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Table 45

Arrest Trends

Cities

by Sex, 2018–2019

[7,204 agencies; 2019 estimated population 147,631,037; 2018 estimated population 146,952,334]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2018 2019 Percent
change
2018 2019 Percent
change
2018 2019 Percent
change
2018 2019 Percent
change
TOTAL1 3,428,489 3,304,291 -3.6 256,836 247,186 -3.8 1,309,785 1,267,454 -3.2 111,946 109,975 -1.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 4,492 4,549 +1.3 398 395 -0.8 646 610 -5.6 46 44 -4.3
Rape2 11,120 10,748 -3.3 1,828 1,734 -5.1 289 299 +3.5 79 83 +5.1
Robbery 38,946 37,323 -4.2 8,083 8,511 +5.3 7,111 7,023 -1.2 1,063 1,149 +8.1
Aggravated assault 149,338 150,923 +1.1 10,156 10,328 +1.7 47,218 47,342 +0.3 3,793 3,664 -3.4
Burglary 69,794 66,753 -4.4 9,811 8,909 -9.2 17,927 17,940 +0.1 1,570 1,502 -4.3
Larceny-theft 273,306 266,011 -2.7 31,333 28,712 -8.4 204,824 201,561 -1.6 21,047 19,987 -5.0
Motor vehicle theft 32,782 31,418 -4.2 5,957 5,799 -2.7 9,762 9,419 -3.5 1,366 1,411 +3.3
Arson 3,370 3,579 +6.2 771 762 -1.2 980 1,013 +3.4 155 134 -13.5
Violent crime3 203,896 203,543 -0.2 20,465 20,968 +2.5 55,264 55,274 * 4,981 4,940 -0.8
Property crime3 379,252 367,761 -3.0 47,872 44,182 -7.7 233,493 229,933 -1.5 24,138 23,034 -4.6
Other assaults 355,506 350,458 -1.4 37,268 37,431 +0.4 146,663 145,977 -0.5 22,580 22,691 +0.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 16,263 15,332 -5.7 473 349 -26.2 8,234 7,707 -6.4 114 121 +6.1
Fraud 34,892 35,120 +0.7 1,270 1,307 +2.9 20,206 19,343 -4.3 637 633 -0.6
Embezzlement 3,784 3,686 -2.6 210 180 -14.3 3,942 3,808 -3.4 147 152 +3.4
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 36,588 34,843 -4.8 4,490 4,260 -5.1 10,659 10,244 -3.9 883 933 +5.7
Vandalism 70,243 71,186 +1.3 12,872 13,332 +3.6 21,322 21,572 +1.2 3,113 3,288 +5.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 69,616 69,087 -0.8 7,542 7,917 +5.0 7,168 7,019 -2.1 915 864 -5.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 5,634 5,278 -6.3 43 40 -7.0 9,219 8,296 -10.0 51 38 -25.5
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 19,037 18,035 -5.3 3,095 2,904 -6.2 1,354 1,252 -7.5 347 373 +7.5
Drug abuse violations 559,557 520,599 -7.0 33,019 29,502 -10.7 180,180 170,108 -5.6 11,452 10,549 -7.9
Gambling 747 850 +13.8 48 52 +8.3 229 291 +27.1 6 4 -33.3
Offenses against the family and children 19,014 18,302 -3.7 940 914 -2.8 10,258 10,361 +1.0 659 677 +2.7
Driving under the influence 266,765 265,308 -0.5 1,558 1,565 +0.4 94,616 94,100 -0.5 550 568 +3.3
Liquor laws 62,759 56,755 -9.6 7,218 6,452 -10.6 27,050 24,556 -9.2 5,289 4,824 -8.8
Drunkenness 147,820 137,587 -6.9 1,344 1,160 -13.7 38,105 36,402 -4.5 604 598 -1.0
Disorderly conduct 115,706 114,675 -0.9 17,751 17,862 +0.6 48,130 48,103 -0.1 10,391 10,879 +4.7
Vagrancy 9,349 8,341 -10.8 261 181 -30.7 3,267 2,699 -17.4 78 57 -26.9
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,045,672 1,001,598 -4.2 52,708 50,681 -3.8 387,228 367,414 -5.1 21,813 21,757 -0.3
Suspicion 118 117 -0.8 17 11 -35.3 34 61 +79.4 9 0 -100.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 6,389 5,947 -6.9 6,389 5,947 -6.9 3,198 2,995 -6.3 3,198 2,995 -6.3
  • 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.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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