Table 35
Five-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2008–2012
[10,469 agencies; 2012 estimated population 226,864,503; 2008 estimated population 219,913,275]
| Offense charged | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Under 18 | Total | Under 18 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2008 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2008 | 2012 |
Percent change |
2008 | 2012 |
Percent change |
|
| TOTAL1 | 7,647,153 | 6,551,018 | -14.3 | 1,054,437 | 691,630 | -34.4 | 2,445,123 | 2,302,211 | -5.8 | 415,710 | 283,715 | -31.8 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 8,257 | 7,040 | -14.7 | 860 | 467 | -45.7 | 982 | 892 | -9.2 | 61 | 48 | -21.3 |
| Forcible rape | 16,005 | 13,277 | -17.0 | 2,386 | 1,862 | -22.0 | 191 | 122 | -36.1 | 37 | 29 | -21.6 |
| Robbery | 84,411 | 66,808 | -20.9 | 23,907 | 14,357 | -39.9 | 11,118 | 9,988 | -10.2 | 2,480 | 1,642 | -33.8 |
| Aggravated assault | 247,215 | 219,731 | -11.1 | 31,341 | 19,777 | -36.9 | 67,234 | 64,325 | -4.3 | 9,453 | 6,660 | -29.5 |
| Burglary | 192,726 | 172,944 | -10.3 | 54,137 | 34,817 | -35.7 | 33,423 | 34,235 | +2.4 | 7,607 | 4,762 | -37.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 545,625 | 533,419 | -2.2 | 133,844 | 96,647 | -27.8 | 381,618 | 404,735 | +6.1 | 105,079 | 69,710 | -33.7 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 59,101 | 41,477 | -29.8 | 15,282 | 8,185 | -46.4 | 12,172 | 9,673 | -20.5 | 2,818 | 1,516 | -46.2 |
| Arson | 8,779 | 6,986 | -20.4 | 4,257 | 2,775 | -34.8 | 1,673 | 1,547 | -7.5 | 598 | 484 | -19.1 |
| Violent crime2 | 355,888 | 306,856 | -13.8 | 58,494 | 36,463 | -37.7 | 79,525 | 75,327 | -5.3 | 12,031 | 8,379 | -30.4 |
| Property crime2 | 806,231 | 754,826 | -6.4 | 207,520 | 142,424 | -31.4 | 428,886 | 450,190 | +5.0 | 116,102 | 76,472 | -34.1 |
| Other assaults | 695,514 | 629,577 | -9.5 | 110,878 | 78,232 | -29.4 | 239,245 | 240,648 | +0.6 | 57,335 | 45,493 | -20.7 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 41,216 | 30,102 | -27.0 | 1,316 | 743 | -43.5 | 25,171 | 17,841 | -29.1 | 650 | 302 | -53.5 |
| Fraud | 95,302 | 66,664 | -30.0 | 3,638 | 2,375 | -34.7 | 74,902 | 45,410 | -39.4 | 1,945 | 1,160 | -40.4 |
| Embezzlement | 7,801 | 5,821 | -25.4 | 553 | 199 | -64.0 | 8,312 | 5,497 | -33.9 | 413 | 129 | -68.8 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 61,585 | 57,529 | -6.6 | 11,778 | 8,084 | -31.4 | 14,383 | 14,565 | +1.3 | 2,259 | 1,485 | -34.3 |
| Vandalism | 176,055 | 135,272 | -23.2 | 69,928 | 37,758 | -46.0 | 36,014 | 33,376 | -7.3 | 10,709 | 6,950 | -35.1 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 122,328 | 101,436 | -17.1 | 26,792 | 16,582 | -38.1 | 9,885 | 8,826 | -10.7 | 2,821 | 1,702 | -39.7 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 17,069 | 13,434 | -21.3 | 277 | 140 | -49.5 | 38,787 | 28,060 | -27.7 | 864 | 462 | -46.5 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 52,875 | 46,296 | -12.4 | 9,528 | 8,124 | -14.7 | 4,967 | 3,929 | -20.9 | 1,030 | 932 | -9.5 |
| Drug abuse violations | 1,022,705 | 905,751 | -11.4 | 112,499 | 84,619 | -24.8 | 231,874 | 227,325 | -2.0 | 20,522 | 17,349 | -15.5 |
| Gambling | 6,810 | 4,724 | -30.6 | 1,235 | 646 | -47.7 | 521 | 553 | +6.1 | 24 | 23 | -4.2 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 62,248 | 53,992 | -13.3 | 2,552 | 1,499 | -41.3 | 21,126 | 19,606 | -7.2 | 1,406 | 929 | -33.9 |
| Driving under the influence | 842,366 | 695,861 | -17.4 | 8,740 | 5,105 | -41.6 | 231,445 | 225,538 | -2.6 | 2,898 | 1,763 | -39.2 |
| Liquor laws | 329,520 | 236,823 | -28.1 | 60,255 | 37,037 | -38.5 | 127,993 | 97,387 | -23.9 | 36,681 | 24,479 | -33.3 |
| Drunkenness | 374,745 | 301,008 | -19.7 | 8,669 | 5,302 | -38.8 | 72,162 | 67,798 | -6.0 | 2,693 | 2,001 | -25.7 |
| Disorderly conduct | 371,206 | 290,139 | -21.8 | 92,809 | 56,733 | -38.9 | 131,159 | 112,500 | -14.2 | 44,704 | 30,921 | -30.8 |
| Vagrancy | 18,716 | 16,775 | -10.4 | 996 | 478 | -52.0 | 5,141 | 4,168 | -18.9 | 252 | 99 | -60.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,117,469 | 1,857,381 | -12.3 | 196,476 | 128,336 | -34.7 | 632,161 | 607,206 | -3.9 | 68,907 | 46,224 | -32.9 |
| Suspicion | 901 | 868 | -3.7 | 149 | 181 | +21.5 | 248 | 280 | +12.9 | 41 | 68 | +65.9 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 69,504 | 40,751 | -41.4 | 69,504 | 40,751 | -41.4 | 31,464 | 16,461 | -47.7 | 31,464 | 16,461 | -47.7 |
- 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.
Data Declaration
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Overview
Five-Year Arrest Trends, by Sex, 2008–2012
- In 2012, the number of males arrested decreased 14.3 percent, and the number of females arrested decreased 5.8 percent when compared with figures from 2008.
- The number of juvenile (those under age 18) males arrested in 2012 dropped 34.4 percent, and the number of arrests of juvenile females declined 31.8 percent when compared with the 2008 data.
- For the 5-year trend, the number of males arrested for violent crimes decreased 13.8 percent, and the number of females arrested for these offenses decreased 5.3 percent.
- A comparison of arrest data for 2012 with those for 2008 showed the number of males arrested for murder decreased 14.7 percent; for females, the number of arrests decreased 9.2 percent.
- Arrests of juveniles for violent crimes decreased for both genders in 2012 when compared with data for 2008. The number of arrests of juvenile males dropped 37.7 percent, and the number of arrests of juvenile females fell 30.4 percent.
