Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, aggravated assault, 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, aggravated assault arrests by age
Consolidated ages Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, aggravated assault (adjusted for percentage of US population covered by report, with unknowns apportioned to knowns)
Year <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+
1960 44.5 141.9 131.0 79.1 21.9 71.9 20.7 69.4 96.8 109.8 128.8 128.2 147.9 141.2 121.6 102.1 76.9 55.1 21.9
1961 48.9 144.2 128.6 76.4 21.6 71.7 23.4 80.5 109.0 122.2 131.1 136.5 149.3 141.2 116.9 95.4 74.8 56.4 21.6
1962 48.7 128.5 117.0 68.3 18.3 64.8 25.5 69.6 108.5 111.9 117.3 114.5 134.5 126.5 108.2 87.0 67.1 48.7 18.3
1963 50.6 137.7 127.4 73.8 20.1 69.6 23.5 78.4 100.8 125.7 129.2 129.1 141.5 138.7 116.6 94.1 71.9 53.2 20.1
1964 58.1 154.4 138.8 79.8 21.8 76.6 15.8 50.5 29.1 92.0 118.1 114.4 145.8 146.6 157.8 148.4 129.2 103.1 79.3 54.9 46.4 23.8 18.2 7.5 21.8
1965 63.3 157.0 142.2 81.5 22.5 79.6 18.8 55.2 32.9 102.4 128.7 125.1 135.5 157.2 162.9 153.5 130.7 105.4 80.0 57.9 44.1 27.6 18.7 8.5 22.5
1966 77.6 174.0 158.0 90.4 23.3 89.6 26.1 70.3 43.2 118.9 147.8 155.7 165.3 148.6 183.0 170.5 144.8 116.2 90.3 64.1 43.4 29.1 20.5 9.3 23.3
1967 80.6 176.7 159.0 91.4 24.3 91.6 27.6 71.1 44.5 119.1 154.4 168.9 183.4 173.9 175.8 170.9 146.0 117.7 90.7 65.9 45.0 31.1 21.5 9.3 24.3
1968 76.5 185.0 156.0 88.4 22.8 90.7 24.1 65.6 40.3 114.4 149.5 164.3 197.9 177.8 183.7 168.0 142.3 115.4 87.4 63.4 43.5 29.2 19.3 8.4 22.8
1969 81.1 205.7 162.6 92.2 24.2 97.3 23.5 67.8 40.8 119.0 159.6 182.7 213.9 196.7 205.9 176.0 146.9 119.6 93.4 65.5 45.3 31.3 20.9 9.3 24.2
1970 85.5 205.6 171.3 99.2 25.5 101.8 23.6 74.2 43.7 129.2 164.7 185.3 208.7 201.6 205.8 184.3 155.9 131.6 99.0 69.5 48.1 32.7 21.6 10.0 25.5
1971 98.8 216.3 183.2 105.9 26.8 110.1 27.9 86.7 51.4 150.8 190.0 205.3 214.3 206.2 218.9 196.7 167.4 140.4 104.9 75.2 53.1 32.9 22.2 10.0 26.8
1972 106.3 231.9 190.3 113.8 29.1 117.7 31.7 93.0 56.3 159.6 207.5 209.5 226.1 214.4 237.0 201.1 176.9 150.4 112.3 81.3 56.8 36.1 24.6 11.0 29.1
1973 106.6 243.2 192.1 114.1 29.9 120.6 29.0 89.3 53.2 150.9 211.2 226.4 246.7 232.0 244.9 205.9 175.5 149.6 112.9 81.7 56.3 36.9 26.6 12.2 29.9
1974 124.3 287.5 217.6 126.1 31.1 138.2 32.2 101.7 60.5 178.8 244.2 263.3 302.1 280.2 286.0 236.1 195.4 165.9 125.5 88.2 60.2 38.2 27.7 11.9 31.1
