Table 29

Estimated Number of Arrests
United States, 2008

Total¹	14,005,615
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	12,955
Forcible rape	22,584
Robbery	129,403
Aggravated assault	429,969
Burglary	308,479
Larceny-theft	1,266,706
Motor vehicle theft	98,035
Arson	14,125
Violent crime²	594,911
Property crime²	1,687,345
Other assaults	1,298,342
Forgery and counterfeiting	90,127
Fraud	234,199
Embezzlement	21,402
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing	111,319
Vandalism	285,012
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.	179,661
Prostitution and commercialized vice	75,004
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)	79,914
Drug abuse violations	1,702,537
Gambling	9,811
Offenses against the family and children	118,419
Driving under the influence	1,483,396
Liquor laws	625,939
Drunkenness	611,069
Disorderly conduct	685,985
Vagrancy	33,852
All other offenses	3,835,083
Suspicion	1,650
Curfew and loitering law violations	133,063
Runaways	109,225

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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