Table 45

Arrest Trends
Cities by Sex, 2007-2008
[8,075 agencies; 2008 estimated population 152,635,660; 2007 estimated population 150,965,405]

Offense charged	Male						Female
	Total			Under 18			Total			Under 18
	2007	2008	Percent change	2007	2008	Percent change	2007	2008	Percent change	2007	2008	Percent change
TOTAL¹	5,830,468	5,746,787	-1.4	917,851	889,093	-3.1	1,924,474	1,928,783	+0.2	394,175	390,317	-1.0
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	6,161	5,954	-3.4	694	652	-6.1	664	705	+6.2	45	51	+13.3
Forcible rape	11,725	11,778	+0.5	1,854	1,832	-1.2	111	146	+31.5	30	31	+3.3
Robbery	68,631	70,585	+2.8	19,288	19,657	+1.9	9,253	9,583	+3.6	2,153	2,111	-2.0
Aggravated assault	187,522	186,240	-0.7	24,779	24,046	-3.0	52,336	52,528	+0.4	7,721	7,485	-3.1
Burglary	138,542	142,453	+2.8	39,790	40,949	+2.9	25,253	25,778	+2.1	5,733	6,158	+7.4
Larceny-theft	423,736	450,394	+6.3	107,546	114,852	+6.8	296,837	334,899	+12.8	85,769	95,260	+11.1
Motor vehicle theft	53,677	43,084	-19.7	13,773	11,119	-19.3	11,933	9,096	-23.8	2,795	2,124	-24.0
Arson	6,879	6,740	-2.0	3,770	3,513	-6.8	1,239	1,243	+0.3	504	470	-6.7
Violent crime²	274,039	274,557	+0.2	46,615	46,187	-0.9	62,364	62,962	+1.0	9,949	9,678	-2.7
Property crime²	622,834	642,671	+3.2	164,879	170,433	+3.4	335,262	371,016	+10.7	94,801	104,012	+9.7
Other assaults	528,249	532,036	+0.7	87,373	85,125	-2.6	181,016	185,305	+2.4	45,292	45,456	+0.4
Forgery and counterfeiting	35,629	31,304	-12.1	1,213	1,003	-17.3	21,811	18,928	-13.2	587	521	-11.2
Fraud	60,600	59,227	-2.3	2,714	2,912	+7.3	44,676	43,198	-3.3	1,575	1,536	-2.5
Embezzlement	5,796	5,809	+0.2	548	443	-19.2	6,584	6,442	-2.2	417	337	-19.2
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	53,960	49,846	-7.6	11,287	10,574	-6.3	14,530	13,541	-6.8	2,639	2,596	-1.6
Vandalism	141,072	137,520	-2.5	58,875	56,535	-4.0	29,150	28,577	-2.0	9,054	8,765	-3.2
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	97,969	93,166	-4.9	23,267	21,478	-7.7	8,210	7,665	-6.6	2,426	2,231	-8.0
Prostitution and commercialized vice	15,635	14,467	-7.5	199	242	+21.6	33,893	32,266	-4.8	791	733	-7.3
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	37,933	37,063	-2.3	7,097	6,823	-3.9	4,148	3,883	-6.4	841	824	-2.0
Drug abuse violations	791,813	745,626	-5.8	92,510	86,724	-6.3	185,251	169,225	-8.7	17,602	16,103	-8.5
Gambling	3,231	2,625	-18.8	437	352	-19.5	576	388	-32.6	21	17	-19.0
Offenses against the family and children	25,635	24,894	-2.9	1,618	1,540	-4.8	13,741	13,282	-3.3	1,219	1,015	-16.7
Driving under the influence	517,711	522,164	+0.9	6,773	5,930	-12.4	142,133	149,378	+5.1	2,241	2,003	-10.6
Liquor laws	273,496	268,588	-1.8	51,646	47,631	-7.8	105,999	104,105	-1.8	30,856	28,806	-6.6
Drunkenness	318,263	331,076	+4.0	8,275	7,722	-6.7	60,145	63,005	+4.8	2,787	2,457	-11.8
Disorderly conduct	311,392	305,206	-2.0	83,302	79,345	-4.8	115,340	112,471	-2.5	42,145	39,531	-6.2
Vagrancy	17,568	16,893	-3.8	1,782	1,925	+8.0	4,938	4,918	-0.4	744	773	+3.9
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,597,440	1,558,601	-2.4	167,238	162,721	-2.7	487,180	474,106	-2.7	60,661	58,801	-3.1
Suspicion	662	630	-4.8	148	133	-10.1	153	145	-5.2	44	36	-18.2
Curfew and loitering law violations	72,944	67,499	-7.5	72,944	67,499	-7.5	32,233	30,417	-5.6	32,233	30,417	-5.6
Runaways	27,259	25,949	-4.8	27,259	25,949	-4.8	35,294	33,705	-4.5	35,294	33,705	-4.5

¹ Does not include suspicion.
² Violent crimes are offenses of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

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