1975 127.7 278.3 202.7 122.7 30.7 134.8 32.9 103.0 61.8 190.4 246.4 265.4 292.8 281.4 274.5 220.6 180.8 160.0 122.5 86.1 59.5 38.1 27.0 12.0 30.7
1976 123.0 263.3 197.4 120.6 30.5 130.7 32.8 95.6 59.0 175.7 237.2 256.2 274.4 270.9 259.3 213.6 177.0 152.5 122.7 86.0 59.1 40.1 25.7 11.8 30.5
1977 123.9 274.9 197.8 117.8 29.9 132.4 32.8 94.8 59.0 167.1 233.6 265.5 281.9 274.0 273.6 220.5 171.4 148.9 118.5 83.8 59.1 38.3 25.9 11.5 29.9
1978 139.5 308.8 221.3 127.8 31.6 147.4 34.0 107.5 65.3 190.1 255.0 300.2 327.8 304.4 305.9 248.0 190.7 160.2 128.4 89.8 64.4 40.0 27.4 11.8 31.6
1979 140.8 322.4 218.9 123.0 30.2 148.3 31.3 109.0 63.7 191.4 257.2 309.8 339.1 325.6 318.3 247.7 186.4 152.0 122.0 88.9 60.9 40.1 25.7 11.4 30.2
1980 135.9 321.1 219.2 123.0 29.4 147.1 20.0 29.3 104.6 59.8 190.5 249.2 300.9 323.2 319.4 321.0 248.4 186.8 152.4 121.4 87.1 60.4 38.6 24.9 11.3 29.4
1981 132.1 311.5 222.6 128.0 29.8 147.2 23.2 32.5 105.4 61.2 184.7 246.2 285.8 308.7 305.5 313.3 255.7 187.0 158.5 123.9 92.6 61.1 39.7 26.3 11.4 29.8
1982 142.5 346.6 254.4 138.8 32.7 163.3 23.6 33.6 111.5 64.5 196.8 272.0 323.3 342.5 338.7 349.0 287.0 218.4 169.4 135.1 99.7 68.0 43.2 29.2 12.7 32.7
1983 134.3 321.7 239.3 130.4 29.9 152.5 24.5 35.9 107.9 65.5 192.1 247.2 293.2 316.7 313.9 324.2 270.7 204.5 160.5 126.6 91.7 63.1 40.4 27.4 11.2 29.9
1984 143.5 322.6 240.3 125.5 28.7 152.4 27.2 39.8 121.3 74.9 199.6 260.8 296.6 321.6 312.4 324.8 271.3 206.2 153.8 120.7 89.3 62.6 38.3 26.8 10.5 28.7
1985 151.1 323.1 242.5 126.0 28.6 153.6 29.2 42.6 124.8 77.7 209.9 268.0 315.1 314.5 319.8 325.2 274.0 208.5 155.4 120.0 88.7 60.6 40.6 25.7 11.1 28.6
1986 163.3 372.3 287.3 144.2 31.6 175.8 29.0 41.2 134.2 79.4 219.0 296.9 341.4 364.5 352.3 377.4 325.7 246.4 179.6 135.0 99.8 70.2 43.4 29.8 11.5 31.6
1987 167.8 369.0 297.4 145.3 30.1 177.1 31.7 45.0 139.3 82.5 232.3 296.2 344.6 349.7 350.2 376.0 332.6 260.8 186.6 133.4 97.8 67.3 42.1 26.8 11.5 30.1
1988 182.7 402.2 324.1 156.8 31.6 191.6 30.5 44.9 156.7 89.0 270.6 327.4 371.8 397.7 378.5 407.8 362.8 284.8 205.2 143.8 102.2 72.1 45.2 27.6 11.4 31.6
1989 214.7 451.7 354.8 168.6 32.8 211.1 33.7 52.5 184.6 103.9 319.3 408.0 455.3 474.7 445.1 448.4 397.7 312.2 225.4 151.3 108.2 72.9 47.6 29.5 12.3 32.8
1990 241.9 510.1 387.9 178.2 34.7 231.3 33.7 55.5 200.1 111.4 364.1 475.4 552.9 500.6 515.5 511.0 436.5 340.8 241.2 159.6 111.3 78.6 49.6 31.9 12.5 34.7
1991 251.2 522.0 378.8 177.2 33.6 229.9 38.2 60.0 214.8 119.8 377.6 497.7 571.5 547.3 555.0 510.5 427.4 333.3 238.5 157.5 114.0 76.2 48.0 29.8 12.4 33.6
