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__________________________________________________________________________________ | | Number of | | Arrests, 1990 | arrests per | Charge | | 1,000 14- to 17- | |_______________________| year-olds1/ | |Percent of |Percent of | | | offenders | offenders |_______________________| | under 18 | 18 to 24 | 1969 | 1979 | 1990 | _________________________________|___________|___________|_______|_______|_______| Total arrests ............... 15.6 30.1 96.5 129.0 131.8 Serious crimes2/ ................ 28.1 28.5 34.4 50.5 49.2 Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter ................ 14.0 37.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 Forcible rape ................. 14.9 29.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Robbery ....................... 24.2 37.4 1.6 2.5 2.5 Aggravated assault ............ 13.6 28.7 1.2 2.4 3.8 Burglary ...................... 33.0 32.0 8.8 13.7 8.4 Larceny/theft ................. 30.0 26.0 17.4 26.7 28.0 Motor vehicle theft ........... 43.3 31.2 4.7 4.3 5.5 Arson ......................... 43.8 19.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 All others3/ .................... 12.3 30.5 62.1 64.0 82.6 Other assaults ................ 14.9 27.6 2.9 5.1 8.9 Forgery and counterfeiting .... 9.1 34.6 0.3 0.6 0.5 Fraud ......................... 3.4 28.3 0.2 0.5 0.7 Stolen property ............... 25.9 36.1 0.9 2.1 2.6 Vandalism ..................... 40.4 28.6 5.0 7.8 7.8 Weapons (carrying, etc.) ...... 18.2 35.1 1.0 1.5 2.4 Prostitution and commercialized vice .......... 1.4 28.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 Sex offenses................... 16.0 20.9 0.7 0.7 1.0 Drug abuse .................... 7.4 33.1 3.7 6.9 4.9 Gambling ...................... 5.2 16.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 Drunk driving ................. 1.1 25.0 0.3 1.8 1.2 Liquor law violations ......... 22.1 55.2 4.6 8.4 9.2 Drunkenness ................... 2.7 24.0 2.8 2.8 1.5 Disorderly conduct ............ 16.6 34.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 Vagrancy ...................... 8.1 22.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 __________________________________________________________________________________1/Based on population in age group. Data do not indicate the proportion of persons who have been arrested, since some individuals have been arrested more than once. Arrests for those under 18 may include some persons below 14 years old.
_________________________________________________________ | Number of | arrests per Charge | 1,000 18- to 24- | year-olds1/ | |_______________________ | 1969 | 1979 | 1990 _________________________________|_______|_______|_______ Total arrests ............... 66.2 110.0 126.2 Serious crimes2/ ................ 13.9 23.9 24.7 Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter ................ 0.2 0.2 0.3 Forcible rape ................. 0.3 0.4 0.3 Robbery ....................... 1.4 1.9 1.9 Aggravated assault ............ 1.5 3.0 4.0 Burglary ...................... 3.3 5.4 4.1 Larceny/theft ................. 5.5 11.3 12.0 Motor vehicle theft ........... 1.6 1.6 2.0 Arson ......................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 All others3/ .................... 52.1 57.4 101.4 Other assaults ................ 3.3 5.2 8.3 Forgery and counterfeiting .... 0.7 1.0 1.0 Fraud ......................... 0.8 2.6 3.0 Stolen property ............... 0.7 1.4 1.8 Vandalism ..................... 0.7 2.2 2.7 Weapons (carrying, etc.) ...... 1.3 1.9 2.3 Prostitution and commercialized vice .......... 1.1 1.6 1.0 Sex offenses................... 0.6 0.6 0.7 Drug abuse .................... 5.3 8.7 10.7 Gambling ...................... 0.4 0.3 0.1 Drunk driving ................. 2.8 13.0 13.0 Liquor law violations ......... 4.5 6.2 11.4 Drunkenness ................... 8.8 10.1 6.4 Disorderly conduct ............ 8.0 9.8 7.4 Vagrancy ...................... 1.6 0.5 0.3 ________________________________________________________
SOURCE: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, 1969, 1979, and 1990. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, nos. 519, 917, and 1057.