Table 29

Estimated Number of Arrests
United States, 2006

Total1 14,380,370
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 13,435
Forcible rape 24,535
Robbery 125,605
Aggravated assault 447,948
Burglary 304,801
Larceny-theft 1,081,157
Motor vehicle theft 137,757
Arson 16,582
Violent crime2 611,523
Property crime2 1,540,297
Other assaults 1,305,757
Forgery and counterfeiting 108,823
Fraud 280,693
Embezzlement 20,012
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 122,722
Vandalism 300,679
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 200,782
Prostitution and commercialized vice 79,673
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 87,252
Drug abuse violations 1,889,810
Gambling 12,307
Offenses against the family and children 131,491
Driving under the influence 1,460,498
Liquor laws 645,734
Drunkenness 553,188
Disorderly conduct 703,504
Vagrancy 36,471
All other offenses 4,022,068
Suspicion 2,482
Curfew and loitering law violations 152,907
Runaways 114,179

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