FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 63

Arrest Trends

Suburban Areas1
by Sex, 2001-2002
[4,224 agencies; 2002 estimated population 73,073,161; 2001 estimated population 72,468,502]
 
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
TOTAL2 2,272,269 2,282,769 +0.5 358,918 348,334 -2.9 651,425 674,329 +3.5 136,106 133,765 -1.7
                         
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,899 1,872 -1.4 131 126 -3.8 240 297 +23.8 18 21 +16.7
Forcible rape 5,325 5,514 +3.5 935 924 -1.2 70 56 -20.0 16 13 -18.8
Robbery 14,563 14,683 +0.8 3,417 3,266 -4.4 1,542 1,681 +9.0 252 297 +17.9
Aggravated assault 76,699 75,338 -1.8 10,539 10,105 -4.1 17,413 17,282 -0.8 2,815 2,785 -1.1
Burglary 52,167 52,550 +0.7 17,446 16,815 -3.6 7,678 7,566 -1.5 2,151 1,902 -11.6
Larceny-theft 147,578 148,282 +0.5 43,635 42,535 -2.5 84,842 85,444 +0.7 25,543 24,942 -2.4
Motor vehicle theft 20,643 21,336 +3.4 6,136 5,769 -6.0 4,094 4,107 +0.3 1,428 1,247 -12.7
Arson 3,571 3,658 +2.4 2,090 2,057 -1.6 559 548 -2.0 211 247 +17.1
Violent crime3 98,486 97,407 -1.1 15,022 14,421 -4.0 19,265 19,316 +0.3 3,101 3,116 +0.5
Property crime4 223,959 225,826 +0.8 69,307 67,176 -3.1 97,173 97,665 +0.5 29,333 28,338 -3.4
Crime Index5 322,445 323,233 +0.2 84,329 81,597 -3.2 116,438 116,981 +0.5 32,434 31,454 -3.0
Other assaults 204,180 205,523 +0.7 37,435 38,050 +1.6 63,037 65,695 +4.2 16,060 16,617 +3.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 14,906 14,957 +0.3 865 780 -9.8 9,766 9,354 -4.2 448 372 -17.0
Fraud 44,877 45,676 +1.8 1,321 1,237 -6.4 39,286 41,523 +5.7 625 603 -3.5
Embezzlement 2,207 2,038 -7.7 229 187 -18.3 2,028 1,981 -2.3 155 140 -9.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 22,135 22,466 +1.5 4,875 4,799 -1.6 4,565 4,781 +4.7 778 783 +0.6
Vandalism 48,636 49,947 +2.7 21,868 21,928 +0.3 8,285 8,748 +5.6 3,086 3,136 +1.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 29,272 29,158 -0.4 7,054 6,550 -7.1 2,536 2,559 +0.9 752 772 +2.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 1,854 1,602 -13.6 45 59 +31.1 1,700 1,694 -0.4 39 36 -7.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 16,644 17,171 +3.2 3,668 3,624 -1.2 809 871 +7.7 228 249 +9.2
Drug abuse violations 257,288 254,753 -1.0 37,807 34,631 -8.4 56,136 58,326 +3.9 7,816 7,393 -5.4
Gambling 607 740 +21.9 74 82 +10.8 111 181 +63.1 4 8 +100.0
Offenses against the family and children 30,314 30,841 +1.7 1,286 1,342 +4.4 7,424 7,982 +7.5 763 843 +10.5
Driving under the influence 312,360 312,323 * 4,237 4,247 +0.2 64,100 67,449 +5.2 874 1,018 +16.5
Liquor laws 105,494 103,879 -1.5 25,253 24,144 -4.4 34,329 34,811 +1.4 11,841 11,711 -1.1
Drunkenness 100,838 96,132 -4.7 4,085 3,771 -7.7 17,315 17,434 +0.7 1,099 1,061 -3.5
Disorderly conduct 95,416 94,292 -1.2 30,166 31,492 +4.4 30,307 30,647 +1.1 11,907 12,595 +5.8
Vagrancy 3,341 3,468 +3.8 436 406 -6.9 564 723 +28.2 106 121 +14.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 634,238 652,032 +2.8 68,668 66,870 -2.6 169,052 181,453 +7.3 23,454 23,717 +1.1
Suspicion 635 1,110 +74.8 155 165 +6.5 229 310 +35.4 119 73 -38.7
Curfew and loitering law violations 12,674 11,303 -10.8 12,674 11,303 -10.8 6,104 5,291 -13.3 6,104 5,291 -13.3
Runaways 12,543 11,235 -10.4 12,543 11,235 -10.4 17,533 15,845 -9.6 17,533 15,845 -9.6