FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 36

Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends

Totals, 2001-2002
[8,787 agencies; 2002 estimated population 179,500,199; 2001 estimated population 177,579,561]

 
Number of persons arrested
 
Total all ages
Under 15 years of age
Under 18 years of age
18 years of age and over
Offense charged
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
TOTAL1 8,465,363 8,505,348 +0.5 455,386 438,291 -3.8 1,421,948 1,379,049 -3.0 7,043,415 7,126,299 +1.2
                         
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 8,680 8,515 -1.9 98 93 -5.1 799 811 +1.5 7,881 7,704 -2.2
Forcible rape 17,225 17,539 +1.8 1,086 1,042 -4.1 2,883 2,842 -1.4 14,342 14,697 +2.5
Robbery 67,093 66,523 -0.8 3,455 3,452 -0.1 14,994 14,856 -0.9 52,099 51,667 -0.8
Aggravated assault 303,711 300,953 -0.9 14,765 13,780 -6.7 40,147 38,539 -4.0 263,564 262,414 -0.4
Burglary 183,009 184,162 +0.6 21,331 19,690 -7.7 57,018 54,504 -4.4 125,991 129,658 +2.9
Larceny-theft 734,476 737,112 +0.4 86,587 83,245 -3.9 224,099 217,422 -3.0 510,377 519,690 +1.8
Motor vehicle theft 85,125 88,449 +3.9 6,892 6,539 -5.1 27,470 25,910 -5.7 57,655 62,539 +8.5
Arson 12,043 10,597 -12.0 3,821 3,423 -10.4 5,962 5,353 -10.2 6,081 5,244 -13.8
Violent crime2 396,709 393,530 -0.8 19,404 18,367 -5.3 58,823 57,048 -3.0 337,886 336,482 -0.4
Property crime3 1,014,653 1,020,320 +0.6 118,631 112,897 -4.8 314,549 303,189 -3.6 700,104 717,131 +2.4
Crime Index4 1,411,362 1,413,850 +0.2 138,035 131,264 -4.9 373,372 360,237 -3.5 1,037,990 1,053,613 +1.5
Other assaults 813,792 812,891 -0.1 63,669 63,338 -0.5 146,451 148,433 +1.4 667,341 664,458 -0.4
Forgery and counterfeiting 73,133 72,972 -0.2 408 395 -3.2 3,838 3,174 -17.3 69,295 69,798 +0.7
Fraud 198,522 198,718 +0.1 878 861 -1.9 5,478 5,084 -7.2 193,044 193,634 +0.3
Embezzlement 13,341 12,601 -5.5 93 74 -20.4 1,241 926 -25.4 12,100 11,675 -3.5
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 84,481 84,233 -0.3 4,735 4,540 -4.1 18,088 17,109 -5.4 66,393 67,124 +1.1
Vandalism 170,208 171,794 +0.9 29,287 28,335 -3.3 66,718 65,433 -1.9 103,490 106,361 +2.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 102,187 101,676 -0.5 7,602 7,370 -3.1 22,549 21,383 -5.2 79,638 80,293 +0.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice 46,777 47,129 +0.8 124 132 +6.5 793 826 +4.2 45,984 46,303 +0.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 56,089 56,528 +0.8 6,155 6,020 -2.2 11,354 11,426 +0.6 44,735 45,102 +0.8
Drug abuse violations 940,129 941,842 +0.2 20,648 18,328 -11.2 119,191 110,659 -7.2 820,938 831,183 +1.2
Gambling 4,566 4,481 -1.9 66 96 +45.5 399 464 +16.3 4,167 4,017 -3.6
Offenses against the family and children 84,167 86,132 +2.3 2,107 1,977 -6.2 5,934 5,563 -6.3 78,233 80,569 +3.0
Driving under the influence 859,550 878,767 +2.2 323 317 -1.9 12,628 13,142 +4.1 846,922 865,625 +2.2
Liquor laws 396,347 391,744 -1.2 8,625 8,346 -3.2 90,297 87,676 -2.9 306,050 304,068 -0.6
Drunkenness 398,449 376,854 -5.4 1,737 1,567 -9.8 13,281 12,376 -6.8 385,168 364,478 -5.4
Disorderly conduct 384,237 379,551 -1.2 44,155 45,897 +3.9 108,029 110,994 +2.7 276,208 268,557 -2.8
Vagrancy 17,647 18,908 +7.1 396 365 -7.8 1,621 1,378 -15.0 16,026 17,530 +9.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,235,995 2,291,178 +2.5 69,336 65,623 -5.4 246,302 239,267 -2.9 1,989,693 2,051,911 +3.1
Suspicion 2,032 2,590 +27.5 199 234 +17.6 625 933 +49.3 1,407 1,657 +17.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 86,077 82,003 -4.7 24,170 23,269 -3.7 86,077 82,003 -4.7 - - -
Runaways 88,307 81,496 -7.7 32,837 30,177 -8.1 88,307 81,496 -7.7 - - -