Table 56
Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2017–2018
[1,617 agencies; 2018 estimated population 17,352,148; 2017 estimated population 17,344,934]
| 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 | 582,309 | 558,180 | -4.1 | 24,032 | 22,229 | -7.5 | 558,277 | 535,951 | -4.0 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 486 | 506 | +4.1 | 21 | 29 | +38.1 | 465 | 477 | +2.6 |
| Rape2 | 1,612 | 1,502 | -6.8 | 317 | 263 | -17.0 | 1,295 | 1,239 | -4.3 |
| Robbery | 932 | 954 | +2.4 | 80 | 51 | -36.3 | 852 | 903 | +6.0 |
| Aggravated assault | 14,694 | 14,152 | -3.7 | 739 | 666 | -9.9 | 13,955 | 13,486 | -3.4 |
| Burglary | 9,684 | 8,599 | -11.2 | 1,037 | 805 | -22.4 | 8,647 | 7,794 | -9.9 |
| Larceny-theft | 20,447 | 18,494 | -9.6 | 1,498 | 1,311 | -12.5 | 18,949 | 17,183 | -9.3 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3,660 | 3,671 | +0.3 | 479 | 430 | -10.2 | 3,181 | 3,241 | +1.9 |
| Arson | 426 | 657 | +54.2 | 61 | 59 | -3.3 | 365 | 598 | +63.8 |
| Violent crime3 | 17,724 | 17,114 | -3.4 | 1,157 | 1,009 | -12.8 | 16,567 | 16,105 | -2.8 |
| Property crime3 | 34,217 | 31,421 | -8.2 | 3,075 | 2,605 | -15.3 | 31,142 | 28,816 | -7.5 |
| Other assaults | 48,002 | 46,086 | -4.0 | 4,138 | 4,063 | -1.8 | 43,864 | 42,023 | -4.2 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 2,080 | 2,194 | +5.5 | 26 | 24 | -7.7 | 2,054 | 2,170 | +5.6 |
| Fraud | 6,646 | 5,629 | -15.3 | 110 | 90 | -18.2 | 6,536 | 5,539 | -15.3 |
| Embezzlement | 442 | 410 | -7.2 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 435 | 403 | -7.4 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 3,553 | 3,196 | -10.0 | 233 | 160 | -31.3 | 3,320 | 3,036 | -8.6 |
| Vandalism | 7,257 | 6,445 | -11.2 | 1,250 | 1,024 | -18.1 | 6,007 | 5,421 | -9.8 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 6,501 | 6,238 | -4.0 | 313 | 272 | -13.1 | 6,188 | 5,966 | -3.6 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 180 | 202 | +12.2 | 2 | 6 | +200.0 | 178 | 196 | +10.1 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 2,283 | 2,300 | +0.7 | 390 | 373 | -4.4 | 1,893 | 1,927 | +1.8 |
| Drug abuse violations | 89,975 | 88,262 | -1.9 | 3,249 | 2,861 | -11.9 | 86,726 | 85,401 | -1.5 |
| Gambling | 114 | 97 | -14.9 | 2 | 0 | -100.0 | 112 | 97 | -13.4 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 7,416 | 6,906 | -6.9 | 77 | 81 | +5.2 | 7,339 | 6,825 | -7.0 |
| Driving under the influence | 105,293 | 103,148 | -2.0 | 627 | 581 | -7.3 | 104,666 | 102,567 | -2.0 |
| Liquor laws | 11,145 | 9,363 | -16.0 | 2,361 | 1,949 | -17.5 | 8,784 | 7,414 | -15.6 |
| Drunkenness | 10,484 | 9,766 | -6.8 | 115 | 104 | -9.6 | 10,369 | 9,662 | -6.8 |
| Disorderly conduct | 13,649 | 12,661 | -7.2 | 1,702 | 1,736 | +2.0 | 11,947 | 10,925 | -8.6 |
| Vagrancy | 76 | 253 | +232.9 | 4 | 13 | +225.0 | 72 | 240 | +233.3 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 215,050 | 206,259 | -4.1 | 4,972 | 5,041 | +1.4 | 210,078 | 201,218 | -4.2 |
| Suspicion | 24 | 22 | -8.3 | 4 | 3 | -25.0 | 20 | 19 | -5.0 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 222 | 230 | +3.6 | 222 | 230 | +3.6 | - | - | - |
- 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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