Table 56
Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2018–2019
[1,453 agencies; 2019 estimated population 16,119,766; 2018 estimated population 16,140,591]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2018 | 2019 |
Percent change |
2018 | 2019 |
Percent change |
2018 | 2019 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 496,723 | 475,041 | -4.4 | 20,340 | 18,986 | -6.7 | 476,383 | 456,055 | -4.3 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 467 | 450 | -3.6 | 35 | 28 | -20.0 | 432 | 422 | -2.3 |
| Rape2 | 1,393 | 1,334 | -4.2 | 245 | 245 | 0.0 | 1,148 | 1,089 | -5.1 |
| Robbery | 843 | 688 | -18.4 | 47 | 61 | +29.8 | 796 | 627 | -21.2 |
| Aggravated assault | 12,838 | 12,540 | -2.3 | 615 | 646 | +5.0 | 12,223 | 11,894 | -2.7 |
| Burglary | 7,661 | 6,677 | -12.8 | 754 | 619 | -17.9 | 6,907 | 6,058 | -12.3 |
| Larceny-theft | 16,049 | 13,874 | -13.6 | 1,164 | 931 | -20.0 | 14,885 | 12,943 | -13.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3,309 | 2,995 | -9.5 | 420 | 336 | -20.0 | 2,889 | 2,659 | -8.0 |
| Arson | 630 | 348 | -44.8 | 54 | 52 | -3.7 | 576 | 296 | -48.6 |
| Violent crime3 | 15,541 | 15,012 | -3.4 | 942 | 980 | +4.0 | 14,599 | 14,032 | -3.9 |
| Property crime3 | 27,649 | 23,894 | -13.6 | 2,392 | 1,938 | -19.0 | 25,257 | 21,956 | -13.1 |
| Other assaults | 40,167 | 40,199 | +0.1 | 3,677 | 3,900 | +6.1 | 36,490 | 36,299 | -0.5 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 1,916 | 1,531 | -20.1 | 22 | 8 | -63.6 | 1,894 | 1,523 | -19.6 |
| Fraud | 4,829 | 4,348 | -10.0 | 84 | 82 | -2.4 | 4,745 | 4,266 | -10.1 |
| Embezzlement | 388 | 337 | -13.1 | 7 | 3 | -57.1 | 381 | 334 | -12.3 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 2,956 | 2,805 | -5.1 | 141 | 136 | -3.5 | 2,815 | 2,669 | -5.2 |
| Vandalism | 5,899 | 5,865 | -0.6 | 945 | 904 | -4.3 | 4,954 | 4,961 | +0.1 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 5,550 | 5,361 | -3.4 | 244 | 252 | +3.3 | 5,306 | 5,109 | -3.7 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 164 | 110 | -32.9 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 158 | 104 | -34.2 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 1,904 | 1,761 | -7.5 | 336 | 373 | +11.0 | 1,568 | 1,388 | -11.5 |
| Drug abuse violations | 80,936 | 74,004 | -8.6 | 2,736 | 2,218 | -18.9 | 78,200 | 71,786 | -8.2 |
| Gambling | 85 | 92 | +8.2 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 90 | +5.9 | |
| Offenses against the family and children | 6,747 | 5,801 | -14.0 | 88 | 97 | +10.2 | 6,659 | 5,704 | -14.3 |
| Driving under the influence | 79,595 | 77,972 | -2.0 | 441 | 437 | -0.9 | 79,154 | 77,535 | -2.0 |
| Liquor laws | 8,904 | 8,295 | -6.8 | 1,885 | 1,767 | -6.3 | 7,019 | 6,528 | -7.0 |
| Drunkenness | 9,022 | 8,651 | -4.1 | 103 | 106 | +2.9 | 8,919 | 8,545 | -4.2 |
| Disorderly conduct | 11,318 | 10,364 | -8.4 | 1,576 | 1,415 | -10.2 | 9,742 | 8,949 | -8.1 |
| Vagrancy | 303 | 227 | -25.1 | 13 | 2 | -84.6 | 290 | 225 | -22.4 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 192,669 | 188,274 | -2.3 | 4,521 | 4,222 | -6.6 | 188,148 | 184,052 | -2.2 |
| Suspicion | 20 | 44 | +120.0 | 3 | 1 | -66.7 | 17 | 43 | +152.9 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 181 | 138 | -23.8 | 181 | 138 | -23.8 | - | - | - |
- 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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