1992 267.0 546.3 396.8 191.5 36.6 241.2 34.6 64.9 242.6 133.4 401.6 533.0 577.8 585.0 579.7 532.8 443.9 353.9 262.4 173.2 116.3 80.8 52.2 31.9 14.2 36.6
1993 279.2 547.5 402.5 198.4 37.1 244.0 32.2 63.8 253.7 138.6 436.7 548.0 607.8 616.6 581.5 528.4 446.4 363.4 271.6 181.1 119.6 79.5 53.0 33.6 14.1 37.1
1994 294.3 565.4 422.2 214.9 39.0 255.2 34.7 69.2 279.1 153.0 451.5 560.9 615.5 619.0 590.3 550.1 459.0 390.0 296.1 198.6 127.0 82.2 56.0 35.4 14.5 39.0
1995 283.1 575.9 439.6 234.3 42.0 262.3 32.9 68.1 255.6 143.2 425.6 545.8 603.7 645.2 592.3 559.2 469.5 413.3 322.9 219.2 138.5 89.7 58.1 37.4 15.6 42.0
1996 256.6 541.1 394.7 214.7 39.5 239.1 35.5 64.5 227.9 130.2 382.1 478.6 551.2 574.6 565.6 528.9 424.5 367.6 295.3 204.0 128.0 84.4 54.0 35.0 14.6 39.5
1997 245.7 529.1 395.3 225.2 39.3 237.3 33.7 65.6 227.0 129.6 347.5 462.2 505.1 569.9 541.8 517.7 417.4 374.8 305.6 216.3 136.8 80.1 53.8 35.8 14.1 39.3
1998 234.9 507.7 371.1 216.5 38.7 225.4 33.4 66.0 217.6 126.0 332.7 422.7 492.5 538.4 526.4 497.1 394.7 348.8 295.3 211.2 128.0 80.0 51.7 33.0 13.6 38.7
1999 222.1 485.7 351.5 209.0 37.9 214.7 31.7 66.7 218.0 126.7 321.5 389.3 436.9 492.8 490.0 483.2 375.9 328.3 282.2 204.6 128.9 78.6 50.1 31.2 12.7 37.9
2000 208.1 468.4 335.2 204.5 37.8 206.0 29.4 62.9 207.1 119.5 302.4 361.5 414.5 460.9 475.5 468.5 359.6 312.4 273.5 203.2 128.7 76.2 48.9 30.6 13.2 37.8
2001 200.5 459.6 333.5 203.5 37.1 202.5 30.5 62.7 201.0 116.7 298.4 351.4 384.6 439.5 461.3 463.5 364.0 305.6 269.2 206.1 130.2 76.1 46.3 29.7 12.1 37.1
2002 185.9 441.3 324.7 200.3 37.3 195.5 23.4 55.3 181.7 105.2 273.2 332.6 369.2 417.0 437.8 447.0 359.8 293.0 260.0 205.4 133.8 77.1 47.2 29.5 11.5 37.3
2003 182.8 410.3 300.0 187.0 35.8 182.6 20.0 52.9 181.7 104.9 269.1 320.9 358.7 394.1 406.6 414.2 336.3 266.6 239.3 194.2 128.1 76.0 43.4 26.9 10.8 35.8
2004 180.1 396.7 292.3 180.3 36.0 177.0 19.7 49.0 174.2 100.4 270.5 320.5 352.7 378.8 399.3 399.7 330.3 256.1 226.8 188.2 128.1 75.4 43.5 28.3 10.7 36.0
2005 182.5 406.4 301.2 183.3 37.8 180.2 18.9 47.3 177.9 101.1 268.6 327.3 350.0 395.4 412.1 407.4 339.7 263.0 228.2 190.9 133.9 80.1 45.2 28.0 10.9 37.8
2006 182.1 404.7 298.7 180.8 39.1 178.4 14.9 44.9 170.4 96.5 268.1 325.0 357.9 397.9 408.6 405.3 339.0 256.6 217.6 191.2 136.7 84.3 44.9 28.1 11.4 39.1
5-yr avg <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+
