Crime in the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Table 36

Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends
Totals, 2004-2005
[9,869 agencies; 2005 estimated population 194,973,254; 2004 estimated population 193,248,637]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 15 years of age Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change
TOTAL1 8,975,704 8,997,831 +0.2 451,098 417,492 -7.4 1,403,555 1,360,641 -3.1 7,572,149 7,637,190 +0.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,698 8,259 +7.3 72 71 -1.4 593 711 +19.9 7,105 7,548 +6.2
Forcible rape 16,485 16,004 -2.9 1,050 867 -17.4 2,743 2,434 -11.3 13,742 13,570 -1.3
Robbery 63,691 65,841 +3.4 3,319 3,462 +4.3 14,099 15,713 +11.4 49,592 50,128 +1.1
Aggravated assault 274,827 278,708 +1.4 12,909 12,649 -2.0 37,298 36,995 -0.8 237,529 241,713 +1.8
Burglary 193,032 194,273 +0.6 18,667 16,715 -10.5 53,508 50,756 -5.1 139,524 143,517 +2.9
Larceny-theft 794,116 763,239 -3.9 82,359 70,698 -14.2 220,493 200,866 -8.9 573,623 562,373 -2.0
Motor vehicle theft 84,554 82,811 -2.1 5,469 4,633 -15.3 22,012 19,960 -9.3 62,542 62,851 +0.5
Arson 10,019 10,369 +3.5 3,194 3,182 -0.4 5,161 5,222 +1.2 4,858 5,147 +5.9
Violent crime2 362,701 368,812 +1.7 17,350 17,049 -1.7 54,733 55,853 +2.0 307,968 312,959 +1.6
Property crime2 1,081,721 1,050,692 -2.9 109,689 95,228 -13.2 301,174 276,804 -8.1 780,547 773,888 -0.9
Other assaults 838,946 843,739 +0.6 68,546 65,257 -4.8 160,251 158,891 -0.8 678,695 684,848 +0.9
Forgery and counterfeiting 80,636 76,353 -5.3 503 324 -35.6 3,312 2,792 -15.7 77,324 73,561 -4.9
Fraud 217,421 209,228 -3.8 909 881 -3.1 5,089 4,991 -1.9 212,332 204,237 -3.8
Embezzlement 12,613 12,820 +1.6 39 47 +20.5 739 797 +7.8 11,874 12,023 +1.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 85,034 86,393 +1.6 4,327 3,827 -11.6 15,616 14,635 -6.3 69,418 71,758 +3.4
Vandalism 179,999 180,332 +0.2 30,146 28,456 -5.6 68,840 68,010 -1.2 111,159 112,322 +1.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 107,676 115,803 +7.5 9,010 9,253 +2.7 25,062 26,859 +7.2 82,614 88,944 +7.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 41,761 40,686 -2.6 102 99 -2.9 859 759 -11.6 40,902 39,927 -2.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 53,672 52,464 -2.3 6,005 5,318 -11.4 11,610 10,573 -8.9 42,062 41,891 -0.4
Drug abuse violations 1,054,785 1,097,989 +4.1 20,648 19,044 -7.8 117,095 114,888 -1.9 937,690 983,101 +4.8
Gambling 3,758 3,450 -8.2 66 84 +27.3 324 398 +22.8 3,434 3,052 -11.1
Offenses against the family and children 81,769 83,428 +2.0 1,273 1,096 -13.9 3,734 3,463 -7.3 78,035 79,965 +2.5
Driving under the influence 926,335 904,976 -2.3 280 205 -26.8 13,003 11,824 -9.1 913,332 893,152 -2.2
Liquor laws 408,373 392,438 -3.9 9,177 8,180 -10.9 88,603 86,328 -2.6 319,770 306,110 -4.3
Drunkenness 381,585 374,847 -1.8 1,422 1,264 -11.1 11,470 10,576 -7.8 370,115 364,271 -1.6
Disorderly conduct 414,172 416,240 +0.5 56,253 53,780 -4.4 132,445 131,174 -1.0 281,727 285,066 +1.2
Vagrancy 17,154 17,413 +1.5 976 1,027 +5.2 3,135 3,173 +1.2 14,019 14,240 +1.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,484,175 2,531,124 +1.9 68,157 63,253 -7.2 245,043 239,249 -2.4 2,239,132 2,291,875 +2.4
Suspicion 1,514 1,710 +12.9 119 76 -36.1 410 337 -17.8 1,104 1,373 +24.4
Curfew and loitering law violations 60,682 62,171 +2.5 17,730 17,645 -0.5 60,682 62,171 +2.5 - - -
Runaways 80,736 76,433 -5.3 28,490 26,175 -8.1 80,736 76,433 -5.3 - - -

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  • Nationwide, the 2-year trend showed virtually no change in the number of persons arrested in 2005 compared with figures from 2004.
  • The number of juveniles (persons under age 18) arrested declined 3.1 percent in 2005 compared with the previous year's data.
  • The number of persons arrested for violent crimes increased 1.7 percent in the 2-year trend. The number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes was up 2.0 percent and the number of adults arrested rose 1.6 percent in 2005 when compared with the 2004 number.
  • For the crime of murder, the number of persons arrested increased 7.3 percent in 2005 when compared with 2004 data. The number of juveniles arrested for this offense was up 19.9 percent.
  • The number of persons arrested for property crimes decreased 2.9 percent in the 2-year trend. The number of juveniles arrested for these crimes declined 8.1 percent from 2004 to 2005.
  • The number of persons arrested for drug abuse violations in 2005 increased 4.1 percent from 2004 data. Instances of juveniles arrested for these crimes in 2005 increased 1.9 percent from the previous year's number. However, the number of adults arrested for these crimes in 2005 was down 4.8 percent.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006