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Table 48

Arrests

Cities

by Sex, 2010

[8,912 agencies; 2010 estimated population 165,417,960]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested Percent
male		 Percent
female		 Percent distribution1
Total Male Female Total Male Female
TOTAL 7,598,850 5,639,500 1,959,350 74.2 25.8 100.0 100.0 100.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,373 5,712 661 89.6 10.4 0.1 0.1 *
Forcible rape 11,424 11,317 107 99.1 0.9 0.2 0.2 *
Robbery 74,578 65,503 9,075 87.8 12.2 1.0 1.2 0.5
Aggravated assault 240,134 184,360 55,774 76.8 23.2 3.2 3.3 2.8
Burglary 166,483 140,507 25,976 84.4 15.6 2.2 2.5 1.3
Larceny-theft 836,119 460,412 375,707 55.1 44.9 11.0 8.2 19.2
Motor vehicle theft 41,138 34,012 7,126 82.7 17.3 0.5 0.6 0.4
Arson 6,487 5,355 1,132 82.5 17.5 0.1 0.1 0.1
Violent crime2 332,509 266,892 65,617 80.3 19.7 4.4 4.7 3.3
Property crime2 1,050,227 640,286 409,941 61.0 39.0 13.8 11.4 20.9
Other assaults 758,138 553,711 204,427 73.0 27.0 10.0 9.8 10.4
Forgery and counterfeiting 44,909 27,916 16,993 62.2 37.8 0.6 0.5 0.9
Fraud 90,104 54,732 35,372 60.7 39.3 1.2 1.0 1.8
Embezzlement 9,640 4,784 4,856 49.6 50.4 0.1 0.1 0.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 55,086 44,041 11,045 79.9 20.1 0.7 0.8 0.6
Vandalism 155,565 126,003 29,562 81.0 19.0 2.0 2.2 1.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 97,015 89,012 8,003 91.8 8.2 1.3 1.6 0.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 45,248 13,807 31,441 30.5 69.5 0.6 0.2 1.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 39,756 36,572 3,184 92.0 8.0 0.5 0.6 0.2
Drug abuse violations 943,847 770,070 173,777 81.6 18.4 12.4 13.7 8.9
Gambling 6,152 5,692 460 92.5 7.5 0.1 0.1 *
Offenses against the family and children 41,654 27,679 13,975 66.4 33.6 0.5 0.5 0.7
Driving under the influence 646,531 490,509 156,022 75.9 24.1 8.5 8.7 8.0
Liquor laws 321,909 231,063 90,846 71.8 28.2 4.2 4.1 4.6
Drunkenness 380,484 315,802 64,682 83.0 17.0 5.0 5.6 3.3
Disorderly conduct 411,718 297,637 114,081 72.3 27.7 5.4 5.3 5.8
Vagrancy 22,053 17,798 4,255 80.7 19.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,076,357 1,575,978 500,379 75.9 24.1 27.3 27.9 25.5
Suspicion 672 506 166 75.3 24.7 * * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 69,276 49,010 20,266 70.7 29.3 0.9 0.9 1.0
  • 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
  • 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.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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