Table 29

Estimated Number of Arrests
United States, 2009

Total¹	13,687,241
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	12,418
Forcible rape	21,407
Robbery	126,725
Aggravated assault	421,215
Burglary	299,351
Larceny-theft	1,334,933
Motor vehicle theft	81,797
Arson	12,204
Violent crime²	581,765
Property crime²	1,728,285
Other assaults	1,319,458
Forgery and counterfeiting	85,844
Fraud	210,255
Embezzlement	17,920
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	105,303
Vandalism	270,439
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	166,334
Prostitution and commercialized vice	71,355
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	77,326
Drug abuse violations	1,663,582
Gambling	10,360
Offenses against the family and children	114,564
Driving under the influence	1,440,409
Liquor laws	570,333
Drunkenness	594,300
Disorderly conduct	655,322
Vagrancy	33,388
All other offenses	3,764,672
Suspicion	1,975
Curfew and loitering law violations	112,593
Runaways	93,434

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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