Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, drug offenses (felony and misdemeanor), 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, drug arrests by age
Consolidated ages Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, drug (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 7.9 107.1 83.5 19.3 3.4 33.1 0.9 8.5 21.6 34.5 67.8 88.6 120.2 102.2 66.5 31.4 14.6 10.3 3.4
1961 11.4 97.9 78.7 20.3 3.6 32.3 3.7 18.0 25.9 40.5 55.8 80.9 112.6 95.1 63.7 32.5 16.1 10.8 3.6
1962 13.7 92.5 85.7 21.7 3.2 33.3 5.4 20.1 29.1 43.6 57.1 69.4 106.4 101.2 71.3 35.1 18.6 9.9 3.2
1963 10.0 87.9 74.3 21.0 3.1 30.0 2.1 12.0 22.5 42.8 57.7 69.0 98.6 86.4 62.7 35.3 17.6 9.0 3.1
1964 16.3 108.4 87.3 24.0 2.9 36.3 1.2 7.8 3.7 20.4 39.4 53.3 82.3 99.2 115.8 98.8 75.8 41.4 19.6 10.0 7.0 3.1 2.2 0.6 2.9
1965 26.1 124.7 95.3 29.2 3.5 43.4 3.5 15.2 8.0 34.0 58.0 85.3 95.3 126.9 132.3 109.1 81.2 50.3 25.0 11.6 7.4 4.2 2.9 1.1 3.5
1966 41.3 172.6 104.7 30.8 3.0 55.0 3.3 19.4 9.5 51.6 102.4 146.1 176.8 175.1 170.8 123.1 85.4 53.6 26.5 12.2 6.6 3.9 2.4 0.7 3.0
1967 93.9 291.9 123.6 34.5 3.7 86.3 4.8 41.6 19.1 135.8 240.1 324.9 379.7 373.0 252.7 149.6 95.1 58.2 30.5 15.2 7.8 4.9 2.7 0.9 3.7
1968 187.8 486.3 148.9 40.2 4.1 138.1 8.9 94.1 42.1 277.8 466.4 623.3 693.1 662.8 400.2 183.7 109.2 67.8 36.2 17.9 8.9 4.8 2.8 1.3 4.1
1969 250.3 721.4 215.7 52.1 5.3 199.0 10.6 124.3 55.0 365.3 619.8 829.5 972.7 956.8 614.3 273.5 148.1 88.0 48.2 22.5 11.5 6.7 3.6 1.6 5.3
1970 320.2 1,041.8 299.1 70.6 7.0 279.9 12.5 146.1 65.5 453.9 792.0 1,077.8 1,327.4 1,318.2 919.1 380.5 202.6 118.5 66.3 30.8 15.9 8.0 4.9 2.0 7.0
1971 353.3 1,158.2 332.5 75.1 7.1 314.4 14.0 167.3 75.4 509.7 871.8 1,146.5 1,446.3 1,442.5 1,036.7 427.1 221.2 125.7 70.7 32.9 17.2 8.1 4.3 1.8 7.1
1972 383.3 1,201.4 332.2 74.3 7.6 326.6 14.2 177.3 79.6 541.3 964.1 1,217.6 1,497.1 1,440.4 1,084.6 426.1 216.6 121.6 69.1 35.6 17.8 9.1 4.6 2.0 7.6
1973 516.3 1,351.7 340.2 70.1 7.5 377.0 16.6 237.3 105.2 737.6 1,258.7 1,628.6 1,862.2 1,678.4 1,168.3 451.9 206.0 112.4 65.5 34.6 16.3 8.3 4.6 3.1 7.5
1974 559.7 1,421.4 389.8 76.3 7.5 407.0 17.6 255.6 114.5 792.5 1,376.6 1,696.9 1,980.6 1,757.9 1,226.9 522.3 230.1 124.1 69.7 36.4 18.2 8.1 4.7 2.3 7.5
1975 441.8 1,153.4 350.4 74.1 8.1 338.7 21.1 199.3 94.6 637.3 1,060.9 1,306.1 1,526.9 1,418.2 1,014.8 464.5 211.5 118.6 67.1 36.9 18.9 9.6 5.2 2.6 8.1
1976 449.7 1,132.1 361.3 73.4 7.6 339.4 16.7 206.4 95.8 632.5 1,067.8 1,310.9 1,513.4 1,368.0 998.9 477.0 215.4 116.7 64.8 37.4 18.1 9.4 4.2 2.4 7.6
1977 453.2 1,096.0 376.4 87.3 10.2 340.6 19.0 223.7 105.7 630.6 1,016.6 1,291.9 1,447.9 1,334.4 971.5 500.2 232.5 133.6 79.0 45.7 24.2 12.6 6.6 3.0 10.2
1978 477.4 1,076.6 377.0 89.9 10.5 341.6 21.2 248.4 117.8 671.0 1,046.6 1,296.7 1,463.8 1,299.3 951.0 491.2 246.0 136.1 79.2 47.4 25.7 12.7 6.6 3.1 10.5
1979 403.9 948.9 342.5 80.4 10.7 300.2 21.3 211.0 100.2 558.6 878.0 1,096.0 1,243.8 1,145.4 848.2 447.0 224.8 121.2 69.6 42.1 24.8 15.1 7.5 2.7 10.7
1980 358.8 950.1 382.2 94.0 14.3 303.1 5.4 16.6 186.5 85.3 516.1 767.9 986.5 1,142.2 1,100.4 880.6 489.3 263.4 140.3 80.6 49.4 29.7 22.3 13.0 3.2 14.3
1981 340.4 1,005.3 437.6 111.4 15.7 323.4 5.0 15.6 181.2 80.8 477.6 745.2 966.5 1,175.6 1,127.1 947.7 559.2 306.6 166.9 95.6 56.3 32.8 22.8 15.6 4.1 15.7
1982 318.1 1,078.7 542.5 141.0 18.0 356.5 5.4 16.8 170.4 77.7 438.7 694.7 938.6 1,140.6 1,150.0 1,052.6 675.6 395.3 207.2 121.4 69.7 39.8 25.5 17.6 4.3 18.0
1983 289.4 1,050.8 589.1 161.2 19.3 360.0 6.0 16.3 162.2 76.3 406.3 633.0 846.6 1,054.1 1,081.5 1,044.0 719.4 444.7 242.0 134.2 76.7 44.5 27.6 19.0 4.2 19.3
