Table 50
Arrest Trends
Metropolitan Counties, 2009–2010
[1,283 agencies; 2010 estimated population 48,782,563; 2009 estimated population 48,289,105]
| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1,757,319 | 1,702,415 | -3.1 | 180,350 | 165,564 | -8.2 | 1,576,969 | 1,536,851 | -2.5 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 1,587 | 1,489 | -6.2 | 92 | 117 | +27.2 | 1,495 | 1,372 | -8.2 |
| Forcible rape | 2,745 | 2,428 | -11.5 | 414 | 366 | -11.6 | 2,331 | 2,062 | -11.5 |
| Robbery | 10,958 | 9,759 | -10.9 | 2,468 | 2,014 | -18.4 | 8,490 | 7,745 | -8.8 |
| Aggravated assault | 54,497 | 53,113 | -2.5 | 6,123 | 5,489 | -10.4 | 48,374 | 47,624 | -1.6 |
| Burglary | 39,523 | 37,739 | -4.5 | 8,876 | 7,303 | -17.7 | 30,647 | 30,436 | -0.7 |
| Larceny-theft | 122,102 | 119,930 | -1.8 | 26,768 | 23,772 | -11.2 | 95,334 | 96,158 | +0.9 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10,456 | 9,512 | -9.0 | 2,311 | 1,739 | -24.8 | 8,145 | 7,773 | -4.6 |
| Arson | 1,731 | 1,459 | -15.7 | 660 | 459 | -30.5 | 1,071 | 1,000 | -6.6 |
| Violent crime2 | 69,787 | 66,789 | -4.3 | 9,097 | 7,986 | -12.2 | 60,690 | 58,803 | -3.1 |
| Property crime2 | 173,812 | 168,640 | -3.0 | 38,615 | 33,273 | -13.8 | 135,197 | 135,367 | +0.1 |
| Other assaults | 165,991 | 162,745 | -2.0 | 29,040 | 28,336 | -2.4 | 136,951 | 134,409 | -1.9 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 11,551 | 10,494 | -9.2 | 264 | 192 | -27.3 | 11,287 | 10,302 | -8.7 |
| Fraud | 40,806 | 33,913 | -16.9 | 775 | 698 | -9.9 | 40,031 | 33,215 | -17.0 |
| Embezzlement | 2,465 | 2,125 | -13.8 | 87 | 68 | -21.8 | 2,378 | 2,057 | -13.5 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 13,459 | 12,629 | -6.2 | 1,682 | 1,410 | -16.2 | 11,777 | 11,219 | -4.7 |
| Vandalism | 30,049 | 28,537 | -5.0 | 9,263 | 8,149 | -12.0 | 20,786 | 20,388 | -1.9 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 18,535 | 17,603 | -5.0 | 3,572 | 3,359 | -6.0 | 14,963 | 14,244 | -4.8 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 2,738 | 2,543 | -7.1 | 76 | 70 | -7.9 | 2,662 | 2,473 | -7.1 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 11,107 | 10,565 | -4.9 | 1,970 | 1,891 | -4.0 | 9,137 | 8,674 | -5.1 |
| Drug abuse violations | 211,446 | 211,021 | -0.2 | 19,719 | 19,392 | -1.7 | 191,727 | 191,629 | -0.1 |
| Gambling | 1,148 | 963 | -16.1 | 52 | 33 | -36.5 | 1,096 | 930 | -15.1 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 32,156 | 30,478 | -5.2 | 538 | 500 | -7.1 | 31,618 | 29,978 | -5.2 |
| Driving under the influence | 257,247 | 254,068 | -1.2 | 1,810 | 1,689 | -6.7 | 255,437 | 252,379 | -1.2 |
| Liquor laws | 54,344 | 47,598 | -12.4 | 13,072 | 10,898 | -16.6 | 41,272 | 36,700 | -11.1 |
| Drunkenness | 43,931 | 40,193 | -8.5 | 1,013 | 861 | -15.0 | 42,918 | 39,332 | -8.4 |
| Disorderly conduct | 46,015 | 46,162 | +0.3 | 12,055 | 11,991 | -0.5 | 33,960 | 34,171 | +0.6 |
| Vagrancy | 2,241 | 2,403 | +7.2 | 147 | 164 | +11.6 | 2,094 | 2,239 | +6.9 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 564,309 | 548,652 | -2.8 | 33,321 | 30,310 | -9.0 | 530,988 | 518,342 | -2.4 |
| Suspicion | 87 | 80 | -8.0 | 4 | 12 | +200.0 | 83 | 68 | -18.1 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 4,182 | 4,294 | +2.7 | 4,182 | 4,294 | +2.7 | - | - | - |
- 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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