Table 29

Estimated Number of Arrests
United States, 2007
Total1 14,209,365
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 13,480
Forcible rape 23,307
Robbery 126,715
Aggravated assault 433,945
Burglary 303,853
Larceny-theft 1,172,762
Motor vehicle theft 118,231
Arson 15,242
Violent crime2 597,447
Property crime2 1,610,088
Other assaults 1,305,693
Forgery and counterfeiting 103,448
Fraud 252,873
Embezzlement 22,381
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 122,061
Vandalism 291,575
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 188,891
Prostitution and commercialized vice 77,607
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 83,979
Drug abuse violations 1,841,182
Gambling 12,161
Offenses against the family and children 122,812
Driving under the influence 1,427,494
Liquor laws 633,654
Drunkenness 589,402
Disorderly conduct 709,105
Vagrancy 33,666
All other offenses 3,931,965
Suspicion 2,176
Curfew and loitering law violations 143,002
Runaways 108,879

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