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Total Arrest Trends by Sex, 1987 and 1996| | Male | Female |
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| Offense | 1987 | 1996 | Percent
change | 1987 | 1996 | Percent
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| 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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