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Table 56

Arrest Trends

Rural Counties, 2001-2002
[1,659 agencies; 2002 estimated population 19,032,732; 2001 estimated population 18,933,700]

 
Number of persons arrested
 
Total all ages
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
TOTAL1 733,394 743,561 +1.4 80,937 77,308 -4.5 652,457 666,253 +2.1
                   
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 976 759 -22.2 45 55 +22.2 931 704 -24.4
Forcible rape 1,817 1,931 +6.3 268 266 -0.7 1,549 1,665 +7.5
Robbery 1,824 1,791 -1.8 215 201 -6.5 1,609 1,590 -1.2
Aggravated assault 21,543 21,155 -1.8 2,148 1,928 -10.2 19,395 19,227 -0.9
Burglary 18,234 18,444 +1.2 5,340 4,778 -10.5 12,894 13,666 +6.0
Larceny-theft 29,871 29,786 -0.3 7,136 6,484 -9.1 22,735 23,302 +2.5
Motor vehicle theft 5,414 5,769 +6.6 1,758 1,795 +2.1 3,656 3,974 +8.7
Arson 1,019 909 -10.8 344 283 -17.7 675 626 -7.3
Violent crime2 26,160 25,636 -2.0 2,676 2,450 -8.4 23,484 23,186 -1.3
Property crime3 54,538 54,908 +0.7 14,578 13,340 -8.5 39,960 41,568 +4.0
Crime Index4 80,698 80,544 -0.2 17,254 15,790 -8.5 63,444 64,754 +2.1
Other assaults 72,979 72,485 -0.7 8,911 8,581 -3.7 64,068 63,904 -0.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 5,485 5,725 +4.4 247 226 -8.5 5,238 5,499 +5.0
Fraud 38,899 35,856 -7.8 460 446 -3.0 38,439 35,410 -7.9
Embezzlement 940 868 -7.7 17 30 +76.5 923 838 -9.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 5,039 4,966 -1.4 770 602 -21.8 4,269 4,364 +2.2
Vandalism 13,531 13,378 -1.1 4,753 4,336 -8.8 8,778 9,042 +3.0
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 6,597 6,644 +0.7 900 783 -13.0 5,697 5,861 +2.9
Prostitution and commercialized vice 135 132 -2.2 3 12 +300.0 132 120 -9.1
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 5,187 5,250 +1.2 1,010 1,033 +2.3 4,177 4,217 +1.0
Drug abuse violations 73,340 78,171 +6.6 6,461 6,366 -1.5 66,879 71,805 +7.4
Gambling 727 628 -13.6 29 11 -62.1 698 617 -11.6
Offenses against the family and children 12,499 13,139 +5.1 500 490 -2.0 11,999 12,649 +5.4
Driving under the influence 112,164 122,528 +9.2 1,732 2,039 +17.7 110,432 120,489 +9.1
Liquor laws 39,311 38,698 -1.6 10,150 9,885 -2.6 29,161 28,813 -1.2
Drunkenness 24,299 23,513 -3.2 610 610 0.0 23,689 22,903 -3.3
Disorderly conduct 19,767 18,967 -4.0 4,439 4,406 -0.7 15,328 14,561 -5.0
Vagrancy 438 537 +22.6 236 258 +9.3 202 279 +38.1
All other offenses (except traffic) 214,728 215,084 +0.2 15,824 14,956 -5.5 198,904 200,128 +0.6
Suspicion 334 130 -61.1 41 18 -56.1 293 112 -61.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 742 800 +7.8 742 800 +7.8 - - -
Runaways 5,889 5,648 -4.1 5,889 5,648 -4.1 - - -