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

Table 45

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

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change
TOTAL1 4,917,723 4,902,752 -0.3 776,151 756,306 -2.6 1,613,800 1,615,576 +0.1 348,834 335,173 -3.9
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 4,622 5,021 +8.6 399 501 +25.6 574 593 +3.3 31 46 +48.4
Forcible rape 10,757 10,725 -0.3 1,806 1,656 -8.3 168 125 -25.6 52 34 -34.6
Robbery 45,939 47,438 +3.3 10,690 11,969 +12.0 5,917 6,154 +4.0 1,153 1,202 +4.2
Aggravated assault 154,232 157,324 +2.0 21,447 21,408 -0.2 41,178 42,148 +2.4 6,657 6,714 +0.9
Burglary 115,350 115,869 +0.4 33,877 32,701 -3.5 20,539 20,992 +2.2 4,894 4,618 -5.6
Larceny-theft 397,497 377,716 -5.0 108,009 97,845 -9.4 261,237 253,101 -3.1 81,711 74,926 -8.3
Motor vehicle theft 50,083 48,366 -3.4 13,439 12,192 -9.3 10,890 10,961 +0.7 3,055 2,739 -10.3
Arson 5,964 6,059 +1.6 3,454 3,337 -3.4 1,106 1,193 +7.9 491 545 +11.0
Violent crime2 215,550 220,508 +2.3 34,342 35,534 +3.5 47,837 49,020 +2.5 7,893 7,996 +1.3
Property crime2 568,894 548,010 -3.7 158,779 146,075 -8.0 293,772 286,247 -2.6 90,151 82,828 -8.1
Other assaults 455,322 454,905 -0.1 79,705 79,073 -0.8 152,368 153,221 +0.6 40,813 39,937 -2.1
Forgery and counterfeiting 36,496 34,594 -5.2 1,689 1,395 -17.4 24,941 22,838 -8.4 946 708 -25.2
Fraud 63,809 60,093 -5.8 2,441 2,464 +0.9 50,771 48,124 -5.2 1,441 1,376 -4.5
Embezzlement 4,471 4,560 +2.0 344 344 0.0 4,816 4,812 -0.1 226 271 +19.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 52,038 52,293 +0.5 10,937 10,202 -6.7 12,686 13,610 +7.3 2,264 2,133 -5.8
Vandalism 113,342 113,458 +0.1 45,934 46,160 +0.5 23,369 23,807 +1.9 7,957 7,572 -4.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 74,560 80,527 +8.0 17,908 19,372 +8.2 6,681 6,955 +4.1 2,049 2,103 +2.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 11,739 11,398 -2.9 198 154 -22.2 26,805 26,328 -1.8 574 559 -2.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 33,989 33,284 -2.1 7,398 6,711 -9.3 2,645 2,384 -9.9 712 662 -7.0
Drug abuse violations 615,000 639,435 +4.0 73,879 73,228 -0.9 148,229 155,618 +5.0 16,941 16,323 -3.6
Gambling 2,255 2,079 -7.8 264 350 +32.6 382 336 -12.0 16 13 -18.8
Offenses against the family and children 25,050 24,904 -0.6 1,610 1,411 -12.4 12,357 12,507 +1.2 1,022 972 -4.9
Driving under the influence 456,842 446,606 -2.2 6,792 6,179 -9.0 111,741 113,306 +1.4 1,888 1,820 -3.6
Liquor laws 240,705 227,665 -5.4 43,547 42,109 -3.3 84,885 82,760 -2.5 23,814 23,627 -0.8
Drunkenness 272,267 267,352 -1.8 7,561 6,996 -7.5 47,024 47,455 +0.9 2,235 2,165 -3.1
Disorderly conduct 258,902 260,397 +0.6 76,925 76,086 -1.1 92,646 93,004 +0.4 37,768 37,412 -0.9
Vagrancy 11,992 11,970 -0.2 2,020 2,056 +1.8 3,143 3,124 -0.6 824 773 -6.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,341,442 1,345,715 +0.3 140,820 137,408 -2.4 412,310 417,600 +1.3 54,908 53,403 -2.7
Suspicion 988 878 -11.1 219 179 -18.3 297 227 -23.6 79 63 -20.3
Curfew and loitering law violations 38,116 39,048 +2.4 38,116 39,048 +2.4 18,637 18,729 +0.5 18,637 18,729 +0.5
Runaways 24,942 23,951 -4.0 24,942 23,951 -4.0 35,755 33,791 -5.5 35,755 33,791 -5.5

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  • In 2005, the number of juvenile males arrested in the Nation's cities for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 25.6 percent compared with the 2004 figure; the number of juvenile females arrested for this crime rose 48.4 percent over the same time period.
  • Of all juveniles arrested for violent crime in 2005, the number of males increased 3.5 percent and the number of females increased 1.3 percent compared with the 2004 data.
  • Of all juveniles arrested for property crime in 2005, the number of males decreased 8.0 percent and the number of females decreased 8.1 percent compared with the 2004 data.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006