1984 309.7 1,072.4 606.1 173.2 20.9 370.1 5.6 17.2 176.5 85.7 444.9 669.8 878.4 1,095.6 1,102.0 1,062.6 738.5 460.4 258.3 143.5 83.1 48.1 28.6 21.5 5.5 20.9
1985 335.0 1,173.7 692.1 204.2 22.5 410.3 6.5 18.7 186.6 90.4 472.8 724.7 941.4 1,201.4 1,221.1 1,160.1 839.7 532.4 306.6 167.3 93.8 56.1 31.4 19.4 5.9 22.5
1986 297.4 1,143.8 736.4 232.1 25.9 413.7 7.0 14.3 146.8 68.8 384.6 642.2 868.9 1,160.8 1,158.1 1,138.2 880.0 582.9 346.5 185.9 108.8 63.0 37.1 23.0 7.1 25.9
1987 330.2 1,305.5 873.3 280.0 24.0 476.1 9.1 13.7 157.8 71.0 431.4 694.5 980.4 1,290.8 1,333.4 1,302.9 1,034.7 705.2 430.0 222.5 125.9 67.4 34.2 16.8 5.3 24.0
1988 365.0 1,455.1 992.8 328.4 27.0 534.9 8.3 16.5 175.0 79.1 488.2 778.1 1,091.2 1,495.1 1,476.4 1,443.1 1,162.0 820.8 506.1 268.9 142.1 75.8 39.2 18.7 5.7 27.0
1989 411.0 1,714.4 1,208.9 417.9 33.7 640.2 10.7 19.2 203.5 90.8 568.4 929.5 1,274.6 1,752.0 1,754.6 1,698.5 1,406.5 1,012.4 645.8 342.2 183.4 93.8 49.9 22.6 7.4 33.7
1990 306.1 1,354.8 1,035.2 388.1 32.1 533.5 6.7 12.9 149.5 65.6 416.3 709.8 1,015.5 1,228.9 1,392.9 1,373.6 1,179.8 895.2 590.9 327.5 172.9 92.3 45.6 23.2 6.2 32.1
1991 288.3 1,271.5 930.8 363.3 30.9 487.5 5.3 12.8 145.8 64.2 405.4 673.9 966.9 1,245.1 1,342.4 1,262.8 1,054.4 814.7 546.7 309.5 167.6 87.7 43.5 20.8 6.7 30.9
1992 309.7 1,337.4 969.6 398.0 34.6 510.5 5.3 13.3 162.3 70.7 438.4 749.2 1,014.0 1,342.5 1,455.3 1,314.4 1,089.1 860.7 597.6 352.6 178.8 95.5 49.8 24.7 7.2 34.6
1993 384.5 1,429.8 975.7 425.2 36.7 534.5 5.5 17.2 215.2 95.1 564.3 914.0 1,234.7 1,644.9 1,605.7 1,357.2 1,085.6 878.0 631.1 384.3 195.0 103.0 51.1 25.1 6.6 36.7
1994 551.4 1,705.6 1,107.7 511.2 43.0 634.6 8.8 28.0 318.7 144.1 823.2 1,288.8 1,694.8 2,084.8 2,003.1 1,574.4 1,209.4 1,018.9 754.2 467.6 242.0 119.9 58.9 28.0 7.7 43.0
1995 647.4 1,870.4 1,151.6 567.0 48.8 685.1 18.7 36.7 377.1 173.1 952.1 1,494.2 1,969.1 2,476.9 2,244.0 1,678.6 1,245.7 1,068.8 829.8 524.9 280.0 134.8 66.5 32.1 8.2 48.8
1996 714.7 1,947.4 1,107.6 583.1 53.7 696.2 10.5 39.0 419.2 191.9 1,051.1 1,583.7 2,173.6 2,588.3 2,375.1 1,723.4 1,194.1 1,029.2 836.6 556.3 302.8 146.2 74.4 35.0 8.8 53.7
1997 713.7 2,045.0 1,107.0 589.7 52.4 702.2 13.4 40.3 412.0 187.8 988.8 1,607.9 2,164.7 2,745.2 2,494.0 1,801.8 1,202.5 1,018.4 842.2 566.0 307.4 140.0 68.6 32.5 8.1 52.4
1998 669.6 2,044.9 1,070.8 612.1 57.4 694.4 12.9 35.5 371.6 168.6 944.6 1,482.7 2,083.7 2,724.3 2,525.6 1,795.1 1,154.9 991.2 852.7 598.6 339.0 154.2 72.3 33.4 8.4 57.4
1999 632.2 2,047.8 1,027.9 603.6 62.2 679.6 12.6 34.9 351.2 160.4 898.6 1,405.0 1,966.9 2,669.8 2,494.4 1,815.6 1,117.3 943.0 825.0 600.9 348.8 164.9 74.5 34.8 9.7 62.2
2000 638.2 2,103.6 999.2 591.7 65.5 678.1 8.3 33.2 374.8 167.2 909.8 1,409.9 2,009.4 2,677.4 2,613.3 1,872.1 1,102.5 902.3 801.3 597.9 350.4 168.5 76.3 36.3 11.6 65.5
2001 629.0 2,109.1 972.8 589.8 71.1 671.2 10.3 38.7 379.8 172.7 911.0 1,412.2 1,884.3 2,595.7 2,506.8 1,920.6 1,071.0 879.7 771.3 613.0 366.0 179.5 79.9 36.9 16.1 71.1
2002 570.9 2,038.6 938.3 556.7 66.9 636.5 9.4 32.5 327.2 148.5 792.7 1,276.0 1,775.7 2,393.1 2,403.5 1,885.4 1,053.7 827.4 703.5 588.3 366.0 177.0 79.2 35.2 7.9 66.9
2003 594.1 2,151.1 1,006.2 610.8 78.5 679.1 10.9 36.3 356.8 162.8 837.8 1,278.7 1,825.4 2,518.5 2,450.3 2,009.5 1,143.1 872.9 745.3 660.6 418.2 209.5 92.5 38.9 8.9 78.5
2004 584.9 2,194.2 1,066.7 645.6 87.7 702.0 8.8 33.4 354.8 160.5 829.0 1,263.0 1,770.9 2,515.1 2,506.6 2,059.8 1,237.2 898.7 764.6 703.7 464.5 232.0 105.5 42.7 9.9 87.7
2005 577.6 2,249.3 1,160.4 691.6 101.4 736.2 8.2 29.0 330.8 148.6 825.3 1,263.4 1,759.8 2,514.1 2,527.4 2,134.1 1,376.4 945.2 803.5 749.4 521.6 267.5 124.3 47.1 11.2 101.4
