Table 31

Number and Rate of Arrests
by Population Group, 2006
[Rate: Number of arrests per 100,000 inhabitants]

Offense charged Total
(11,250 agencies;
population 216,686,722)
Cities Counties Suburban area2
(6,122 agencies;
population 94,714,217)
Total cities
(8,199 cities;
population 151,460,208)
Group I
(59 cities, 250,000 and over;
population 40,435,530)
Group II
(150 cities, 100,000 to 249,999;
population 22,519,131)
Group III
(368 cities, 50,000 to 99,999;
population 25,265,390)
Group IV
(654 cities, 25,000 to 49,999;
population 22,552,890)
Group V
(1,419 cities, 10,000 to 24,999;
population 22,395,901)
Group VI
(5,549 cities, under 10,000;
population 18,291,366)
Metropolitan counties1
(1,252 agencies;
population 45,787,064)
Nonmetropolitan counties
(1,799 agencies;
population 19,439,450)
Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate Total Rate
TOTAL3 10,471,361 4,832.5 7,920,056 5,229.1 2,216,009 5,480.4 1,146,794 5,092.5 1,230,221 4,869.2 1,056,810 4,685.9 1,110,055 4,956.5 1,160,167 6,342.7 1,767,021 3,859.2 784,284 4,034.5 4,119,107 4,349.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 9,815 4.5 7,220 4.8 3,235 8.0 1,442 6.4 952 3.8 636 2.8 570 2.5 385 2.1 1,969 4.3 626 3.2 3,074 3.2
Forcible rape 17,766 8.2 12,768 8.4 4,029 10.0 2,008 8.9 1,861 7.4 1,602 7.1 1,709 7.6 1,559 8.5 3,391 7.4 1,607 8.3 6,693 7.1
Robbery 93,527 43.2 80,214 53.0 35,122 86.9 14,255 63.3 11,779 46.6 8,384 37.2 6,502 29.0 4,172 22.8 11,323 24.7 1,990 10.2 26,620 28.1
Aggravated assault 327,478 151.1 247,831 163.6 83,904 207.5 42,538 188.9 39,442 156.1 29,910 132.6 26,924 120.2 25,113 137.3 59,274 129.5 20,373 104.8 117,886 124.5
Burglary 222,192 102.5 164,247 108.4 44,404 109.8 29,543 131.2 28,322 112.1 20,834 92.4 21,475 95.9 19,669 107.5 39,651 86.6 18,294 94.1 83,110 87.7
Larceny-theft 801,633 370.0 671,068 443.1 168,391 416.4 105,792 469.8 119,329 472.3 105,583 468.2 96,092 429.1 75,881 414.8 101,022 220.6 29,543 152.0 303,538 320.5
Motor vehicle theft 100,775 46.5 78,390 51.8 37,337 92.3 12,494 55.5 9,481 37.5 6,723 29.8 6,421 28.7 5,934 32.4 17,298 37.8 5,087 26.2 31,306 33.1
Arson 12,002 5.5 8,702 5.7 1,947 4.8 1,187 5.3 1,480 5.9 1,368 6.1 1,387 6.2 1,333 7.3 2,330 5.1 970 5.0 5,271 5.6
Violent crime4 448,586 207.0 348,033 229.8 126,290 312.3 60,243 267.5 54,034 213.9 40,532 179.7 35,705 159.4 31,229 170.7 75,957 165.9 24,596 126.5 154,273 162.9
Property crime4 1,136,602 524.5 922,407 609.0 252,079 623.4 149,016 661.7 158,612 627.8 134,508 596.4 125,375 559.8 102,817 562.1 160,301 350.1 53,894 277.2 423,225 446.8
Other assaults 952,741 439.7 725,941 479.3 202,496 500.8 113,491 504.0 112,472 445.2 99,680 442.0 97,154 433.8 100,648 550.2 159,136 347.6 67,664 348.1 362,365 382.6
Forgery and counterfeiting 79,477 36.7 60,686 40.1 14,485 35.8 8,431 37.4 10,202 40.4 9,138 40.5 9,672 43.2 8,758 47.9 13,652 29.8 5,139 26.4 32,418 34.2
Fraud 197,722 91.2 110,740 73.1 16,567 41.0 13,163 58.5 18,340 72.6 16,717 74.1 20,596 92.0 25,357 138.6 57,507 125.6 29,475 151.6 97,223 102.6
