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Table 56

Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2005-2006
[1,617 agencies; 2006 estimated population 19,637,937; 2005 estimated population 19,541,700]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2005 2006 Percent change 2005 2006 Percent change 2005 2006 Percent change
TOTAL1 753,595 750,542 -0.4 66,935 65,736 -1.8 686,660 684,806 -0.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 707 627 -11.3 37 22 -40.5 670 605 -9.7
Forcible rape 1,723 1,563 -9.3 282 218 -22.7 1,441 1,345 -6.7
Robbery 1,928 1,952 +1.2 238 194 -18.5 1,690 1,758 +4.0
Aggravated assault 20,825 20,499 -1.6 1,897 1,834 -3.3 18,928 18,665 -1.4
Burglary 18,666 17,917 -4.0 3,951 4,087 +3.4 14,715 13,830 -6.0
Larceny-theft 31,134 30,115 -3.3 5,322 4,851 -8.9 25,812 25,264 -2.1
Motor vehicle theft 5,570 5,173 -7.1 1,254 1,112 -11.3 4,316 4,061 -5.9
Arson 1,031 984 -4.6 335 293 -12.5 696 691 -0.7
Violent crime2 25,183 24,641 -2.2 2,454 2,268 -7.6 22,729 22,373 -1.6
Property crime2 56,401 54,189 -3.9 10,862 10,343 -4.8 45,539 43,846 -3.7
Other assaults 72,247 69,710 -3.5 8,938 8,673 -3.0 63,309 61,037 -3.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 5,317 4,959 -6.7 190 112 -41.1 5,127 4,847 -5.5
Fraud 36,053 33,311 -7.6 336 304 -9.5 35,717 33,007 -7.6
Embezzlement 842 798 -5.2 22 23 +4.5 820 775 -5.5
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 5,193 4,816 -7.3 582 570 -2.1 4,611 4,246 -7.9
Vandalism 12,949 12,899 -0.4 3,908 3,739 -4.3 9,041 9,160 +1.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 7,080 6,977 -1.5 802 863 +7.6 6,278 6,114 -2.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 161 242 +50.3 3 5 +66.7 158 237 +50.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 5,264 4,846 -7.9 994 829 -16.6 4,270 4,017 -5.9
Drug abuse violations 89,359 88,489 -1.0 6,106 6,067 -0.6 83,253 82,422 -1.0
Gambling 400 450 +12.5 6 13 +116.7 394 437 +10.9
Offenses against the family and children 12,834 12,481 -2.8 363 280 -22.9 12,471 12,201 -2.2
Driving under the influence 115,693 117,301 +1.4 1,481 1,813 +22.4 114,212 115,488 +1.1
Liquor laws 31,113 32,689 +5.1 7,620 8,053 +5.7 23,493 24,636 +4.9
Drunkenness 19,020 19,081 +0.3 428 461 +7.7 18,592 18,620 +0.2
Disorderly conduct 21,103 20,272 -3.9 4,849 4,473 -7.8 16,254 15,799 -2.8
Vagrancy 213 179 -16.0 13 18 +38.5 200 161 -19.5
All other offenses (except traffic) 231,937 236,966 +2.2 11,745 11,583 -1.4 220,192 225,383 +2.4
Suspicion 125 176 +40.8 23 22 -4.3 102 154 +51.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 579 599 +3.5 579 599 +3.5 - - -
Runaways 4,654 4,647 -0.2 4,654 4,647 -0.2 - - -

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  • The number of arrests in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 0.4 percent in 2006 when compared with the 2005 data.
  • Arrests of juveniles in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 1.8 percent, and arrests of adults decreased 0.3 percent.
  • Arrests for violent crimes in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 2.2 percent in 2006. Arrests of juveniles for violent crime decreased 7.6 percent, and arrests of adults for violent crime decreased 1.6 percent when compared with the 2005 data.
  • The number of arrests for property crime in nonmetropolitan counties decreased 3.9 percent in 2006. Arrests of juveniles for property crime decreased 4.8 percent, and arrests of adults for property crime decreased 3.7 percent.
  • Arrests of adults in nonmetropolitan counties for robbery offenses increased 4.0 percent and arrests of juveniles for robbery offenses decreased 18.5 percent.
  • Arrests of juveniles for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses decreased 40.5 percent in nonmetropolitan counties in 2006. Arrests of juveniles for all violent crimes declined 7.6 percent when compared with the 2005 data.
  • The number of juveniles arrested for driving under the influence in nonmetropolitan counties increased 22.4 percent in 2006.
Crime in the United States, 2006