2006 595.0 2,269.0 1,190.2 710.4 113.6 751.5 8.9 28.4 323.7 145.7 821.2 1,317.3 1,845.0 2,579.0 2,584.7 2,136.6 1,439.5 938.8 820.2 756.8 557.4 296.7 143.3 52.4 11.8 113.6
2007 590.7 2,204.0 1,163.1 664.0 117.1 725.6 8.7 26.7 309.2 139.1 801.0 1,284.9 1,878.6 2,588.7 2,529.2 2,054.1 1,414.2 906.8 765.5 692.0 540.0 305.7 144.3 56.8 12.0 117.1
2008 542.7 2,048.3 1,091.3 585.5 113.1 666.3 6.0 23.1 287.5 128.6 722.2 1,166.4 1,734.8 2,466.6 2,408.9 1,884.1 1,319.3 855.9 680.7 599.2 483.7 288.6 144.1 56.3 11.8 113.1
2009 512.7 2,005.4 1,087.1 538.2 108.4 641.2 4.6 24.6 287.2 129.6 694.0 1,073.1 1,602.9 2,373.0 2,376.4 1,849.7 1,291.6 873.4 644.4 542.8 437.2 273.1 137.3 57.0 12.1 108.4
2010 508.1 1,948.8 1,084.9 510.3 106.9 624.1 4.7 29.1 311.8 142.3 704.5 1,053.3 1,504.1 2,255.5 2,297.5 1,810.8 1,254.3 905.9 619.4 515.0 409.0 265.9 135.7 58.6 12.0 106.9
5-yr avg <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+
1960-64 11.9 98.7 81.9 21.2 3.2 33.0 1.2 7.8 3.2 15.8 27.7 42.9 64.2 81.4 110.7 96.7 68.0 35.1 17.3 10.0 7.0 3.1 2.2 0.6 3.2
1965-69 119.9 359.4 137.6 37.4 3.9 104.4 6.2 58.9 26.7 172.9 297.4 401.8 463.5 458.9 314.1 167.8 103.8 63.6 33.3 15.9 8.5 4.9 2.9 1.1 3.9
1970-74 426.6 1,234.9 338.8 73.3 7.3 341.0 15.0 196.7 88.0 607.0 1,052.6 1,353.5 1,622.7 1,527.5 1,087.1 441.6 215.3 120.5 68.3 34.0 17.1 8.3 4.6 2.2 7.3
1975-79 445.2 1,081.4 361.5 81.1 9.5 332.1 19.8 217.8 102.8 626.0 1,014.0 1,260.3 1,439.2 1,313.0 956.9 476.0 226.0 125.2 72.0 41.9 22.3 11.9 6.0 2.8 9.5
1980-84 323.3 1,031.4 511.5 136.2 17.6 342.6 5.5 16.5 175.4 81.2 456.7 702.1 923.3 1,121.6 1,112.2 997.5 636.4 374.1 202.9 115.1 67.0 39.0 25.4 17.4 4.3 17.6
1985-89 347.7 1,358.5 900.7 292.5 26.6 495.0 8.3 16.5 173.9 80.0 469.1 753.8 1,031.3 1,380.0 1,388.7 1,348.5 1,064.5 730.8 447.0 237.4 130.8 71.2 38.4 20.1 6.3 26.6
1990-94 368.0 1,419.9 1,003.8 417.2 35.5 540.1 6.3 16.8 198.3 87.9 529.5 867.1 1,185.2 1,509.2 1,559.9 1,376.5 1,123.6 893.5 624.1 368.3 191.3 99.7 49.8 24.4 6.9 35.5
1995-99 675.5 1,991.1 1,093.0 591.1 54.9 691.5 13.6 37.3 386.2 176.4 967.1 1,514.7 2,071.6 2,640.9 2,426.6 1,762.9 1,182.9 1,010.1 837.3 569.3 315.6 148.0 71.3 33.6 8.7 54.9
2000-04 603.4 2,119.3 996.6 598.9 73.9 673.4 9.5 34.8 358.7 162.4 856.1 1,327.9 1,853.1 2,540.0 2,496.1 1,949.5 1,121.5 876.2 757.2 632.7 393.0 193.3 86.7 38.0 10.9 73.9
2005-09 563.8 2,155.2 1,138.4 637.9 110.7 704.1 7.3 26.3 307.7 138.3 772.7 1,221.0 1,764.2 2,504.3 2,485.3 2,011.7 1,368.2 904.0 742.9 668.1 508.0 286.3 138.7 53.9 11.8 110.7
2010 508.1 1,948.8 1,084.9 510.3 106.9 624.1 4.7 29.1 311.8 142.3 704.5 1,053.3 1,504.1 2,255.5 2,297.5 1,810.8 1,254.3 905.9 619.4 515.0 409.0 265.9 135.7 58.6 12.0 106.9
2010 vs
1960s 671% 751% 888% 1641% 2887% 809% 689% 835% 851% 647% 548% 576% 755% 750% 753% 848% 955% 1155% 1937% 3062% 3329% 3266% 2234% 1326% 2887%
1970s 17% 68% 210% 561% 1175% 85% 67% 50% 49% 14% 2% 15% 47% 62% 77% 173% 311% 404% 634% 977% 1249% 1246% 999% 383% 1175%
1980s 51% 63% 54% 138% 383% 49% -32% 76% 79% 77% 52% 45% 54% 80% 84% 54% 47% 64% 91% 192% 313% 383% 326% 213% 129% 383%
1990s -3% 14% 3% 1% 137% 1% -53% 7% 7% 8% -6% -12% -8% 9% 15% 15% 9% -5% -15% 10% 61% 115% 124% 102% 55% 137%
2000s -13% -9% 2% -17% 16% -9% -44% -5% -6% -5% -13% -17% -17% -11% -8% -9% 1% 2% -17% -21% -9% 11% 20% 27% 6% 16%
Arrests (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 2,002 17,267 19,136 6,769 1,413 46,588 159 235 594 1,014 1,772 2,110 13,385 11,171 7,964 3,936 1,706 1,127 1,413
1961 2,984 16,650 17,868 7,167 1,505 46,175 661 493 704 1,126 1,662 2,058 12,930 10,336 7,532 4,080 1,903 1,185 1,505
