| Offense charged | Number of persons arrested | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all ages | Under 18 years of age | 18 years of age and over | |||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | Percent change | 2007 | 2008 | Percent change | 2007 | 2008 | Percent change | |
| TOTAL1 | 780,760 | 750,942 | -3.8 | 69,280 | 65,085 | -6.1 | 711,480 | 685,857 | -3.6 |
| Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | 595 | 592 | -0.5 | 33 | 38 | +15.2 | 562 | 554 | -1.4 |
| Forcible rape | 1,492 | 1,556 | +4.3 | 218 | 228 | +4.6 | 1,274 | 1,328 | +4.2 |
| Robbery | 1,818 | 1,674 | -7.9 | 199 | 168 | -15.6 | 1,619 | 1,506 | -7.0 |
| Aggravated assault | 19,875 | 19,218 | -3.3 | 1,734 | 1,611 | -7.1 | 18,141 | 17,607 | -2.9 |
| Burglary | 17,460 | 17,580 | +0.7 | 4,007 | 3,705 | -7.5 | 13,453 | 13,875 | +3.1 |
| Larceny-theft | 31,277 | 33,034 | +5.6 | 5,487 | 5,328 | -2.9 | 25,790 | 27,706 | +7.4 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 4,760 | 4,378 | -8.0 | 1,130 | 942 | -16.6 | 3,630 | 3,436 | -5.3 |
| Arson | 895 | 801 | -10.5 | 211 | 217 | +2.8 | 684 | 584 | -14.6 |
| Violent crime2 | 23,780 | 23,040 | -3.1 | 2,184 | 2,045 | -6.4 | 21,596 | 20,995 | -2.8 |
| Property crime2 | 54,392 | 55,793 | +2.6 | 10,835 | 10,192 | -5.9 | 43,557 | 45,601 | +4.7 |
| Other assaults | 70,205 | 69,145 | -1.5 | 9,024 | 8,815 | -2.3 | 61,181 | 60,330 | -1.4 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 4,680 | 4,358 | -6.9 | 108 | 104 | -3.7 | 4,572 | 4,254 | -7.0 |
| Fraud | 30,074 | 26,981 | -10.3 | 337 | 337 | +0.0 | 29,737 | 26,644 | -10.4 |
| Embezzlement | 920 | 874 | -5.0 | 16 | 19 | +18.8 | 904 | 855 | -5.4 |
| Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing | 4,718 | 4,277 | -9.3 | 521 | 509 | -2.3 | 4,197 | 3,768 | -10.2 |
| Vandalism | 13,157 | 13,342 | +1.4 | 3,750 | 3,589 | -4.3 | 9,407 | 9,753 | +3.7 |
| Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. | 6,893 | 6,420 | -6.9 | 821 | 786 | -4.3 | 6,072 | 5,634 | -7.2 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 192 | 207 | +7.8 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 186 | 201 | +8.1 |
| Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) | 5,423 | 5,031 | -7.2 | 1,035 | 956 | -7.6 | 4,388 | 4,075 | -7.1 |
| Drug abuse violations | 90,552 | 81,181 | -10.3 | 6,008 | 5,569 | -7.3 | 84,544 | 75,612 | -10.6 |
| Gambling | 260 | 188 | -27.7 | 12 | 18 | +50.0 | 248 | 170 | -31.5 |
| Offenses against the family and children | 12,404 | 11,300 | -8.9 | 368 | 372 | +1.1 | 12,036 | 10,928 | -9.2 |
| Driving under the influence | 139,235 | 136,101 | -2.3 | 1,954 | 1,563 | -20.0 | 137,281 | 134,538 | -2.0 |
| Liquor laws | 36,604 | 35,058 | -4.2 | 9,162 | 8,363 | -8.7 | 27,442 | 26,695 | -2.7 |
| Drunkenness | 20,033 | 19,616 | -2.1 | 502 | 511 | +1.8 | 19,531 | 19,105 | -2.2 |
| Disorderly conduct | 23,078 | 22,439 | -2.8 | 4,847 | 4,624 | -4.6 | 18,231 | 17,815 | -2.3 |
| Vagrancy | 204 | 240 | +17.6 | 8 | 27 | +237.5 | 196 | 213 | +8.7 |
| All other offenses (except traffic) | 238,535 | 230,443 | -3.4 | 12,361 | 11,772 | -4.8 | 226,174 | 218,671 | -3.3 |
| Suspicion | 62 | 49 | -21.0 | 27 | 13 | -51.9 | 35 | 36 | +2.9 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 600 | 499 | -16.8 | 600 | 499 | -16.8 | - | - | - |
| Runaways | 4,821 | 4,409 | -8.5 | 4,821 | 4,409 | -8.5 | - | - | - |
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