Table 27

 

Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means
Breakdown of Offenses Known
by Population Group, 2004
[2004 estimated population]

Population group Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Motor vehicle theft Arson 1
Rape by force Assault to rape-attempts Firearm Knife or cutting instrument Other weapon Strong-arm Firearm Knife or cutting instrument Other weapon Hands, fists, feet, etc. Forcible entry Unlawful entry Attempted forcible entry Autos Trucks and buses Other vehicles Structure Mobile Other

TOTAL ALL AGENCIES:

                                      
13,008 agencies;                                      
 population 228,833,146                                      
    Offenses known 67,000 6,241 119,963 26,377 27,211 117,844 125,307 117,679 214,506 171,202 1,019,513 537,809 102,059 723,425 179,002 83,494 25,496 18,348 15,437
    Percent cleared by arrest 41.0 42.6 20.9 28.4 28.0 30.5 39.9 61.1 55.6 64.1 12.2 14.2 10.6 13.4 10.9 11.3 21.5 7.2 20.3

TOTAL CITIES: 9,252 cities;

                                      
  population 153,543,171                                      
    Offenses known 50,554 4,871 105,432 23,303 23,720 105,631 100,598 95,208 165,424 126,045 761,128 401,404 79,264 604,369 145,058 56,740 19,586 12,810 11,139
    Percent cleared by arrest 39.8 41.2 20.4 27.6 27.0 29.8 37.1 59.5 53.5 63.7 11.5 13.6 10.3 12.5 10.1 10.4 20.3 6.1 20.4

GROUP I

                                      
59 cities, 250,000 and over;                                      
  population 38,014,637                                      
    Offenses known 15,887 2,081 58,961 11,246 11,471 51,459 53,249 39,082 69,660 38,507 278,254 111,614 22,191 269,191 87,007 22,932 7,842 6,663 3,066
    Percent cleared by arrest 40.8 39.5 18.1 23.8 22.9 26.4 31.9 55.4 49.0 64.6 9.7 11.6 9.4 10.1 7.7 7.0 14.0 2.9 13.6
8 cities, 1,000,000 and over;                                      
  population 13,805,573                                      
    Offenses known 4,910 863 23,863 5,141 4,185 19,626 20,245 14,168 23,574 18,716 93,746 36,545 6,408 94,246 37,082 8,347 2,004 2,696 1,017
    Percent cleared by arrest 43.4 41.6 18.1 22.7 25.3 27.9 29.0 52.7 46.9 69.5 10.0 11.8 10.0 9.8 5.7 5.5 14.0 1.8 8.9
20 cities, 500,000 to 999,999;                                      
  population 12,935,737                                      
    Offenses known 5,679 726 20,150 3,471 4,078 15,489 17,290 13,601 24,546 9,925 103,573 39,249 9,564 95,166 28,169 9,715 3,055 2,054 758
    Percent cleared by arrest 38.0 33.7 15.4 23.9 20.4 23.1 30.7 52.9 46.5 47.3 8.1 9.5 8.1 9.3 8.6 3.8 16.0 3.4 17.5
31 cities, 250,000 to 499,999;                                      
  population 11,273,327                                      
    Offenses known 5,298 492 14,948 2,634 3,208 16,344 15,714 11,313 21,540 9,866 80,935 35,820 6,219 79,779 21,756 4,870 2,783 1,913 1,291
    Percent cleared by arrest 41.5 44.1 21.8 25.8 22.8 27.8 37.0 61.7 54.1 72.5 11.4 13.6 10.9 11.5 9.9 16.0 11.9 4.0 15.0

GROUP II

                                      
150 cities, 100,000 to 249,999;                                      
  population 22,497,950                                      
    Offenses known 7,770 711 18,469 4,117 4,133 17,399 16,561 15,653 28,593 14,274 126,071 64,165 12,866 115,015 22,548 8,614 2,842 2,025 1,649
    Percent cleared by arrest 36.7 43.7 20.8 26.8 26.9 29.2 36.6 59.2 52.7 58.9 10.6 12.2 9.4 10.3 10.8 10.0 17.7 7.2 20.4