1962 3,701 16,354 19,282 7,709 1,356 48,403 956 759 786 1,200 1,609 2,022 12,723 10,984 8,299 4,375 2,237 1,097 1,356
1963 2,818 16,051 16,643 7,515 1,341 44,369 390 421 839 1,168 1,608 1,910 12,533 9,477 7,166 4,356 2,152 1,007 1,341
1964 4,770 20,363 19,548 8,599 1,277 54,558 133 556 688 717 1,363 2,002 2,273 2,731 15,358 11,034 8,514 5,046 2,426 1,127 727 293 160 97 1,277
1965 7,716 25,298 21,416 10,472 1,585 66,487 413 1,114 1,527 1,195 2,015 2,978 3,625 3,481 18,192 12,377 9,038 6,046 3,110 1,317 777 397 217 195 1,585
1966 12,427 36,886 23,801 11,049 1,386 85,549 390 1,466 1,856 1,884 3,563 5,125 6,250 6,636 23,999 14,354 9,447 6,350 3,296 1,403 703 379 183 122 1,386
1967 28,964 65,168 28,611 12,335 1,693 136,772 583 3,222 3,805 5,091 8,685 11,384 13,459 13,183 38,527 18,089 10,522 6,782 3,774 1,779 829 482 214 168 1,693
1968 59,283 111,288 35,728 14,338 1,914 222,551 1,103 7,464 8,567 10,697 17,329 22,690 24,530 23,583 63,175 23,512 12,216 7,767 4,439 2,131 969 478 231 237 1,914
1969 80,484 171,128 53,226 18,472 2,528 325,837 1,332 10,024 11,355 14,451 23,672 31,005 35,759 34,129 101,241 36,354 16,873 9,904 5,846 2,721 1,267 668 307 286 2,528
1970 104,623 257,443 75,748 24,912 3,373 466,099 1,573 12,086 13,658 18,354 31,139 41,470 50,196 49,144 158,103 52,271 23,477 13,218 7,957 3,737 1,779 801 422 371 3,373
1971 117,177 299,677 86,320 26,359 3,489 533,022 1,770 14,136 15,906 20,901 35,041 45,329 56,094 55,337 188,247 59,965 26,355 13,977 8,385 3,996 1,955 814 386 334 3,489
1972 128,312 313,275 91,763 25,938 3,802 563,090 1,789 15,002 16,791 23,043 39,313 49,165 59,521 56,861 196,892 64,939 26,823 13,568 8,091 4,280 2,069 921 419 393 3,802
1973 173,668 360,027 98,441 24,377 3,817 660,331 2,083 20,045 22,128 31,518 53,330 66,692 75,470 68,166 216,391 71,344 27,097 12,672 7,564 4,141 1,930 844 424 618 3,817
1974 188,584 387,101 117,828 26,447 3,921 723,882 2,186 21,749 23,935 33,864 58,603 72,181 81,257 73,038 232,806 86,293 31,535 14,213 7,926 4,308 2,181 839 439 462 3,921
1975 147,783 323,020 110,288 25,662 4,310 611,063 2,565 16,957 19,522 27,202 45,233 55,826 64,976 59,888 198,155 80,276 30,012 13,796 7,516 4,351 2,263 1,018 493 536 4,310
1976 148,230 324,290 118,367 25,516 4,108 620,511 1,952 17,288 19,240 27,452 45,486 56,052 64,555 60,096 199,639 87,164 31,203 13,925 7,236 4,354 2,172 1,026 394 516 4,108
1977 146,696 319,731 127,961 30,618 5,574 630,581 2,134 18,479 20,614 26,889 44,050 55,144 61,644 58,941 199,147 91,415 36,545 16,503 8,858 5,257 2,878 1,406 634 656 5,574
1978 151,522 318,923 131,826 32,191 5,823 640,285 2,301 19,991 22,292 28,238 44,648 56,345 62,174 57,547 199,202 91,776 40,050 17,829 8,982 5,380 3,034 1,454 640 695 5,823
1979 125,596 285,113 123,999 29,276 6,018 570,002 2,292 16,194 18,486 23,237 37,001 46,872 53,684 50,799 180,629 85,723 38,277 16,525 8,034 4,717 2,903 1,745 739 630 6,018
1980 109,892 286,004 143,054 34,652 8,130 581,732 202 1,802 13,756 15,558 20,636 32,022 41,675 48,313 49,379 188,312 96,321 46,733 19,748 9,452 5,453 3,472 2,588 1,316 754 8,130
1981 103,008 304,041 170,228 41,659 9,025 627,961 192 1,729 13,056 14,785 18,069 29,816 40,339 49,035 49,717 205,289 112,795 57,433 23,982 11,494 6,183 3,803 2,630 1,615 976 9,025
1982 94,236 325,355 213,849 55,056 10,383 698,880 189 1,839 12,264 14,103 16,149 26,310 37,673 47,044 50,084 228,228 139,878 73,971 32,248 15,128 7,680 4,544 2,928 1,865 1,046 10,383
1983 83,840 314,430 236,882 65,243 11,201 711,595 200 1,714 11,918 13,632 14,645 23,328 32,234 41,852 46,727 225,851 152,084 84,798 39,000 17,651 8,592 4,963 3,157 2,028 1,053 11,201
