Crime in the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Table 37

Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2004-2005
[9,869 agencies; 2005 estimated population 194,973,254; 2004 estimated population 193,248,637]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,804,493 6,810,923 +0.1 975,521 949,070 -2.7 2,171,211 2,186,908 +0.7 428,034 411,571 -3.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,766 7,308 +8.0 534 638 +19.5 932 951 +2.0 59 73 +23.7
Forcible rape 16,223 15,797 -2.6 2,669 2,382 -10.8 262 207 -21.0 74 52 -29.7
Robbery 56,576 58,357 +3.1 12,768 14,264 +11.7 7,115 7,484 +5.2 1,331 1,449 +8.9
Aggravated assault 218,684 221,616 +1.3 28,617 28,311 -1.1 56,143 57,092 +1.7 8,681 8,684 *
Burglary 164,985 165,487 +0.3 47,135 44,861 -4.8 28,047 28,786 +2.6 6,373 5,895 -7.5
Larceny-theft 486,722 464,908 -4.5 127,742 115,818 -9.3 307,394 298,331 -2.9 92,751 85,048 -8.3
Motor vehicle theft 69,725 67,721 -2.9 17,974 16,279 -9.4 14,829 15,090 +1.8 4,038 3,681 -8.8
Arson 8,459 8,746 +3.4 4,507 4,545 +0.8 1,560 1,623 +4.0 654 677 +3.5
Violent crime2 298,249 303,078 +1.6 44,588 45,595 +2.3 64,452 65,734 +2.0 10,145 10,258 +1.1
Property crime2 729,891 706,862 -3.2 197,358 181,503 -8.0 351,830 343,830 -2.3 103,816 95,301 -8.2
Other assaults 630,965 633,168 +0.3 106,844 106,036 -0.8 207,981 210,571 +1.2 53,407 52,855 -1.0
Forgery and counterfeiting 48,227 45,891 -4.8 2,142 1,885 -12.0 32,409 30,462 -6.0 1,170 907 -22.5
Fraud 116,223 111,433 -4.1 3,187 3,176 -0.3 101,198 97,795 -3.4 1,902 1,815 -4.6
Embezzlement 6,184 6,301 +1.9 453 450 -0.7 6,429 6,519 +1.4 286 347 +21.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 68,849 69,105 +0.4 12,981 12,143 -6.5 16,185 17,288 +6.8 2,635 2,492 -5.4
Vandalism 149,852 149,341 -0.3 58,953 58,543 -0.7 30,147 30,991 +2.8 9,887 9,467 -4.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 98,976 106,595 +7.7 22,415 24,148 +7.7 8,700 9,208 +5.8 2,647 2,711 +2.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 13,237 12,896 -2.6 252 169 -32.9 28,524 27,790 -2.6 607 590 -2.8
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 50,157 49,297 -1.7 10,667 9,696 -9.1 3,515 3,167 -9.9 943 877 -7.0
Drug abuse violations 848,607 880,766 +3.8 95,060 93,769 -1.4 206,178 217,223 +5.4 22,035 21,119 -4.2
Gambling 3,138 2,859 -8.9 306 381 +24.5 620 591 -4.7 18 17 -5.6
Offenses against the family and children 62,114 63,097 +1.6 2,307 2,076 -10.0 19,655 20,331 +3.4 1,427 1,387 -2.8
Driving under the influence 750,943 728,842 -2.9 10,242 9,192 -10.3 175,392 176,134 +0.4 2,761 2,632 -4.7
Liquor laws 301,585 287,331 -4.7 57,195 55,239 -3.4 106,788 105,107 -1.6 31,408 31,089 -1.0
Drunkenness 324,364 317,481 -2.1 8,822 8,063 -8.6 57,221 57,366 +0.3 2,648 2,513 -5.1
Disorderly conduct 305,263 306,679 +0.5 89,050 88,170 -1.0 108,909 109,561 +0.6 43,395 43,004 -0.9
Vagrancy 13,511 13,660 +1.1 2,225 2,298 +3.3 3,643 3,753 +3.0 910 875 -3.8
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,910,357 1,942,440 +1.7 176,673 172,737 -2.2 573,818 588,684 +2.6 68,370 66,512 -2.7
Suspicion 1,173 1,363 +16.2 307 253 -17.6 341 347 +1.8 103 84 -18.4
Curfew and loitering law violations 40,652 41,889 +3.0 40,652 41,889 +3.0 20,030 20,282 +1.3 20,030 20,282 +1.3
Runaways 33,149 31,912 -3.7 33,149 31,912 -3.7 47,587 44,521 -6.4 47,587 44,521 -6.4

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  • Nationally, the number of males arrested in 2005 remained virtually unchanged from the 2004 figure. The number of females arrested was up 0.7 percent in the 2-year period.
  • The number of juveniles (persons under age 18) arrested declined in 2005 compared with the previous year's number. The number of males under age 18 arrested was down 2.7 percent, and the number of females in this age group arrested declined 3.8 percent.
  • In the 2-year period, the number of males arrested for violent crimes increased 1.6 percent, and the number of females arrested for these crimes was up 2.0 percent.
  • For murder, the number of juveniles and adults of both genders arrested increased in the 2-year period. The increase in the number of arrests was greatest for juveniles: up 23.7 percent for juvenile females, and up 19.5 percent for juvenile males.
  • The number of persons arrested of both genders, juvenile and adult, for property crimes declined in the 2-year period.
  • For drug abuse violations, the number of males arrested increased 3.8 percent from 2004 to 2005, and the number of females arrested rose 5.4 percent. However, in the same time period, the number of juveniles arrested for these crimes declined, down 1.4 percent for males under age 18 and 4.2 percent for females under age 18.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006