Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, index crime (homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson), 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, index crime arrests by age
Consolidated ages Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, index crime (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 1,572.1 1,467.9 638.9 299.6 86.4 656.4 1,075.8 2,467.1 2,870.6 2,374.2 2,119.4 1,830.1 1,237.6 751.9 535.8 396.4 281.2 208.1 86.4
1961 1,603.2 1,525.4 675.8 314.8 88.8 684.8 1,092.5 2,635.6 2,919.0 2,575.2 2,063.2 1,852.6 1,313.5 802.0 559.7 410.5 296.5 225.5 88.8
1962 1,582.4 1,270.0 598.2 277.4 78.1 631.7 1,150.3 2,260.3 2,829.0 2,224.9 1,777.1 1,460.7 1,104.1 703.8 499.7 364.0 269.6 188.3 78.1
1963 1,731.2 1,455.1 666.2 308.8 86.3 709.3 1,204.5 2,673.9 2,731.1 2,656.3 2,106.6 1,778.3 1,242.0 782.6 554.4 408.1 293.3 215.6 86.3
1964 1,877.5 1,509.0 674.6 309.0 88.3 753.7 873.0 2,084.1 1,337.9 3,002.7 3,114.3 2,348.8 2,362.7 1,833.8 1,263.9 784.6 565.2 410.6 298.7 210.1 186.6 96.2 76.3 29.9 88.3
1965 2,006.2 1,502.8 702.2 325.6 91.8 792.7 980.9 2,232.3 1,463.7 3,201.5 3,168.8 2,606.1 2,049.7 1,917.9 1,268.6 815.2 587.1 436.6 311.9 223.3 173.0 111.6 81.7 36.5 91.8
1966 2,051.8 1,466.8 698.3 322.0 88.3 800.3 1,064.8 2,271.9 1,532.5 3,170.0 3,217.0 2,616.3 2,246.6 1,605.3 1,233.2 808.9 581.8 430.5 311.6 221.8 159.3 110.1 79.2 37.6 88.3
1967 2,165.4 1,596.8 745.7 334.8 92.9 858.2 1,080.3 2,392.2 1,589.5 3,291.4 3,431.1 2,936.2 2,504.0 1,936.1 1,307.2 865.0 615.3 446.4 324.8 234.6 167.5 115.7 83.2 40.3 92.9
1968 2,246.7 1,726.4 761.6 334.8 92.0 899.6 1,077.5 2,473.8 1,621.5 3,443.8 3,581.3 3,115.0 2,762.7 2,109.9 1,407.6 887.5 617.7 453.6 326.4 229.3 162.6 116.2 82.5 40.9 92.0
1969 2,331.5 1,894.4 804.7 351.1 97.8 958.1 1,062.6 2,608.2 1,666.7 3,700.4 3,670.4 3,185.9 2,962.7 2,306.2 1,567.0 935.9 651.6 474.6 343.8 243.3 173.7 124.3 85.0 44.2 97.8
1970 2,438.9 2,078.1 888.9 390.9 109.2 1,036.7 1,054.5 2,632.0 1,680.5 3,804.6 3,964.1 3,554.9 3,194.7 2,563.3 1,727.5 1,032.1 719.2 530.8 383.8 269.3 192.8 138.4 96.1 49.7 109.2
1971 2,562.7 2,222.7 950.5 412.7 115.8 1,105.4 1,090.4 2,712.3 1,739.9 4,087.7 4,177.5 3,729.3 3,370.4 2,676.5 1,881.6 1,112.5 759.7 562.4 402.4 285.7 206.1 145.3 102.0 52.8 115.8