Embezzlement 14,769 6.8 11,370 7.5 2,032 5.0 2,088 9.3 2,283 9.0 2,009 8.9 1,758 7.8 1,200 6.6 2,625 5.7 774 4.0 5,931 6.3
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 90,084 41.6 68,677 45.3 16,949 41.9 11,421 50.7 13,585 53.8 10,376 46.0 9,083 40.6 7,263 39.7 16,344 35.7 5,063 26.0 37,696 39.8
Vandalism 220,422 101.7 175,466 115.8 44,508 110.1 25,223 112.0 28,142 111.4 25,060 111.1 26,355 117.7 26,178 143.1 32,155 70.2 12,801 65.9 86,831 91.7
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 147,623 68.1 118,846 78.5 45,137 111.6 19,068 84.7 17,783 70.4 13,127 58.2 11,413 51.0 12,318 67.3 21,591 47.2 7,186 37.0 49,206 52.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice 59,724 27.6 56,792 37.5 40,315 99.7 7,968 35.4 4,514 17.9 2,490 11.0 930 4.2 575 3.1 2,705 5.9 227 1.2 6,275 6.6
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 63,243 29.2 45,733 30.2 16,658 41.2 6,246 27.7 7,010 27.7 5,315 23.6 5,477 24.5 5,027 27.5 12,440 27.2 5,070 26.1 23,807 25.1
Drug abuse violations 1,379,887 636.8 1,061,310 700.7 391,826 969.0 157,235 698.2 154,573 611.8 121,673 539.5 116,436 519.9 119,567 653.7 226,189 494.0 92,388 475.3 493,312 520.8
Gambling 9,018 4.2 7,806 5.2 5,894 14.6 427 1.9 330 1.3 257 1.1 255 1.1 643 3.5 706 1.5 506 2.6 1,564 1.7
Offenses against the family and children 92,065 42.5 43,328 28.6 5,647 14.0 8,403 37.3 7,855 31.1 6,921 30.7 7,863 35.1 6,639 36.3 36,059 78.8 12,678 65.2 50,271 53.1
Driving under the influence 1,038,633 479.3 650,167 429.3 124,322 307.5 84,072 373.3 96,859 383.4 97,987 434.5 115,408 515.3 131,519 719.0 237,867 519.5 150,599 774.7 484,907 512.0
Liquor laws 469,186 216.5 377,374 249.2 60,084 148.6 45,682 202.9 54,364 215.2 48,928 216.9 66,031 294.8 102,285 559.2 55,614 121.5 36,198 186.2 197,822 208.9
Drunkenness 409,490 189.0 350,973 231.7 81,300 201.1 55,584 246.8 56,862 225.1 48,923 216.9 53,657 239.6 54,647 298.8 40,392 88.2 18,125 93.2 143,163 151.2
Disorderly conduct 519,046 239.5 451,199 297.9 110,527 273.3 56,591 251.3 67,469 267.0 57,429 254.6 74,621 333.2 84,562 462.3 45,960 100.4 21,887 112.6 196,035 207.0
Vagrancy 27,053 12.5 24,095 15.9 14,565 36.0 2,443 10.8 3,050 12.1 1,526 6.8 822 3.7 1,689 9.2 2,789 6.1 169 0.9 6,063 6.4
All other offenses (except traffic) 2,917,803 1,346.6 2,136,472 1,410.6 564,915 1,397.1 298,622 1,326.1 336,971 1,333.7 296,761 1,315.8 315,053 1,406.7 324,150 1,772.1 546,850 1,194.3 234,481 1,206.2 1,213,199 1,280.9
Suspicion 1,725 0.8 1,000 0.7 0 0.0 221 1.0 142 0.6 267 1.2 148 0.7 222 1.2 538 1.2 187 1.0 987 1.0
Curfew and loitering law violations 114,313 52.8 109,350 72.2 62,528 154.6 8,872 39.4 13,111 51.9 8,097 35.9 8,670 38.7 8,072 44.1 4,428 9.7 535 2.8 23,400 24.7
Runaways 83,874 38.7 63,291 41.8 16,885 41.8 12,505 55.5 11,800 46.7 9,356 41.5 7,721 34.5 5,024 27.5 15,754 34.4 4,829 24.8 30,121 31.8

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