Table 56
Arrest Trends
Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2011–2012
[1,799 agencies; 2012 estimated population 20,855,725; 2011 estimated population 20,870,513]
Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2011 | 2012 |
Percent change |
|
TOTAL1 | 704,317 | 689,782 | -2.1 | 41,077 | 38,547 | -6.2 | 663,240 | 651,235 | -1.8 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 645 | 627 | -2.8 | 34 | 29 | -14.7 | 611 | 598 | -2.1 |
Forcible rape | 1,253 | 1,169 | -6.7 | 167 | 154 | -7.8 | 1,086 | 1,015 | -6.5 |
Robbery | 1,580 | 1,470 | -7.0 | 118 | 111 | -5.9 | 1,462 | 1,359 | -7.0 |
Aggravated assault | 16,804 | 16,602 | -1.2 | 1,067 | 1,044 | -2.2 | 15,737 | 15,558 | -1.1 |
Burglary | 17,942 | 17,163 | -4.3 | 2,441 | 2,193 | -10.2 | 15,501 | 14,970 | -3.4 |
Larceny-theft | 34,410 | 33,861 | -1.6 | 3,627 | 3,556 | -2.0 | 30,783 | 30,305 | -1.6 |
Motor vehicle theft | 3,505 | 3,437 | -1.9 | 527 | 607 | +15.2 | 2,978 | 2,830 | -5.0 |
Arson | 686 | 692 | +0.9 | 121 | 128 | +5.8 | 565 | 564 | -0.2 |
Violent crime2 | 20,282 | 19,868 | -2.0 | 1,386 | 1,338 | -3.5 | 18,896 | 18,530 | -1.9 |
Property crime2 | 56,543 | 55,153 | -2.5 | 6,716 | 6,484 | -3.5 | 49,827 | 48,669 | -2.3 |
Other assaults | 64,645 | 62,932 | -2.6 | 6,792 | 5,868 | -13.6 | 57,853 | 57,064 | -1.4 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 3,198 | 2,985 | -6.7 | 49 | 41 | -16.3 | 3,149 | 2,944 | -6.5 |
Fraud | 14,957 | 12,892 | -13.8 | 192 | 162 | -15.6 | 14,765 | 12,730 | -13.8 |
Embezzlement | 646 | 573 | -11.3 | 9 | 11 | +22.2 | 637 | 562 | -11.8 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,469 | 4,180 | -6.5 | 383 | 257 | -32.9 | 4,086 | 3,923 | -4.0 |
Vandalism | 10,257 | 10,193 | -0.6 | 2,322 | 2,276 | -2.0 | 7,935 | 7,917 | -0.2 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 6,038 | 5,971 | -1.1 | 514 | 456 | -11.3 | 5,524 | 5,515 | -0.2 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 124 | 134 | +8.1 | 5 | 10 | +100.0 | 119 | 124 | +4.2 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 4,242 | 4,114 | -3.0 | 807 | 787 | -2.5 | 3,435 | 3,327 | -3.1 |
Drug abuse violations | 80,689 | 80,912 | +0.3 | 4,332 | 3,849 | -11.1 | 76,357 | 77,063 | +0.9 |
Gambling | 211 | 192 | -9.0 | 12 | 11 | -8.3 | 199 | 181 | -9.0 |
Offenses against the family and children | 11,914 | 11,161 | -6.3 | 202 | 193 | -4.5 | 11,712 | 10,968 | -6.4 |
Driving under the influence | 143,463 | 141,161 | -1.6 | 1,030 | 969 | -5.9 | 142,433 | 140,192 | -1.6 |
Liquor laws | 23,737 | 22,823 | -3.9 | 4,926 | 4,768 | -3.2 | 18,811 | 18,055 | -4.0 |
Drunkenness | 17,871 | 17,397 | -2.7 | 314 | 303 | -3.5 | 17,557 | 17,094 | -2.6 |
Disorderly conduct | 18,829 | 18,668 | -0.9 | 2,987 | 2,936 | -1.7 | 15,842 | 15,732 | -0.7 |
Vagrancy | 271 | 190 | -29.9 | 28 | 20 | -28.6 | 243 | 170 | -30.0 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 221,603 | 217,998 | -1.6 | 7,743 | 7,523 | -2.8 | 213,860 | 210,475 | -1.6 |
Suspicion | 106 | 158 | +49.1 | 36 | 113 | +213.9 | 70 | 45 | -35.7 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 328 | 285 | -13.1 | 328 | 285 | -13.1 | - | - | - |
- 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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