1972 2,482.9 2,182.1 937.8 414.9 116.6 1,080.4 1,071.9 2,656.9 1,707.4 3,861.7 4,011.7 3,537.9 3,167.1 2,539.1 1,888.7 1,075.9 767.9 563.8 402.3 289.1 206.6 142.8 103.6 55.2 116.6
1973 2,516.3 2,153.1 909.0 409.7 119.1 1,076.8 1,049.2 2,677.3 1,703.3 3,810.5 4,146.8 3,654.2 3,252.9 2,525.8 1,830.7 1,053.5 735.5 549.0 401.3 286.6 207.5 148.4 107.9 56.7 119.1
1974 3,168.9 2,713.0 1,086.4 465.1 128.9 1,328.8 1,284.3 3,328.3 2,116.1 4,876.5 5,124.4 4,671.4 4,227.6 3,262.8 2,265.1 1,294.0 836.0 625.3 452.7 322.3 229.2 156.9 116.4 61.4 128.9
1975 2,975.4 2,635.2 1,070.3 470.2 134.8 1,277.0 1,170.0 2,984.5 1,918.0 4,518.9 4,971.1 4,551.1 4,119.1 3,219.6 2,185.4 1,271.3 825.4 622.7 459.6 329.7 235.7 161.6 124.9 67.9 134.8
1976 2,820.1 2,504.7 1,058.8 477.2 137.4 1,221.5 1,108.6 2,774.2 1,803.1 4,197.8 4,769.5 4,258.0 3,831.0 3,005.5 2,111.5 1,251.5 815.6 622.7 468.8 336.2 241.5 172.8 123.7 67.1 137.4
1977 2,832.5 2,415.6 1,044.3 475.1 137.3 1,198.0 1,103.6 2,812.5 1,827.3 4,150.3 4,607.6 4,307.1 3,686.1 2,913.6 2,044.4 1,257.6 796.3 614.7 462.6 337.3 247.9 172.5 121.4 66.4 137.3
1978 3,001.0 2,515.5 1,104.4 504.8 147.7 1,251.6 1,137.2 2,991.8 1,926.0 4,454.0 4,790.3 4,517.6 3,966.0 3,019.0 2,114.9 1,326.0 850.0 641.2 491.9 360.4 269.0 182.3 132.4 72.8 147.7
1979 2,963.1 2,601.0 1,112.2 503.5 152.1 1,250.6 1,078.5 2,922.5 1,845.9 4,324.9 4,783.6 4,662.9 4,083.7 3,213.5 2,173.0 1,332.3 864.3 634.4 483.8 364.5 274.3 190.1 139.0 76.1 152.1
1980 2,813.7 2,693.1 1,186.9 527.4 154.5 1,250.1 768.5 986.6 2,713.9 1,685.2 4,169.8 4,601.8 4,636.3 4,102.9 3,276.1 2,291.9 1,417.6 931.0 664.5 504.3 377.2 276.6 198.2 141.9 77.3 154.5
1981 2,722.2 2,721.8 1,275.0 578.3 167.8 1,264.5 719.0 994.4 2,671.7 1,654.6 4,062.5 4,501.6 4,482.3 4,092.3 3,272.6 2,345.7 1,525.5 1,005.2 728.3 551.8 411.1 296.1 217.3 157.8 85.8 167.8
1982 2,779.4 2,954.2 1,483.2 653.4 185.9 1,357.7 771.9 1,057.5 2,726.2 1,719.5 4,054.9 4,587.5 4,694.8 4,279.2 3,531.3 2,586.2 1,735.3 1,204.3 819.7 619.3 457.0 338.4 243.3 173.6 92.8 185.9
1983 2,605.3 2,705.4 1,399.7 623.0 175.7 1,255.2 785.4 1,050.2 2,594.2 1,685.3 3,812.0 4,182.9 4,253.7 3,922.9 3,239.7 2,375.2 1,623.7 1,151.3 784.6 585.8 434.3 327.5 230.5 165.5 86.6 175.7
