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Table 35

Five-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 2002-2006
[9,187 agencies; 2006 estimated population 187,723,263; 2002 estimated population 180,980,321]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
2002 2006 Percent change 2002 2006 Percent change 2002 2006 Percent change 2002 2006 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,642,688 6,812,478 +2.6 1,001,487 969,942 -3.1 2,003,487 2,157,910 +7.7 411,991 400,368 -2.8
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 6,702 7,004 +4.5 563 708 +25.8 859 895 +4.2 71 39 -45.1
Forcible rape 16,898 15,004 -11.2 2,755 2,251 -18.3 240 190 -20.8 102 43 -57.8
Robbery 57,747 65,656 +13.7 13,564 18,167 +33.9 6,722 8,409 +25.1 1,363 1,888 +38.5
Aggravated assault 224,373 219,256 -2.3 28,454 28,148 -1.1 56,186 56,877 +1.2 8,601 8,441 -1.9
Burglary 158,132 162,540 +2.8 48,868 45,926 -6.0 25,124 28,731 +14.4 6,384 6,100 -4.4
Larceny-theft 466,573 424,654 -9.0 133,987 105,524 -21.2 276,900 260,002 -6.1 87,207 72,940 -16.4
Motor vehicle theft 71,562 63,885 -10.7 21,488 15,512 -27.8 14,275 14,113 -1.1 4,634 3,372 -27.2
Arson 9,079 8,524 -6.1 4,846 4,487 -7.4 1,591 1,673 +5.2 616 700 +13.6
Violent crime2 305,720 306,920 +0.4 45,336 49,274 +8.7 64,007 66,371 +3.7 10,137 10,411 +2.7
Property crime2 705,346 659,603 -6.5 209,189 171,449 -18.0 317,890 304,519 -4.2 98,841 83,112 -15.9
Other assaults 610,669 606,984 -0.6 99,843 102,112 +2.3 194,285 206,879 +6.5 47,232 52,321 +10.8
Forgery and counterfeiting 44,264 40,603 -8.3 2,136 1,437 -32.7 29,702 26,748 -9.9 1,154 723 -37.3
Fraud 116,600 100,491 -13.8 3,716 3,134 -15.7 99,164 83,914 -15.4 1,914 1,699 -11.2
Embezzlement 6,511 6,424 -1.3 578 526 -9.0 6,498 7,205 +10.9 402 426 +6.0
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 61,009 61,863 +1.4 12,971 11,359 -12.4 13,109 14,629 +11.6 2,273 1,988 -12.5
Vandalism 146,209 158,084 +8.1 58,501 65,005 +11.1 29,198 31,732 +8.7 9,372 9,894 +5.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 90,018 108,422 +20.4 19,088 25,230 +32.2 8,056 9,453 +17.3 2,350 2,830 +20.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 14,596 14,513 -0.6 271 216 -20.3 26,497 28,397 +7.2 453 622 +37.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 51,907 47,239 -9.0 10,923 8,864 -18.9 3,644 3,358 -7.8 1,052 905 -14.0
Drug abuse violations 780,707 899,996 +15.3 96,455 97,505 +1.1 177,324 217,819 +22.8 19,338 19,667 +1.7
Gambling 3,204 3,235 +1.0 347 399 +15.0 530 755 +42.5 19 39 +105.3
Offenses against the family and children 64,762 56,403 -12.9 3,634 2,196 -39.6 20,895 19,803 -5.2 2,362 1,411 -40.3
Driving under the influence 757,835 727,781 -4.0 10,944 9,597 -12.3 160,812 182,696 +13.6 2,606 2,850 +9.4
Liquor laws 308,572 288,786 -6.4 62,907 57,247 -9.0 100,582 109,180 +8.5 31,953 32,447 +1.5
Drunkenness 332,058 329,388 -0.8 9,535 8,557 -10.3 53,978 59,695 +10.6 2,639 2,822 +6.9
Disorderly conduct 299,480 306,485 +2.3 82,692 86,332 +4.4 101,026 112,306 +11.2 36,140 42,555 +17.8
Vagrancy 11,521 14,512 +26.0 1,032 1,045 +1.3 3,107 3,635 +17.0 319 364 +14.1
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,841,953 1,982,435 +7.6 181,642 176,147 -3.0 519,640 601,057 +15.7 67,892 65,523 -3.5
Suspicion 2,045 1,229 -39.9 699 232 -66.8 665 346 -48.0 336 60 -82.1
Curfew and loitering law violations 57,216 60,735 +6.2 57,216 60,735 +6.2 25,081 26,863 +7.1 25,081 26,863 +7.1
Runaways 32,531 31,576 -2.9 32,531 31,576 -2.9 48,462 40,896 -15.6 48,462 40,896 -15.6

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  • In 2006, the number of males arrested increased 2.6 percent, and the number of females arrested rose 7.7 percent compared with figures from 2002.
  • For juveniles (persons under age 18), the number of males arrested was down 3.1 percent, and the number of females arrested declined 2.8 percent.
  • In the 5-year trend, the number of males arrested for violent crimes increased marginally (0.4 percent), and the number of females arrested for these offenses rose 3.7 percent.
  • For both genders, the number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes increased, 8.7 percent for males and 2.7 percent for females, in 2006 when compared with 2002 data.
  • The number of males arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rose 4.5 percent, and for females, the number of arrests rose 4.2 percent.
  • For juveniles, the number of males arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 25.8 percent, but the number of females arrested for this offense decreased 45.1 percent.
  • The 5-year trend indicated that the number of males arrested for property crimes declined 6.5 percent and for females, the number of arrests increased 4.2 percent.
Crime in the United States, 2006