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Table 33

Ten-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 1997-2006
[7,769 agencies; 2006 estimated population 172,264,090; 1997 estimated population 153,673,448]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
1997 2006 Percent change 1997 2006 Percent change 1997 2006 Percent change 1997 2006 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,752,792 6,273,496 -7.1 1,222,353 899,669 -26.4 1,892,126 1,967,748 +4.0 448,000 369,281 -17.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 8,066 6,677 -17.2 1,148 675 -41.2 934 838 -10.3 76 35 -53.9
Forcible rape 17,574 13,945 -20.6 2,992 2,058 -31.2 203 182 -10.3 55 46 -16.4
Robbery 68,273 62,687 -8.2 20,680 17,425 -15.7 7,533 7,974 +5.9 2,165 1,794 -17.1
Aggravated assault 243,712 207,009 -15.1 34,632 26,440 -23.7 56,077 54,031 -3.6 8,885 7,994 -10.0
Burglary 184,181 153,960 -16.4 70,073 43,638 -37.7 25,791 27,327 +6.0 8,411 5,844 -30.5
Larceny-theft 570,438 394,104 -30.9 199,483 98,168 -50.8 304,436 240,312 -21.1 103,023 67,672 -34.3
Motor vehicle theft 78,241 58,098 -25.7 30,829 14,230 -53.8 13,556 12,836 -5.3 6,111 3,112 -49.1
Arson 9,536 7,926 -16.9 5,477 4,131 -24.6 1,495 1,583 +5.9 635 663 +4.4
Violent crime2 337,625 290,318 -14.0 59,452 46,598 -21.6 64,747 63,025 -2.7 11,181 9,869 -11.7
Property crime2 842,396 614,088 -27.1 305,862 160,167 -47.6 345,278 282,058 -18.3 118,180 77,291 -34.6
Other assaults 607,669 554,660 -8.7 98,601 94,367 -4.3 169,681 187,668 +10.6 40,118 47,619 +18.7
Forgery and counterfeiting 43,678 37,827 -13.4 3,073 1,360 -55.7 27,364 24,271 -11.3 1,979 694 -64.9
Fraud 125,476 91,852 -26.8 4,131 2,882 -30.2 108,581 78,348 -27.8 2,271 1,565 -31.1
Embezzlement 5,930 6,143 +3.6 493 502 +1.8 5,416 6,931 +28.0 395 410 +3.8
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 73,033 59,214 -18.9 20,058 10,793 -46.2 13,588 13,959 +2.7 2,971 1,887 -36.5
Vandalism 151,227 144,165 -4.7 70,532 59,827 -15.2 26,327 28,847 +9.6 9,454 9,041 -4.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 112,793 106,050 -6.0 27,537 24,471 -11.1 9,980 9,216 -7.7 2,603 2,727 +4.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice 19,761 13,534 -31.5 292 201 -31.2 28,380 24,185 -14.8 396 587 +48.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 51,499 45,054 -12.5 10,145 8,418 -17.0 4,401 3,387 -23.0 920 875 -4.9
Drug abuse violations 729,215 843,512 +15.7 104,616 90,326 -13.7 155,383 201,865 +29.9 17,404 17,761 +2.1
Gambling 5,397 2,713 -49.7 682 382 -44.0 775 451 -41.8 33 23 -30.3
Offenses against the family and children 68,052 55,112 -19.0 3,645 1,820 -50.1 17,734 17,714 -0.1 2,130 1,158 -45.6
Driving under the influence 689,380 647,914 -6.0 9,130 8,546 -6.4 125,377 161,839 +29.1 1,815 2,528 +39.3
Liquor laws 278,223 257,331 -7.5 64,393 50,162 -22.1 78,007 95,305 +22.2 27,973 28,368 +1.4
Drunkenness 405,996 308,242 -24.1 12,324 7,877 -36.1 56,694 54,979 -3.0 2,431 2,461 +1.2
Disorderly conduct 315,437 282,947 -10.3 80,312 78,637 -2.1 96,616 104,749 +8.4 29,644 39,523 +33.3
Vagrancy 12,697 12,619 -0.6 1,709 939 -45.1 3,793 3,299 -13.0 290 345 +19.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,743,500 1,814,493 +4.1 211,558 165,686 -21.7 446,850 542,793 +21.5 68,658 61,690 -10.1
Suspicion 3,101 1,220 -60.7 826 218 -73.6 823 355 -56.9 244 60 -75.4
Curfew and loitering law violations 81,890 56,042 -31.6 81,890 56,042 -31.6 34,457 24,398 -29.2 34,457 24,398 -29.2
Runaways 51,918 29,666 -42.9 51,918 29,666 -42.9 72,697 38,461 -47.1 72,697 38,461 -47.1

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  • A comparison of arrest data from 1997 and 2006 showed that, nationwide, the number of males arrested decreased 7.1 percent, but the number of females arrested increased 4.0 percent.
  • The number of female juveniles (persons under age 18) arrested decreased 17.6 percent, and the number of male juveniles arrested declined 26.4 percent when data for the two years were compared.
  • The number of males arrested for violent crimes in 2006 dropped 14.0 percent from the number arrested in 1997, and the number of females arrested for violent crimes decreased 2.7 percent when data for those same years were compared.
  • Data for juveniles showed declines in arrests for both genders for violent crimes in 2006 when compared with data from 1997. Arrests of males under age 18 were down 21.6 percent, and the number of female juveniles arrested for violent crimes declined 11.7 percent.
  • For property crimes, the number of males arrested in 2006 declined 27.1 percent when compared with the 1997 data, and the number of females arrested decreased 18.3 percent.
  • Arrests of juveniles for property crimes also declined for both genders—47.6 percent for males and 34.6 percent for females.
  • The number of males arrested for driving under the influence was down 6.0 percent; however, arrests of females for this offense increased 29.1 percent in 2006 when compared with data from 1997.
  • Arrests of female juveniles for driving under the influence in 2006 rose 39.3 percent from the 1997 number.
Crime in the United States, 2006