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Under 18 years of age |
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Offense charged |
1998 |
2002 |
Percent change |
1998 |
2002 |
Percent change |
1998 |
2002 |
Percent change |
| TOTAL1 | 8,870,062 | 8,170,655 | -7.9 | 1,620,158 | 1,307,660 | -19.3 | 7,249,904 | 6,862,995 | -5.3 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 8,836 | 7,893 | -10.7 | 1,134 | 730 | -35.6 | 7,702 | 7,163 | -7.0 |
| Forcible rape | 18,238 | 16,926 | -7.2 | 3,218 | 2,774 | -13.8 | 15,020 | 14,152 | -5.8 |
| Robbery | 71,175 | 65,235 | -8.3 | 19,236 | 15,253 | -20.7 | 51,939 | 49,982 | -3.8 |
| Aggravated assault | 303,458 | 282,472 | -6.9 | 44,009 | 37,405 | -15.0 | 259,449 | 245,067 | -5.5 |
| Burglary | 199,917 | 175,882 | -12.0 | 71,389 | 52,755 | -26.1 | 128,528 | 123,127 | -4.2 |
| Larceny-theft | 825,616 | 709,622 | -14.0 | 267,930 | 206,580 | -22.9 | 557,686 | 503,042 | -9.8 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 93,419 | 92,650 | -0.8 | 32,830 | 27,855 | -15.2 | 60,589 | 64,795 | +6.9 |
| Arson | 10,173 | 9,607 | -5.6 | 5,483 | 4,861 | -11.3 | 4,690 | 4,746 | +1.2 |
| Violent crime2 | 401,707 | 372,526 | -7.3 | 67,597 | 56,162 | -16.9 | 334,110 | 316,364 | -5.3 |
| Property crime3 | 1,129,125 | 987,761 | -12.5 | 377,632 | 292,051 | -22.7 | 751,493 | 695,710 | -7.4 |
| Crime Index4 | 1,530,832 | 1,360,287 | -11.1 | 445,229 | 348,213 | -21.8 | 1,085,603 | 1,012,074 | -6.8 |
| Other assaults | 818,346 | 782,242 | -4.4 | 145,757 | 143,235 | -1.7 | 672,589 | 639,007 | -5.0 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 67,922 | 69,469 | +2.3 | 4,376 | 3,006 | -31.3 | 63,546 | 66,463 | +4.6 |
| Fraud | 214,488 | 197,253 | -8.0 | 6,908 | 5,527 | -20.0 | 207,580 | 191,726 | -7.6 |
| Embezzlement | 10,744 | 11,555 | +7.5 | 1,020 | 834 | -18.2 | 9,724 | 10,721 | +10.3 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 82,208 | 75,374 | -8.3 | 21,137 | 15,616 | -26.1 | 61,071 | 59,758 | -2.1 |
| Vandalism | 186,930 | 163,225 | -12.7 | 80,167 | 62,363 | -22.2 | 106,763 | 100,862 | -5.5 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 115,949 | 98,120 | -15.4 | 27,720 | 21,031 | -24.1 | 88,229 | 77,089 | -12.6 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 59,775 | 49,597 | -17.0 | 890 | 839 | -5.7 | 58,885 | 48,758 | -17.2 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 56,192 | 55,040 | -2.1 | 9,692 | 10,577 | +9.1 | 46,500 | 44,463 | -4.4 |
| Drug abuse violations | 946,065 | 945,334 | -0.1 | 126,219 | 112,787 | -10.6 | 819,846 | 832,547 | +1.5 |
| Gambling | 7,398 | 6,092 | -17.7 | 1,006 | 924 | -8.2 | 6,392 | 5,168 | -19.1 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 79,458 | 77,818 | -2.1 | 5,841 | 5,120 | -12.3 | 73,617 | 72,698 | -1.2 |
| Driving under the influence | 864,669 | 840,384 | -2.8 | 13,037 | 12,278 | -5.8 | 851,632 | 828,106 | -2.8 |
| Liquor laws | 395,831 | 357,222 | -9.8 | 102,175 | 79,758 | -21.9 | 293,656 | 277,464 | -5.5 |
| Drunkenness | 455,225 | 378,102 | -16.9 | 16,062 | 11,822 | -26.4 | 439,163 | 366,280 | -16.6 |
| Disorderly conduct | 426,915 | 347,576 | -18.6 | 117,096 | 98,956 | -15.5 | 309,819 | 248,620 | -19.8 |
| Vagrancy | 18,704 | 17,681 | -5.5 | 1,891 | 1,192 | -37.0 | 16,813 | 16,489 | -1.9 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 2,316,119 | 2,187,182 | -5.6 | 277,643 | 222,480 | -19.9 | 2,038,476 | 1,964,702 | -3.6 |
| Suspicion | 3,543 | 1,756 | -50.4 | 931 | 846 | -9.1 | 2,612 | 910 | -65.2 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 113,717 | 76,525 | -32.7 | 113,717 | 76,525 | -32.7 | - | - | - |
| Runaways | 102,575 | 74,577 | -27.3 | 102,575 | 74,577 | -27.3 | - | - | - |