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Table 39

Arrests

Males, by Age, 2019

[10,831 agencies; 2019 estimated population 229,735,355]

Offense charged Total
all ages
Ages
under 15
Ages
under 18
Ages 18
and over
Under
10
10-12 13-14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 and
over
TOTAL 5,012,260 105,643 337,741 4,674,519 2,047 25,110 78,486 65,012 76,917 90,169 122,938 137,843 137,354 142,928 144,966 149,200 154,567 836,900 746,368 625,210 443,647 338,233 278,221 218,646 117,749 79,749
Total percent distribution1 100.0 2.1 6.7 93.3 * 0.5 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 16.7 14.9 12.5 8.9 6.7 5.6 4.4 2.3 1.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,789 57 537 6,252 0 9 48 95 154 231 369 390 361 329 276 258 265 1,218 827 638 437 288 193 165 113 125
Rape2 16,395 1,183 2,736 13,659 30 323 830 473 493 587 732 563 570 510 452 401 403 2,009 1,965 1,696 1,209 940 803 617 390 399
Robbery 47,896 2,318 10,827 37,069 5 292 2,021 2,379 2,935 3,195 3,328 2,706 2,143 1,894 1,693 1,500 1,534 7,193 5,274 3,650 2,281 1,458 1,138 791 339 147
Aggravated assault 212,387 4,860 14,349 198,038 128 1,339 3,393 2,708 3,175 3,606 4,475 4,988 5,321 5,932 6,031 6,497 6,729 36,962 32,558 27,097 18,700 14,074 11,048 8,739 5,023 3,864
Burglary 95,317 4,102 12,466 82,851 76 872 3,154 2,678 2,857 2,829 3,337 3,206 2,653 2,574 2,521 2,775 2,916 15,694 14,408 11,548 7,216 5,252 4,089 2,817 1,235 610
Larceny-theft 346,965 11,509 37,109 309,856 168 2,387 8,954 7,593 8,533 9,474 11,138 10,354 9,200 8,928 8,734 8,903 9,263 53,916 50,309 41,296 29,073 22,840 19,613 14,636 7,284 4,369
Motor vehicle theft 44,357 2,040 7,784 36,573 4 207 1,829 1,948 1,960 1,836 1,671 1,435 1,294 1,231 1,231 1,267 1,373 7,423 6,599 5,040 3,183 2,073 1,459 841 301 152
Arson 4,992 599 1,071 3,921 44 206 349 176 155 141 123 102 86 93 82 96 115 697 606 576 402 257 250 212 111 113
Violent crime3 283,467 8,418 28,449 255,018 163 1,963 6,292 5,655 6,757 7,619 8,904 8,647 8,395 8,665 8,452 8,656 8,931 47,382 40,624 33,081 22,627 16,760 13,182 10,312 5,865 4,535
Violent crime percent distribution1 100.0 3.0 10.0 90.0 0.1 0.7 2.2 2.0 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 16.7 14.3 11.7 8.0 5.9 4.7 3.6 2.1 1.6
Property crime3 491,631 18,250 58,430 433,201 292 3,672 14,286 12,395 13,505 14,280 16,269 15,097 13,233 12,826 12,568 13,041 13,667 77,730 71,922 58,460 39,874 30,422 25,411 18,506 8,931 5,244
Property crime percent distribution1 100.0 3.7 11.9 88.1 0.1 0.7 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.8 15.8 14.6 11.9 8.1 6.2 5.2 3.8 1.8 1.1
Other assaults 506,715 23,765 55,088 451,627 587 7,262 15,916 10,347 10,659 10,317 9,606 10,564 10,837 12,920 13,304 14,157 14,830 82,102 74,197 62,953 44,746 33,809 27,066 20,640 11,096 8,800
Forgery and counterfeiting 21,688 75 469 21,219 0 20 55 73 121 200 510 776 830 589 618 596 701 3,822 3,602 3,093 2,088 1,459 1,112 813 393 217
Fraud 51,212 426 1,754 49,458 2 71 353 311 451 566 974 1,310 1,519 1,362 1,423 1,475 1,589 9,117 8,306 7,090 4,988 3,665 2,761 2,160 1,020 699
Embezzlement 4,981 16 217 4,764 0 4 12 17 63 121 232 259 217 197 211 165 204 897 665 531 378 294 226 164 71 53
