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

Table 51

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

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 1,310,131 1,329,442 +1.5 148,764 143,786 -3.3 387,047 397,304 +2.7 60,062 57,865 -3.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,543 1,682 +9.0 109 108 -0.9 241 259 +7.5 14 22 +57.1
Forcible rape 3,638 3,318 -8.8 582 450 -22.7 42 52 +23.8 6 7 +16.7
Robbery 9,066 9,320 +2.8 1,905 2,090 +9.7 1,019 1,096 +7.6 157 223 +42.0
Aggravated assault 47,986 47,880 -0.2 5,751 5,450 -5.2 11,505 11,341 -1.4 1,617 1,545 -4.5
Burglary 33,692 33,395 -0.9 9,242 8,434 -8.7 5,195 5,351 +3.0 1,099 932 -15.2
Larceny-theft 68,058 65,902 -3.2 15,649 14,156 -9.5 37,487 36,383 -2.9 9,416 8,611 -8.5
Motor vehicle theft 15,075 14,744 -2.2 3,398 3,078 -9.4 3,005 3,031 +0.9 703 624 -11.2
Arson 1,738 1,886 +8.5 801 926 +15.6 312 296 -5.1 131 109 -16.8
Violent crime2 62,233 62,200 -0.1 8,347 8,098 -3.0 12,807 12,748 -0.5 1,794 1,797 +0.2
Property crime2 118,563 115,927 -2.2 29,090 26,594 -8.6 45,999 45,061 -2.0 11,349 10,276 -9.5
Other assaults 121,575 123,414 +1.5 21,047 20,690 -1.7 38,736 39,786 +2.7 9,880 10,098 +2.2
Forgery and counterfeiting 8,627 8,281 -4.0 309 351 +13.6 5,348 5,320 -0.5 147 146 -0.7
Fraud 33,807 33,246 -1.7 545 507 -7.0 31,689 31,183 -1.6 318 308 -3.1
Embezzlement 1,332 1,328 -0.3 99 92 -7.1 1,157 1,288 +11.3 57 66 +15.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 12,733 12,642 -0.7 1,566 1,411 -9.9 2,683 2,847 +6.1 267 274 +2.6
Vandalism 25,454 24,914 -2.1 9,456 8,936 -5.5 4,716 4,946 +4.9 1,435 1,407 -2.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 18,182 19,577 +7.7 3,747 4,020 +7.3 1,515 1,676 +10.6 503 515 +2.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 1,391 1,416 +1.8 48 12 -75.0 1,640 1,392 -15.1 29 29 0.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 11,202 11,112 -0.8 2,235 2,103 -5.9 603 500 -17.1 164 137 -16.5
Drug abuse violations 163,844 172,134 +5.1 16,046 15,706 -2.1 40,035 42,965 +7.3 3,748 3,464 -7.6
Gambling 494 416 -15.8 32 29 -9.4 168 136 -19.0 0 2 -
Offenses against the family and children 27,610 28,351 +2.7 399 433 +8.5 4,966 5,398 +8.7 192 234 +21.9
Driving under the influence 190,284 185,034 -2.8 1,970 1,792 -9.0 40,746 41,295 +1.3 493 487 -1.2
Liquor laws 35,999 35,280 -2.0 8,250 7,893 -4.3 12,756 13,480 +5.7 4,534 4,535 *
Drunkenness 35,819 34,484 -3.7 902 756 -16.2 6,899 6,763 -2.0 286 247 -13.6
Disorderly conduct 30,446 30,505 +0.2 8,721 8,809 +1.0 10,609 10,852 +2.3 4,056 4,002 -1.3
Vagrancy 1,244 1,539 +23.7 176 231 +31.3 414 580 +40.1 86 94 +9.3
All other offenses (except traffic) 400,679 419,037 +4.6 27,166 26,718 -1.6 112,993 119,365 +5.6 10,156 10,024 -1.3
Suspicion 57 372 +552.6 24 38 +58.3 24 91 +279.2 13 12 -7.7
Curfew and loitering law violations 2,175 2,458 +13.0 2,175 2,458 +13.0 1,157 1,309 +13.1 1,157 1,309 +13.1
Runaways 6,438 6,147 -4.5 6,438 6,147 -4.5 9,411 8,414 -10.6 9,411 8,414 -10.6

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  • In 2005, the number of males arrested in metropolitan counties increased 1.5 percent compared to the number of those arrested in 2004. The number of juvenile males arrested decreased 3.3 percent.
  • The number of females arrested in metropolitan counties increased 2.7 percent compared to the number of those arrested in 2004. The number of juvenile females arrested decreased 3.7 percent.
  • In 2005, the number of males arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 9.0 percent in metropolitan counties, and the number of females arrested for that offense increased 7.5 percent.
  • The number of juvenile females arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in metropolitan counties also increased, up 57.1 percent compared with 2004 data. The number of juvenile females arrested for robbery increased 42.0 percent.
  • The number of males arrested for arson offenses in metropolitan counties increased 8.5 percent, with the number of juvenile males arrested for that offense increasing 15.6 percent. However, the number of females arrested for arson in metropolitan counties decreased 5.1 percent, with the number of juvenile females arrested decreasing 16.8 percent in 2005 compared with 2004 statistics.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006