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

Table 50

Arrest Trends
Metropolitan Counties, 2004-2005
[1,091 agencies; 2005 estimated population 46,765,819; 2004 estimated population 46,302,195]

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 1,697,178 1,726,746 +1.7 208,826 201,651 -3.4 1,488,352 1,525,095 +2.5
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,784 1,941 +8.8 123 130 +5.7 1,661 1,811 +9.0
Forcible rape 3,680 3,370 -8.4 588 457 -22.3 3,092 2,913 -5.8
Robbery 10,085 10,416 +3.3 2,062 2,313 +12.2 8,023 8,103 +1.0
Aggravated assault 59,491 59,221 -0.5 7,368 6,995 -5.1 52,123 52,226 +0.2
Burglary 38,887 38,746 -0.4 10,341 9,366 -9.4 28,546 29,380 +2.9
Larceny-theft 105,545 102,285 -3.1 25,065 22,767 -9.2 80,480 79,518 -1.2
Motor vehicle theft 18,080 17,775 -1.7 4,101 3,702 -9.7 13,979 14,073 +0.7
Arson 2,050 2,182 +6.4 932 1,035 +11.1 1,118 1,147 +2.6
Violent crime2 75,040 74,948 -0.1 10,141 9,895 -2.4 64,899 65,053 +0.2
Property crime2 164,562 160,988 -2.2 40,439 36,870 -8.8 124,123 124,118 *
Other assaults 160,311 163,200 +1.8 30,927 30,788 -0.4 129,384 132,412 +2.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 13,975 13,601 -2.7 456 497 +9.0 13,519 13,104 -3.1
Fraud 65,496 64,429 -1.6 863 815 -5.6 64,633 63,614 -1.6
Embezzlement 2,489 2,616 +5.1 156 158 +1.3 2,333 2,458 +5.4
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 15,416 15,489 +0.5 1,833 1,685 -8.1 13,583 13,804 +1.6
Vandalism 30,170 29,860 -1.0 10,891 10,343 -5.0 19,279 19,517 +1.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 19,697 21,253 +7.9 4,250 4,535 +6.7 15,447 16,718 +8.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3,031 2,808 -7.4 77 41 -46.8 2,954 2,767 -6.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 11,805 11,612 -1.6 2,399 2,240 -6.6 9,406 9,372 -0.4
Drug abuse violations 203,879 215,099 +5.5 19,794 19,170 -3.2 184,085 195,929 +6.4
Gambling 662 552 -16.6 32 31 -3.1 630 521 -17.3
Offenses against the family and children 32,576 33,749 +3.6 591 667 +12.9 31,985 33,082 +3.4
Driving under the influence 231,030 226,329 -2.0 2,463 2,279 -7.5 228,567 224,050 -2.0
Liquor laws 48,755 48,760 * 12,784 12,428 -2.8 35,971 36,332 +1.0
Drunkenness 42,718 41,247 -3.4 1,188 1,003 -15.6 41,530 40,244 -3.1
Disorderly conduct 41,055 41,357 +0.7 12,777 12,811 +0.3 28,278 28,546 +0.9
Vagrancy 1,658 2,119 +27.8 262 325 +24.0 1,396 1,794 +28.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 513,672 538,402 +4.8 37,322 36,742 -1.6 476,350 501,660 +5.3
Suspicion 81 463 +471.6 37 50 +35.1 44 413 +838.6
Curfew and loitering law violations 3,332 3,767 +13.1 3,332 3,767 +13.1 - - -
Runaways 15,849 14,561 -8.1 15,849 14,561 -8.1 - - -

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  • The number of arrests made in metropolitan counties in 2005 increased 1.7 percent when compared to the number of arrests reported for 2004. However, arrests for violent crime decreased 0.1 percent.
  • The number of arrests of adults for murder in metropolitan counties increased 9.0 percent in 2005.
  • The number of arrests of juveniles for forcible rape in metropolitan counties decreased 22.3 percent in 2005 when compared to the number of arrests for that offense in 2004.
  • The number of arrests of juveniles for arson offenses increased 11.1 percent in metropolitan counties in 2005.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006