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Table 57

Arrest Trends

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

 
Male
Female
 
Total
Under 18
Total
Under 18
Offense charged
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
TOTAL1 575,451 581,884 +1.1 59,306 56,301 -5.1 157,943 161,677 +2.4 21,631 21,007 -2.9
                         
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 660 665 +0.8 36 50 +38.9 316 94 -70.3 9 5 -44.4
Forcible rape 1,785 1,904 +6.7 261 264 +1.1 32 27 -15.6 7 2 -71.4
Robbery 1,631 1,630 -0.1 204 185 -9.3 193 161 -16.6 11 16 +45.5
Aggravated assault 17,702 17,525 -1.0 1,654 1,547 -6.5 3,841 3,630 -5.5 494 381 -22.9
Burglary 16,180 16,384 +1.3 4,829 4,413 -8.6 2,054 2,060 +0.3 511 365 -28.6
Larceny-theft 21,632 21,475 -0.7 5,385 4,865 -9.7 8,239 8,311 +0.9 1,751 1,619 -7.5
Motor vehicle theft 4,489 4,847 +8.0 1,359 1,463 +7.7 925 922 -0.3 399 332 -16.8
Arson 833 772 -7.3 308 253 -17.9 186 137 -26.3 36 30 -16.7
Violent crime2 21,778 21,724 -0.2 2,155 2,046 -5.1 4,382 3,912 -10.7 521 404 -22.5
Property crime3 43,134 43,478 +0.8 11,881 10,994 -7.5 11,404 11,430 +0.2 2,697 2,346 -13.0
Crime Index4 64,912 65,202 +0.4 14,036 13,040 -7.1 15,786 15,342 -2.8 3,218 2,750 -14.5
Other assaults 56,468 55,837 -1.1 6,265 5,950 -5.0 16,511 16,648 +0.8 2,646 2,631 -0.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 3,192 3,279 +2.7 137 134 -2.2 2,293 2,446 +6.7 110 92 -16.4
Fraud 19,755 18,332 -7.2 277 280 +1.1 19,144 17,524 -8.5 183 166 -9.3
Embezzlement 523 427 -18.4 9 18 +100.0 417 441 +5.8 8 12 +50.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 4,262 4,159 -2.4 660 504 -23.6 777 807 +3.9 110 98 -10.9
Vandalism 11,602 11,267 -2.9 4,268 3,787 -11.3 1,929 2,111 +9.4 485 549 +13.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 6,083 6,138 +0.9 804 716 -10.9 514 506 -1.6 96 67 -30.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 82 84 +2.4 1 9 +800.0 53 48 -9.4 2 3 +50.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 4,920 5,004 +1.7 930 971 +4.4 267 246 -7.9 80 62 -22.5
Drug abuse violations 59,872 63,269 +5.7 5,219 5,189 -0.6 13,468 14,902 +10.6 1,242 1,177 -5.2
Gambling 600 522 -13.0 23 11 -52.2 127 106 -16.5 6 0 -100.0
Offenses against the family and children 10,371 10,834 +4.5 333 293 -12.0 2,128 2,305 +8.3 167 197 +18.0
Driving under the influence 94,670 102,319 +8.1 1,387 1,613 +16.3 17,494 20,209 +15.5 345 426 +23.5
Liquor laws 29,254 28,863 -1.3 6,596 6,540 -0.8 10,057 9,835 -2.2 3,554 3,345 -5.9
Drunkenness 20,758 19,951 -3.9 484 475 -1.9 3,541 3,562 +0.6 126 135 +7.1
Disorderly conduct 14,888 14,258 -4.2 3,117 3,025 -3.0 4,879 4,709 -3.5 1,322 1,381 +4.5
Vagrancy 326 375 +15.0 169 155 -8.3 112 162 +44.6 67 103 +53.7
All other offenses (except traffic) 170,035 168,979 -0.6 11,713 10,806 -7.7 44,693 46,105 +3.2 4,111 4,150 +0.9
Suspicion 272 107 -60.7 31 13 -58.1 62 23 -62.9 10 5 -50.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 462 526 +13.9 462 526 +13.9 280 274 -2.1 280 274 -2.1
Runaways 2,416 2,259 -6.5 2,416 2,259 -6.5 3,473 3,389 -2.4 3,473 3,389 -2.4