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

Table 56

Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2004-2005
[1,638 agencies; 2005 estimated population 19,607,458; 2004 estimated population 19,528,484]

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 747,003 752,757 +0.8 69,744 67,511 -3.2 677,259 685,246 +1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 718 704 -1.9 40 34 -15.0 678 670 -1.2
Forcible rape 1,880 1,784 -5.1 297 287 -3.4 1,583 1,497 -5.4
Robbery 1,750 1,833 +4.7 194 229 +18.0 1,556 1,604 +3.1
Aggravated assault 19,926 20,015 +0.4 1,826 1,878 +2.8 18,100 18,137 +0.2
Burglary 18,256 18,666 +2.2 4,396 4,071 -7.4 13,860 14,595 +5.3
Larceny-theft 29,837 30,137 +1.0 5,708 5,328 -6.7 24,129 24,809 +2.8
Motor vehicle theft 5,501 5,709 +3.8 1,417 1,327 -6.4 4,084 4,382 +7.3
Arson 899 935 +4.0 284 305 +7.4 615 630 +2.4
Violent crime2 24,274 24,336 +0.3 2,357 2,428 +3.0 21,917 21,908 *
Property crime2 54,493 55,447 +1.8 11,805 11,031 -6.6 42,688 44,416 +4.0
Other assaults 70,945 72,413 +2.1 8,806 9,093 +3.3 62,139 63,320 +1.9
Forgery and counterfeiting 5,224 5,320 +1.8 221 192 -13.1 5,003 5,128 +2.5
Fraud 37,345 36,582 -2.0 344 336 -2.3 37,001 36,246 -2.0
Embezzlement 837 832 -0.6 13 24 +84.6 824 808 -1.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 4,894 5,001 +2.2 582 615 +5.7 4,312 4,386 +1.7
Vandalism 13,118 13,207 +0.7 4,058 3,935 -3.0 9,060 9,272 +2.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 6,738 7,068 +4.9 855 849 -0.7 5,883 6,219 +5.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 186 152 -18.3 10 5 -50.0 176 147 -16.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 5,233 5,184 -0.9 1,101 960 -12.8 4,132 4,224 +2.2
Drug abuse violations 87,677 87,837 +0.2 6,481 6,167 -4.8 81,196 81,670 +0.6
Gambling 459 483 +5.2 12 4 -66.7 447 479 +7.2
Offenses against the family and children 11,786 12,268 +4.1 511 413 -19.2 11,275 11,855 +5.1
Driving under the influence 126,722 118,735 -6.3 1,860 1,546 -16.9 124,862 117,189 -6.1
Liquor laws 34,028 33,253 -2.3 8,458 8,164 -3.5 25,570 25,089 -1.9
Drunkenness 19,576 18,793 -4.0 486 412 -15.2 19,090 18,381 -3.7
Disorderly conduct 21,569 21,482 -0.4 4,975 4,865 -2.2 16,594 16,617 +0.1
Vagrancy 361 200 -44.6 29 19 -34.5 332 181 -45.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 216,751 229,407 +5.8 11,993 11,696 -2.5 204,758 217,711 +6.3
Suspicion 148 142 -4.1 75 45 -40.0 73 97 +32.9
Curfew and loitering law violations 597 627 +5.0 597 627 +5.0 - - -
Runaways 4,190 4,130 -1.4 4,190 4,130 -1.4 - - -

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  • The number of juveniles arrested in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 3.2 percent in 2005 when compared with 2004 data. The number of adults arrested increased 1.2 percent.
  • The number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes increased 3.0 percent in nonmetropolitan counties in 2005. The number of adults arrested for violent crimes remained virtually unchanged from the 2004 figure.
  • The number of juveniles arrested for property crimes decreased 6.6 percent in nonmetropolitan counties. However, the number of adults arrested for property crimes increased 4.0 percent when comparing 2005 data with 2004 numbers.
  • When compared with data for 2004, the number of juveniles arrested for drug abuse violations in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 4.8 percent in 2005.
  • The number of adults arrested for driving under the influence in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 6.1 percent from 2004 to 2005.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006