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Table 33

Ten-Year Arrest Trends

by Sex, 2002–2011

[9,207 agencies; 2011 estimated population 203,216,356; 2002 estimated population 188,270,573]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2002 2011 Percent
change
2002 2011 Percent
change
2002 2011 Percent
change
2002 2011 Percent
change
TOTAL1 6,638,390 5,910,637 -11.0 1,004,071 677,299 -32.5 1,970,089 2,083,579 +5.8 378,415 285,243 -24.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,793 5,951 -12.4 607 456 -24.9 837 801 -4.3 72 44 -38.9
Forcible rape 17,051 11,934 -30.0 2,718 1,694 -37.7 242 135 -44.2 96 41 -57.3
Robbery 60,499 59,410 -1.8 13,984 13,022 -6.9 7,024 8,381 +19.3 1,355 1,338 -1.3
Aggravated assault 243,651 200,755 -17.6 30,422 19,214 -36.8 61,581 58,010 -5.8 9,427 6,131 -35.0
Burglary 163,441 162,496 -0.6 50,386 35,181 -30.2 25,874 31,497 +21.7 6,609 5,072 -23.3
Larceny-theft 473,680 472,669 -0.2 137,966 96,253 -30.2 281,359 367,518 +30.6 89,858 75,750 -15.7
Motor vehicle theft 71,960 33,426 -53.5 21,686 6,951 -67.9 14,086 7,450 -47.1 4,638 1,350 -70.9
Arson 9,155 6,125 -33.1 4,987 2,770 -44.5 1,635 1,260 -22.9 629 440 -30.0
Violent crime2 327,994 278,050 -15.2 47,731 34,386 -28.0 69,684 67,327 -3.4 10,950 7,554 -31.0
Property crime2 718,236 674,716 -6.1 215,025 141,155 -34.4 322,954 407,725 +26.2 101,734 82,612 -18.8
Other assaults 608,845 584,784 -4.0 101,266 79,252 -21.7 193,946 223,455 +15.2 47,521 43,946 -7.5
Forgery and counterfeiting 46,065 28,542 -38.0 2,209 711 -67.8 30,705 17,001 -44.6 1,245 306 -75.4
Fraud 118,457 66,262 -44.1 3,940 2,302 -41.6 99,151 45,797 -53.8 2,013 1,229 -38.9
Embezzlement 6,638 5,510 -17.0 593 178 -70.0 6,651 5,565 -16.3 403 118 -70.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 66,798 49,509 -25.9 14,399 7,397 -48.6 14,888 12,371 -16.9 2,835 1,510 -46.7
Vandalism 149,398 128,600 -13.9 60,623 39,077 -35.5 29,168 30,079 +3.1 9,496 6,824 -28.1
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 92,755 87,682 -5.5 19,846 15,888 -19.9 8,123 7,741 -4.7 2,329 1,839 -21.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice 15,659 10,439 -33.3 279 146 -47.7 28,717 24,497 -14.7 627 531 -15.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 55,233 42,872 -22.4 11,461 7,513 -34.4 4,921 3,326 -32.4 1,126 887 -21.2
Drug abuse violations 789,543 761,050 -3.6 97,672 77,744 -20.4 178,975 193,114 +7.9 19,938 16,390 -17.8
Gambling 3,595 2,238 -37.7 301 116 -61.5 619 453 -26.8 15 17 +13.3
Offenses against the family and children 65,459 49,408 -24.5 3,660 1,396 -61.9 21,303 18,183 -14.6 2,365 891 -62.3
Driving under the influence 706,226 579,176 -18.0 10,896 4,958 -54.5 151,069 186,459 +23.4 2,647 1,654 -37.5
Liquor laws 322,989 230,304 -28.7 65,459 37,001 -43.5 107,385 97,178 -9.5 33,801 24,609 -27.2
Drunkenness 343,257 303,138 -11.7 9,906 5,863 -40.8 55,602 66,955 +20.4 2,742 2,096 -23.6
Disorderly conduct 313,550 263,529 -16.0 85,057 57,725 -32.1 104,603 103,646 -0.9 36,498 31,019 -15.0
Vagrancy 12,889 14,406 +11.8 1,092 924 -15.4 3,170 3,294 +3.9 335 266 -20.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,809,977 1,714,102 -5.3 187,829 127,247 -32.3 509,504 554,112 +8.8 70,844 45,644 -35.6
Suspicion 2,186 713 -67.4 750 65 -91.3 687 219 -68.1 342 25 -92.7
Curfew and loitering law violations 64,827 36,320 -44.0 64,827 36,320 -44.0 28,951 15,301 -47.1 28,951 15,301 -47.1
  • 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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Ten-Year Arrest Trends, by Sex, 2002–2011

  • In 2011, the number of males arrested declined 11.0 percent when compared with data for 2002, but the number of females arrested rose 5.8 percent for the same comparison period.
  • Arrests of juvenile males (persons under age 18) dropped 32.5 percent, and arrests of juvenile females decreased 24.6 percent when data for 2011 were compared with statistics for 2002.
  • The number of males arrested for violent crimes in 2011 decreased 15.2 percent from the number arrested in 2002, and the number of females arrested for violent crimes decreased 3.4 percent.
  • Arrests of juveniles for violent crimes declined for both genders in 2011 when compared with data for 2002.  The number of arrests of juvenile males decreased 28.0 percent, and the number of arrests of juvenile females decreased 31.0 percent.
  • A comparison of data for 2011 and 2002 showed that the number of males arrested for property crimes in 2011 declined 6.1 percent from the number arrested in 2002, but the number of females arrested for property crimes rose 26.2 percent. 
  • Arrests of juvenile males for property crimes decreased 34.4 percent, and arrests of juvenile females for property crimes decreased 18.8 percent when data for 2011 were compared with data for 2002.