Table 45

Arrest Trends
Cities
by Sex, 2008-2009
[8,275 agencies; 2009 estimated population 155,344,295; 2008 estimated population 153,870,093]

Offense charged	Male						Female
	Total			Under 18			Total			Under 18
	2008	2009	Percent change	2008	2009	Percent change	2008	2009	Percent change	2008	2009	Percent change
TOTAL¹	5,701,583	5,494,797	-3.6	884,010	799,180	-9.6	1,920,138	1,918,882	-0.1	390,761	361,643	-7.5
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	5,966	5,602	-6.1	647	585	-9.6	692	643	-7.1	51	50	-2.0
Forcible rape	11,449	10,759	-6.0	1,754	1,568	-10.6	127	130	+2.4	29	26	-10.3
Robbery	70,428	67,651	-3.9	19,476	17,227	-11.5	9,543	9,463	-0.8	2,072	2,022	-2.4
Aggravated assault	187,580	182,925	-2.5	24,099	20,994	-12.9	53,480	52,952	-1.0	7,624	6,943	-8.9
Burglary	143,181	137,090	-4.3	41,283	37,659	-8.8	25,783	25,256	-2.0	6,192	5,176	-16.4
Larceny-theft	452,441	456,752	+1.0	115,012	110,192	-4.2	337,948	373,269	+10.5	95,953	97,364	+1.5
Motor vehicle theft	42,810	34,687	-19.0	10,992	8,603	-21.7	8,971	7,646	-14.8	2,077	1,791	-13.8
Arson	6,659	5,468	-17.9	3,469	2,800	-19.3	1,209	1,097	-9.3	459	418	-8.9
Violent crime²	275,423	266,937	-3.1	45,976	40,374	-12.2	63,842	63,188	-1.0	9,776	9,041	-7.5
Property crime²	645,091	633,997	-1.7	170,756	159,254	-6.7	373,911	407,268	+8.9	104,681	104,749	+0.1
Other assaults	528,071	527,055	-0.2	85,150	79,825	-6.3	183,843	187,405	+1.9	45,480	42,753	-6.0
Forgery and counterfeiting	31,655	28,874	-8.8	1,016	864	-15.0	19,376	17,432	-10.0	527	374	-29.0
Fraud	60,122	57,126	-5.0	2,896	2,443	-15.6	43,158	40,072	-7.2	1,519	1,336	-12.0
Embezzlement	5,813	4,923	-15.3	447	208	-53.5	6,489	5,182	-20.1	329	159	-51.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	51,202	47,284	-7.7	10,850	9,764	-10.0	13,795	13,152	-4.7	2,644	2,385	-9.8
Vandalism	136,785	127,288	-6.9	55,938	47,005	-16.0	28,410	28,006	-1.4	8,665	7,385	-14.8
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	92,594	85,251	-7.9	21,262	18,225	-14.3	7,584	7,518	-0.9	2,182	2,034	-6.8
Prostitution and commercialized vice	14,126	13,374	-5.3	239	175	-26.8	29,320	27,893	-4.9	692	636	-8.1
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	36,710	35,851	-2.3	6,732	6,359	-5.5	3,959	3,759	-5.1	810	775	-4.3
Drug abuse violations	728,856	703,920	-3.4	83,919	80,579	-4.0	165,599	159,104	-3.9	15,882	15,273	-3.8
Gambling	2,598	2,745	+5.7	337	407	+20.8	354	378	+6.8	17	8	-52.9
Offenses against the family and children	26,378	27,123	+2.8	1,672	1,652	-1.2	13,578	13,673	+0.7	1,111	990	-10.9
Driving under the influence	520,544	495,964	-4.7	5,906	5,221	-11.6	149,511	151,809	+1.5	2,004	1,773	-11.5
Liquor laws	266,182	244,615	-8.1	46,989	40,246	-14.4	103,839	99,472	-4.2	28,540	25,469	-10.8
Drunkenness	334,247	318,915	-4.6	7,789	6,843	-12.1	63,767	62,588	-1.8	2,522	2,315	-8.2
Disorderly conduct	307,347	295,566	-3.8	78,918	70,183	-11.1	113,560	110,385	-2.8	39,255	35,649	-9.2
Vagrancy	16,385	16,361	-0.1	1,955	1,315	-32.7	4,674	4,042	-13.5	784	499	-36.4
All other offenses (except traffic)	1,529,191	1,480,535	-3.2	163,000	147,145	-9.7	467,564	461,498	-1.3	59,336	52,982	-10.7
Suspicion	712	481	-32.4	118	67	-43.2	174	163	-6.3	35	16	-54.3
Curfew and loitering law violations	66,115	56,760	-14.1	66,115	56,760	-14.1	29,954	24,905	-16.9	29,954	24,905	-16.9
Runaways	26,148	24,333	-6.9	26,148	24,333	-6.9	34,051	30,153	-11.4	34,051	30,153	-11.4

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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