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Table 62

Arrest Trends

Suburban Areas,1 2001-2002
[4,224 agencies; 2002 estimated population 73,073,161; 2001 estimated population 72,468,502]
 
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
TOTAL2 2,923,694 2,957,098 +1.1 495,024 482,099 -2.6 2,428,670 2,474,999 +1.9
                   
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 2,139 2,169 +1.4 149 147 -1.3 1,990 2,022 +1.6
Forcible rape 5,395 5,570 +3.2 951 937 -1.5 4,444 4,633 +4.3
Robbery 16,105 16,364 +1.6 3,669 3,563 -2.9 12,436 12,801 +2.9
Aggravated assault 94,112 92,620 -1.6 13,354 12,890 -3.5 80,758 79,730 -1.3
Burglary 59,845 60,116 +0.5 19,597 18,717 -4.5 40,248 41,399 +2.9
Larceny-theft 232,420 233,726 +0.6 69,178 67,477 -2.5 163,242 166,249 +1.8
Motor vehicle theft 24,737 25,443 +2.9 7,564 7,016 -7.2 17,173 18,427 +7.3
Arson 4,130 4,206 +1.8 2,301 2,304 +0.1 1,829 1,902 +4.0
Violent crime3 117,751 116,723 -0.9 18,123 17,537 -3.2 99,628 99,186 -0.4
Property crime4 321,132 323,491 +0.7 98,640 95,514 -3.2 222,492 227,977 +2.5
Crime Index5 438,883 440,214 +0.3 116,763 113,051 -3.2 322,120 327,163 +1.6
Other assaults 267,217 271,218 +1.5 53,495 54,667 +2.2 213,722 216,551 +1.3
Forgery and counterfeiting 24,672 24,311 -1.5 1,313 1,152 -12.3 23,359 23,159 -0.9
Fraud 84,163 87,199 +3.6 1,946 1,840 -5.4 82,217 85,359 +3.8
Embezzlement 4,235 4,019 -5.1 384 327 -14.8 3,851 3,692 -4.1
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 26,700 27,247 +2.0 5,653 5,582 -1.3 21,047 21,665 +2.9
Vandalism 56,921 58,695 +3.1 24,954 25,064 +0.4 31,967 33,631 +5.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 31,808 31,717 -0.3 7,806 7,322 -6.2 24,002 24,395 +1.6
Prostitution and commercialized vice 3,554 3,296 -7.3 84 95 +13.1 3,470 3,201 -7.8
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 17,453 18,042 +3.4 3,896 3,873 -0.6 13,557 14,169 +4.5
Drug abuse violations 313,424 313,079 -0.1 45,623 42,024 -7.9 267,801 271,055 +1.2
Gambling 718 921 +28.3 78 90 +15.4 640 831 +29.8
Offenses against the family and children 37,738 38,823 +2.9 2,049 2,185 +6.6 35,689 36,638 +2.7
Driving under the influence 376,460 379,772 +0.9 5,111 5,265 +3.0 371,349 374,507 +0.9
Liquor laws 139,823 138,690 -0.8 37,094 35,855 -3.3 102,729 102,835 +0.1
Drunkenness 118,153 113,566 -3.9 5,184 4,832 -6.8 112,969 108,734 -3.7
Disorderly conduct 125,723 124,939 -0.6 42,073 44,087 +4.8 83,650 80,852 -3.3
Vagrancy 3,905 4,191 +7.3 542 527 -2.8 3,363 3,664 +9.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 803,290 833,485 +3.8 92,122 90,587 -1.7 711,168 742,898 +4.5
Suspicion 864 1,420 +64.4 274 238 -13.1 590 1,182 +100.3
Curfew and loitering law violations 18,778 16,594 -11.6 18,778 16,594 -11.6 - - -
Runaways 30,076 27,080 -10.0 30,076 27,080 -10.0 - - -