FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 37

Current Year Over Prior Year Arrest Trends

by Sex, 2001-2002
[8,787 agencies; 2002 estimated population 179,500,199; 2001 estimated population 177,579,561]

 
Male
Female
 
Total
Under 18
Total
Under 18
Offense charged
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
2001
2002
Percent
change
TOTAL1 6,541,353 6,540,340 * 1,012,899 977,219 -3.5 1,924,010 1,965,008 +2.1 409,049 401,830 -1.8
                         
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,557 7,563 +0.1 710 724 +2.0 1,123 952 -15.2 89 87 -2.2
Forcible rape 17,019 17,343 +1.9 2,840 2,793 -1.7 206 196 -4.9 43 49 +14.0
Robbery 60,195 59,516 -1.1 13,692 13,498 -1.4 6,898 7,007 +1.6 1,302 1,358 +4.3
Aggravated assault 242,573 240,305 -0.9 30,781 29,513 -4.1 61,138 60,648 -0.8 9,366 9,026 -3.6
Burglary 157,719 158,932 +0.8 50,063 48,168 -3.8 25,290 25,230 -0.2 6,955 6,336 -8.9
Larceny-theft 463,925 463,111 -0.2 136,458 131,809 -3.4 270,551 274,001 +1.3 87,641 85,613 -2.3
Motor vehicle theft 71,080 73,837 +3.9 22,593 21,334 -5.6 14,045 14,612 +4.0 4,877 4,576 -6.2
Arson 10,118 8,982 -11.2 5,235 4,741 -9.4 1,925 1,615 -16.1 727 612 -15.8
Violent crime2 327,344 324,727 -0.8 48,023 46,528 -3.1 69,365 68,803 -0.8 10,800 10,520 -2.6
Property crime3 702,842 704,862 +0.3 214,349 206,052 -3.9 311,811 315,458 +1.2 100,200 97,137 -3.1
Crime Index4 1,030,186 1,029,589 -0.1 262,372 252,580 -3.7 381,176 384,261 +0.8 111,000 107,657 -3.0
Other assaults 622,322 617,297 -0.8 100,278 100,612 +0.3 191,470 195,594 +2.2 46,173 47,821 +3.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 43,716 43,760 +0.1 2,446 2,026 -17.2 29,417 29,212 -0.7 1,392 1,148 -17.5
Fraud 108,347 107,450 -0.8 3,623 3,373 -6.9 90,175 91,268 +1.2 1,855 1,711 -7.8
Embezzlement 6,729 6,310 -6.2 706 535 -24.2 6,612 6,291 -4.9 535 391 -26.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 69,350 69,215 -0.2 15,148 14,422 -4.8 15,131 15,018 -0.7 2,940 2,687 -8.6
Vandalism 142,512 142,967 +0.3 57,962 56,483 -2.6 27,696 28,827 +4.1 8,756 8,950 +2.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 93,886 93,550 -0.4 20,224 19,075 -5.7 8,301 8,126 -2.1 2,325 2,308 -0.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 16,376 16,575 +1.2 260 299 +15.0 30,401 30,554 +0.5 533 527 -1.1
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 52,118 52,596 +0.9 10,509 10,566 +0.5 3,971 3,932 -1.0 845 860 +1.8
Drug abuse violations 770,247 767,873 -0.3 99,623 92,127 -7.5 169,882 173,969 +2.4 19,568 18,532 -5.3
Gambling 3,981 3,841 -3.5 375 441 +17.6 585 640 +9.4 24 23 -4.2
Offenses against the family and children 64,309 65,150 +1.3 3,780 3,401 -10.0 19,858 20,982 +5.7 2,154 2,162 +0.4
Driving under the influence 714,540 724,469 +1.4 10,340 10,607 +2.6 145,010 154,298 +6.4 2,288 2,535 +10.8
Liquor laws 301,748 296,394 -1.8 60,992 58,568 -4.0 94,599 95,350 +0.8 29,305 29,108 -0.7
Drunkenness 343,540 323,737 -5.8 10,464 9,678 -7.5 54,909 53,117 -3.3 2,817 2,698 -4.2
Disorderly conduct 290,123 284,538 -1.9 75,390 76,639 +1.7 94,114 95,013 +1.0 32,639 34,355 +5.3
Vagrancy 14,448 15,529 +7.5 1,284 1,049 -18.3 3,199 3,379 +5.6 337 329 -2.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,757,527 1,790,117 +1.9 181,775 175,355 -3.5 478,468 501,061 +4.7 64,527 63,912 -1.0
Suspicion 1,560 1,981 +27.0 421 656 +55.8 472 609 +29.0 204 277 +35.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 59,527 56,826 -4.5 59,527 56,826 -4.5 26,550 25,177 -5.2 26,550 25,177 -5.2
Runaways 35,821 32,557 -9.1 35,821 32,557 -9.1 52,486 48,939 -6.8 52,486 48,939 -6.8