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 49,688 1,082 5,332 44,356 2 92 988 1,102 1,426 1,722 1,926 1,808 1,621 1,484 1,534 1,507 1,482 8,793 7,639 6,162 3,997 2,613 1,923 1,140 513 214
Vandalism 98,712 8,056 18,269 80,443 275 2,402 5,379 3,406 3,445 3,362 3,447 3,196 2,970 3,000 3,041 3,027 2,979 15,661 12,958 10,151 6,691 4,676 3,620 2,634 1,345 1,047
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 99,611 2,873 10,380 89,231 61 710 2,102 1,862 2,473 3,172 3,901 4,055 3,921 3,975 3,888 3,796 3,852 18,265 13,527 10,421 6,773 4,597 3,403 2,523 1,344 990
Prostitution and commercialized vice 7,404 12 63 7,341 0 3 9 10 12 29 59 123 131 168 191 175 178 1,225 1,140 999 781 639 555 420 275 282
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 26,996 2,039 4,227 22,769 30 533 1,476 757 683 748 785 662 581 565 516 552 554 2,879 3,049 2,877 2,193 1,832 1,657 1,567 1,128 1,372
Drug abuse violations 796,466 7,347 41,139 755,327 41 1,090 6,216 7,093 10,642 16,057 27,646 30,956 28,678 27,986 27,210 27,417 27,830 143,428 120,584 98,159 66,322 46,908 36,601 26,788 12,928 5,886
Gambling 1,360 18 107 1,253 1 1 16 23 31 35 24 50 40 29 24 22 29 173 162 160 147 120 102 81 37 53
Offenses against the family and children 40,881 457 1,237 39,644 22 103 332 251 269 260 418 479 536 643 695 755 846 6,359 7,496 7,353 5,410 3,733 2,342 1,537 682 360
Driving under the influence 488,091 63 2,667 485,424 3 9 51 111 635 1,858 5,528 8,457 9,751 15,140 16,558 17,624 18,184 89,337 72,878 59,531 45,153 36,941 31,632 27,541 17,117 14,052
Liquor laws 78,441 1,328 9,859 68,582 5 174 1,149 1,466 2,702 4,363 9,341 10,224 8,844 1,924 1,485 1,200 1,207 5,251 4,864 4,589 3,811 3,807 4,159 3,995 2,407 1,474
Drunkenness 172,813 197 1,611 171,202 2 24 171 217 382 815 2,236 2,765 3,045 4,872 4,842 4,803 4,867 25,587 24,440 21,510 17,197 15,134 14,854 13,354 7,488 4,208
Disorderly conduct 149,485 9,925 23,164 126,321 190 2,788 6,947 4,704 4,571 3,964 3,686 3,517 3,756 4,643 4,313 4,088 4,138 20,803 18,557 16,071 11,439 9,442 8,108 6,729 3,989 3,042
Vagrancy 12,401 65 192 12,209 3 14 48 39 38 50 177 157 227 168 187 210 209 1,548 1,587 1,666 1,276 1,274 1,358 1,128 665 372
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,622,846 18,937 67,924 1,554,922 354 3,796 14,787 13,543 16,191 19,253 27,261 34,738 38,217 41,761 43,895 45,923 48,284 276,499 258,135 220,331 157,745 120,092 98,143 76,602 40,450 26,846
Suspicion 224 7 16 208 0 0 7 1 4 4 8 3 5 11 11 11 6 42 36 22 11 16 6 12 5 3
Curfew and loitering law violations 7,147 2,287 7,147 - 14 379 1,894 1,629 1,857 1,374 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 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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Arrests, Males, by Age, 2019

  • Adult males (age 18 and over) accounted for 93.3 percent of all males arrested in 2019. Adult males accounted for 90.0 percent of males arrested for violent crimes and 88.1 percent of males arrested for property crimes.
  • Of all males arrested in 2019, 16.7 percent were between the ages of 25 and 29.
  • Of males arrested for drug abuse violations, 94.8 percent were adults.
  • Male juveniles comprised 22.6 percent of arrests for robbery, 10.7 percent of arrests for larceny-theft, and 12.6 percent of arrests for violating liquor laws in 2019.