Total Arrest Trends by Sex, 1987 and 1996
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table lists the number and percent of arrests in the United States, according to gender and offense. Find total arrests for murder, rape, robbery, assault, arson, car theft, and other offenses.
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 1987 | 1996 | Percent change | 1987 | 1996 | Percent change |
| Total | 7,061,872 | 7,918,554 | +12.1% | 1,512,860 | 2,056,390 | +35.9% |
| Murder1 | 12,247 | 12,062 | –1.5 | 1,719 | 1,384 | –19.5 |
| Forcible rape | 24,551 | 21,505 | –12.4 | 299 | 247 | –17.4 |
| Robbery | 93,885 | 101,998 | +8.6 | 8,431 | 11,091 | +31.6 |
| Aggravated assault | 209,782 | 284,004 | +35.4 | 31,716 | 61,640 | +94.3 |
| Burglary | 264,041 | 209,076 | –20.8 | 24,442 | 27,190 | +11.2 |
| Larceny—theft | 663,264 | 655,775 | –1.1 | 297,624 | 337,434 | +13.4 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 106,604 | 104,562 | –1.9 | 11,454 | 16,427 | +43.4 |
| Arson | 10,144 | 10,431 | +2.8 | 1,603 | 1,860 | +16.0 |
| Other assaults | 454,944 | 695,386 | +52.9 | 81,583 | 177,644 | +117.7 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 39,931 | 51,372 | +28.7 | 21,056 | 28,105 | +33.5 |
| Fraud | 127,472 | 168,385 | +32.1 | 98,537 | 116,746 | +18.5 |
| Embezzlement | 5,355 | 5,633 | +5.2 | 3,329 | 4,619 | +38.8 |
| Stolen property—buying, receiving, possessing | 86,771 | 84,867 | –2.2 | 11,419 | 14,435 | +26.4 |
| Vandalism | 160,482 | 182,709 | +13.9 | 19,222 | 29,336 | +52.6 |
| Weapons—carrying, possessing, etc. | 123,403 | 135,565 | +9.9 | 10,177 | 11,637 | +14.3 |
| Prostitution and commercialized vice | 29,335 | 30,657 | +4.5 | 56,253 | 46,097 | –18.1 |
| Sex offenses, except forcible rape and prostitution | 62,263 | 59,062 | –5.1 | 5,026 | 5,324 | +5.9 |
| Drug abuse violations | 554,554 | 857,057 | +54.5 | 99,872 | 173,831 | +74.1 |
| Gambling | 16,811 | 13,834 | –17.7 | 2,747 | 2,206 | –19.7 |
| Offenses against family and children | 30,037 | 61,308 | +104.1 | 6,493 | 19,263 | +196.7 |
| Driving under the influence | 983,915 | 756,935 | –23.1 | 127,476 | 130,246 | +2.2 |
| Liquor laws | 320,504 | 352,456 | +10.0 | 69,066 | 83,737 | +21.2 |
| Drunkenness | 547,595 | 422,605 | –22.8 | 54,833 | 57,656 | +5.1 |
| Disorderly conduct | 389,340 | 437,824 | +12.5 | 90,856 | 116,257 | +28.0 |
| Vagrancy | 27,324 | 16,168 | –40.8 | 3,439 | 4,135 | +20.2 |
| All other offenses, except traffic | 1,624,731 | 2,039,086 | +25.5 | 297,922 | 465,210 | +56.2 |
| Curfew and loitering law violations | 47,039 | 93,756 | +99.3 | 15,277 | 38,991 | +155.2 |
| Runaways | 45,548 | 54,476 | +19.6 | 60,989 | 73,642 | +20.7 |
1. Includes non-negligent manslaughter.
Source: Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 1996.
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