FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 28

Number of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means

of Persons Under 18 Years of Age
by Population Group, 2002
[2002 estimated population]
Population group
Crime Index
Modified Crime Index1
Violent crime2
Property crime3
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Arson1
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES: 11,912 agencies; population 212,703,198                        
Total clearances 1,715,344 1,725,968 460,834 1,254,510 7,473 30,521 73,815 349,025 199,395 929,658 125,457 10,624
Percent under 18 18.0 18.2 11.9 20.3 5.0 12.0 14.1 11.6 17.3 21.2 18.2 43.0
                         
TOTAL CITIES: 8,647 cities; population 144,084,799                        
Total clearances 1,366,819 1,374,546 356,903 1,009,916 5,599 22,632 64,405 264,267 142,839 769,020 98,057 7,727
Percent under 18 18.6 18.8 12.1 20.9 5.4 11.6 14.2 11.7 17.3 21.9 18.5 45.6
                         
GROUP I                        
                         
56 cities, 250,000 and over; population 35,189,022                        
Total clearances 391,212 393,253 138,430 252,782 2,774 7,594 29,021 99,041 39,903 175,057 37,822 2,041
Percent under 18 15.2 15.3 10.2 17.8 5.1 9.1 13.8 9.4 14.4 18.3 19.3 42.1
                         
8 cities, 1,000,000 and over; population 13,659,273                        
Total clearances 147,518 148,197 57,801 89,717 1,148 2,443 12,617 41,593 14,217 62,174 13,326 679
Percent under 18 13.8 13.9 9.2 16.8 5.1 8.5 13.8 7.9 13.2 17.6 16.8 40.4
                         
15 cities, 500,000 to 999,999; population 9,791,298                        
Total clearances 101,556 102,114 34,923 66,633 680 2,355 6,396 25,492 10,067 46,297 10,269 558
Percent under 18 14.9 15.0 10.5 17.2 3.7 8.9 14.9 9.8 14.7 16.8 21.1 45.0
                         
33 cities, 250,000 to 499,999; population 11,738,451                        
Total clearances 142,138 142,942 45,706 96,432 946 2,796 10,008 31,956 15,619 66,586 14,227 804
Percent under 18 16.7 16.9 11.4 19.3 6.0 9.9 13.1 11.2 15.3 20.0 20.2 41.7
                         
GROUP II                        
                         
140 cities, 100,000 to 249,999; population 21,144,564                        
Total clearances 208,095 209,321 54,414 153,681 935 3,543 11,455 38,481 22,045 116,431 15,205 1,226
Percent under 18 18.2 18.3 11.6 20.5 5.7 9.4 13.8 11.3 16.2 21.8 17.1 43.4
                         
GROUP III                        
                         
342 cities, 50,000 to 99,999; population 23,701,295                        
Total clearances 211,407 212,629 51,078 160,329 713 3,454 9,113 37,798 21,363 126,249 12,717 1,222
Percent under 18 21.1 21.2 13.5 23.5 5.8 13.1 16.3 13.0 17.6 25.0 19.2 44.8
                         
GROUP IV                        
                         
628 cities, 25,000 to 49,999; population 21,868,627                        
Total clearances 184,190 185,258 38,302 145,888 458 2,640 6,269 28,935 18,054 117,778 10,056 1,068
Percent under 18 21.1 21.2 13.9 22.9 5.9 13.3 15.2 13.7 19.4 23.8 19.2 49.0
                         
GROUP V                        
                         
1,429 cities, 10,000 to 24,999; population 22,716,911                        
Total clearances 197,861 198,958 37,283 160,578 385 2,898 5,239 28,761 21,259 128,035 11,284 1,097
Percent under 18 20.0 20.2 13.7 21.5 5.2 16.0 13.6 13.5 18.0 22.5 17.1 47.7
                         
GROUP VI                        
                         
6,052 cities, under 10,000; population 19,464,380                        
Total clearances 174,054 175,127 37,396 136,658 334 2,503 3,308 31,251 20,215 105,470 10,973 1,073
Percent under 18 19.6 19.8 14.2 21.1 5.7 13.2 13.5 14.5 21.5 21.3 17.6 50.3
                         
SUBURBAN COUNTIES                        
                         
1,053 agencies; population 44,134,049                        
Total clearances 244,872 246,881 72,856 172,016 1,185 5,088 7,968 58,615 34,919 118,309 18,788 2,009
Percent under 18 16.4 16.5 12.3 18.1 4.0 12.8 14.4 12.1 17.6 18.6 16.1 39.1
                         
RURAL COUNTIES                        
                         
2,212 agencies; population 24,484,350                        
Total clearances 103,653 104,541 31,075 72,578 689 2,801 1,442 26,143 21,637 42,329 8,612 888
Percent under 18 14.5 14.6 9.6 16.5 4.2 13.8 7.4 9.5 16.6 15.9 19.7 28.6
                         
SUBURBAN AREA4                        
                         
5,581 agencies; population 85,992,422                        
Total clearances 548,995 552,871 130,615 418,380 1,768 9,178 16,460 103,209 65,999 314,949 37,432 3,876
Percent under 18 18.5 18.7 13.6 20.0 4.8 13.9 14.6 13.5 18.6 20.7 16.5 45.9