Table 50
Arrest Trends
Metropolitan Counties, 2018–2019
[1,095 agencies; 2019 estimated population 44,725,723; 2018 estimated population 44,615,161]
| 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 | 1,272,399 | 1,220,040 | -4.1 | 73,503 | 70,972 | -3.4 | 1,198,896 | 1,149,068 | -4.2 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1,361 | 1,333 | -2.1 | 81 | 80 | -1.2 | 1,280 | 1,253 | -2.1 |
| Rape2 | 3,141 | 3,169 | +0.9 | 578 | 624 | +8.0 | 2,563 | 2,545 | -0.7 |
| Robbery | 7,941 | 7,354 | -7.4 | 1,666 | 1,687 | +1.3 | 6,275 | 5,667 | -9.7 |
| Aggravated assault | 46,136 | 44,514 | -3.5 | 3,347 | 3,160 | -5.6 | 42,789 | 41,354 | -3.4 |
| Burglary | 20,156 | 18,321 | -9.1 | 2,277 | 2,131 | -6.4 | 17,879 | 16,190 | -9.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 78,622 | 74,911 | -4.7 | 8,213 | 7,761 | -5.5 | 70,409 | 67,150 | -4.6 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 11,539 | 10,163 | -11.9 | 1,398 | 1,339 | -4.2 | 10,141 | 8,824 | -13.0 |
| Arson | 1,119 | 951 | -15.0 | 240 | 203 | -15.4 | 879 | 748 | -14.9 |
| Violent crime3 | 58,579 | 56,370 | -3.8 | 5,672 | 5,551 | -2.1 | 52,907 | 50,819 | -3.9 |
| Property crime3 | 111,436 | 104,346 | -6.4 | 12,128 | 11,434 | -5.7 | 99,308 | 92,912 | -6.4 |
| Other assaults | 110,616 | 107,839 | -2.5 | 15,265 | 15,881 | +4.0 | 95,351 | 91,958 | -3.6 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 5,856 | 5,335 | -8.9 | 95 | 88 | -7.4 | 5,761 | 5,247 | -8.9 |
| Fraud | 14,617 | 14,313 | -2.1 | 401 | 393 | -2.0 | 14,216 | 13,920 | -2.1 |
| Embezzlement | 1,528 | 1,461 | -4.4 | 32 | 45 | +40.6 | 1,496 | 1,416 | -5.3 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 11,763 | 10,686 | -9.2 | 795 | 683 | -14.1 | 10,968 | 10,003 | -8.8 |
| Vandalism | 18,767 | 18,856 | +0.5 | 3,183 | 3,336 | +4.8 | 15,584 | 15,520 | -0.4 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 19,228 | 19,338 | +0.6 | 1,761 | 1,704 | -3.2 | 17,467 | 17,634 | +1.0 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 2,014 | 2,144 | +6.5 | 29 | 21 | -27.6 | 1,985 | 2,123 | +7.0 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 5,762 | 5,485 | -4.8 | 959 | 845 | -11.9 | 4,803 | 4,640 | -3.4 |
| Drug abuse violations | 224,203 | 204,582 | -8.8 | 10,527 | 8,779 | -16.6 | 213,676 | 195,803 | -8.4 |
| Gambling | 370 | 404 | +9.2 | 14 | 22 | +57.1 | 356 | 382 | +7.3 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 19,628 | 16,728 | -14.8 | 344 | 284 | -17.4 | 19,284 | 16,444 | -14.7 |
| Driving under the influence | 169,086 | 164,939 | -2.5 | 732 | 718 | -1.9 | 168,354 | 164,221 | -2.5 |
| Liquor laws | 15,021 | 13,575 | -9.6 | 2,778 | 2,668 | -4.0 | 12,243 | 10,907 | -10.9 |
| Drunkenness | 21,563 | 20,679 | -4.1 | 215 | 269 | +25.1 | 21,348 | 20,410 | -4.4 |
| Disorderly conduct | 23,839 | 23,048 | -3.3 | 4,342 | 4,269 | -1.7 | 19,497 | 18,779 | -3.7 |
| Vagrancy | 1,402 | 1,476 | +5.3 | 40 | 10 | -75.0 | 1,362 | 1,466 | +7.6 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 436,115 | 427,530 | -2.0 | 13,185 | 13,066 | -0.9 | 422,930 | 414,464 | -2.0 |
| Suspicion | 228 | 70 | -69.3 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 225 | 67 | -70.2 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 1,006 | 906 | -9.9 | 1,006 | 906 | -9.9 | - | - | - |
- 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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