Table 48
Arrests
Cities
by Sex, 2018
[8,967 agencies; 2018 estimated population 172,802,238]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested |
Percent male |
Percent female |
Percent distribution1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |||
| TOTAL | 5,660,751 | 4,103,093 | 1,557,658 | 72.5 | 27.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 6,719 | 5,912 | 807 | 88.0 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rape2 | 13,740 | 13,310 | 430 | 96.9 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Robbery | 56,841 | 48,236 | 8,605 | 84.9 | 15.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Aggravated assault | 228,348 | 173,207 | 55,141 | 75.9 | 24.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Burglary | 101,535 | 81,251 | 20,284 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Larceny-theft | 564,524 | 325,338 | 239,186 | 57.6 | 42.4 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 15.4 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 52,376 | 40,538 | 11,838 | 77.4 | 22.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Arson | 5,042 | 3,897 | 1,145 | 77.3 | 22.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Violent crime3 | 305,648 | 240,665 | 64,983 | 78.7 | 21.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 |
| Property crime3 | 723,477 | 451,024 | 272,453 | 62.3 | 37.7 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 17.5 |
| Other assaults | 616,990 | 437,260 | 179,730 | 70.9 | 29.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 11.5 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 28,226 | 18,750 | 9,476 | 66.4 | 33.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Fraud | 66,364 | 42,581 | 23,783 | 64.2 | 35.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Embezzlement | 9,067 | 4,488 | 4,579 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 53,149 | 41,352 | 11,797 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Vandalism | 107,028 | 81,939 | 25,089 | 76.6 | 23.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 97,680 | 88,859 | 8,821 | 91.0 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 20,966 | 7,012 | 13,954 | 33.4 | 66.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 25,439 | 23,636 | 1,803 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Drug abuse violations | 888,318 | 674,130 | 214,188 | 75.9 | 24.1 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 13.8 |
| Gambling | 1,909 | 1,623 | 286 | 85.0 | 15.0 | * | * | * |
| Offenses against the family and children | 33,590 | 21,405 | 12,185 | 63.7 | 36.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Driving under the influence | 429,437 | 317,280 | 112,157 | 73.9 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Liquor laws | 103,908 | 72,588 | 31,320 | 69.9 | 30.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Drunkenness | 217,976 | 173,210 | 44,766 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| Disorderly conduct | 206,822 | 145,391 | 61,431 | 70.3 | 29.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Vagrancy | 16,254 | 12,337 | 3,917 | 75.9 | 24.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,692,876 | 1,236,563 | 456,313 | 73.0 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 29.3 |
| Suspicion | 165 | 129 | 36 | 78.2 | 21.8 | * | * | * |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 15,462 | 10,871 | 4,591 | 70.3 | 29.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
- 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.
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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