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

Table 44

Arrest Trends
City, 2004-2005
[7,140 agencies; 2005 estimated population 128,599,977; 2004 estimated population 127,417,958]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,531,523 6,518,328 -0.2 1,124,985 1,091,479 -3.0 5,406,538 5,426,849 +0.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 5,196 5,614 +8.0 430 547 +27.2 4,766 5,067 +6.3
Forcible rape 10,925 10,850 -0.7 1,858 1,690 -9.0 9,067 9,160 +1.0
Robbery 51,856 53,592 +3.3 11,843 13,171 +11.2 40,013 40,421 +1.0
Aggravated assault 195,410 199,472 +2.1 28,104 28,122 +0.1 167,306 171,350 +2.4
Burglary 135,889 136,861 +0.7 38,771 37,319 -3.7 97,118 99,542 +2.5
Larceny-theft 658,734 630,817 -4.2 189,720 172,771 -8.9 469,014 458,046 -2.3
Motor vehicle theft 60,973 59,327 -2.7 16,494 14,931 -9.5 44,479 44,396 -0.2
Arson 7,070 7,252 +2.6 3,945 3,882 -1.6 3,125 3,370 +7.8
Violent crime2 263,387 269,528 +2.3 42,235 43,530 +3.1 221,152 225,998 +2.2
Property crime2 862,666 834,257 -3.3 248,930 228,903 -8.0 613,736 605,354 -1.4
Other assaults 607,690 608,126 +0.1 120,518 119,010 -1.3 487,172 489,116 +0.4
Forgery and counterfeiting 61,437 57,432 -6.5 2,635 2,103 -20.2 58,802 55,329 -5.9
Fraud 114,580 108,217 -5.6 3,882 3,840 -1.1 110,698 104,377 -5.7
Embezzlement 9,287 9,372 +0.9 570 615 +7.9 8,717 8,757 +0.5
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 64,724 65,903 +1.8 13,201 12,335 -6.6 51,523 53,568 +4.0
Vandalism 136,711 137,265 +0.4 53,891 53,732 -0.3 82,820 83,533 +0.9
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 81,241 87,482 +7.7 19,957 21,475 +7.6 61,284 66,007 +7.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 38,544 37,726 -2.1 772 713 -7.6 37,772 37,013 -2.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 36,634 35,668 -2.6 8,110 7,373 -9.1 28,524 28,295 -0.8
Drug abuse violations 763,229 795,053 +4.2 90,820 89,551 -1.4 672,409 705,502 +4.9
Gambling 2,637 2,415 -8.4 280 363 +29.6 2,357 2,052 -12.9
Offenses against the family and children 37,407 37,411 * 2,632 2,383 -9.5 34,775 35,028 +0.7
Driving under the influence 568,583 559,912 -1.5 8,680 7,999 -7.8 559,903 551,913 -1.4
Liquor laws 325,590 310,425 -4.7 67,361 65,736 -2.4 258,229 244,689 -5.2
Drunkenness 319,291 314,807 -1.4 9,796 9,161 -6.5 309,495 305,646 -1.2
Disorderly conduct 351,548 353,401 +0.5 114,693 113,498 -1.0 236,855 239,903 +1.3
Vagrancy 15,135 15,094 -0.3 2,844 2,829 -0.5 12,291 12,265 -0.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,753,752 1,763,315 +0.5 195,728 190,811 -2.5 1,558,024 1,572,504 +0.9
Suspicion 1,285 1,105 -14.0 298 242 -18.8 987 863 -12.6
Curfew and loitering law violations 56,753 57,777 +1.8 56,753 57,777 +1.8 - - -
Runaways 60,697 57,742 -4.9 60,697 57,742 -4.9 - - -

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  • The number of persons arrested in the Nation's cities, collectively, decreased a slight 0.2 percent in 2005 from the previous year's figure; the number of persons arrested for violent crime rose 2.3 percent, and for property crime, declined 3.3 percent.
  • The number of juveniles arrested in 2005 rose 3.1 percent for violent crime and decreased 8.0 percent for property crime compared with the 2004 numbers.
  • The number of adults arrested in 2005 rose 2.2 percent for violent crime and decreased 1.4 percent for property crime compared with the 2004 data.
  • The number of persons arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 8.0 percent during 2005 compared with the 2004 figure; the number of adults arrested for this crime rose 6.3 percent, and the number of juveniles arrested rose 27.2 percent from the prior year's data.
  • For the crime of arson, the number of persons arrested in 2005 rose 2.6 percent compared with the prior year's figure; the number of adults arrested for this offense increased 7.8 percent.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006