GROUP III

                                      
368 cities, 50,000 to 99,999;                                      
  population 25,267,148                                      
    Offenses known 8,285 606 11,644 3,408 3,139 15,147 11,871 13,907 24,094 18,714 113,915 67,265 14,515 86,931 14,835 7,541 2,692 1,666 1,901
    Percent cleared by arrest 38.6 39.3 22.9 30.3 30.1 33.0 40.9 60.7 57.5 61.7 11.7 13.6 10.1 12.3 11.6 12.1 23.3 6.7 21.5

GROUP IV

                                      
674 cities, 25,000 to 49,999;                                      
  population 23,292,953                                      
    Offenses known 6,964 487 7,266 2,088 2,368 9,614 7,521 10,005 16,865 16,251 88,138 54,834 11,305 57,664 8,360 6,223 2,185 1,066 1,829
    Percent cleared by arrest 38.2 40.0 25.1 32.2 33.2 33.8 44.5 62.9 57.5 61.1 11.8 14.0 10.2 15.1 15.6 12.5 27.6 10.7 21.3

GROUP V

                                      
1,529 cities, 10,000 to 24,999;                                      
  population 24,158,763                                      
    Offenses known 6,453 491 5,682 1,557 1,612 7,398 6,179 8,896 14,004 16,994 83,790 54,021 9,807 44,429 7,044 5,830 1,948 811 1,466
    Percent cleared by arrest 40.9 43.2 27.1 39.1 35.1 37.5 51.8 66.0 59.7 65.3 14.6 16.2 11.2 20.3 18.8 13.2 27.0 13.9 28.0

GROUP VI

                                      
6,472 cities, under 10,000;                                      
  population 20,311,720                                      
    Offenses known 5,195 495 3,410 887 997 4,614 5,217 7,665 12,208 21,305 70,960 49,505 8,580 31,139 5,264 5,600 2,077 579 1,228
    Percent cleared by arrest 43.6 46.3 28.5 38.6 36.7 38.9 55.6 67.5 60.1 68.1 15.9 16.9 13.3 26.4 22.9 17.7 29.9 17.3 24.9

METROPOLITAN COUNTIES

                                      
1,495 agencies;                                      
  population 51,192,440                                      
    Offenses known 11,178 935 13,058 2,752 3,043 10,851 18,004 16,969 38,044 30,505 173,722 94,422 16,679 99,545 28,633 19,261 4,102 4,633 3,274
    Percent cleared by arrest 44.3 47.0 23.1 33.8 34.3 35.7 48.0 67.6 62.3 65.9 13.4 15.8 11.3 15.8 12.0 11.7 25.4 8.4 18.4

NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES

                                      
2,261 agencies;                                      
  population 24,097,535                                      
    Offenses known 5,268 435 1,473 322 448 1,362 6,705 5,502 11,038 14,652 84,663 41,983 6,116 19,511 5,311 7,493 1,808 905 1,024
    Percent cleared by arrest 45.4 48.7 37.9 42.5 40.2 42.0 59.2 66.9 63.5 63.8 15.6 16.0 12.6 28.9 25.4 16.5 25.9 16.9 25.2

SUBURBAN AREA 2

                                      
6,734 agencies;                                      
  population 97,925,143                                      
    Offenses known 21,543 1,749 24,280 5,632 6,202 24,754 27,746 30,886 62,816 62,093 310,322 189,567 35,196 196,689 43,230 31,210 7,694 6,240 6,203
    Percent cleared by arrest 42.6 45.5 23.7 33.8 34.4 35.6 48.4 66.7 61.1 65.5 13.4 15.6 11.4 16.2 13.3 12.0 25.9 9.4 20.8

1 Not all agencies submit reports for arson to the FBI. As a result, the number of reports the FBI uses to compute the percent of offenses cleared for arson is less than the number it uses to compute the percent of offenses cleared for all other offenses. Agencies must report arson clearances by detailed property classification as specified on the Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement to be included in this table; therefore, clearances in this table may differ from other clearance tables.

2 Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (see Appendix III). Suburban area excludes all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. The agencies associated with suburban areas also appear in other groups within this table.