1984 2,631.0 2,564.9 1,339.5 603.9 169.4 1,207.3 832.1 1,120.0 2,668.0 1,785.8 3,757.0 4,132.4 4,028.5 3,808.9 3,091.8 2,245.4 1,534.9 1,124.4 766.3 560.4 416.2 313.3 222.9 162.6 85.9 169.4
1985 2,729.3 2,661.5 1,392.7 627.7 171.4 1,240.2 799.6 1,088.8 2,707.2 1,780.2 3,932.9 4,278.2 4,355.4 3,974.6 3,293.2 2,316.6 1,598.7 1,169.8 810.7 569.7 420.5 318.8 229.5 163.6 87.2 171.4
1986 2,790.8 2,838.8 1,517.8 670.1 170.4 1,295.8 807.9 1,063.3 2,726.7 1,747.9 3,953.3 4,491.6 4,484.7 4,237.6 3,441.9 2,482.8 1,741.3 1,278.8 875.7 599.2 433.8 319.5 227.4 164.0 87.6 170.4
1987 2,859.7 2,917.2 1,618.8 702.7 163.7 1,330.5 787.8 1,094.5 2,904.3 1,814.1 4,076.5 4,516.8 4,548.4 4,216.3 3,497.4 2,570.2 1,839.9 1,388.6 956.7 609.8 436.1 316.3 220.6 153.8 82.9 163.7
1988 2,838.7 2,919.1 1,681.0 735.9 158.0 1,335.7 801.3 1,120.9 2,946.6 1,841.2 4,170.2 4,477.4 4,423.9 4,221.7 3,398.7 2,572.2 1,909.5 1,448.7 1,016.2 644.9 438.7 310.0 219.1 148.2 76.5 158.0
1989 2,919.5 3,069.4 1,808.2 788.8 162.4 1,395.8 752.3 1,127.8 3,089.5 1,890.6 4,386.7 4,770.5 4,656.7 4,374.6 3,582.5 2,699.3 2,049.1 1,568.6 1,104.1 687.7 459.6 315.7 222.4 156.6 79.8 162.4
1990 3,098.3 3,124.0 1,811.5 806.3 172.1 1,429.0 677.9 1,130.9 3,292.5 1,965.5 4,665.4 5,276.2 5,160.7 4,199.5 3,722.2 2,765.3 2,049.3 1,581.1 1,123.5 705.8 477.2 333.9 233.8 164.4 86.7 172.1
1991 3,112.5 3,147.9 1,794.0 813.0 165.8 1,421.0 634.9 1,102.2 3,380.7 1,982.5 4,836.2 5,307.9 5,166.9 4,439.5 3,857.0 2,752.4 2,034.0 1,568.8 1,129.4 718.6 477.7 327.9 227.9 154.4 81.1 165.8
1992 3,017.3 3,018.1 1,750.7 817.4 163.2 1,375.7 554.3 1,036.1 3,346.7 1,927.1 4,720.2 5,230.9 4,903.3 4,391.2 3,735.9 2,626.4 1,968.8 1,552.0 1,140.0 741.6 466.6 322.3 218.1 150.5 81.4 163.2
1993 2,929.4 2,903.4 1,727.4 828.1 152.8 1,337.1 474.5 952.6 3,232.2 1,849.9 4,668.7 5,031.9 4,864.1 4,416.6 3,633.3 2,486.7 1,917.9 1,558.1 1,159.5 755.9 465.2 304.8 201.6 138.7 73.7 152.8
1994 3,091.3 2,878.4 1,719.2 852.1 147.5 1,353.0 500.1 1,004.8 3,453.8 1,982.5 4,868.5 5,244.4 4,997.7 4,381.7 3,574.1 2,452.0 1,877.9 1,580.4 1,189.6 791.9 477.7 297.0 195.2 132.6 67.9 147.5
1995 2,980.5 2,895.4 1,720.6 885.9 147.2 1,341.1 474.0 968.2 3,229.6 1,874.5 4,594.2 5,078.4 4,973.2 4,624.0 3,609.1 2,417.6 1,853.5 1,603.7 1,240.1 833.0 494.7 302.3 194.9 129.4 64.2 147.2