1984 88,119 315,923 248,265 72,631 12,223 737,160 182 1,707 13,248 14,955 16,341 24,187 32,635 41,256 45,906 228,761 158,469 89,796 43,568 19,570 9,492 5,265 3,248 2,327 1,383 12,223
1985 94,205 339,220 288,572 88,422 13,244 823,663 214 1,823 13,572 15,396 17,764 26,684 34,362 44,206 48,331 246,682 181,963 106,609 53,965 23,574 10,883 6,084 3,530 2,119 1,512 13,244
1986 82,692 322,851 312,027 104,190 15,286 837,047 226 1,386 9,954 11,341 14,737 24,206 32,408 41,937 44,813 236,102 192,650 119,377 64,495 26,767 12,928 6,787 4,134 2,499 1,866 15,286
1987 91,051 361,521 374,129 130,259 14,269 971,228 310 1,352 10,273 11,625 15,208 26,700 37,519 47,678 50,771 263,072 226,140 147,988 80,057 34,721 15,481 7,281 3,750 1,812 1,426 14,269
1988 99,626 398,032 428,191 158,062 16,105 1,100,017 283 1,649 11,392 13,041 16,291 27,569 42,726 56,731 57,663 283,638 252,606 175,585 96,130 43,527 18,406 8,339 4,208 2,016 1,541 16,105
1989 111,109 465,575 522,691 208,278 20,249 1,327,902 380 1,968 13,289 15,256 18,520 31,196 46,137 67,987 70,500 327,087 303,236 219,456 125,631 58,029 24,618 10,517 5,255 2,418 2,059 20,249
1990 83,440 370,357 446,687 200,239 19,490 1,120,213 249 1,364 9,924 11,288 13,904 23,319 34,929 50,398 57,121 262,838 250,530 196,157 118,070 58,269 23,899 10,498 4,775 2,462 1,755 19,490
1991 80,205 341,260 402,316 194,225 18,930 1,036,936 196 1,391 10,000 11,391 13,449 22,784 32,581 47,337 51,039 242,884 220,621 181,695 112,495 58,045 23,685 10,255 4,542 2,202 1,931 18,930
1992 88,416 352,778 416,888 220,427 21,504 1,100,013 201 1,490 11,417 12,907 15,305 25,118 35,086 48,255 52,310 252,212 223,291 193,598 126,600 66,264 27,563 11,594 5,235 2,583 2,093 21,504
1993 112,356 372,419 416,157 242,057 23,248 1,166,237 210 1,947 15,857 17,804 20,001 32,243 42,307 58,032 56,651 257,736 217,867 198,290 137,106 73,728 31,223 13,237 5,487 2,585 1,938 23,248
1994 164,538 441,599 468,894 299,621 27,649 1,402,301 334 3,194 24,179 27,373 30,223 46,077 60,865 75,412 72,458 293,729 238,721 230,173 166,946 92,040 40,634 16,016 6,483 2,846 2,303 27,649
1995 196,869 476,201 484,272 342,101 31,844 1,531,287 729 4,228 29,024 33,252 36,873 55,259 71,485 88,671 80,336 307,193 245,159 239,113 186,630 106,121 49,350 18,673 7,438 3,259 2,474 31,844
1996 221,314 494,075 463,069 362,496 35,504 1,576,458 413 4,535 32,765 37,301 40,830 61,736 81,447 96,986 88,998 308,091 237,202 225,867 190,621 115,518 56,357 20,741 8,544 3,535 2,685 35,504
1997 224,345 521,324 457,685 371,037 35,659 1,610,050 530 4,769 32,036 36,805 39,399 62,834 85,307 104,072 94,552 322,699 239,286 218,399 192,899 120,704 57,434 21,693 8,170 3,311 2,484 35,659
1998 212,784 531,490 436,407 390,928 40,016 1,611,625 522 4,254 29,173 33,428 37,810 59,394 82,152 106,571 98,799 326,121 228,717 207,689 195,493 130,632 64,803 24,856 9,102 3,477 2,581 40,016
1999 203,586 546,450 413,009 390,687 44,351 1,598,084 524 4,256 28,162 32,419 35,396 56,484 79,288 106,522 102,374 337,554 218,710 194,299 188,775 133,361 68,551 27,901 9,750 3,723 2,977 44,351
2000 208,514 574,006 397,886 386,689 47,866 1,614,962 356 4,163 30,290 34,453 36,700 56,290 81,071 108,599 107,517 357,891 212,458 185,429 181,190 134,634 70,865 29,997 10,347 3,945 3,577 47,866
2001 206,095 582,656 388,606 384,500 53,355 1,615,212 440 4,845 30,770 35,614 36,939 56,840 76,702 106,441 104,314 371,900 208,339 180,267 172,543 137,041 74,917 32,777 11,319 4,224 5,036 53,355
2002 187,630 570,082 375,965 362,062 51,575 1,547,315 398 4,058 26,573 30,632 32,308 51,769 72,922 99,196 101,149 369,737 206,906 169,059 155,659 130,562 75,841 33,115 11,711 4,242 2,508 51,575
