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Table 44

Arrest Trends
City, 2005-2006
[7,407 agencies; 2006 estimated population 130,339,315; 2005 estimated population 128,885,807]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2005 2006 Percent change 2005 2006 Percent change 2005 2006 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,618,163 6,687,715 +1.1 1,104,310 1,112,347 +0.7 5,513,853 5,575,368 +1.1
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 5,762 5,553 -3.6 572 596 +4.2 5,190 4,957 -4.5
Forcible rape 10,945 10,577 -3.4 1,762 1,596 -9.4 9,183 8,981 -2.2
Robbery 55,400 60,320 +8.9 13,793 16,540 +19.9 41,607 43,780 +5.2
Aggravated assault 209,160 206,004 -1.5 29,228 28,595 -2.2 179,932 177,409 -1.4
Burglary 138,093 141,905 +2.8 38,448 40,024 +4.1 99,645 101,881 +2.2
Larceny-theft 632,568 583,049 -7.8 173,162 157,789 -8.9 459,406 425,260 -7.4
Motor vehicle theft 62,612 58,273 -6.9 16,183 14,883 -8.0 46,429 43,390 -6.5
Arson 7,631 7,644 +0.2 4,077 4,170 +2.3 3,554 3,474 -2.3
Violent crime2 281,267 282,454 +0.4 45,355 47,327 +4.3 235,912 235,127 -0.3
Property crime2 840,904 790,871 -5.9 231,870 216,866 -6.5 609,034 574,005 -5.8
Other assaults 613,774 618,864 +0.8 122,062 121,713 -0.3 491,712 497,151 +1.1
Forgery and counterfeiting 58,215 53,087 -8.8 2,124 1,779 -16.2 56,091 51,308 -8.5
Fraud 116,188 105,563 -9.1 4,183 3,976 -4.9 112,005 101,587 -9.3
Embezzlement 9,889 10,796 +9.2 649 785 +21.0 9,240 10,011 +8.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 64,769 62,411 -3.6 11,944 11,856 -0.7 52,825 50,555 -4.3
Vandalism 142,797 153,237 +7.3 55,017 62,152 +13.0 87,780 91,085 +3.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 93,558 95,649 +2.2 22,934 23,322 +1.7 70,624 72,327 +2.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 35,401 34,726 -1.9 672 702 +4.5 34,729 34,024 -2.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 37,922 36,583 -3.5 7,674 7,039 -8.3 30,248 29,544 -2.3
Drug abuse violations 805,106 824,821 +2.4 90,222 91,898 +1.9 714,884 732,923 +2.5
Gambling 2,715 2,591 -4.6 411 335 -18.5 2,304 2,256 -2.1
Offenses against the family and children 40,024 40,283 +0.6 2,751 2,621 -4.7 37,273 37,662 +1.0
Driving under the influence 558,304 573,024 +2.6 7,996 8,577 +7.3 550,308 564,447 +2.6
Liquor laws 315,789 335,107 +6.1 64,475 70,602 +9.5 251,314 264,505 +5.2
Drunkenness 305,675 327,738 +7.2 8,801 9,872 +12.2 296,874 317,866 +7.1
Disorderly conduct 370,725 378,199 +2.0 112,624 112,571 * 258,101 265,628 +2.9
Vagrancy 15,723 15,810 +0.6 2,894 3,293 +13.8 12,829 12,517 -2.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,795,770 1,831,892 +2.0 196,004 201,052 +2.6 1,599,766 1,630,840 +1.9
Suspicion 1,105 928 -16.0 277 184 -33.6 828 744 -10.1
Curfew and loitering law violations 54,264 56,014 +3.2 54,264 56,014 +3.2 - - -
Runaways 59,384 57,995 -2.3 59,384 57,995 -2.3 - - -

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  • The number of arrests in the Nation’s cities, collectively, increased 1.1 percent in 2006 from the previous year’s figure.
  • The number of adults arrested in cities increased 1.1 percent in 2006; the number of juveniles arrested increased 0.7 percent.
  • The number of arrests for violent crime rose 0.4 percent, and for property crime, the number of persons arrested decreased 5.9 percent.
  • The number of juveniles arrested in 2006 rose 4.3 percent for violent crime and decreased 6.5 percent for property crime compared with data for 2005.
  • The number of adults arrested in 2006 declined 0.3 percent for violent crime and decreased 5.8 percent for property crime compared with the 2005 data.
  • The number of arrests for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased 3.6 percent during 2006 compared with the 2005 figure. The number of adults arrested for this crime decreased 4.5 percent; however, the number of juveniles arrested rose 4.2 percent.
  • The number of persons arrested for robbery increased 8.9 percent during 2006 compared to the previous year’s data; the number of juveniles arrested for this crime rose 19.9 percent, and the number of adults arrested for robbery increased 5.2 percent.
  • The number of arrests for drug abuse violations increased 2.4 percent during 2006 compared to the 2005 figure.
Crime in the United States, 2006