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Table 29

Estimated Number of Arrests

United States, 2014

Total1 11,205,833
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 10,571
Rape2 21,007
Robbery 94,403
Aggravated assault 372,685
Burglary 237,974
Larceny-theft 1,238,190
Motor vehicle theft 68,422
Arson 9,394
Violent crime3 498,666
Property crime3 1,553,980
Other assaults 1,093,258
Forgery and counterfeiting 56,783
Fraud 141,293
Embezzlement 16,227
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 88,946
Vandalism 198,400
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 140,713
Prostitution and commercialized vice 47,598
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) 55,456
Drug abuse violations 1,561,231
Gambling 5,637
Offenses against the family and children 102,336
Driving under the influence 1,117,852
Liquor laws 321,125
Drunkenness 414,854
Disorderly conduct 436,014
Vagrancy 27,380
All other offenses 3,274,430
Suspicion 1,310
Curfew and loitering law violations 53,654
  • 1 Does not include suspicion.
  • 2 The rape figure in this table is an aggregate total of the data submitted based on both the legacy and revised Uniform Crime Reporting definitions.
  • 3 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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