2003 195,820 608,823 404,423 396,289 62,144 1,667,499 461 4,532 29,051 33,583 34,319 52,294 75,624 105,515 104,274 399,034 226,568 177,855 163,088 145,519 87,682 40,125 14,244 4,923 2,852 62,144
2004 193,326 628,456 430,060 417,882 71,229 1,740,953 372 4,170 28,957 33,127 34,136 52,059 74,004 106,491 107,848 414,118 247,474 182,586 165,451 153,877 98,554 45,489 16,887 5,654 3,199 71,229
2005 191,494 651,828 469,302 446,536 84,489 1,843,649 348 3,613 27,067 30,680 34,154 52,486 74,174 107,567 109,934 434,326 277,837 191,465 171,917 162,655 111,964 53,645 20,650 6,517 3,677 84,489
2006 197,827 665,231 482,831 457,566 96,994 1,900,449 373 3,538 26,549 30,087 34,157 55,151 78,432 111,491 113,642 440,097 293,215 189,616 173,506 163,026 121,034 60,825 24,683 7,571 3,916 96,994
2007 196,968 653,632 473,272 426,610 102,356 1,852,839 365 3,314 25,427 28,742 33,482 54,209 80,535 113,059 112,398 428,175 290,657 182,616 160,061 147,950 118,600 64,045 25,740 8,540 4,031 102,356
2008 181,489 614,403 445,430 375,248 101,157 1,717,726 253 2,867 23,698 26,565 30,340 49,587 74,997 108,825 108,186 397,391 273,562 171,868 140,681 127,138 107,429 61,768 26,586 8,792 4,011 101,157
2009 171,920 608,303 445,066 344,091 99,230 1,668,610 191 3,048 23,731 26,779 29,300 45,969 69,872 105,748 107,845 394,710 270,195 174,871 131,606 114,289 98,195 59,664 26,170 9,245 4,150 99,230
2010 170,895 597,738 445,521 325,437 100,004 1,639,595 196 3,603 25,827 29,430 29,892 45,462 66,111 101,518 105,344 390,876 264,688 180,833 124,983 107,586 92,868 59,283 26,685 9,848 4,188 100,004
Raw (unadjusted) arrests as reported in FBI Uniform Crime Reports
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+ Unk
1960 1,183 10,203 11,307 4,000 835 27,531 94 139 351 599 1,047 1,247 7,909 6,601 4,706 2,326 1,008 666 835 3
1961 1,882 10,500 11,268 4,520 949 29,122 417 311 444 710 1,048 1,298 8,154 6,518 4,750 2,573 1,200 747 949 3
1962 2,462 10,878 12,826 5,128 902 32,197 636 505 523 798 1,070 1,345 8,463 7,306 5,520 2,910 1,488 730 902 1
1963 1,880 10,709 11,104 5,014 895 29,604 260 281 560 779 1,073 1,274 8,362 6,323 4,781 2,906 1,436 672 895 2
1964 3,305 14,108 13,544 5,958 885 37,802 92 385 477 497 944 1,387 1,575 1,892 10,641 7,645 5,899 3,496 1,681 781 504 203 111 67 885 2
1965 5,345 17,524 14,835 7,254 1,098 46,069 286 772 1,058 828 1,396 2,063 2,511 2,411 12,602 8,574 6,261 4,188 2,154 912 538 275 150 135 1,098 13
1966 8,766 26,019 16,789 7,794 978 60,358 275 1,034 1,309 1,329 2,513 3,615 4,409 4,681 16,929 10,125 6,664 4,479 2,325 990 496 267 129 86 978 12
1967 21,405 48,160 21,144 9,116 1,251 101,079 431 2,381 2,812 3,762 6,418 8,413 9,946 9,742 28,472 13,368 7,776 5,012 2,789 1,315 613 356 158 124 1,251 3
1968 43,200 81,096 26,035 10,448 1,395 162,177 804 5,439 6,243 7,795 12,628 16,534 17,875 17,185 46,036 17,133 8,902 5,660 3,235 1,553 706 348 168 173 1,395 3
1969 57,475 122,206 38,010 13,191 1,805 232,690 951 7,158 8,109 10,320 16,905 22,141 25,536 24,372 72,298 25,961 12,049 7,073 4,175 1,943 905 477 219 204 1,805 3
1970 77,756 191,333 56,296 18,515 2,507 346,412 1,169 8,982 10,151 13,641 23,143 30,821 37,306 36,524 117,503 38,848 17,448 9,824 5,914 2,777 1,322 595 314 276 2,507 5
1971 88,051 225,189 64,864 19,807 2,622 400,606 1,330 10,622 11,952 15,706 26,331 34,062 42,151 41,582 141,456 45,060 19,804 10,503 6,301 3,003 1,469 612 290 251 2,622 73
1972 98,308 240,019 70,305 19,873 2,913 431,608 1,371 11,494 12,865 17,655 30,120 37,668 45,603 43,565 150,851 49,754 20,551 10,395 6,199 3,279 1,585 706 321 301 2,913 190
