Table 35
Five-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2015–2019
[9,656 agencies; 2019 estimated population 201,599,471; 2015 estimated population 197,695,401]
| Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2019 |
Percent change |
2015 | 2019 |
Percent change |
2015 | 2019 |
Percent change |
2015 | 2019 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 4,816,901 | 4,449,004 | -7.6 | 394,828 | 299,917 | -24.0 | 1,794,697 | 1,697,619 | -5.4 | 167,901 | 131,458 | -21.7 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 5,505 | 5,816 | +5.6 | 408 | 457 | +12.0 | 749 | 804 | +7.3 | 29 | 61 | +110.3 |
| Rape2 | 13,434 | 14,336 | +6.7 | 2,137 | 2,410 | +12.8 | 360 | 480 | +33.3 | 92 | 134 | +45.7 |
| Robbery | 45,827 | 39,150 | -14.6 | 8,832 | 8,783 | -0.6 | 7,764 | 7,387 | -4.9 | 1,104 | 1,131 | +2.4 |
| Aggravated assault | 175,488 | 180,793 | +3.0 | 13,061 | 12,294 | -5.9 | 52,302 | 55,035 | +5.2 | 4,324 | 4,226 | -2.3 |
| Burglary | 108,903 | 83,782 | -23.1 | 19,550 | 11,203 | -42.7 | 25,407 | 21,917 | -13.7 | 2,757 | 1,861 | -32.5 |
| Larceny-theft | 409,720 | 309,327 | -24.5 | 58,916 | 33,125 | -43.8 | 316,547 | 232,996 | -26.4 | 40,612 | 22,332 | -45.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 36,278 | 39,630 | +9.2 | 6,458 | 6,878 | +6.5 | 10,152 | 12,068 | +18.9 | 1,549 | 1,756 | +13.4 |
| Arson | 4,444 | 4,360 | -1.9 | 1,488 | 915 | -38.5 | 1,085 | 1,177 | +8.5 | 282 | 159 | -43.6 |
| Violent crime3 | 240,254 | 240,095 | -0.1 | 24,438 | 23,944 | -2.0 | 61,175 | 63,706 | +4.1 | 5,549 | 5,552 | +0.1 |
| Property crime3 | 559,345 | 437,099 | -21.9 | 86,412 | 52,121 | -39.7 | 353,191 | 268,158 | -24.1 | 45,200 | 26,108 | -42.2 |
| Other assaults | 471,552 | 443,787 | -5.9 | 51,911 | 48,065 | -7.4 | 186,931 | 184,086 | -1.5 | 30,346 | 28,481 | -6.1 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 21,203 | 19,673 | -7.2 | 465 | 422 | -9.2 | 11,833 | 9,896 | -16.4 | 170 | 130 | -23.5 |
| Fraud | 48,619 | 45,474 | -6.5 | 1,658 | 1,508 | -9.0 | 32,067 | 26,162 | -18.4 | 888 | 752 | -15.3 |
| Embezzlement | 5,026 | 4,387 | -12.7 | 208 | 204 | -1.9 | 5,243 | 4,580 | -12.6 | 165 | 171 | +3.6 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 43,230 | 44,706 | +3.4 | 5,356 | 4,678 | -12.7 | 12,102 | 12,914 | +6.7 | 1,063 | 1,046 | -1.6 |
| Vandalism | 94,841 | 87,100 | -8.2 | 22,292 | 16,343 | -26.7 | 25,711 | 26,062 | +1.4 | 4,531 | 3,920 | -13.5 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 77,682 | 84,890 | +9.3 | 10,297 | 8,777 | -14.8 | 7,815 | 9,038 | +15.6 | 1,254 | 1,002 | -20.1 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 7,625 | 4,890 | -35.9 | 76 | 57 | -25.0 | 10,877 | 6,710 | -38.3 | 192 | 44 | -77.1 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 27,630 | 23,633 | -14.5 | 4,656 | 3,717 | -20.2 | 2,225 | 1,628 | -26.8 | 652 | 471 | -27.8 |
| Drug abuse violations | 694,191 | 710,306 | +2.3 | 47,712 | 36,408 | -23.7 | 207,400 | 243,229 | +17.3 | 13,372 | 12,897 | -3.6 |
| Gambling | 1,491 | 1,134 | -23.9 | 161 | 96 | -40.4 | 567 | 442 | -22.0 | 28 | 42 | +50.0 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 44,482 | 37,521 | -15.6 | 1,278 | 1,173 | -8.2 | 16,874 | 15,946 | -5.5 | 719 | 809 | +12.5 |
| Driving under the influence | 478,879 | 431,721 | -9.8 | 3,012 | 2,421 | -19.6 | 160,499 | 152,119 | -5.2 | 1,020 | 839 | -17.7 |
| Liquor laws | 118,298 | 70,834 | -40.1 | 16,403 | 9,120 | -44.4 | 48,555 | 31,493 | -35.1 | 10,950 | 6,784 | -38.0 |
| Drunkenness | 217,290 | 164,646 | -24.2 | 2,637 | 1,435 | -45.6 | 52,526 | 44,484 | -15.3 | 1,075 | 682 | -36.6 |
| Disorderly conduct | 163,462 | 136,354 | -16.6 | 26,650 | 21,082 | -20.9 | 64,400 | 56,824 | -11.8 | 14,771 | 12,195 | -17.4 |
| Vagrancy | 11,613 | 9,213 | -20.7 | 448 | 179 | -60.0 | 3,224 | 2,889 | -10.4 | 142 | 57 | -59.9 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,477,604 | 1,445,116 | -2.2 | 76,174 | 61,742 | -18.9 | 525,252 | 533,940 | +1.7 | 29,584 | 26,163 | -11.6 |
| Suspicion | 715 | 146 | -79.6 | 57 | 11 | -80.7 | 211 | 70 | -66.8 | 8 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 12,584 | 6,425 | -48.9 | 12,584 | 6,425 | -48.9 | 6,230 | 3,313 | -46.8 | 6,230 | 3,313 | -46.8 |
- 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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Overview
Five-Year Arrest Trends, by Sex, 2015–2019
- In 2019, the number of males arrested decreased 7.6 percent, and the number of females arrested decreased 5.4 percent when compared with arrest figures from 2015.
- The number of juvenile males (those under age 18) arrested in 2019 dropped 24.0 percent, and the number of arrests of juvenile females fell 21.7 percent when compared with 2015 data.
- An examination of 5-year trend data indicated that the number of males arrested for violent crimes decreased 0.1 percent, and the number of females arrested for these offenses rose 4.1 percent.
- The number of males arrested for murder in 2019 rose 5.6 percent when compared with 2015 arrest data, and the number of females arrested for murder in 2019 increased 7.3 percent.
- Arrests of juveniles for violent crimes decreased for males but increased for females in 2019 when compared with data for 2015. The number of arrests of juvenile males dropped 2.0 percent; the number of arrests of juvenile females rose 0.1 percent.
