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Law Enforcement & Juvenile Crime


Estimated number of arrests by offense and race, 2019
Age: Adult

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Offenses All races White Black American Indian Asian
All offenses9,400,9806,542,5202,491,380216,440150,640
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter10,1204,5205,320140150
RapeNANANANANA
Robbery58,70027,15030,000730830
Aggravated assault358,470220,970120,0208,9708,500
Burglary150,810104,72041,8701,9602,260
Larceny-theft731,410492,350214,54014,06010,460
Motor vehicle theft67,20048,29016,3201,3101,260
Arson7,3005,1901,770130210
Simple assault901,570587,850277,59020,19015,940
Forgery and counterfeiting44,34029,68013,480440740
Fraud109,10072,40033,0801,8201,800
Embezzlement12,9607,9204,640150250
Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)79,33050,45026,1201,3301,430
Vandalism149,020100,97041,8503,7402,460
Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.)137,25075,47058,3901,3502,040
Prostitution and commercialized vice26,42013,49011,0801001,750
Sex offenses (except rape & prostitution)NANANANANA
Drug abuse violations1,478,7601,043,160397,60018,17019,830
Gambling2,2801,32061010340
Offenses against the family and children82,60053,92024,5003,360820
Driving under the influence1,018,920826,490147,90018,84025,680
Liquor laws149,330113,36025,6107,7402,620
Drunkenness312,620237,10047,70023,8204,000
Disorderly conduct256,340166,00075,28012,1702,890
Vagrancy21,49014,2706,310620290
All other offenses (except traffic)3,179,6402,205,940856,70074,28042,720
Curfew and loitering00000
Violent Crime IndexNANANANANA
Property Crime Index956,710650,560274,50017,46014,180
Violent crimes*427,290252,630155,3409,8409,480

Violent Crime Index includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property Crime Index includes, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

NA: Beginning in 2013, the FBI broadened the definition of rape, removing the phrase "forcible" from the offense name and description. The new definition of rape is: Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. The new definition includes the NIBRS offenses of rape, sodomy, and sexual assault with an object.

Law enforcement agencies may submit data on rape arrests based on either the new or legacy definition of rape. Due to differences in agency reporting practices, national estimates for the offenses of "rape" and "sex offenses" are not available after 2012. Additionally, estimates for the Violent Crime Index (which included "forcible rape") are not shown after 2012 as this category is no longer compatible with prior years.

* The "violent crimes" category includes the offenses of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault and is presented as an alternative to the Violent Crime Index, which is not available as a result of the change to the definition of rape in 2013. In any given year prior to the change in the rape definition, these three offenses accounted for more than 95% of arrests for Violent Crime Index offenses.


Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Estimated number of arrests by offense and race, 2019. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/ucr.asp?table_in=2. Released on July 08, 2022.

Data source: Arrest estimates for 1980-2014 developed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and disseminated through "Arrest Data Analysis Tool." Online. Available from the BJS website.

Arrest estimates for 2015-2020 were developed by the National Center for Juvenile Justice based on the FBI’s annual Master Arrest Files of 12-month reporting departments available from the Crime Data Explorer. Arrest estimates for 2015-2019 were revised in June 2022.

 

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