1973 127,316 263,935 72,167 17,871 2,798 484,242 1,527 14,695 16,222 23,106 39,096 48,892 55,327 49,972 158,636 52,302 19,865 9,290 5,545 3,036 1,415 619 311 453 2,798 155
1974 118,460 243,159 74,014 16,613 2,463 454,948 1,373 13,662 15,035 21,272 36,812 45,341 51,042 45,879 146,238 54,205 19,809 8,928 4,979 2,706 1,370 527 276 290 2,463 239
1975 122,857 268,537 91,686 21,334 3,583 508,189 2,132 14,097 16,229 22,614 37,604 46,410 54,017 49,787 164,733 66,736 24,950 11,469 6,248 3,617 1,881 846 410 446 3,583 192
1976 119,522 261,485 95,443 20,574 3,312 500,540 1,574 13,940 15,514 22,135 36,677 45,196 52,053 48,457 160,975 70,283 25,160 11,228 5,835 3,511 1,751 827 318 416 3,312 204
1977 132,316 288,389 115,417 27,617 5,028 569,293 1,925 16,668 18,593 24,253 39,732 49,738 55,601 53,163 179,625 82,454 32,963 14,885 7,990 4,742 2,596 1,268 572 592 5,028 526
1978 141,186 297,167 122,833 29,995 5,426 596,940 2,144 18,627 20,771 26,312 41,602 52,501 57,933 53,621 185,613 85,515 37,318 16,613 8,369 5,013 2,827 1,355 596 648 5,426 333
1979 114,356 259,597 112,902 26,656 5,479 519,377 2,087 14,745 16,832 21,157 33,690 42,677 48,880 46,253 164,464 78,051 34,851 15,046 7,315 4,295 2,643 1,589 673 574 5,479 387
1980 100,688 262,050 131,073 31,750 7,449 533,010 185 1,651 12,604 14,255 18,908 29,340 38,185 44,267 45,243 172,540 88,254 42,819 18,094 8,660 4,996 3,181 2,371 1,206 691 7,449
1981 96,231 284,038 159,028 38,918 8,431 586,646 179 1,615 12,197 13,812 16,880 27,854 37,685 45,809 46,446 191,783 105,374 53,654 22,404 10,738 5,776 3,553 2,457 1,509 912 8,431
1982 76,208 263,114 172,939 44,524 8,397 565,182 153 1,487 9,918 11,405 13,060 21,277 30,466 38,044 40,503 184,567 113,119 59,820 26,079 12,234 6,211 3,675 2,368 1,508 846 8,397
1983 72,687 272,603 205,371 56,564 9,711 616,936 173 1,486 10,333 11,819 12,697 20,225 27,946 36,285 40,511 195,807 131,853 73,518 33,812 15,303 7,449 4,303 2,737 1,758 913 9,711
1984 67,211 240,964 189,359 55,398 9,323 562,255 139 1,302 10,105 11,407 12,464 18,448 24,892 31,467 35,014 174,483 120,869 68,490 33,231 14,927 7,240 4,016 2,477 1,775 1,055 9,323
1985 80,391 289,477 246,256 75,456 11,302 702,882 183 1,556 11,582 13,138 15,159 22,771 29,323 37,724 41,244 210,509 155,280 90,976 46,052 20,117 9,287 5,192 3,012 1,808 1,290 11,302
1986 68,351 266,861 257,914 86,121 12,635 691,882 187 1,146 8,228 9,374 12,181 20,008 26,788 34,664 37,041 195,156 159,240 98,674 53,310 22,125 10,686 5,610 3,417 2,066 1,542 12,635
1987 76,037 301,908 312,437 108,780 11,916 811,078 259 1,129 8,579 9,708 12,700 22,297 31,332 39,816 42,399 219,693 188,851 123,586 66,856 28,996 12,928 6,080 3,132 1,513 1,191 11,916
1988 76,986 307,578 330,883 122,142 12,445 850,034 219 1,274 8,803 10,077 12,589 21,304 33,016 43,839 44,559 219,180 195,200 135,683 74,284 33,635 14,223 6,444 3,252 1,558 1,191 12,445
1989 90,009 377,160 423,430 168,725 16,404 1,075,728 308 1,594 10,765 12,359 15,003 25,272 37,375 55,076 57,112 264,972 245,650 177,780 101,773 47,009 19,943 8,520 4,257 1,959 1,668 16,404
1990 64,740 287,354 346,577 155,362 15,122 869,155 193 1,058 7,700 8,758 10,788 18,093 27,101 39,103 44,319 203,932 194,382 152,195 91,609 45,210 18,543 8,145 3,705 1,910 1,362 15,122
1991 60,428 257,113 303,114 146,333 14,262 781,250 148 1,048 7,534 8,582 10,133 17,166 24,547 35,665 38,454 182,994 166,221 136,893 84,756 43,732 17,845 7,726 3,422 1,659 1,455 14,262
1992 73,981 295,183 348,827 184,440 17,993 920,424 168 1,247 9,553 10,800 12,806 21,017 29,358 40,377 43,770 211,036 186,836 161,991 105,931 55,446 23,063 9,701 4,380 2,161 1,751 17,993
