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

Table 62

Arrest Trends
Suburban Areas,1 2004-2005
[5,269 agencies; 2005 estimated population 88,632,388; 2004 estimated population 87,701,281]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change 2004 2005 Percent change
TOTAL2 3,524,695 3,555,112 +0.9 554,937 536,725 -3.3 2,969,758 3,018,387 +1.6
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 2,519 2,706 +7.4 173 210 +21.4 2,346 2,496 +6.4
Forcible rape 6,425 6,129 -4.6 1,077 949 -11.9 5,348 5,180 -3.1
Robbery 20,307 20,741 +2.1 4,530 4,902 +8.2 15,777 15,839 +0.4
Aggravated assault 105,199 105,240 * 15,120 14,630 -3.2 90,079 90,610 +0.6
Burglary 72,997 72,895 -0.1 21,028 19,575 -6.9 51,969 53,320 +2.6
Larceny-theft 278,533 269,644 -3.2 75,083 68,479 -8.8 203,450 201,165 -1.1
Motor vehicle theft 30,695 30,087 -2.0 7,711 6,985 -9.4 22,984 23,102 +0.5
Arson 4,489 4,454 -0.8 2,418 2,431 +0.5 2,071 2,023 -2.3
Violent crime3 134,450 134,816 +0.3 20,900 20,691 -1.0 113,550 114,125 +0.5
Property crime3 386,714 377,080 -2.5 106,240 97,470 -8.3 280,474 279,610 -0.3
Other assaults 316,128 320,497 +1.4 67,328 66,501 -1.2 248,800 253,996 +2.1
Forgery and counterfeiting 30,317 28,822 -4.9 1,296 1,097 -15.4 29,021 27,725 -4.5
Fraud 105,353 103,713 -1.6 2,027 2,024 -0.1 103,326 101,689 -1.6
Embezzlement 4,653 4,889 +5.1 282 289 +2.5 4,371 4,600 +5.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 33,442 33,069 -1.1 5,721 5,056 -11.6 27,721 28,013 +1.1
Vandalism 70,507 69,993 -0.7 28,897 28,201 -2.4 41,610 41,792 +0.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 40,940 43,307 +5.8 10,453 10,935 +4.6 30,487 32,372 +6.2
Prostitution and commercialized vice 5,169 4,788 -7.4 132 90 -31.8 5,037 4,698 -6.7
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 21,075 20,352 -3.4 4,731 4,356 -7.9 16,344 15,996 -2.1
Drug abuse violations 405,093 424,905 +4.9 50,975 49,125 -3.6 354,118 375,780 +6.1
Gambling 1,295 1,084 -16.3 129 132 +2.3 1,166 952 -18.4
Offenses against the family and children 44,661 45,166 +1.1 1,626 1,588 -2.3 43,035 43,578 +1.3
Driving under the influence 431,311 424,709 -1.5 5,859 5,487 -6.3 425,452 419,222 -1.5
Liquor laws 163,332 159,659 -2.2 40,007 39,234 -1.9 123,325 120,425 -2.4
Drunkenness 126,673 124,137 -2.0 5,065 4,378 -13.6 121,608 119,759 -1.5
Disorderly conduct 158,541 157,456 -0.7 55,248 54,227 -1.8 103,293 103,229 -0.1
Vagrancy 3,862 4,343 +12.5 584 554 -5.1 3,278 3,789 +15.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 997,128 1,028,466 +3.1 103,386 101,429 -1.9 893,742 927,037 +3.7
Suspicion 686 964 +40.5 120 142 +18.3 566 822 +45.2
Curfew and loitering law violations 16,870 18,047 +7.0 16,870 18,047 +7.0 - - -
Runaways 27,181 25,814 -5.0 27,181 25,814 -5.0 - - -

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  • The number of persons arrested in the Nation's suburban areas increased 0.9 percent in 2005 from the previous year's figure.
  • The number of persons arrested increased 0.3 percent for violent crime and declined 2.5 percent for property crime.
  • The number of persons in all age groups arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses increased 7.4 percent in 2005 compared with the 2004 figure; the number of adults arrested for this crime rose 6.4 percent, and the number of juveniles (under 18 years of age) arrested for this crime rose 21.4 percent over the same 2-year period.
  • The number of persons in all age groups arrested for drug abuse violations in 2005 increased 4.9 percent; the number of adults arrested for crimes in this category increased 6.1 percent, and arrests of juveniles for these crimes decreased 3.6 percent.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006