FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 60

Arrests

Rural Counties
by Sex, 2002
[1,949 agencies; 2002 estimated population 21,924,006]
 
Number of persons arrested
   
Percent distribution1
Offense charged
Total
Male
Female
Percent
male
Percent
female
Total
Male
Female
TOTAL 882,727 694,371 188,356 78.7 21.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
                 
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 886 776 110 87.6 12.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
Forcible rape 2,171 2,143 28 98.7 1.3 0.2 0.3 *
Robbery 2,014 1,824 190 90.6 9.4 0.2 0.3 0.1
Aggravated assault 23,887 19,800 4,087 82.9 17.1 2.7 2.9 2.2
Burglary 20,873 18,548 2,325 88.9 11.1 2.4 2.7 1.2
Larceny-theft 33,227 24,091 9,136 72.5 27.5 3.8 3.5 4.9
Motor vehicle theft 6,473 5,435 1,038 84.0 16.0 0.7 0.8 0.6
Arson 1,069 911 158 85.2 14.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Violent crime2 28,958 24,543 4,415 84.8 15.2 3.3 3.5 2.3
Property crime3 61,642 48,985 12,657 79.5 20.5 7.0 7.1 6.7
Crime Index4 90,600 73,528 17,072 81.2 18.8 10.3 10.6 9.1
Other assaults 78,678 60,730 17,948 77.2 22.8 8.9 8.7 9.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 6,520 3,778 2,742 57.9 42.1 0.7 0.5 1.5
Fraud 39,324 20,180 19,144 51.3 48.7 4.5 2.9 10.2
Embezzlement 928 462 466 49.8 50.2 0.1 0.1 0.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 5,515 4,612 903 83.6 16.4 0.6 0.7 0.5
Vandalism 15,107 12,749 2,358 84.4 15.6 1.7 1.8 1.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 7,975 7,363 612 92.3 7.7 0.9 1.1 0.3
Prostitution and commercialized vice 143 93 50 65.0 35.0 * * *
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 6,223 5,889 334 94.6 5.4 0.7 0.8 0.2
Drug abuse violations 91,205 74,004 17,201 81.1 18.9 10.3 10.7 9.1
Gambling 651 543 108 83.4 16.6 0.1 0.1 0.1
Offenses against the family and children 14,741 12,101 2,640 82.1 17.9 1.7 1.7 1.4
Driving under the influence 172,521 144,579 27,942 83.8 16.2 19.5 20.8 14.8
Liquor laws 45,988 33,999 11,989 73.9 26.1 5.2 4.9 6.4
Drunkenness 24,868 21,104 3,764 84.9 15.1 2.8 3.0 2.0
Disorderly conduct 26,256 19,738 6,518 75.2 24.8 3.0 2.8 3.5
Vagrancy 587 416 171 70.9 29.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
All other offenses (except traffic) 247,267 195,146 52,121 78.9 21.1 28.0 28.1 27.7
Suspicion 159 135 24 84.9 15.1 * * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 1,034 651 383 63.0 37.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Runaways 6,437 2,571 3,866 39.9 60.1 0.7 0.4 2.1