1993 93,316 309,309 345,635 201,038 19,308 968,606 174 1,617 13,170 14,787 16,612 26,779 35,138 48,198 47,051 214,060 180,947 164,688 113,872 61,234 25,932 10,994 4,557 2,147 1,610 19,308
1994 131,220 352,179 373,947 238,950 22,050 1,118,346 266 2,547 19,283 21,830 24,103 36,747 48,540 60,142 57,786 234,251 190,382 183,565 133,141 73,403 32,406 12,773 5,170 2,270 1,837 22,050
1995 147,107 355,833 361,864 255,629 23,795 1,144,228 545 3,159 21,688 24,847 27,553 41,291 53,416 66,258 60,030 229,545 183,191 178,673 139,456 79,297 36,876 13,953 5,558 2,435 1,849 23,795
1996 158,447 353,727 331,529 259,525 25,419 1,128,647 296 3,247 23,458 26,705 29,232 44,199 58,311 69,436 63,717 220,574 169,822 161,707 136,473 82,704 40,348 14,849 6,117 2,531 1,922 25,419
1997 153,600 356,929 313,358 254,034 24,414 1,102,335 363 3,265 21,934 25,199 26,975 43,020 58,406 71,254 64,736 220,939 163,829 149,529 132,070 82,641 39,323 14,852 5,594 2,267 1,701 24,414
1998 146,394 365,662 300,245 268,956 27,531 1,108,788 359 2,927 20,071 22,998 26,013 40,863 56,520 73,320 67,973 224,369 157,356 142,889 134,498 89,874 44,584 17,101 6,262 2,392 1,776 27,531
1999 128,286 344,335 260,250 246,184 27,947 1,007,002 330 2,682 17,746 20,428 22,304 35,592 49,962 67,123 64,509 212,703 137,816 122,434 118,953 84,035 43,196 17,581 6,144 2,346 1,876 27,947
2000 134,580 370,477 256,805 249,578 30,894 1,042,334 230 2,687 19,550 22,237 23,687 36,331 52,325 70,092 69,394 230,991 137,125 119,680 116,944 86,896 45,738 19,361 6,678 2,546 2,309 30,894
2001 139,238 393,643 262,543 259,769 36,047 1,091,240 297 3,273 20,788 24,061 24,956 38,401 51,820 71,912 70,475 251,256 140,754 121,789 116,570 92,585 50,614 22,144 7,647 2,854 3,402 36,047
2002 133,754 406,388 268,010 258,099 36,766 1,103,017 284 2,893 18,943 21,836 23,031 36,904 51,983 70,713 72,105 263,570 147,495 120,515 110,963 93,072 54,064 23,606 8,348 3,024 1,788 36,766
2003 137,658 427,992 284,302 278,584 43,686 1,172,222 324 3,186 20,422 23,608 24,126 36,762 53,162 74,175 73,303 280,514 159,273 125,029 114,648 102,297 61,639 28,207 10,013 3,461 2,005 43,686
2004 138,375 449,824 307,820 299,103 50,983 1,246,105 266 2,985 20,726 23,711 24,433 37,262 52,969 76,222 77,193 296,409 177,132 130,688 118,423 110,139 70,541 32,559 12,087 4,047 2,290 50,983
2005 141,035 480,069 345,639 328,872 62,226 1,357,841 256 2,661 19,935 22,596 25,154 38,656 54,629 79,223 80,966 319,880 204,626 141,013 126,616 119,795 82,461 39,509 15,209 4,800 2,708 62,226
2006 143,639 483,014 350,576 332,232 70,426 1,379,887 271 2,569 19,277 21,846 24,801 40,044 56,948 80,952 82,514 319,548 212,899 137,677 125,980 118,371 87,881 44,164 17,922 5,497 2,843 70,426
2007 147,382 489,083 354,128 319,213 76,588 1,386,394 273 2,480 19,026 21,506 25,053 40,562 60,261 84,597 84,102 320,384 217,485 136,643 119,766 110,704 88,743 47,922 19,260 6,390 3,016 76,588
2008 137,766 466,386 338,121 284,846 76,787 1,303,906 192 2,176 17,989 20,165 23,031 37,641 56,929 82,608 82,123 301,655 207,658 130,463 106,789 96,509 81,548 46,887 20,181 6,674 3,045 76,787
2009 134,461 475,762 348,092 269,118 77,609 1,305,042 149 2,384 18,560 20,944 22,916 35,953 54,648 82,707 84,347 308,708 211,323 136,769 102,931 89,387 76,800 46,664 20,468 7,231 3,246 77,609
2010 132,769 464,386 346,128 252,834 77,694 1,273,811 152 2,799 20,065 22,864 23,223 35,320 51,362 78,870 81,842 303,674 205,638 140,490 97,100 83,584 72,150 46,057 20,732 7,651 3,254 77,694
Notes to table
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, 1960- , Total Arrests by Age, www.fbi.gov
Population covered by each annual report is at top of table
Population figures:  US Bureau of the Census, wwww.census.gov