 | -8.5 | 11,779 | 10,301 | -12.5 | 45,686 | 42,280 | -7.5 |
| Aggravated assault | 211,067 | 217,639 | +3.1 | 15,547 | 15,444 | -0.7 | 195,520 | 202,195 | +3.4 |
| Burglary | 106,718 | 96,337 | -9.7 | 16,987 | 12,431 | -26.8 | 89,731 | 83,906 | -6.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 562,312 | 521,359 | -7.3 | 71,043 | 54,855 | -22.8 | 491,269 | 466,504 | -5.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 46,116 | 46,280 | +0.4 | 8,172 | 7,973 | -2.4 | 37,944 | 38,307 | +1.0 |
| Arson | 4,984 | 4,663 | -6.4 | 1,324 | 970 | -26.7 | 3,660 | 3,693 | +0.9 |
| Violent crime3 | 287,227 | 288,923 | +0.6 | 29,983 | 28,281 | -5.7 | 257,244 | 260,642 | +1.3 |
| Property crime3 | 720,130 | 668,639 | -7.2 | 97,526 | 76,229 | -21.8 | 622,604 | 592,410 | -4.8 |
| Other assaults | 574,330 | 570,200 | -0.7 | 66,838 | 65,755 | -1.6 | 507,492 | 504,445 | -0.6 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 29,452 | 26,510 | -10.0 | 688 | 562 | -18.3 | 28,764 | 25,948 | -9.8 |
| Fraud | 62,837 | 61,470 | -2.2 | 2,864 | 2,830 | -1.2 | 59,973 | 58,640 | -2.2 |
| Embezzlement | 9,270 | 8,626 | -6.9 | 413 | 370 | -10.4 | 8,857 | 8,256 | -6.8 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 52,375 | 50,516 | -3.5 | 6,236 | 5,635 | -9.6 | 46,139 | 44,881 | -2.7 |
| Vandalism | 104,918 | 99,223 | -5.4 | 20,627 | 16,972 | -17.7 | 84,291 | 82,251 | -2.4 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 86,876 | 86,727 | -0.2 | 10,261 | 9,449 | -7.9 | 76,615 | 77,278 | +0.9 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 23,683 | 20,422 | -13.8 | 201 | 149 | -25.9 | 23,482 | 20,273 | -13.7 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 24,692 | 23,958 | -3.0 | 4,242 | 3,870 | -8.8 | 20,450 | 20,088 | -1.8 |
| Drug abuse violations | 827,924 | 829,358 | +0.2 | 51,901 | 48,703 | -6.2 | 776,023 | 780,655 | +0.6 |
| Gambling | 1,234 | 1,057 | -14.3 | 98 | 61 | -37.8 | 1,136 | 996 | -12.3 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 31,876 | 30,469 | -4.4 | 2,012 | 1,671 | -16.9 | 29,864 | 28,798 | -3.6 |
| Driving under the influence | 414,105 | 406,674 | -1.8 | 2,689 | 2,337 | -13.1 | 411,416 | 404,337 | -1.7 |
| Liquor laws | 115,550 | 95,175 | -17.6 | 17,683 | 13,639 | -22.9 | 97,867 | 81,536 | -16.7 |
| Drunkenness | 226,713 | 206,506 | -8.9 | 2,545 | 2,079 | -18.3 | 224,168 | 204,427 | -8.8 |
| Disorderly conduct | 207,049 | 192,786 | -6.9 | 36,824 | 34,060 | -7.5 | 170,225 | 158,726 | -6.8 |
| Vagrancy | 15,325 | 15,889 | +3.7 | 437 | 415 | -5.0 | 14,888 | 15,474 | +3.9 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,595,525 | 1,568,136 | -1.7 | 83,439 | 77,962 | -6.6 | 1,512,086 | 1,490,174 | -1.4 |
| Suspicion | 276 | 153 | -44.6 | 27 | 27 | 0.0 | 249 | 126 | -49.4 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 20,918 | 14,952 | -28.5 | 20,918 | 14,952 | -28.5 | - | - | - |
- 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.
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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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