Tables 34-35

 

Table 34

Five-Year Arrest Trends
Totals, 2000-2004
[8,563 agencies; 2004 estimated population 174,866,885; 2000 estimated population 167,585,158]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2000 2004 Percent change 2000 2004 Percent change 2000 2004 Percent change
TOTAL1 8,167,836 8,120,811 -0.6 1,398,183 1,270,729 -9.1 6,769,653 6,850,082 +1.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,497 7,428 -0.9 651 597 -8.3 6,846 6,831 -0.2
Forcible rape 16,450 15,478 -5.9 2,713 2,445 -9.9 13,737 13,033 -5.1
Robbery 61,101 62,607 +2.5 15,227 14,538 -4.5 45,874 48,069 +4.8
Aggravated assault 276,292 263,184 -4.7 38,990 36,839 -5.5 237,302 226,345 -4.6
Burglary 172,206 178,870 +3.9 57,938 49,411 -14.7 114,268 129,459 +13.3
Larceny-theft 710,215 702,387 -1.1 226,077 194,052 -14.2 484,138 508,335 +5.0
Motor vehicle theft 81,730 83,742 +2.5 27,971 22,129 -20.9 53,759 61,613 +14.6
Arson 9,889 9,253 -6.4 5,285 4,745 -10.2 4,604 4,508 -2.1
    Violent crime2 361,340 348,697 -3.5 57,581 54,419 -5.5 303,759 294,278 -3.1
    Property crime2 974,040 974,252 * 317,271 270,337 -14.8 656,769 703,915 +7.2
Other assaults 776,802 765,673 -1.4 140,421 150,687 +7.3 636,381 614,986 -3.4
Forgery and counterfeiting 65,535 69,776 +6.5 3,959 2,723 -31.2 61,576 67,053 +8.9
Fraud 214,690 190,182 -11.4 6,212 4,413 -29.0 208,478 185,769 -10.9
Embezzlement 12,350 11,683 -5.4 1,277 686 -46.3 11,073 10,997 -0.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 71,836 76,801 +6.9 16,892 13,814 -18.2 54,944 62,987 +14.6
Vandalism 166,611 159,190 -4.5 68,626 61,204 -10.8 97,985 97,986 *
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 93,289 102,622 +10.0 21,533 23,877 +10.9 71,756 78,745 +9.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 46,009 44,783 -2.7 617 891 +44.4 45,392 43,892 -3.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 52,260 51,165 -2.1 10,086 9,815 -2.7 42,174 41,350 -2.0
Drug abuse violations 916,480 1,002,546 +9.4 119,794 112,263 -6.3 796,686 890,283 +11.7
Gambling 5,977 6,356 +6.3 851 1,081 +27.0 5,126 5,275 +2.9
Offenses against the family and children 83,970 73,550 -12.4 5,016 3,490 -30.4 78,954 70,060 -11.3
Driving under the influence 842,818 805,854 -4.4 12,495 11,283 -9.7 830,323 794,571 -4.3
Liquor laws 402,787 350,276 -13.0 96,205 75,130 -21.9 306,582 275,146 -10.3
Drunkenness 410,819 356,444 -13.2 13,828 10,696 -22.6 396,991 345,748 -12.9
Disorderly conduct 386,987 358,570 -7.3 101,364 108,350 +6.9 285,623 250,220 -12.4
Vagrancy 15,348 17,062 +11.2 1,527 3,128 +104.8 13,821 13,934 +0.8
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,102,496 2,214,935 +5.3 237,236 212,048 -10.6 1,865,260 2,002,887 +7.4
Suspicion 2,415 1,382 -42.8 696 345 -50.4 1,719 1,037 -39.7
Curfew and loitering law violations 81,220 71,497 -12.0 81,220 71,497 -12.0 - - -
Runaways 84,172 68,897 -18.1 84,172 68,897 -18.1 - - -

1 Does not include suspicion.

2 Violent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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Table 35

