Table 44
Arrest Trends
Cities, 2009–2010
[8,436 agencies; 2010 estimated population 157,943,246; 2009 estimated population 156,998,017]
Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
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Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
2009 | 2010 |
Percent change |
|
TOTAL1 | 7,514,218 | 7,144,759 | -4.9 | 1,111,456 | 1,001,610 | -9.9 | 6,402,762 | 6,143,149 | -4.1 |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 6,347 | 5,909 | -6.9 | 635 | 578 | -9.0 | 5,712 | 5,331 | -6.7 |
Forcible rape | 10,815 | 10,598 | -2.0 | 1,594 | 1,521 | -4.6 | 9,221 | 9,077 | -1.6 |
Robbery | 78,378 | 69,778 | -11.0 | 19,568 | 16,928 | -13.5 | 58,810 | 52,850 | -10.1 |
Aggravated assault | 237,755 | 228,803 | -3.8 | 28,032 | 25,190 | -10.1 | 209,723 | 203,613 | -2.9 |
Burglary | 163,691 | 160,160 | -2.2 | 42,866 | 38,490 | -10.2 | 120,825 | 121,670 | +0.7 |
Larceny-theft | 842,080 | 795,457 | -5.5 | 209,059 | 184,891 | -11.6 | 633,021 | 610,566 | -3.5 |
Motor vehicle theft | 42,497 | 37,510 | -11.7 | 10,555 | 8,476 | -19.7 | 31,942 | 29,034 | -9.1 |
Arson | 6,632 | 6,306 | -4.9 | 3,206 | 2,877 | -10.3 | 3,426 | 3,429 | +0.1 |
Violent crime2 | 333,295 | 315,088 | -5.5 | 49,829 | 44,217 | -11.3 | 283,466 | 270,871 | -4.4 |
Property crime2 | 1,054,900 | 999,433 | -5.3 | 265,686 | 234,734 | -11.6 | 789,214 | 764,699 | -3.1 |
Other assaults | 726,896 | 714,495 | -1.7 | 122,460 | 116,756 | -4.7 | 604,436 | 597,739 | -1.1 |
Forgery and counterfeiting | 47,629 | 42,891 | -9.9 | 1,253 | 990 | -21.0 | 46,376 | 41,901 | -9.6 |
Fraud | 99,561 | 85,535 | -14.1 | 3,877 | 3,457 | -10.8 | 95,684 | 82,078 | -14.2 |
Embezzlement | 10,470 | 9,321 | -11.0 | 374 | 265 | -29.1 | 10,096 | 9,056 | -10.3 |
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 56,707 | 54,700 | -3.5 | 11,037 | 9,506 | -13.9 | 45,670 | 45,194 | -1.0 |
Vandalism | 157,732 | 147,252 | -6.6 | 55,299 | 46,930 | -15.1 | 102,433 | 100,322 | -2.1 |
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 93,725 | 89,821 | -4.2 | 20,353 | 18,605 | -8.6 | 73,372 | 71,216 | -2.9 |
Prostitution and commercialized vice | 44,197 | 39,247 | -11.2 | 894 | 649 | -27.4 | 43,303 | 38,598 | -10.9 |
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 40,620 | 37,951 | -6.6 | 7,119 | 6,838 | -3.9 | 33,501 | 31,113 | -7.1 |
Drug abuse violations | 894,406 | 871,870 | -2.5 | 98,459 | 97,945 | -0.5 | 795,947 | 773,925 | -2.8 |
Gambling | 3,128 | 2,838 | -9.3 | 432 | 312 | -27.8 | 2,696 | 2,526 | -6.3 |
Offenses against the family and children | 41,635 | 40,347 | -3.1 | 2,521 | 2,205 | -12.5 | 39,114 | 38,142 | -2.5 |
Driving under the influence | 661,039 | 621,518 | -6.0 | 7,099 | 5,954 | -16.1 | 653,940 | 615,564 | -5.9 |
Liquor laws | 346,402 | 309,545 | -10.6 | 65,721 | 56,961 | -13.3 | 280,681 | 252,584 | -10.0 |
Drunkenness | 384,113 | 358,926 | -6.6 | 9,253 | 8,479 | -8.4 | 374,860 | 350,447 | -6.5 |
Disorderly conduct | 407,181 | 380,930 | -6.4 | 104,866 | 95,834 | -8.6 | 302,315 | 285,096 | -5.7 |
Vagrancy | 22,310 | 21,823 | -2.2 | 1,847 | 1,498 | -18.9 | 20,463 | 20,325 | -0.7 |
All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,006,289 | 1,934,398 | -3.6 | 201,094 | 182,645 | -9.2 | 1,805,195 | 1,751,753 | -3.0 |
Suspicion | 637 | 648 | +1.7 | 83 | 84 | +1.2 | 554 | 564 | +1.8 |
Curfew and loitering law violations | 81,983 | 66,830 | -18.5 | 81,983 | 66,830 | -18.5 | - | - | - |
- 1 Does not include suspicion.
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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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