United States Arrests for Criminal Offenses (2003 - 2007)
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Rank  
Arrests
Arrests
Arrests
Arrests
Arrests
Rate
Pct.
1 All other offenses 3,665,543 3,815,435 3,863,785 4,022,068 3,931,965 1,303.61 27.67%
2 Driving under the influence 1,448,148 1,433,382 1,371,919 1,460,498 1,427,494 473.27 10.04%
3 Other assaults 1,246,698 1,284,858 1,301,392 1,305,757 1,305,693 432.89 9.19%
4 Larceny-theft 1,145,074 1,185,619 1,146,696 1,081,157 1,172,762 388.82 8.25%
5 Drug Offenses
(Except Marijuana)		 922,992 974,970 1,059,801 1,060,180 968,462 321.09 6.81%
6 Marijuana Offenses 755,200 771,600 786,550 829,630 872,720 289.34 6.14%
7 Disorderly conduct 639,371 657,637 678,231 703,504 709,105 235.10 4.99%
8 Liquor laws 612,079 612,528 597,838 645,734 633,654 210.08 4.46%
9 Drunkenness 548,616 552,671 556,167 553,188 589,402 195.41 4.15%
10 Aggravated assault 449,933 438,033 449,297 447,948 433,945 143.87 3.05%
11 Burglary 290,956 294,645 298,835 304,801 303,853 100.74 2.14%
12 Vandalism 273,431 272,522 279,562 300,679 291,575 96.67 2.05%
13 Fraud 299,138 282,938 321,521 280,693 252,873 83.84 1.78%
14 Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. 167,972 175,776 193,469 200,782 188,891 62.63 1.33%
15 Curfew and loitering law violations 136,461 137,398 140,835 152,907 143,002 47.41 1.01%
16 Robbery 107,553 108,992 114,616 125,605 126,715 42.01 0.89%
17 Offenses against the family and children 136,034 124,936 129,128 131,491 122,812 40.72 0.86%
18 Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing 126,775 128,529 133,856 122,722 122,061 40.47 0.86%
19 Motor vehicle theft 152,934 148,429 147,459 137,757 118,231 39.20 0.83%
20 Runaways 123,581 119,342 108,954 114,179 108,879 36.10 0.77%
21 Forgery and counterfeiting 111,823 119,518 118,455 108,823 103,448 34.30 0.73%
22 Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) 91,546 90,913 91,625 87,252 83,979 27.84 0.59%
23 Prostitution and commercialized vice 75,190 87,872 84,891 79,673 77,607 25.73 0.55%
24 Vagrancy 28,948 36,404 33,227 36,471 33,666 11.16 0.24%
25 Forcible rape 26,350 26,066 25,528 24,535 23,307 7.73 0.16%
26 Embezzlement 16,826 17,332 18,970 20,012 22,381 7.42 0.16%
27 Arson 16,163 15,504 16,337 16,582 15,242 5.05 0.11%
28 Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 13,190 13,467 14,062 13,435 13,480 4.47 0.09%
29 Gambling 10,954 10,755 11,180 12,307 12,161 4.03 0.09%
30 Suspicion 7,163 3,554 3,764 2,482 2,176 0.72 0.02%
  Grand Total 13,646,642 13,941,625 14,097,950 14,382,852 14,211,541 4,711.72 100.00%

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Notes:

Arrest rates are per 100,000 population are calculated with reference to a total US population of 301,621,000.

Source: Crime in the United States

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