Table 34

Five-Year Arrest Trends
Totals, 2003-2007
[9,746 agencies; 2007 estimated population 187,132,870; 2003 estimated population 180,729,448]

Offense charged	Number of persons arrested
	Total all ages			Under 18 years of age			18 years of age and over
	2003	2007	Percent change	2003	2007	Percent change	2003	2007	Percent change
TOTAL¹	8,480,862	8,814,016	+3.9	1,370,961	1,330,889	-2.9	7,109,901	7,483,127	+5.2
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	7,406	7,623	+2.9	599	753	+25.7	6,807	6,870	+0.9
Forcible rape	15,619	13,699	-12.3	2,501	2,183	-12.7	13,118	11,516	-12.2
Robbery	60,487	70,536	+16.6	13,836	18,624	+34.6	46,651	51,912	+11.3
Aggravated assault	275,833	269,706	-2.2	37,231	35,102	-5.7	238,602	234,604	-1.7
Burglary	183,664	192,743	+4.9	54,171	52,595	-2.9	129,493	140,148	+8.2
Larceny-theft	728,039	735,272	+1.0	211,717	192,752	-9.0	516,322	542,520	+5.1
Motor vehicle theft	81,982	67,316	-17.9	23,945	16,679	-30.3	58,037	50,637	-12.8
Arson	10,061	9,792	-2.7	5,255	4,894	-6.9	4,806	4,898	+1.9
Violent crime²	359,345	361,564	+0.6	54,167	56,662	+4.6	305,178	304,902	-0.1
Property crime²	1,003,746	1,005,123	+0.1	295,088	266,920	-9.5	708,658	738,203	+4.2
Other assaults	783,775	813,015	+3.7	151,619	150,646	-0.6	632,156	662,369	+4.8
Forgery and counterfeiting	72,157	64,027	-11.3	3,045	1,929	-36.7	69,112	62,098	-10.1
Fraud	207,296	167,673	-19.1	5,111	4,819	-5.7	202,185	162,854	-19.5
Embezzlement	11,890	15,151	+27.4	820	1,174	+43.2	11,070	13,977	+26.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	83,042	78,750	-5.2	16,004	14,548	-9.1	67,038	64,202	-4.2
Vandalism	173,591	185,412	+6.8	69,445	71,884	+3.5	104,146	113,528	+9.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	100,593	113,014	+12.3	23,607	26,345	+11.6	76,986	86,669	+12.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice	34,845	33,421	-4.1	722	728	+0.8	34,123	32,693	-4.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	54,249	50,696	-6.5	11,590	9,523	-17.8	42,659	41,173	-3.5
Drug abuse violations	1,002,012	1,097,267	+9.5	117,540	117,686	+0.1	884,472	979,581	+10.8
Gambling	3,512	3,004	-14.5	328	359	+9.5	3,184	2,645	-16.9
Offenses against the family and children	86,404	79,342	-8.2	4,519	3,799	-15.9	81,885	75,543	-7.7
Driving under the influence	888,660	903,244	+1.6	12,825	11,484	-10.5	875,835	891,760	+1.8
Liquor laws	388,033	390,964	+0.8	88,615	90,330	+1.9	299,418	300,634	+0.4
Drunkenness	364,149	408,141	+12.1	11,474	11,819	+3.0	352,675	396,322	+12.4
Disorderly conduct	399,596	418,957	+4.8	123,728	121,975	-1.4	275,868	296,982	+7.7
Vagrancy	17,261	13,061	-24.3	1,332	896	-32.7	15,929	12,165	-23.6
All other offenses (except traffic)	2,312,306	2,483,251	+7.4	244,982	238,424	-2.7	2,067,324	2,244,827	+8.6
Suspicion	1,163	1,423	+22.4	389	292	-24.9	774	1,131	+46.1
Curfew and loitering law violations	57,930	59,686	+3.0	57,930	59,686	+3.0	-	-	-
Runaways	76,470	69,253	-9.4	76,470	69,253	-9.4	-	-	-

¹ Does not include suspicion.
² Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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Nationwide, the number of persons arrested in 2007 increased 3.9 percent from the number arrested in 2003. The 5-year trend data showed that the number of adults arrested increased 5.2 percent, and the number of juveniles (individuals under age 18) arrested decreased 2.9 percent.
The 2007 over 2003 data showed that the number of persons arrested for violent crimes increased 0.6 percent.
The number of juveniles arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and robbery rose 25.7 percent and 34.6 percent, respectively. Conversely, the number of juveniles arrested for forcible rape and aggravated assault declined 12.7 percent and 5.7 percent, respectively.
The 5-year trend data (2003 versus 2007) showed that the number of persons arrested for property crimes increased 0.1 percent.
A comparison of the total number of people arrested for drug abuse violations in 2007 with those arrested in 2003 showed an increase of 9.5 percent. The number of adults and juveniles arrested for this offense rose 10.8 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.
The number of arrests for motor vehicle thefts decreased 17.9 percent. The number of juveniles arrested for this offense declined 30.3 percent, and the number of adults arrested decreased 12.8 percent.