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Table 40

Arrests
Females, by Age, 2006
[11,250 agencies; 2006 estimated population 216,686,722]

Offense charged Total all ages Ages
under 15		 Ages
under 18		 Ages 18
and over		 Under 10 10-12 13-14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65 and over
TOTAL 2,486,927 145,918 469,652 2,017,275 2,420 25,772 117,726 101,697 113,171 108,866 109,596 111,673 106,931 93,610 86,137 82,435 79,114 325,747 247,839 251,489 232,410 159,514 75,646 31,382 12,737 11,015
Total percent distribution1 100.0 5.9 18.9 81.1 0.1 1.0 4.7 4.1 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 13.1 10.0 10.1 9.3 6.4 3.0 1.3 0.5 0.4
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 1,071 5 51 1,020 0 1 4 8 14 24 34 50 60 57 54 66 35 175 116 119 98 73 35 23 8 17
Forcible rape 224 22 50 174 1 6 15 6 15 7 8 7 9 5 5 11 8 35 38 27 14 3 2 1 0 1
Robbery 10,544 669 2,478 8,066 8 75 586 567 598 644 698 618 543 445 387 374 349 1,436 949 890 739 391 163 41 30 13
Aggravated assault 67,934 3,494 10,359 57,575 29 693 2,772 2,188 2,383 2,294 2,325 2,555 2,432 2,523 2,368 2,483 2,444 10,047 7,589 7,423 6,921 4,651 2,220 916 372 306
Burglary 32,127 2,431 6,905 25,222 92 544 1,795 1,382 1,519 1,573 1,868 1,586 1,435 1,269 1,272 1,102 1,032 4,311 3,072 3,087 2,535 1,572 662 248 95 76
Larceny-theft 302,363 27,203 84,253 218,110 482 5,463 21,258 17,530 19,602 19,918 17,847 14,714 12,411 10,489 9,143 8,393 7,883 32,875 25,259 24,534 21,525 15,847 8,843 4,382 2,018 1,947
Motor vehicle theft 17,836 1,142 4,231 13,605 2 98 1,042 1,105 1,038 946 961 822 778 742 648 645 642 2,652 1,890 1,664 1,253 588 199 83 19 19
Arson 2,035 454 816 1,219 35 105 314 161 115 86 72 66 45 36 32 43 34 156 145 146 175 135 71 38 14 11
Violent crime2 79,773 4,190 12,938 66,835 38 775 3,377 2,769 3,010 2,969 3,065 3,230 3,044 3,030 2,814 2,934 2,836 11,693 8,692 8,459 7,772 5,118 2,420 981 410 337
Violent crime percent distribution1 100.0 5.3 16.2 83.8 * 1.0 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 14.7 10.9 10.6 9.7 6.4 3.0 1.2 0.5 0.4
Property crime2 354,361 31,230 96,205 258,156 611 6,210 24,409 20,178 22,274 22,523 20,748 17,188 14,669 12,536 11,095 10,183 9,591 39,994 30,366 29,431 25,488 18,142 9,775 4,751 2,146 2,053
Property crime percent distribution1 100.0 8.8 27.1 72.9 0.2 1.8 6.9 5.7 6.3 6.4 5.9 4.9 4.1 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.7 11.3 8.6 8.3 7.2 5.1 2.8 1.3 0.6 0.6
Other assaults 238,641 23,664 61,165 177,476 366 4,884 18,414 13,161 13,192 11,148 8,793 8,480 8,448 8,568 7,977 7,546 7,395 29,832 22,927 22,383 20,399 13,275 6,476 2,752 1,191 1,034
Forgery and counterfeiting 31,058 89 850 30,208 13 19 57 98 231 432 905 1,265 1,346 1,307 1,247 1,310 1,277 6,127 4,833 4,138 3,285 1,985 728 299 92 64
Fraud 87,977 291 1,944 86,033 13 34 244 281 523 849 1,724 2,504 3,065 3,060 2,967 3,293 3,333 16,133 14,268 13,083 9,994 6,234 3,453 1,631 676 615
Embezzlement 7,788 16 462 7,326 0 3 13 11 137 298 571 607 522 441 375 336 282 1,130 872 763 620 390 221 133 50 13
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 17,006 643 2,292 14,714 5 116 522 498 556 595 818 830 799 785 707 727 670 2,882 1,994 1,859 1,407 781 296 109 40 10
