Table 62
Arrest Trends
Suburban Areas,1 2010–2011
[5,946 agencies; 2011 estimated population 94,078,789; 2010 estimated population 93,327,128]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2010 | 2011 |
Percent change |
2010 | 2011 |
Percent change |
2010 | 2011 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL2 | 3,408,242 | 3,293,344 | -3.4 | 432,956 | 393,329 | -9.2 | 2,975,286 | 2,900,015 | -2.5 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 2,115 | 2,108 | -0.3 | 186 | 149 | -19.9 | 1,929 | 1,959 | +1.6 |
| Forcible rape | 4,518 | 4,303 | -4.8 | 720 | 660 | -8.3 | 3,798 | 3,643 | -4.1 |
| Robbery | 19,903 | 18,747 | -5.8 | 4,263 | 3,712 | -12.9 | 15,640 | 15,035 | -3.9 |
| Aggravated assault | 96,844 | 93,287 | -3.7 | 11,195 | 10,387 | -7.2 | 85,649 | 82,900 | -3.2 |
| Burglary | 73,208 | 73,455 | +0.3 | 15,766 | 14,541 | -7.8 | 57,442 | 58,914 | +2.6 |
| Larceny-theft | 320,847 | 327,294 | +2.0 | 67,907 | 62,601 | -7.8 | 252,940 | 264,693 | +4.6 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 15,027 | 14,547 | -3.2 | 3,141 | 2,907 | -7.4 | 11,886 | 11,640 | -2.1 |
| Arson | 3,193 | 3,402 | +6.5 | 1,427 | 1,582 | +10.9 | 1,766 | 1,820 | +3.1 |
| Violent crime3 | 123,380 | 118,445 | -4.0 | 16,364 | 14,908 | -8.9 | 107,016 | 103,537 | -3.3 |
| Property crime3 | 412,275 | 418,698 | +1.6 | 88,241 | 81,631 | -7.5 | 324,034 | 337,067 | +4.0 |
| Other assaults | 324,222 | 314,586 | -3.0 | 59,322 | 52,919 | -10.8 | 264,900 | 261,667 | -1.2 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 21,686 | 19,867 | -8.4 | 518 | 495 | -4.4 | 21,168 | 19,372 | -8.5 |
| Fraud | 58,698 | 50,946 | -13.2 | 1,705 | 1,556 | -8.7 | 56,993 | 49,390 | -13.3 |
| Embezzlement | 4,334 | 4,268 | -1.5 | 117 | 113 | -3.4 | 4,217 | 4,155 | -1.5 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 27,005 | 26,981 | -0.1 | 4,158 | 3,710 | -10.8 | 22,847 | 23,271 | +1.9 |
| Vandalism | 63,592 | 61,618 | -3.1 | 20,924 | 18,960 | -9.4 | 42,668 | 42,658 | * |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 33,877 | 32,885 | -2.9 | 7,417 | 6,607 | -10.9 | 26,460 | 26,278 | -0.7 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 4,385 | 3,936 | -10.2 | 111 | 95 | -14.4 | 4,274 | 3,841 | -10.1 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 18,727 | 17,757 | -5.2 | 3,795 | 3,383 | -10.9 | 14,932 | 14,374 | -3.7 |
| Drug abuse violations | 409,466 | 393,651 | -3.9 | 48,112 | 43,884 | -8.8 | 361,354 | 349,767 | -3.2 |
| Gambling | 1,403 | 853 | -39.2 | 65 | 84 | +29.2 | 1,338 | 769 | -42.5 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 41,028 | 42,492 | +3.6 | 1,188 | 919 | -22.6 | 39,840 | 41,573 | +4.3 |
| Driving under the influence | 366,764 | 350,506 | -4.4 | 3,594 | 3,259 | -9.3 | 363,170 | 347,247 | -4.4 |
| Liquor laws | 148,965 | 140,204 | -5.9 | 32,209 | 30,375 | -5.7 | 116,756 | 109,829 | -5.9 |
| Drunkenness | 131,656 | 124,944 | -5.1 | 3,766 | 3,326 | -11.7 | 127,890 | 121,618 | -4.9 |
| Disorderly conduct | 162,345 | 151,514 | -6.7 | 45,285 | 40,486 | -10.6 | 117,060 | 111,028 | -5.2 |
| Vagrancy | 4,121 | 3,910 | -5.1 | 390 | 321 | -17.7 | 3,731 | 3,589 | -3.8 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 1,035,338 | 1,002,782 | -3.1 | 80,700 | 73,797 | -8.6 | 954,638 | 928,985 | -2.7 |
| Suspicion | 286 | 235 | -17.8 | 42 | 29 | -31.0 | 244 | 206 | -15.6 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 14,975 | 12,501 | -16.5 | 14,975 | 12,501 | -16.5 | - | - | - |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
- 2 Does not include suspicion.
- 3 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.
- *Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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