Table 62
Arrest Trends
Suburban Areas,1 2018–2019
[5,272 agencies; 2019 estimated population 87,751,349; 2018 estimated population 87,433,861]
| 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 |
|
| TOTAL2 | 2,591,429 | 2,484,062 | -4.1 | 184,627 | 180,316 | -2.3 | 2,406,802 | 2,303,746 | -4.3 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,061 | 2,023 | -1.8 | 139 | 143 | +2.9 | 1,922 | 1,880 | -2.2 |
| Rape3 | 5,881 | 5,760 | -2.1 | 1,091 | 1,115 | +2.2 | 4,790 | 4,645 | -3.0 |
| Robbery | 15,416 | 14,602 | -5.3 | 3,134 | 3,487 | +11.3 | 12,282 | 11,115 | -9.5 |
| Aggravated assault | 82,638 | 80,123 | -3.0 | 7,007 | 6,654 | -5.0 | 75,631 | 73,469 | -2.9 |
| Burglary | 40,566 | 37,322 | -8.0 | 5,298 | 4,727 | -10.8 | 35,268 | 32,595 | -7.6 |
| Larceny-theft | 222,094 | 217,404 | -2.1 | 23,313 | 22,395 | -3.9 | 198,781 | 195,009 | -1.9 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19,695 | 18,019 | -8.5 | 2,786 | 2,840 | +1.9 | 16,909 | 15,179 | -10.2 |
| Arson | 2,168 | 2,039 | -6.0 | 580 | 519 | -10.5 | 1,588 | 1,520 | -4.3 |
| Violent crime4 | 105,996 | 102,508 | -3.3 | 11,371 | 11,399 | +0.2 | 94,625 | 91,109 | -3.7 |
| Property crime4 | 284,523 | 274,784 | -3.4 | 31,977 | 30,481 | -4.7 | 252,546 | 244,303 | -3.3 |
| Other assaults | 234,875 | 230,627 | -1.8 | 32,368 | 33,495 | +3.5 | 202,507 | 197,132 | -2.7 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 13,236 | 12,239 | -7.5 | 290 | 235 | -19.0 | 12,946 | 12,004 | -7.3 |
| Fraud | 31,660 | 31,137 | -1.7 | 925 | 1,071 | +15.8 | 30,735 | 30,066 | -2.2 |
| Embezzlement | 3,577 | 3,439 | -3.9 | 128 | 137 | +7.0 | 3,449 | 3,302 | -4.3 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 23,165 | 21,309 | -8.0 | 2,037 | 1,943 | -4.6 | 21,128 | 19,366 | -8.3 |
| Vandalism | 40,917 | 40,903 | * | 7,998 | 8,284 | +3.6 | 32,919 | 32,619 | -0.9 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 35,762 | 35,780 | +0.1 | 3,957 | 4,000 | +1.1 | 31,805 | 31,780 | -0.1 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 3,229 | 3,312 | +2.6 | 42 | 37 | -11.9 | 3,187 | 3,275 | +2.8 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 11,194 | 10,388 | -7.2 | 2,084 | 1,867 | -10.4 | 9,110 | 8,521 | -6.5 |
| Drug abuse violations | 447,268 | 409,060 | -8.5 | 26,978 | 23,888 | -11.5 | 420,290 | 385,172 | -8.4 |
| Gambling | 507 | 620 | +22.3 | 27 | 54 | +100.0 | 480 | 566 | +17.9 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 27,126 | 24,067 | -11.3 | 666 | 614 | -7.8 | 26,460 | 23,453 | -11.4 |
| Driving under the influence | 293,477 | 287,388 | -2.1 | 1,414 | 1,391 | -1.6 | 292,063 | 285,997 | -2.1 |
| Liquor laws | 45,132 | 41,914 | -7.1 | 7,272 | 6,690 | -8.0 | 37,860 | 35,224 | -7.0 |
| Drunkenness | 67,034 | 63,147 | -5.8 | 1,017 | 948 | -6.8 | 66,017 | 62,199 | -5.8 |
| Disorderly conduct | 75,967 | 75,533 | -0.6 | 14,076 | 14,812 | +5.2 | 61,891 | 60,721 | -1.9 |
| Vagrancy | 3,161 | 3,061 | -3.2 | 110 | 54 | -50.9 | 3,051 | 3,007 | -1.4 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 839,853 | 809,350 | -3.6 | 36,120 | 35,420 | -1.9 | 803,733 | 773,930 | -3.7 |
| Suspicion | 272 | 175 | -35.7 | 9 | 6 | -33.3 | 263 | 169 | -35.7 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 3,770 | 3,496 | -7.3 | 3,770 | 3,496 | -7.3 | - | - | - |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Does not include suspicion.
- 3 The rape figures in this table are aggregate totals of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
- 4 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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