Vandalism 37,009 4,720 11,371 25,638 171 1,210 3,339 2,106 2,322 2,223 1,886 1,670 1,597 1,549 1,345 1,167 1,128 4,298 2,851 2,784 2,476 1,647 709 309 122 100
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 11,788 1,425 3,503 8,285 27 332 1,066 773 657 648 550 504 444 449 401 424 371 1,464 942 878 818 556 271 114 48 51
Prostitution and commercialized vice 38,366 123 891 37,475 9 4 110 137 264 367 1,582 1,692 1,675 1,582 1,518 1,375 1,294 5,348 4,973 6,116 5,585 3,198 1,157 270 77 33
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 5,508 495 1,133 4,375 37 123 335 244 210 184 312 281 268 254 212 176 170 659 497 535 486 302 132 63 16 12
Drug abuse violations 261,190 4,602 22,740 238,450 44 472 4,086 4,273 5,976 7,889 11,855 12,376 12,079 11,143 10,314 9,956 9,651 38,805 28,691 31,107 30,397 20,418 8,228 2,507 658 265
Gambling 906 18 55 851 0 0 18 5 11 21 46 36 56 41 15 12 19 87 71 90 95 110 71 55 22 25
Offenses against the family and children 22,523 460 1,361 21,162 38 71 351 299 308 294 483 596 683 801 876 892 949 4,340 3,615 3,267 2,405 1,291 567 218 98 81
Driving under the influence 208,116 109 3,316 204,800 57 5 47 129 877 2,201 5,232 6,960 7,600 11,394 10,505 9,885 9,147 33,099 22,239 23,468 25,576 20,337 10,784 4,913 2,113 1,548
Liquor laws 127,123 4,579 37,175 89,948 35 308 4,236 6,606 10,816 15,174 23,315 22,870 18,274 2,441 1,589 1,235 974 3,818 2,857 3,242 3,833 2,859 1,503 668 258 212
Drunkenness 63,403 501 2,999 60,404 8 19 474 565 745 1,188 2,032 2,031 1,976 2,760 2,434 2,219 2,028 7,808 6,160 8,023 9,693 7,713 3,524 1,351 435 217
Disorderly conduct 135,705 20,730 50,538 85,167 213 4,222 16,295 11,403 10,317 8,088 5,676 4,960 4,739 4,981 4,271 3,854 3,463 13,090 9,583 9,632 9,143 6,503 2,996 1,244 548 484
Vagrancy 6,010 436 1,130 4,880 2 78 356 297 281 116 158 121 127 94 96 150 126 589 590 852 784 648 368 116 42 19
All other offenses (except traffic) 669,247 21,094 74,466 594,781 412 3,260 17,422 16,750 18,550 18,072 19,821 23,448 25,502 26,378 25,367 24,744 24,395 104,499 80,790 81,342 72,121 47,987 21,957 8,895 3,695 3,840
Suspicion 379 23 68 311 0 3 20 15 19 11 24 24 18 16 12 17 15 52 28 37 33 20 10 3 0 2
Curfew and loitering law violations 35,578 10,712 35,578 - 117 1,649 8,946 8,702 9,361 6,803 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Runaways 47,472 15,768 47,472 - 204 1,975 13,589 12,397 12,534 6,773 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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  • In 2006, juveniles (individuals under age 18) accounted for 18.9 percent of the females arrested.
  • Among the females arrested in 2006, 17.0 percent were between the ages of 18 and 21.
  • Juveniles accounted for 16.2 percent of the females arrested for violent crimes.
  • Of the females arrested for property crimes, 27.1 percent of arrestees were juveniles.
  • More females (12.2 percent) were arrested for larceny-theft than for any other offense.
  • Of the females arrested for arson offenses, 40.1 percent were juveniles.
Crime in the United States, 2006