FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 27

Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means

Breakdown of Offenses Known
by Population Group, 2002
[2002 estimated population]
 
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Motor vehicle theft
Arson1
Population group
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: 12,246 agencies; population 221,558,621                                      
Offenses known 66,158 6,699 129,309 26,942 27,999 119,904 126,072 115,673 218,827 186,326 1,033,712 504,385 106,502 724,754 179,072 72,167 25,943 21,219 16,725
Percent cleared by arrest 43.7 44.2 20.3 28.2 28.0 29.8 41.3 62.2 55.5 63.3 12.3 14.1 10.8 14.1 11.6 12.9 22.4 7.2 20.7
                                       
TOTAL CITIES: 8,791 cities; population 149,851,350                                      
Offenses known 49,715 5,401 114,535 24,235 24,673 108,368 102,154 94,871 172,141 137,495 771,293 374,776 82,678 615,915 147,974 48,424 19,758 15,270 12,398
Percent cleared by arrest 43.0 43.6 19.8 27.4 27.1 29.2 38.2 61.0 53.9 62.5 11.7 13.6 10.3 13.1 10.8 12.6 22.1 6.9 20.3
                                       
GROUP I                                      
                                       
60 cities, 250,000 and over; population 37,824,297                                      
Offenses known 16,567 2,209 65,643 12,528 12,064 55,482 55,660 41,090 76,223 43,587 289,956 108,236 23,765 288,125 90,209 18,655 7,413 7,643 3,574
Percent cleared by arrest 43.5 45.2 17.1 23.3 23.7 25.4 32.9 57.9 50.4 58.2 9.8 11.3 9.2 10.6 8.4 10.8 18.2 4.0 15.8
                                       
8 cities, 1,000,000 and over; population 13,659,273                                      
Offenses known 4,870 826 25,949 5,544 4,508 20,910 22,239 15,111 25,348 22,734 91,761 34,490 6,621 97,763 38,496 8,029 2,251 3,414 1,199
Percent cleared by arrest 41.7 49.9 17.4 22.9 23.6 27.6 29.0 56.3 49.3 62.3 10.3 12.0 9.7 10.6 6.4 7.0 15.3 3.0 19.2
                                       
19 cities, 500,000 to 999,999; population 12,426,573                                      
Offenses known 6,176 809 21,193 3,752 4,155 16,315 18,188 14,199 28,177 10,039 106,399 35,939 10,000 95,797 27,948 5,795 1,994 1,431 966
Percent cleared by arrest 42.7 39.9 14.4 22.1 21.5 22.5 33.4 55.4 47.8 49.4 8.2 9.5 8.2 9.9 9.8 4.5 25.5 6.3 14.2
                                       
33 cities, 250,000 to 499,999; population 11,738,451                                      
Offenses known 5,521 574 18,501 3,232 3,401 18,257 15,233 11,780 22,698 10,814 91,796 37,807 7,144 94,565 23,765 4,831 3,168 2,798 1,409
Percent cleared by arrest 45.9 46.0 19.8 25.2 26.6 25.4 38.0 63.2 54.9 58.0 11.1 12.3 10.2 11.3 10.0 24.7 15.7 3.9 14.0
                                       
GROUP II                                      
                                       
147 cities, 100,000 to 249,999; population 22,100,981                                      
Offenses known 8,065 810 19,545 4,162 4,584 17,681 16,367 15,039 28,404 15,537 135,452 57,819 13,420 109,806 23,537 7,092 3,380 2,740 2,040
Percent cleared by arrest 42.6 40.9 21.4 29.1 27.2 30.2 38.9 61.4 53.3 62.1 10.8 13.1 10.0 12.1 10.9 9.0 19.8 5.6 21.0
                                       
GROUP III                                      
                                       
350 cities, 50,000 to 99,999; population 24,172,113                                      
Offenses known 7,794 669 12,466 3,246 3,020 14,464 11,326 12,968 23,815 19,303 107,314 58,523 13,891 86,352 13,191 6,710 2,733 1,933 1,884
Percent cleared by arrest 41.3 39.2 22.3 29.3 30.3 31.6 40.7 60.8 55.9 63.8 11.7 13.3 9.9 12.1 12.8 11.6 23.9 9.6 20.6
                                       
GROUP IV                                      
                                       
646 cities, 25,000 to 49,999; population 22,508,549                                      
Offenses known 6,252 534 7,342 1,997 2,250 9,308 7,315 9,331 16,313 17,536 85,548 51,940 11,879 54,902 8,668 5,306 2,130 1,279 1,869
Percent cleared by arrest 40.1 46.3 25.8 32.0 32.1 35.5 46.8 64.2 57.8 62.4 12.4 13.8 9.4 15.4 16.4 12.3 24.5 10.4 21.9
                                       
GROUP V                                      
                                       
1,481 cities, 10,000 to 24,999; population 23,534,294                                      
Offenses known 6,177 573 6,057 1,423 1,791 7,131 6,166 8,728 14,886 18,386 83,057 50,855 10,250 45,388 6,869 5,264 2,105 901 1,498
Percent cleared by arrest 44.7 42.2 27.4 38.2 33.6 37.7 52.1 65.4 59.2 65.1 14.9 16.8 12.9 21.5 19.5 17.3 27.9 15.1 25.9
                                       
GROUP VI                                      
                                       
6,107 cities, under 10,000; population 19,711,116                                      
Offenses known 4,860 606 3,482 879 964 4,302 5,320 7,715 12,500 23,146 69,966 47,403 9,473 31,342 5,500 5,397 1,997 774 1,533
Percent cleared by arrest 46.4 45.5 29.1 43.3 33.5 38.2 58.3 68.0 61.1 67.7 16.5 16.5 12.4 27.6 25.5 20.2 29.0 18.1 21.9
                                       
SUBURBAN COUNTIES                                      
                                       
1,127 agencies; population 46,036,211                                      
Offenses known 10,868 906 13,102 2,349 2,843 10,190 16,394 15,155 34,905 30,955 168,682 87,928 16,873 88,919 25,268 15,891 4,079 4,946 3,429
Percent cleared by arrest 44.6 45.3 22.1 35.1 33.3 34.6 50.8 67.1 61.4 66.3 12.8 15.0 10.3 16.4 12.7 11.4 22.7 6.6 21.6
                                       
RURAL COUNTIES                                      
                                       
2,328 agencies; population 25,671,060                                      
Offenses known 5,575 392 1,672 358 483 1,346 7,524 5,647 11,781 17,876 93,737 41,681 6,951 19,920 5,830 7,852 2,106 1,003 898
Percent cleared by arrest 48.8 49.0 38.3 39.7 44.5 43.0 62.1 69.0 62.3 63.9 16.0 16.5 17.2 31.4 26.3 17.9 25.3 15.8 22.5
                                       
SUBURBAN AREA2                                      
                                       
5,737 agencies; population 89,073,699                                      
Offenses known 19,562 1,841 23,775 4,904 5,759 22,811 25,040 27,269 57,125 61,223 294,622 172,469 35,227 179,863 38,871 25,971 7,542 6,745 6,517
Percent cleared by arrest 44.3 43.9 22.9 34.9 32.7 35.0 50.3 66.3 60.8 66.6 13.2 15.2 10.6 16.8 13.9 12.7 24.6 8.4 22.2