Table 37
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2009–2010
[11,631 agencies; 2010 estimated population 228,914,576; 2009 estimated population 227,500,540]
| Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 7,546,481 | 7,167,015 | -5.0 | 952,228 | 856,807 | -10.0 | 2,552,453 | 2,474,588 | -3.1 | 395,784 | 360,647 | -8.9 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 7,771 | 7,118 | -8.4 | 708 | 643 | -9.2 | 957 | 889 | -7.1 | 65 | 75 | +15.4 |
| Forcible rape | 14,970 | 14,323 | -4.3 | 2,191 | 2,026 | -7.5 | 193 | 147 | -23.8 | 42 | 46 | +9.5 |
| Robbery | 80,327 | 71,295 | -11.2 | 19,967 | 17,186 | -13.9 | 11,082 | 10,226 | -7.7 | 2,292 | 1,932 | -15.7 |
| Aggravated assault | 243,902 | 233,704 | -4.2 | 26,908 | 24,113 | -10.4 | 68,911 | 67,710 | -1.7 | 8,776 | 7,863 | -10.4 |
| Burglary | 188,504 | 182,762 | -3.0 | 48,624 | 42,782 | -12.0 | 33,813 | 33,578 | -0.7 | 6,534 | 5,775 | -11.6 |
| Larceny-theft | 560,876 | 532,115 | -5.1 | 131,009 | 115,702 | -11.7 | 437,945 | 419,326 | -4.3 | 110,149 | 97,806 | -11.2 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 46,752 | 41,877 | -10.4 | 11,275 | 9,078 | -19.5 | 10,184 | 8,992 | -11.7 | 2,374 | 1,812 | -23.7 |
| Arson | 7,640 | 7,067 | -7.5 | 3,546 | 3,044 | -14.2 | 1,551 | 1,475 | -4.9 | 536 | 462 | -13.8 |
| Violent crime2 | 346,970 | 326,440 | -5.9 | 49,774 | 43,968 | -11.7 | 81,143 | 78,972 | -2.7 | 11,175 | 9,916 | -11.3 |
| Property crime2 | 803,772 | 763,821 | -5.0 | 194,454 | 170,606 | -12.3 | 483,493 | 463,371 | -4.2 | 119,593 | 105,855 | -11.5 |
| Other assaults | 715,014 | 693,925 | -2.9 | 105,126 | 98,980 | -5.8 | 253,875 | 257,217 | +1.3 | 54,779 | 54,179 | -1.1 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 39,698 | 35,832 | -9.7 | 1,117 | 891 | -20.2 | 23,781 | 21,688 | -8.8 | 475 | 345 | -27.4 |
| Fraud | 92,730 | 80,328 | -13.4 | 3,176 | 2,898 | -8.8 | 72,028 | 58,677 | -18.5 | 1,744 | 1,521 | -12.8 |
| Embezzlement | 6,717 | 6,068 | -9.7 | 275 | 198 | -28.0 | 7,006 | 6,233 | -11.0 | 203 | 142 | -30.0 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 60,378 | 57,653 | -4.5 | 11,043 | 9,402 | -14.9 | 14,392 | 14,233 | -1.1 | 2,152 | 1,883 | -12.5 |
| Vandalism | 165,008 | 152,379 | -7.7 | 58,713 | 49,191 | -16.2 | 36,166 | 35,504 | -1.8 | 9,333 | 8,533 | -8.6 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 109,312 | 104,123 | -4.7 | 21,991 | 20,134 | -8.4 | 9,892 | 9,715 | -1.8 | 2,591 | 2,428 | -6.3 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 14,041 | 12,868 | -8.4 | 211 | 132 | -37.4 | 33,062 | 29,128 | -11.9 | 767 | 591 | -22.9 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 51,654 | 49,264 | -4.6 | 8,935 | 8,657 | -3.1 | 5,081 | 4,121 | -18.9 | 1,055 | 975 | -7.6 |
| Drug abuse violations | 969,123 | 946,430 | -2.3 | 103,502 | 101,788 | -1.7 | 228,273 | 230,746 | +1.1 | 20,053 | 20,925 | +4.3 |
| Gambling | 3,765 | 3,346 | -11.1 | 466 | 323 | -30.7 | 820 | 640 | -22.0 | 27 | 29 | +7.4 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 65,349 | 62,097 | -5.0 | 2,123 | 1,895 | -10.7 | 21,534 | 20,781 | -3.5 | 1,185 | 1,011 | -14.7 |
| Driving under the influence | 840,440 | 789,552 | -6.1 | 7,827 | 6,664 | -14.9 | 247,948 | 246,156 | -0.7 | 2,603 | 2,267 | -12.9 |
| Liquor laws | 307,599 | 275,093 | -10.6 | 52,696 | 45,403 | -13.8 | 125,094 | 111,141 | -11.2 | 33,059 | 28,610 | -13.5 |
| Drunkenness | 374,877 | 345,107 | -7.9 | 7,961 | 7,081 | -11.1 | 76,142 | 73,822 | -3.0 | 2,748 | 2,598 | -5.5 |
| Disorderly conduct | 345,477 | 321,617 | -6.9 | 80,569 | 72,983 | -9.4 | 130,153 | 126,879 | -2.5 | 40,490 | 38,572 | -4.7 |
| Vagrancy | 19,569 | 19,628 | +0.3 | 1,459 | 1,299 | -11.0 | 5,360 | 4,930 | -8.0 | 561 | 376 | -33.0 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,154,855 | 2,071,085 | -3.9 | 180,677 | 163,955 | -9.3 | 670,689 | 659,407 | -1.7 | 64,670 | 58,664 | -9.3 |
| Suspicion | 589 | 616 | +4.6 | 79 | 73 | -7.6 | 224 | 194 | -13.4 | 19 | 25 | +31.6 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 60,133 | 50,359 | -16.3 | 60,133 | 50,359 | -16.3 | 26,521 | 21,227 | -20.0 | 26,521 | 21,227 | -20.0 |
- 1 Does not include suspicion.
- 2 Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
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Overview
Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends, by Sex, 2009–2010
- Nationwide, the number of males arrested in 2010 decreased 5.0 percent when compared with the number of those arrested in 2009. The number of females arrested decreased 3.1 percent.
- A comparison of arrest data for juveniles (persons under age 18) for 2009 and 2010 showed arrests of juvenile males decreased 10.0 percent, and arrests of juvenile females decreased 8.9 percent.
- The 2-year trend showed that the number of males arrested for violent crimes decreased 5.9 percent, and the number of females arrested declined 2.7 percent.
- Arrests of juvenile males for violent crimes in 2010 decreased 11.7 percent from data for the previous year. The number of juvenile females arrested for violent crimes declined 11.3 percent.
- When compared with data for 2009, arrests of males for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in 2010 decreased 8.4 percent, and arrests of females declined 7.1 percent. Arrests of juvenile males for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter declined 9.2 percent, but arrests of juvenile females for these offenses increased 15.4 percent.
- The number of males arrested in 2010 for property crimes decreased 5.0 percent, and the number of females arrested decreased 4.2 percent when compared with data for 2009.
- The number of juvenile males arrested for property crimes decreased 12.3 percent, and the number of juvenile females arrested for property crime decreased 11.5 percent.