Five-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2000-2004
[8,563 agencies; 2004 estimated population 174,866,885; 2000 estimated population 167,585,158]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2000 2004 Percent change 2000 2004 Percent change 2000 2004 Percent change 2000 2004 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,345,009 6,185,599 -2.5 1,011,721 893,547 -11.7 1,822,827 1,935,212 +6.2 386,462 377,182 -2.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,655 6,568 -1.3 572 546 -4.5 842 860 +2.1 79 51 -35.4
Forcible rape 16,256 15,264 -6.1 2,687 2,402 -10.6 194 214 +10.3 26 43 +65.4
Robbery 54,937 55,713 +1.4 13,789 13,185 -4.4 6,164 6,894 +11.8 1,438 1,353 -5.9
Aggravated assault 221,440 209,180 -5.5 29,998 28,162 -6.1 54,852 54,004 -1.5 8,992 8,677 -3.5
Burglary 149,363 152,527 +2.1 51,288 43,509 -15.2 22,843 26,343 +15.3 6,650 5,902 -11.2
Larceny-theft 453,659 432,974 -4.6 142,354 113,048 -20.6 256,556 269,413 +5.0 83,723 81,004 -3.2
Motor vehicle theft 68,766 69,452 +1.0 23,211 18,352 -20.9 12,964 14,290 +10.2 4,760 3,777 -20.7
Arson 8,440 7,811 -7.5 4,680 4,123 -11.9 1,449 1,442 -0.5 605 622 +2.8
    Violent crime2 299,288 286,725 -4.2 47,046 44,295 -5.8 62,052 61,972 -0.1 10,535 10,124 -3.9
    Property crime2 680,228 662,764 -2.6 221,533 179,032 -19.2 293,812 311,488 +6.0 95,738 91,305 -4.6
Other assaults 596,709 575,276 -3.6 97,400 100,699 +3.4 180,093 190,397 +5.7 43,021 49,988 +16.2
Forgery and counterfeiting 39,848 41,893 +5.1 2,624 1,774 -32.4 25,687 27,883 +8.5 1,335 949 -28.9
Fraud 115,825 102,342 -11.6 4,197 2,803 -33.2 98,865 87,840 -11.2 2,015 1,610 -20.1
Embezzlement 6,173 5,786 -6.3 660 429 -35.0 6,177 5,897 -4.5 617 257 -58.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 59,328 62,201 +4.8 14,251 11,556 -18.9 12,508 14,600 +16.7 2,641 2,258 -14.5
Vandalism 140,960 132,323 -6.1 60,138 52,484 -12.7 25,651 26,867 +4.7 8,488 8,720 +2.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 85,855 94,323 +9.9 19,383 21,156 +9.1 7,434 8,299 +11.6 2,150 2,721 +26.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 17,448 13,197 -24.4 294 281 -4.4 28,561 31,586 +10.6 323 610 +88.9
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 48,738 47,721 -2.1 9,418 9,153 -2.8 3,522 3,444 -2.2 668 662 -0.9
Drug abuse violations 754,883 811,879 +7.6 101,885 92,553 -9.2 161,597 190,667 +18.0 17,909 19,710 +10.1
Gambling 5,320 5,745 +8.0 820 1,046 +27.6 657 611 -7.0 31 35 +12.9
Offenses against the family and children 65,253 56,050 -14.1 3,193 2,161 -32.3 18,717 17,500 -6.5 1,823 1,329 -27.1
Driving under the influence 704,473 655,849 -6.9 10,380 8,866 -14.6 138,345 150,005 +8.4 2,115 2,417 +14.3
Liquor laws 308,870 260,310 -15.7 65,951 48,720 -26.1 93,917 89,966 -4.2 30,254 26,410 -12.7
Drunkenness 356,057 302,896 -14.9 11,128 8,227 -26.1 54,762 53,548 -2.2 2,700 2,469 -8.6
Disorderly conduct 298,583 266,694 -10.7 72,806 73,238 +0.6 88,404 91,876 +3.9 28,558 35,112 +22.9
Vagrancy 11,984 13,636 +13.8 1,189 2,204 +85.4 3,364 3,426 +1.8 338 924 +173.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,658,025 1,709,488 +3.1 176,264 154,369 -12.4 444,471 505,447 +13.7 60,972 57,679 -5.4
Suspicion 1,952 1,080 -44.7 529 254 -52.0 463 302 -34.8 167 91 -45.5
Curfew and loitering law violations 56,414 50,151 -11.1 56,414 50,151 -11.1 24,806 21,346 -13.9 24,806 21,346 -13.9
Runaways 34,747 28,350 -18.4 34,747 28,350 -18.4 49,425 40,547 -18.0 49,425 40,547 -18.0

1 Does not include suspicion.

2 Violent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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