Tables 62-63

 

Table 62

Arrest Trends
Suburban Areas,1 2003-2004
[5,324 agencies; 2004 estimated population 89,626,424; 2003 estimated population 88,470,898]

Offense charged Number of persons arrested
Total all ages Under 18 years of age 18 years of age and over
2003 2004 Percent change 2003 2004 Percent change 2003 2004 Percent change
TOTAL2 3,572,748 3,613,254 +1.1 576,161 566,807 -1.6 2,996,587 3,046,447 +1.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 2,500 2,539 +1.6 172 179 +4.1 2,328 2,360 +1.4
Forcible rape 6,499 6,403 -1.5 1,093 1,056 -3.4 5,406 5,347 -1.1
Robbery 20,594 20,432 -0.8 4,571 4,584 +0.3 16,023 15,848 -1.1
Aggravated assault 106,332 105,470 -0.8 15,297 15,123 -1.1 91,035 90,347 -0.8
Burglary 74,241 73,757 -0.7 22,406 21,329 -4.8 51,835 52,428 +1.1
Larceny-theft 281,567 284,449 +1.0 78,284 77,220 -1.4 203,283 207,229 +1.9
Motor vehicle theft 30,981 31,227 +0.8 8,651 7,833 -9.5 22,330 23,394 +4.8
Arson 4,534 4,536 * 2,519 2,466 -2.1 2,015 2,070 +2.7
    Violent crime3 135,925 134,844 -0.8 21,133 20,942 -0.9 114,792 113,902 -0.8
    Property crime3 391,323 393,969 +0.7 111,860 108,848 -2.7 279,463 285,121 +2.0
Other assaults 326,750 323,048 -1.1 67,965 69,052 +1.6 258,785 253,996 -1.9
Forgery and counterfeiting 29,275 30,858 +5.4 1,286 1,345 +4.6 27,989 29,513 +5.4
Fraud 107,260 102,367 -4.6 2,015 1,992 -1.1 105,245 100,375 -4.6
Embezzlement 4,631 4,606 -0.5 360 282 -21.7 4,271 4,324 +1.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 33,101 34,362 +3.8 6,082 5,886 -3.2 27,019 28,476 +5.4
Vandalism 70,878 70,739 -0.2 30,051 29,195 -2.8 40,827 41,544 +1.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 39,368 41,172 +4.6 9,766 10,302 +5.5 29,602 30,870 +4.3
Prostitution and commercialized vice 4,752 5,418 +14.0 125 134 +7.2 4,627 5,284 +14.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 21,154 21,511 +1.7 4,657 4,777 +2.6 16,497 16,734 +1.4
Drug abuse violations 396,992 410,371 +3.4 52,602 51,629 -1.8 344,390 358,742 +4.2
Gambling 1,225 1,112 -9.2 104 134 +28.8 1,121 978 -12.8
Offenses against the family and children 48,980 46,338 -5.4 2,081 1,906 -8.4 46,899 44,432 -5.3
Driving under the influence 439,622 439,958 +0.1 6,078 5,986 -1.5 433,544 433,972 +0.1
Liquor laws 168,629 165,764 -1.7 42,392 40,637 -4.1 126,237 125,127 -0.9
Drunkenness 126,908 126,916 * 5,079 5,057 -0.4 121,829 121,859 *
Disorderly conduct 159,408 158,989 -0.3 54,829 54,999 +0.3 104,579 103,990 -0.6
Vagrancy 4,041 3,897 -3.6 428 439 +2.6 3,613 3,458 -4.3
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,014,635 1,049,938 +3.5 109,377 106,188 -2.9 905,258 943,750 +4.3
Suspicion 569 852 +49.7 128 125 -2.3 441 727 +64.9
Curfew and loitering law violations 18,217 17,496 -4.0 18,217 17,496 -4.0 - - -
Runaways 29,674 29,581 -0.3 29,674 29,581 -0.3 - - -

1 Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (see Appendix III). Suburban area excludes all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.

