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Table 52

Arrests

Metropolitan Counties

by Age, 2010

[1,352 agencies; 2010 estimated population 52,433,613]

Offense charged Total all
ages
Ages
under 15
Ages
under 18
Ages 18
and over
Under
10
10-12 13-14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 and
over
TOTAL 1,815,431 46,664 176,428 1,639,003 1,426 10,440 34,798 31,428 43,147 55,189 72,413 79,287 80,004 75,866 70,904 67,675 66,115 287,435 218,484 172,527 153,667 133,298 85,891 42,100 19,353 13,984
Total percent distribution1 100.0 2.6 9.7 90.3 0.1 0.6 1.9 1.7 2.4 3.0 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 15.8 12.0 9.5 8.5 7.3 4.7 2.3 1.1 0.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,657 12 140 1,517 0 1 11 33 43 52 96 97 88 99 71 69 63 254 181 137 91 101 78 44 22 26
Forcible rape 2,679 143 402 2,277 0 45 98 69 80 110 115 150 113 113 107 82 63 328 287 281 215 179 117 42 42 43
Robbery 11,108 377 2,247 8,861 3 57 317 422 676 772 1,029 955 852 642 518 455 359 1,483 969 552 449 325 160 83 13 17
Aggravated assault 58,440 1,893 5,892 52,548 60 550 1,283 1,043 1,306 1,650 2,059 2,060 2,144 2,128 2,064 1,968 1,972 9,118 7,156 5,833 5,206 4,692 3,043 1,557 840 708
Burglary 40,413 1,908 7,747 32,666 76 394 1,438 1,402 1,905 2,532 3,163 2,913 2,532 2,102 1,787 1,524 1,432 5,641 3,687 2,513 2,177 1,723 922 359 123 68
Larceny-theft 129,188 6,648 25,060 104,128 111 1,359 5,178 4,633 6,094 7,685 8,122 7,188 6,320 5,341 4,679 4,052 4,196 16,748 12,138 9,668 8,969 7,542 4,789 2,367 1,110 899
Motor vehicle theft 10,432 370 1,858 8,574 8 36 326 385 524 579 675 556 457 451 356 354 359 1,507 1,192 910 698 581 291 113 49 25
Arson 1,524 248 459 1,065 27 79 142 69 77 65 77 58 58 37 45 44 24 153 150 88 89 93 72 37 22 18
Violent crime2 73,884 2,425 8,681 65,203 63 653 1,709 1,567 2,105 2,584 3,299 3,262 3,197 2,982 2,760 2,574 2,457 11,183 8,593 6,803 5,961 5,297 3,398 1,726 917 794
Violent crime percent distribution1 100.0 3.3 11.7 88.3 0.1 0.9 2.3 2.1 2.8 3.5 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.3 15.1 11.6 9.2 8.1 7.2 4.6 2.3 1.2 1.1
Property crime2 181,557 9,174 35,124 146,433 222 1,868 7,084 6,489 8,600 10,861 12,037 10,715 9,367 7,931 6,867 5,974 6,011 24,049 17,167 13,179 11,933 9,939 6,074 2,876 1,304 1,010
Property crime percent distribution1 100.0 5.1 19.3 80.7 0.1 1.0 3.9 3.6 4.7 6.0 6.6 5.9 5.2 4.4 3.8 3.3 3.3 13.2 9.5 7.3 6.6 5.5 3.3 1.6 0.7 0.6
Other assaults 175,126 11,740 30,724 144,402 460 3,247 8,033 5,774 6,780 6,430 5,338 5,216 5,246 5,456 5,453 5,269 5,164 24,104 20,073 17,434 16,024 13,622 8,446 3,992 1,852 1,713
Forgery and counterfeiting 11,735 26 209 11,526 1 7 18 27 49 107 268 395 498 443 482 532 502 2,239 1,786 1,498 1,117 881 499 220 105 61
Fraud 35,737 141 707 35,030 4 20 117 108 181 277 551 773 888 950 1,006 991 1,033 5,745 5,766 5,300 4,458 3,385 2,128 1,097 548 411
Embezzlement 2,393 7 68 2,325 0 0 7 4 13 44 106 138 132 121 92 96 104 331 262 245 268 193 113 62 41 21
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 14,235 302 1,583 12,652 4 36 262 308 403 570 835 812 713 710 570 488 551 2,255 1,716 1,293 1,026 881 480 201 68 53
Vandalism 30,077 3,092 8,617 21,460 150 840 2,102 1,588 1,916 2,021 1,873 1,582 1,347 1,286 1,057 942 919 3,464 2,522 1,880 1,646 1,339 810 409 187 197
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 19,868 1,562 3,838 16,030 117 484 961 622 756 898 1,052 1,034 905 814 863 779 688 2,978 1,941 1,412 1,135 1,003 671 352 203 200
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,822 17 78 2,744 1 1 15 12 22 27 67 112 146 118 147 127 123 474 342 304 254 246 123 82 42 37
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 11,502 1,049 2,100 9,402 40 304 705 352 322 377 455 453 368 397 334 310 241 1,204 1,045 985 966 909 642 395 313 385
Drug abuse violations 231,600 3,362 20,527 211,073 28 428 2,906 3,378 5,354 8,433 13,422 14,445 13,813 12,347 10,867 10,058 9,644 38,445 27,032 18,504 15,342 13,202 8,313 3,711 1,340 588
Gambling 1,190 3 33 1,157 0 0 3 5 8 17 16 17 22 10 10 23 19 106 95 125 199 110 200 76 56 73
Offenses against the family and children 31,142 141 482 30,660 19 34 88 99 109 133 256 316 413 533 606 712 788 4,788 5,731 5,449 4,697 3,417 1,880 711 255 108
Driving under the influence 263,087 26 1,734 261,353 5 3 18 55 374 1,279 4,230 6,594 7,977 11,924 12,055 12,178 11,933 50,208 34,829 26,837 24,717 23,503 16,823 9,569 4,785 3,191
Liquor laws 49,220 932 11,286 37,934 10 79 843 1,502 3,115 5,737 8,276 8,843 7,687 1,131 850 736 554 2,228 1,584 1,393 1,397 1,339 958 552 248 158
Drunkenness 43,619 100 890 42,729 0 5 95 145 211 434 1,303 1,428 1,466 1,976 1,672 1,560 1,537 6,872 5,201 4,289 4,482 4,785 3,335 1,691 722 410
Disorderly conduct 49,473 4,536 13,225 36,248 71 1,074 3,391 2,752 2,984 2,953 2,105 1,696 1,677 1,772 1,625 1,504 1,446 5,664 4,260 3,392 3,392 3,379 2,303 1,098 510 425
Vagrancy 2,457 36 170 2,287 2 1 33 35 43 56 83 95 78 82 78 63 61 335 229 212 245 296 209 113 54 54
All other offenses (except traffic) 580,443 7,082 32,157 548,286 223 1,252 5,607 5,685 8,345 11,045 16,836 21,360 24,059 24,880 23,504 22,757 22,337 100,752 78,303 61,983 54,402 45,565 28,485 13,166 5,802 4,095
Suspicion 81 1 12 69 0 1 0 0 5 6 5 1 5 3 6 2 3 11 7 10 6 7 1 1 1 0
Curfew and loitering law violations 4,183 910 4,183 - 6 103 801 921 1,452 900 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • 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.

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