Table 57
Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties
by Sex, 2017–2018
[1,617 agencies; 2018 estimated population 17,352,148; 2017 estimated population 17,344,934]
| Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
2017 | 2018 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 427,036 | 408,305 | -4.4 | 17,210 | 15,829 | -8.0 | 155,273 | 149,875 | -3.5 | 6,822 | 6,400 | -6.2 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 390 | 433 | +11.0 | 19 | 29 | +52.6 | 96 | 73 | -24.0 | 2 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Rape2 | 1,561 | 1,437 | -7.9 | 305 | 249 | -18.4 | 51 | 65 | +27.5 | 12 | 14 | +16.7 |
| Robbery | 772 | 779 | +0.9 | 74 | 47 | -36.5 | 160 | 175 | +9.4 | 6 | 4 | -33.3 |
| Aggravated assault | 11,738 | 11,321 | -3.6 | 564 | 504 | -10.6 | 2,956 | 2,831 | -4.2 | 175 | 162 | -7.4 |
| Burglary | 7,794 | 6,968 | -10.6 | 931 | 723 | -22.3 | 1,890 | 1,631 | -13.7 | 106 | 82 | -22.6 |
| Larceny-theft | 12,871 | 11,679 | -9.3 | 1,067 | 897 | -15.9 | 7,576 | 6,815 | -10.0 | 431 | 414 | -3.9 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2,828 | 2,768 | -2.1 | 366 | 348 | -4.9 | 832 | 903 | +8.5 | 113 | 82 | -27.4 |
| Arson | 342 | 506 | +48.0 | 49 | 50 | +2.0 | 84 | 151 | +79.8 | 12 | 9 | -25.0 |
| Violent crime3 | 14,461 | 13,970 | -3.4 | 962 | 829 | -13.8 | 3,263 | 3,144 | -3.6 | 195 | 180 | -7.7 |
| Property crime3 | 23,835 | 21,921 | -8.0 | 2,413 | 2,018 | -16.4 | 10,382 | 9,500 | -8.5 | 662 | 587 | -11.3 |
| Other assaults | 35,192 | 33,880 | -3.7 | 2,737 | 2,745 | +0.3 | 12,810 | 12,206 | -4.7 | 1,401 | 1,318 | -5.9 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 1,254 | 1,392 | +11.0 | 21 | 16 | -23.8 | 826 | 802 | -2.9 | 5 | 8 | +60.0 |
| Fraud | 3,888 | 3,314 | -14.8 | 78 | 66 | -15.4 | 2,758 | 2,315 | -16.1 | 32 | 24 | -25.0 |
| Embezzlement | 210 | 219 | +4.3 | 5 | 6 | +20.0 | 232 | 191 | -17.7 | 2 | 1 | -50.0 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 2,740 | 2,497 | -8.9 | 181 | 127 | -29.8 | 813 | 699 | -14.0 | 52 | 33 | -36.5 |
| Vandalism | 5,721 | 5,137 | -10.2 | 1,044 | 853 | -18.3 | 1,536 | 1,308 | -14.8 | 206 | 171 | -17.0 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 5,862 | 5,592 | -4.6 | 283 | 250 | -11.7 | 639 | 646 | +1.1 | 30 | 22 | -26.7 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 106 | 154 | +45.3 | 2 | 3 | +50.0 | 74 | 48 | -35.1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 2,124 | 2,141 | +0.8 | 340 | 341 | +0.3 | 159 | 159 | 0.0 | 50 | 32 | -36.0 |
| Drug abuse violations | 65,062 | 62,840 | -3.4 | 2,344 | 2,007 | -14.4 | 24,913 | 25,422 | +2.0 | 905 | 854 | -5.6 |
| Gambling | 74 | 64 | -13.5 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 | 40 | 33 | -17.5 | 1 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 5,504 | 5,142 | -6.6 | 46 | 58 | +26.1 | 1,912 | 1,764 | -7.7 | 31 | 23 | -25.8 |
| Driving under the influence | 79,873 | 78,192 | -2.1 | 488 | 438 | -10.2 | 25,420 | 24,956 | -1.8 | 139 | 143 | +2.9 |
| Liquor laws | 7,531 | 6,291 | -16.5 | 1,354 | 1,140 | -15.8 | 3,614 | 3,072 | -15.0 | 1,007 | 809 | -19.7 |
| Drunkenness | 7,663 | 7,082 | -7.6 | 85 | 64 | -24.7 | 2,821 | 2,684 | -4.9 | 30 | 40 | +33.3 |
| Disorderly conduct | 9,680 | 8,923 | -7.8 | 1,188 | 1,196 | +0.7 | 3,969 | 3,738 | -5.8 | 514 | 540 | +5.1 |
| Vagrancy | 56 | 187 | +233.9 | 2 | 11 | +450.0 | 20 | 66 | +230.0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 156,061 | 149,232 | -4.4 | 3,497 | 3,526 | +0.8 | 58,989 | 57,027 | -3.3 | 1,475 | 1,515 | +2.7 |
| Suspicion | 22 | 19 | -13.6 | 4 | 3 | -25.0 | 2 | 3 | +50.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 139 | 135 | -2.9 | 139 | 135 | -2.9 | 83 | 95 | +14.5 | 83 | 95 | +14.5 |
- 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.
- 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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