2 Does not include suspicion.

3 Violent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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Table 63

Arrest Trends
Suburban Areas1
by Sex, 2003-2004
[5,324 agencies; 2004 estimated population 89,626,424; 2003 estimated population 88,470,898]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2003 2004 Percent change 2003 2004 Percent change 2003 2004 Percent change 2003 2004 Percent change
TOTAL2 2,741,544 2,756,700 +0.6 414,053 401,912 -2.9 831,204 856,554 +3.0 162,108 164,895 +1.7
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 2,190 2,198 +0.4 157 157 0.0 310 341 +10.0 15 22 +46.7
Forcible rape 6,413 6,312 -1.6 1,083 1,033 -4.6 86 91 +5.8 10 23 +130.0
Robbery 18,417 18,343 -0.4 4,197 4,232 +0.8 2,177 2,089 -4.0 374 352 -5.9
Aggravated assault 85,449 84,548 -1.1 11,943 11,680 -2.2 20,883 20,922 +0.2 3,354 3,443 +2.7
Burglary 64,650 63,796 -1.3 20,069 19,070 -5.0 9,591 9,961 +3.9 2,337 2,259 -3.3
Larceny-theft 178,747 177,706 -0.6 49,033 46,954 -4.2 102,820 106,743 +3.8 29,251 30,266 +3.5
Motor vehicle theft 25,781 25,852 +0.3 7,125 6,417 -9.9 5,200 5,375 +3.4 1,526 1,416 -7.2
Arson 3,951 3,831 -3.0 2,255 2,121 -5.9 583 705 +20.9 264 345 +30.7
    Violent crime3 112,469 111,401 -0.9 17,380 17,102 -1.6 23,456 23,443 -0.1 3,753 3,840 +2.3
    Property crime3 273,129 271,185 -0.7 78,482 74,562 -5.0 118,194 122,784 +3.9 33,378 34,286 +2.7
Other assaults 246,562 243,095 -1.4 46,655 46,854 +0.4 80,188 79,953 -0.3 21,310 22,198 +4.2
Forgery and counterfeiting 17,760 18,718 +5.4 893 915 +2.5 11,515 12,140 +5.4 393 430 +9.4
Fraud 55,916 53,947 -3.5 1,328 1,240 -6.6 51,344 48,420 -5.7 687 752 +9.5
Embezzlement 2,315 2,342 +1.2 226 164 -27.4 2,316 2,264 -2.2 134 118 -11.9
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 27,063 28,036 +3.6 5,107 4,938 -3.3 6,038 6,326 +4.8 975 948 -2.8
Vandalism 60,269 59,820 -0.7 26,286 25,201 -4.1 10,609 10,919 +2.9 3,765 3,994 +6.1
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 36,198 37,886 +4.7 8,818 9,205 +4.4 3,170 3,286 +3.7 948 1,097 +15.7
Prostitution and commercialized vice 2,134 2,456 +15.1 72 67 -6.9 2,618 2,962 +13.1 53 67 +26.4
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 20,023 20,322 +1.5 4,293 4,404 +2.6 1,131 1,189 +5.1 364 373 +2.5
Drug abuse violations 322,510 329,880 +2.3 43,075 41,603 -3.4 74,482 80,491 +8.1 9,527 10,026 +5.2
Gambling 966 865 -10.5 94 118 +25.5 259 247 -4.6 10 16 +60.0
Offenses against the family and children 39,742 37,476 -5.7 1,315 1,236 -6.0 9,238 8,862 -4.1 766 670 -12.5
Driving under the influence 358,395 356,191 -0.6 4,872 4,740 -2.7 81,227 83,767 +3.1 1,206 1,246 +3.3
Liquor laws 123,966 120,695 -2.6 27,732 26,185 -5.6 44,663 45,069 +0.9 14,660 14,452 -1.4
Drunkenness 107,170 106,311 -0.8 3,874 3,839 -0.9 19,738 20,605 +4.4 1,205 1,218 +1.1
Disorderly conduct 119,870 117,637 -1.9 39,026 38,266 -1.9 39,538 41,352 +4.6 15,803 16,733 +5.9
Vagrancy 3,314 3,113 -6.1 338 366 +8.3 727 784 +7.8 90 73 -18.9
All other offenses (except traffic) 787,024 811,454 +3.1 79,438 77,037 -3.0 227,611 238,484 +4.8 29,939 29,151 -2.6
Suspicion 479 673 +40.5 102 98 -3.9 90 179 +98.9 26 27 +3.8
Curfew and loitering law violations 12,519 11,777 -5.9 12,519 11,777 -5.9 5,698 5,719 +0.4 5,698 5,719 +0.4
Runaways 12,230 12,093 -1.1 12,230 12,093 -1.1 17,444 17,488 +0.3 17,444 17,488 +0.3

1 Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (see Appendix III). Suburban area excludes all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.

2 Does not include suspicion.

3 Violent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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