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Table 54

Arrests
Metropolitan Counties
by Sex, 2006
[1,252 agencies; 2006 estimated population 45,787,064]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested Percent male Percent female Percent distribution1
Total Male Female Total Male Female
TOTAL 1,767,517 1,362,533 404,984 77.1 22.9 100.0 100.0 100.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,969 1,708 261 86.7 13.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
Forcible rape 3,349 3,294 55 98.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 *
Robbery 11,323 10,160 1,163 89.7 10.3 0.6 0.7 0.3
Aggravated assault 59,274 47,959 11,315 80.9 19.1 3.4 3.5 2.8
Burglary 39,651 34,290 5,361 86.5 13.5 2.2 2.5 1.3
Larceny-theft 101,022 66,317 34,705 65.6 34.4 5.7 4.9 8.6
Motor vehicle theft 17,298 14,216 3,082 82.2 17.8 1.0 1.0 0.8
Arson 2,330 1,962 368 84.2 15.8 0.1 0.1 0.1
Violent crime2 75,915 63,121 12,794 83.1 16.9 4.3 4.6 3.2
Property crime2 160,301 116,785 43,516 72.9 27.1 9.1 8.6 10.7
Other assaults 159,136 119,380 39,756 75.0 25.0 9.0 8.8 9.8
Forgery and counterfeiting 13,652 8,349 5,303 61.2 38.8 0.8 0.6 1.3
Fraud 57,507 29,969 27,538 52.1 47.9 3.3 2.2 6.8
Embezzlement 2,625 1,274 1,351 48.5 51.5 0.1 0.1 0.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 16,344 13,356 2,988 81.7 18.3 0.9 1.0 0.7
Vandalism 32,155 27,003 5,152 84.0 16.0 1.8 2.0 1.3
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 21,591 19,875 1,716 92.1 7.9 1.2 1.5 0.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,705 1,005 1,700 37.2 62.8 0.2 0.1 0.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 12,440 11,763 677 94.6 5.4 0.7 0.9 0.2
Drug abuse violations 226,189 181,455 44,734 80.2 19.8 12.8 13.3 11.0
Gambling 706 545 161 77.2 22.8 * * *
Offenses against the family and children 36,059 30,340 5,719 84.1 15.9 2.0 2.2 1.4
Driving under the influence 237,867 193,082 44,785 81.2 18.8 13.5 14.2 11.1
Liquor laws 55,614 39,691 15,923 71.4 28.6 3.1 2.9 3.9
Drunkenness 40,392 33,755 6,637 83.6 16.4 2.3 2.5 1.6
Disorderly conduct 45,960 34,096 11,864 74.2 25.8 2.6 2.5 2.9
Vagrancy 2,789 1,962 827 70.3 29.7 0.2 0.1 0.2
All other offenses (except traffic) 546,850 425,163 121,687 77.7 22.3 30.9 31.2 30.0
Suspicion 538 419 119 77.9 22.1 * * *
Curfew and loitering law violations 4,428 2,933 1,495 66.2 33.8 0.3 0.2 0.4
Runaways 15,754 7,212 8,542 45.8 54.2 0.9 0.5 2.1

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  • In 2006, males accounted for 77.1 percent of all persons arrested in metropolitan counties.
  • Males accounted for 83.1 percent of all persons arrested in metropolitan counties for violent crime and 72.9 percent of all persons arrested for property crime.
  • Females accounted for 34.4 percent of all persons arrested for larceny-theft in metropolitan counties in 2006.
  • In 2006, males were most often arrested in metropolitan counties for driving under the influence (193,082 arrests) and drug abuse violations (181,455 arrests).
  • Females were most often arrested in metropolitan counties for driving under the influence (44,785 arrests) and drug abuse violations (44,734 arrests).
Crime in the United States, 2006