1960-64 50.2 141.3 128.5 75.5 20.7 70.9 15.8 50.5 24.5 78.0 106.6 116.8 130.5 131.0 146.2 139.2 118.5 96.3 74.0 53.7 46.4 23.8 18.2 7.5 20.7
1965-69 75.8 179.7 155.6 88.8 23.4 89.7 24.0 66.0 40.3 114.8 148.0 159.3 179.2 170.9 182.2 167.8 142.1 114.9 88.4 63.3 44.3 29.6 20.2 9.0 23.4
1970-74 104.3 236.9 190.9 111.8 28.5 117.7 28.9 89.0 53.0 153.8 203.5 218.0 239.6 226.9 238.5 204.8 174.2 147.6 110.9 79.2 54.9 35.4 24.5 11.0 28.5
1975-79 131.0 289.5 207.6 122.4 30.6 138.7 32.8 102.0 61.7 183.0 245.9 279.4 303.2 291.3 286.3 230.1 181.3 154.7 122.8 86.9 60.6 39.3 26.3 11.7 30.6
1980-84 137.7 324.7 235.2 129.1 30.1 152.5 23.7 34.2 110.1 65.2 192.7 255.1 300.0 322.5 318.0 326.5 266.6 200.6 158.9 125.5 92.1 63.0 40.0 26.9 11.4 30.1
1985-89 175.9 383.7 301.2 148.2 30.9 181.8 30.8 45.2 147.9 86.5 250.2 319.3 365.7 380.2 369.2 387.0 338.5 262.5 190.5 136.7 99.3 68.6 43.8 27.9 11.6 30.9
1990-94 266.7 538.3 397.7 192.0 36.2 240.3 34.7 62.7 238.1 131.2 406.3 523.0 585.1 573.7 564.4 526.6 442.7 356.3 261.9 174.0 117.6 79.4 51.8 32.5 13.5 36.2
1995-99 248.5 527.9 390.4 219.9 39.5 235.7 33.5 66.2 229.2 131.2 361.9 459.7 517.9 564.2 543.2 517.2 416.4 366.5 300.3 211.1 132.0 82.6 53.5 34.5 14.1 39.5
2000-04 191.5 435.3 317.1 195.1 36.8 192.7 24.6 56.6 189.1 109.3 282.7 337.4 375.9 418.1 436.1 438.6 350.0 286.7 253.8 199.4 129.8 76.2 45.9 29.0 11.7 36.8
2005-06 182.3 405.5 300.0 182.1 38.4 179.3 16.9 46.1 174.2 98.8 268.3 326.2 354.0 396.6 410.4 406.3 339.4 259.8 222.9 191.0 135.3 82.2 45.0 28.1 11.2 38.4
2005-06 vs.
1960s 189% 153% 111% 122% 74% 123% 131% 199% 205% 178% 156% 156% 156% 172% 147% 121% 99% 111% 135% 131% 81% 69% 46% 36% 74%
1970s 55% 54% 51% 55% 30% 40% 49% 82% 72% 59% 45% 42% 46% 58% 55% 56% 46% 47% 63% 63% 42% 21% 10% -2% 30%
1980s 16% 14% 12% 31% 26% 7% -38% 16% 35% 30% 21% 14% 6% 13% 19% 14% 12% 12% 28% 46% 41% 25% 7% 2% -3% 26%
1990s -29% -24% -24% -12% 2% -25% -50% -29% -25% -25% -30% -34% -36% -30% -26% -22% -21% -28% -21% -1% 8% 1% -14% -16% -19% 2%
2000-04 -5% -7% -5% -7% 4% -7% -31% -19% -8% -10% -5% -3% -6% -5% -6% -7% -3% -9% -12% -4% 4% 8% -2% -3% -4% 4%
Arrests, aggravated assault (adjusted for percentage of US population covered by report, with unknowns apportioned to knowns)
Year <18 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total All <10 All <13 13-14 All <15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+ 50+
1960 11,302 22,885 30,019 27,803 8,999 101,008 3,496 1,916 2,663 3,227 3,366 3,053