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Table 42

Arrests
by Sex, 2006
[11,250 agencies; 2006 estimated population 216,686,722]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested Percent male Percent female Percent distribution1
Total Male Female Total Male Female
TOTAL 10,472,432 7,985,505 2,486,927 76.3 23.7 100.0 100.0 100.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 9,815 8,744 1,071 89.1 10.9 0.1 0.1 *
Forcible rape 17,112 16,888 224 98.7 1.3 0.2 0.2 *
Robbery 93,527 82,983 10,544 88.7 11.3 0.9 1.0 0.4
Aggravated assault 327,478 259,544 67,934 79.3 20.7 3.1 3.3 2.7
Burglary 222,192 190,065 32,127 85.5 14.5 2.1 2.4 1.3
Larceny-theft 801,633 499,270 302,363 62.3 37.7 7.7 6.3 12.2
Motor vehicle theft 100,775 82,939 17,836 82.3 17.7 1.0 1.0 0.7
Arson 12,002 9,967 2,035 83.0 17.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Violent crime2 447,932 368,159 79,773 82.2 17.8 4.3 4.6 3.2
Property crime2 1,136,602 782,241 354,361 68.8 31.2 10.9 9.8 14.2
Other assaults 952,741 714,100 238,641 75.0 25.0 9.1 8.9 9.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 79,477 48,419 31,058 60.9 39.1 0.8 0.6 1.2
Fraud 197,722 109,745 87,977 55.5 44.5 1.9 1.4 3.5
Embezzlement 14,769 6,981 7,788 47.3 52.7 0.1 0.1 0.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 90,084 73,078 17,006 81.1 18.9 0.9 0.9 0.7
Vandalism 220,422 183,413 37,009 83.2 16.8 2.1 2.3 1.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 147,623 135,835 11,788 92.0 8.0 1.4 1.7 0.5
Prostitution and commercialized vice 59,724 21,358 38,366 35.8 64.2 0.6 0.3 1.5
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 63,243 57,735 5,508 91.3 8.7 0.6 0.7 0.2
Drug abuse violations 1,379,887 1,118,697 261,190 81.1 18.9 13.2 14.0 10.5
Gambling 9,018 8,112 906 90.0 10.0 0.1 0.1 *
Offenses against the family and children 92,065 69,542 22,523 75.5 24.5 0.9 0.9 0.9
Driving under the influence 1,038,633 830,517 208,116 80.0 20.0 9.9 10.4 8.4
Liquor laws 469,186 342,063 127,123 72.9 27.1 4.5 4.3 5.1
Drunkenness 409,490 346,087 63,403 84.5 15.5 3.9 4.3 2.5
Disorderly conduct 519,046 383,341 135,705 73.9 26.1 5.0 4.8 5.5
Vagrancy 27,053 21,043 6,010 77.8 22.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,917,803 2,248,556 669,247 77.1 22.9 27.9 28.2 26.9
Suspicion 1,725 1,346 379 78.0 22.0 * * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 114,313 78,735 35,578 68.9 31.1 1.1 1.0 1.4
Runaways 83,874 36,402 47,472 43.4 56.6 0.8 0.5 1.9

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  • In 2006, 76.3 percent of all arrestees were male.
  • Males accounted for 82.2 percent of the arrests for violent crimes and 68.8 percent of the arrests for property crimes.
  • Males comprised of 89.1 percent of all persons arrested for murder.
  • Of the total number of persons arrested for drug abuse violations, 81.1 percent were male.
  • Females accounted for 37.7 percent of all persons arrested for larceny-theft offenses in 2006.
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