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

Table 33

Ten-Year Arrest Trends
by Sex, 1996-2005
[8,009 agencies; 2005 estimated population 178,017,991; 1996 estimated population 159,290,470]

Offense charged Male Female
Total Under 18 Total Under 18
1996 2005 Percent change 1996 2005 Percent change 1996 2005 Percent change 1996 2005 Percent change
TOTAL1 6,773,900 6,261,672 -7.6 1,258,168 897,305 -28.7 1,845,799 1,982,649 +7.4 445,332 381,643 -14.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 8,572 7,114 -17.0 1,290 664 -48.5 992 875 -11.8 98 75 -23.5
Forcible rape 18,512 14,924 -19.4 3,153 2,332 -26.0 233 205 -12.0 49 60 +22.4
Robbery 73,192 60,096 -17.9 22,962 15,118 -34.2 7,788 7,745 -0.6 2,356 1,673 -29.0
Aggravated assault 260,469 224,080 -14.0 36,972 28,312 -23.4 54,936 57,923 +5.4 9,152 8,655 -5.4
Burglary 195,124 153,888 -21.1 76,490 41,672 -45.5 25,674 27,085 +5.5 8,758 5,744 -34.4
Larceny-theft 595,297 421,828 -29.1 212,281 105,513 -50.3 310,666 270,765 -12.8 106,880 77,300 -27.7
Motor vehicle theft 86,405 67,522 -21.9 36,188 16,172 -55.3 13,913 14,638 +5.2 6,769 3,583 -47.1
Arson 9,972 8,114 -18.6 5,794 4,230 -27.0 1,626 1,602 -1.5 712 685 -3.8
Violent crime2 360,745 306,214 -15.1 64,377 46,426 -27.9 63,949 66,748 +4.4 11,655 10,463 -10.2
Property crime2 886,798 651,352 -26.6 330,753 167,587 -49.3 351,879 314,090 -10.7 123,119 87,312 -29.1
Other assaults 597,763 554,044 -7.3 99,610 95,555 -4.1 158,366 183,431 +15.8 38,240 47,402 +24.0
Forgery and counterfeiting 45,250 43,068 -4.8 3,388 1,768 -47.8 26,853 27,670 +3.0 2,045 832 -59.3
Fraud 137,874 104,201 -24.4 4,536 3,065 -32.4 117,288 89,338 -23.8 2,411 1,714 -28.9
Embezzlement 5,545 5,979 +7.8 486 419 -13.8 4,607 6,108 +32.6 394 332 -15.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 78,156 66,459 -15.0 23,140 11,540 -50.1 13,676 16,312 +19.3 3,507 2,362 -32.6
Vandalism 163,890 139,529 -14.9 78,226 54,939 -29.8 26,179 28,837 +10.2 9,681 8,758 -9.5
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 113,685 103,184 -9.2 28,657 24,052 -16.1 9,331 8,870 -4.9 2,410 2,782 +15.4
Prostitution and commercialized vice 20,524 14,615 -28.8 303 202 -33.3 28,412 27,026 -4.9 420 668 +59.0
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 52,296 48,112 -8.0 9,829 9,437 -4.0 4,188 4,298 +2.6 791 1,000 +26.4
Drug abuse violations 688,006 832,707 +21.0 100,568 86,895 -13.6 142,678 202,137 +41.7 16,832 19,255 +14.4
Gambling 5,541 2,942 -46.9 528 378 -28.4 811 504 -37.9 35 17 -51.4
Offenses against the family and children 68,211 55,393 -18.8 3,089 1,894 -38.7 16,248 17,230 +6.0 1,750 1,173 -33.0
Driving under the influence 745,658 658,705 -11.7 9,191 8,187 -10.9 132,069 157,538 +19.3 1,809 2,363 +30.6
Liquor laws 286,425 255,746 -10.7 66,537 49,116 -26.2 78,367 93,228 +19.0 29,149 27,640 -5.2
Drunkenness 391,721 284,892 -27.3 12,156 6,999 -42.4 55,046 50,838 -7.6 2,665 2,095 -21.4
Disorderly conduct 324,503 279,714 -13.8 83,418 78,552 -5.8 95,729 99,725 +4.2 29,279 37,870 +29.3
Vagrancy 12,893 13,752 +6.7 1,654 1,082 -34.6 3,531 3,624 +2.6 344 313 -9.0
All other offenses (except traffic) 1,651,922 1,751,008 +6.0 201,228 159,156 -20.9 410,986 518,699 +26.2 63,190 60,894 -3.6
Suspicion 3,209 2,211 -31.1 1,118 254 -77.3 816 358 -56.1 335 106 -68.4
Curfew and loitering law violations 84,194 61,069 -27.5 84,194 61,069 -27.5 35,213 26,589 -24.5 35,213 26,589 -24.5
Runaways 52,300 28,987 -44.6 52,300 28,987 -44.6 70,393 39,809 -43.4 70,393 39,809 -43.4

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  • An examination of the 10-year arrest trend (1996-2005) showed that, nationwide, the number of males arrested decreased 7.6 percent, but the number of females arrested increased 7.4 percent.
  • Despite the increase in the number of females arrested, the number of juvenile females (under age 18) arrested declined 14.3 percent in the 10-year period. The number of juvenile males arrested decreased 28.7 percent.
  • The number of males arrested for violent crimes in 2005 fell 15.1 percent from the number in 1996; however, for those same years, the number of females arrested for violent crimes rose 4.4 percent.
  • For both genders, the number of juveniles arrested for violent crimes was down in the 10-year trend. The number of males under age 18 arrested was down 27.9 percent, and the number of females in this age group arrested was down 10.2 percent.
  • For property crimes, the number of males arrested declined 26.6 percent, and the number of females arrested decreased 10.7 percent.
  • Data for juveniles showed that the number of males arrested for property crimes decreased 49.3 percent, and the number of females arrested for property crimes declined 29.1 percent in the 10-year period.
  • For both males and females, the number of persons arrested for drug abuse violations increased significantly in 2005 when compared with the 1996 number. The number of males arrested for this offense was up 21.0 percent, and the number of females arrested rose 41.7 percent.
  • The number of juvenile females arrested for drug abuse violations increased 14.4 percent, but the number of juvenile males arrested decreased 13.6 percent for the same offense.
Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006