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

Table 34

Five-Year Arrest Trends
Totals, 2001-2005
[8,815 agencies; 2005 estimated population 185,294,195; 2001 estimated population 178,385,937]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2001 2005 Percent change 2001 2005 Percent change 2001 2005 Percent change
TOTAL1 8,288,959 8,573,824 +3.4 1,385,876 1,303,278 -6.0 6,903,083 7,270,546 +5.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 7,605 8,176 +7.5 629 728 +15.7 6,976 7,448 +6.8
Forcible rape 16,327 15,483 -5.2 2,762 2,340 -15.3 13,565 13,143 -3.1
Robbery 63,773 67,748 +6.2 14,495 16,445 +13.5 49,278 51,303 +4.1
Aggravated assault 287,870 282,224 -2.0 39,023 37,229 -4.6 248,847 244,995 -1.5
Burglary 179,626 189,547 +5.5 56,207 48,941 -12.9 123,419 140,606 +13.9
Larceny-theft 720,880 720,730 * 221,373 188,291 -14.9 499,507 532,439 +6.6
Motor vehicle theft 81,860 83,025 +1.4 26,007 19,675 -24.3 55,853 63,350 +13.4
Arson 10,842 9,949 -8.2 5,822 5,140 -11.7 5,020 4,809 -4.2
Violent crime2 375,575 373,631 -0.5 56,909 56,742 -0.3 318,666 316,889 -0.6
Property crime2 993,208 1,003,251 +1.0 309,409 262,047 -15.3 683,799 741,204 +8.4
Other assaults 790,255 808,673 +2.3 143,353 156,493 +9.2 646,902 652,180 +0.8
Forgery and counterfeiting 71,796 71,517 -0.4 3,807 2,629 -30.9 67,989 68,888 +1.3
Fraud 213,970 197,736 -7.6 5,506 4,779 -13.2 208,464 192,957 -7.4
Embezzlement 13,706 12,763 -6.9 1,317 796 -39.6 12,389 11,967 -3.4
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 75,415 83,855 +11.2 16,633 13,963 -16.1 58,782 69,892 +18.9
Vandalism 167,182 171,439 +2.5 66,826 64,660 -3.2 100,356 106,779 +6.4
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 95,711 114,538 +19.7 21,702 26,844 +23.7 74,009 87,694 +18.5
Prostitution and commercialized vice 39,139 43,308 +10.7 687 841 +22.4 38,452 42,467 +10.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 52,520 50,378 -4.1 10,945 9,733 -11.1 41,575 40,645 -2.2
Drug abuse violations 919,547 1,062,638 +15.6 117,577 109,552 -6.8 801,970 953,086 +18.8
Gambling 4,396 3,661 -16.7 312 426 +36.5 4,084 3,235 -20.8
Offenses against the family and children 87,150 78,901 -9.5 5,652 3,401 -39.8 81,498 75,500 -7.4
Driving under the influence 847,303 829,098 -2.1 12,289 10,699 -12.9 835,014 818,399 -2.0
Liquor laws 386,431 358,417 -7.2 88,779 76,849 -13.4 297,652 281,568 -5.4
Drunkenness 412,931 373,325 -9.6 13,363 10,570 -20.9 399,568 362,755 -9.2
Disorderly conduct 359,245 367,634 +2.3 102,717 117,123 +14.0 256,528 250,511 -2.3
Vagrancy 15,720 19,886 +26.5 1,532 3,202 +109.0 14,188 16,684 +17.6
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,201,664 2,396,884 +8.9 240,466 219,638 -8.7 1,961,198 2,177,246 +11.0
Suspicion 2,240 2,386 +6.5 786 295 -62.5 1,454 2,091 +43.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 80,326 80,029 -0.4 80,326 80,029 -0.4 - - -
Runaways 85,769 72,262 -15.7 85,769 72,262 -15.7 - - -

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  • The number of persons arrested nationwide increased 3.4 percent in 2005 when compared with the number arrested in 2001. The number of juveniles arrested was down 6.0 percent, but the number of adults arrested was up 5.3 percent in the 5-year trend.
  • The number of persons arrested for violent crimes decreased 0.5 percent in the 5-year period.
  • For property crime, the number of persons arrested in 2005 was up 1.0 percent from the 2001 figure. The number of juveniles arrested for these offenses increased 8.4 percent in the trend.
  • In 2005, the number of persons arrested for weapons violations were up 19.7 percent from 2001 data.
  • Overall, the number of persons arrested for drug abuse violations was up 15.6 percent; the number of adults arrested for these crimes increased 18.8 percent in the 5-year trend.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006