FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 26

Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means

by Geographic Region and Division, 2002
[2002 estimated population]
Geographic region/division
Crime Index
Modified Crime Index1
Violent crime2
Property crime3
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Arson1
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES: 12,862 agencies; population 240,070,262                        
Offenses known 10,121,721 10,192,984 1,184,453 8,937,268 13,561 80,515 343,023 747,354 1,842,930 6,014,290 1,080,048 71,263
Percent cleared by arrest 20.0 20.0 46.8 16.5 64.0 44.5 25.7 56.5 13.0 18.0 13.8 16.5
                         
NEW ENGLAND                        
                         
761 agencies; population 11,657,696                        
Offenses known 327,937 330,012 36,786 291,151 281 3,089 10,335 23,081 54,723 201,459 34,969 2,075
Percent cleared by arrest 21.1 21.0 51.0 17.3 61.6 42.2 27.0 62.8 14.2 18.6 14.3 17.4
                         
MIDDLE ATLANTIC                        
                         
1,934 agencies; population 28,460,160                        
Offenses known 805,251 811,181 103,821 701,430 1,203 6,569 38,295 57,754 132,198 485,894 83,338 5,930
Percent cleared by arrest 26.5 26.4 52.6 22.6 77.3 54.7 32.1 65.4 19.2 24.7 16.2 20.6
                         
NORTHEAST                        
                         
2,695 agencies; population 40,117,856                        
Offenses known 1,133,188 1,141,193 140,607 992,581 1,484 9,658 48,630 80,835 186,921 687,353 118,307 8,005
Percent cleared by arrest 24.9 24.9 52.2 21.1 74.3 50.7 31.0 64.7 17.7 22.9 15.7 19.8
                         
EAST NORTH CENTRAL                        
                         
1,594 agencies; population 28,041,819                        
Offenses known 1,131,786 1,142,662 119,161 1,012,625 1,559 12,013 38,528 67,061 213,619 683,068 115,938 10,876
Percent cleared by arrest 16.7 16.6 36.9 14.3 50.4 36.6 19.0 47.0 10.0 15.8 13.0 12.7
                         
WEST NORTH CENTRAL                        
                         
1,712 agencies; population 17,287,696                        
Offenses known 646,246 651,021 57,263 588,983 526 5,451 11,337 39,949 104,790 431,723 52,470 4,775
Percent cleared by arrest 21.7 21.7 55.4 18.4 74.0 45.0 29.9 63.9 13.1 19.6 19.2 19.5
                         
MIDWEST                        
                         
3,306 agencies; population 45,329,515                        
Offenses known 1,778,032 1,793,683 176,424 1,601,608 2,085 17,464 49,865 107,010 318,409 1,114,791 168,408 15,651
Percent cleared by arrest 18.5 18.5 42.9 15.8 56.3 39.2 21.5 53.3 11.0 17.3 14.9 14.8
                         
SOUTH ATLANTIC                        
                         
2,569 agencies; population 49,147,598                        
Offenses known 2,308,418 2,320,488 298,964 2,009,454 3,346 15,558 84,173 195,887 444,889 1,347,608 216,957 12,070
Percent cleared by arrest 21.4 21.4 49.3 17.2 64.7 51.3 26.3 58.7 14.8 18.3 15.9 19.7
                         
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL                        
                         
814 agencies; population 12,043,974                        
Offenses known 585,742 588,288 68,775 516,967 885 4,686 18,549 44,655 124,081 344,455 48,431 2,546
Percent cleared by arrest 18.8 18.8 41.9 15.7 70.5 37.9 23.0 49.6 11.3 17.4 15.2 17.6
                         
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL                        
                         
1,625 agencies; population 31,725,162                        
Offenses known 1,600,557 1,611,457 180,150 1,420,407 2,161 12,137 49,469 116,383 309,213 970,928 140,266 10,900
Percent cleared by arrest 19.5 19.5 45.9 16.2 70.4 48.8 26.6 53.3 12.2 17.6 15.2 18.3
                         
SOUTH                        
                         
5,008 agencies; population 92,916,734                        
Offenses known 4,494,717 4,520,233 547,889 3,946,828 6,392 32,381 152,191 356,925 878,183 2,662,991 405,654 25,516
Percent cleared by arrest 20.4 20.4 47.2 16.7 67.4 48.4 26.0 55.8 13.4 17.9 15.6 18.9
                         
MOUNTAIN                        
                         
735 agencies; population 17,875,995                        
Offenses known 879,016 883,998 81,454 797,562 961 6,931 19,841 53,721 147,067 536,222 114,273 4,982
Percent cleared by arrest 18.4 18.4 43.6 15.8 56.6 35.9 22.8 52.1 11.3 17.7 12.9 19.4
                         
PACIFIC                        
                         
1,118 agencies; population 43,830,162                        
Offenses known 1,836,768 1,853,877 238,079 1,598,689 2,639 14,081 72,496 148,863 312,350 1,012,933 273,406 17,109
Percent cleared by arrest 18.4 18.3 46.8 14.2 58.6 42.2 25.2 57.5 12.0 16.0 9.9 12.3
                         
WEST                        
                         
1,853 agencies; population 61,706,157                        
Offenses known 2,715,784 2,737,875 319,533 2,396,251 3,600 21,012 92,337 202,584 459,417 1,549,155 387,679 22,091
Percent cleared by arrest 18.4 18.4 46.0 14.7 58.1 40.1 24.7 56.1 11.8 16.6 10.8 13.9