1996 2,854.3 2,842.1 1,564.3 834.5 139.3 1,267.4 451.2 900.2 2,983.4 1,738.0 4,451.5 4,860.5 4,901.3 4,447.5 3,568.6 2,353.3 1,681.7 1,458.1 1,163.6 793.9 476.9 291.9 183.7 120.8 57.4 139.3
1997 2,680.3 2,766.7 1,501.4 841.0 137.2 1,217.4 416.3 869.8 2,838.4 1,650.8 4,017.2 4,615.0 4,530.7 4,370.5 3,485.5 2,275.1 1,590.1 1,419.1 1,154.9 807.1 494.9 282.9 180.8 115.8 53.3 137.2
1998 2,317.4 2,589.8 1,391.6 799.3 131.3 1,111.0 359.6 741.9 2,426.9 1,409.2 3,473.9 3,910.4 4,092.0 4,012.7 3,266.0 2,137.8 1,466.8 1,320.5 1,094.7 781.0 466.1 272.6 171.3 108.6 48.1 131.3
1999 2,072.4 2,401.1 1,272.3 755.6 127.8 1,020.5 314.1 662.3 2,158.1 1,255.7 3,157.9 3,534.8 3,648.1 3,643.4 2,994.5 2,003.4 1,345.8 1,202.4 1,019.1 742.8 463.3 265.3 162.3 100.5 46.7 127.8
2000 1,952.1 2,340.3 1,192.0 729.3 124.1 973.5 282.0 608.5 2,038.5 1,169.3 3,008.1 3,347.4 3,513.0 3,468.2 2,949.7 1,969.6 1,258.7 1,129.5 984.0 723.7 450.7 258.1 153.8 95.4 43.7 124.1
2001 1,821.6 2,325.6 1,193.7 738.4 123.3 954.9 243.0 545.7 1,869.8 1,063.0 2,826.9 3,224.0 3,331.1 3,375.9 2,924.0 1,984.4 1,280.8 1,114.2 982.8 746.6 467.9 263.2 151.8 93.7 37.1 123.3
2002 1,745.1 2,283.8 1,167.1 729.3 125.9 931.4 204.9 499.6 1,772.9 1,001.9 2,695.9 3,115.7 3,262.9 3,296.6 2,871.6 1,960.9 1,272.4 1,071.7 960.3 742.2 479.1 269.3 155.0 94.9 36.8 125.9
2003 1,667.3 2,210.3 1,136.5 719.0 125.7 901.5 176.3 463.0 1,676.8 952.6 2,594.6 2,983.9 3,096.1 3,177.7 2,754.7 1,908.2 1,251.4 1,030.7 937.7 736.3 486.5 274.4 151.2 90.1 35.8 125.7
2004 1,630.0 2,185.7 1,171.5 749.3 136.4 906.7 150.3 420.2 1,643.8 922.7 2,546.9 2,896.9 3,021.8 3,093.2 2,694.4 1,902.5 1,305.6 1,043.8 957.2 779.4 521.2 298.8 162.7 98.1 37.1 136.4
2005 1,541.7 2,158.1 1,188.0 756.5 141.6 892.3 127.0 363.1 1,511.8 836.2 2,407.5 2,759.2 2,903.6 3,022.3 2,672.5 1,882.5 1,334.1 1,042.6 949.9 787.4 545.5 317.0 165.8 96.5 36.0 141.6
2006 1,526.8 2,092.5 1,138.9 730.0 143.1 863.3 119.7 335.2 1,471.6 802.7 2,385.4 2,723.8 2,896.4 3,004.8 2,586.2 1,808.7 1,287.7 983.5 892.4 767.1 543.4 321.6 166.0 93.4 36.5 143.1
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 1,673.3 1,445.5 650.7 301.9 85.6 687.2 873.0 2,084.1 1,172.2 2,607.9 2,892.8 2,435.9 2,085.8 1,751.1 1,232.2 765.0 543.0 397.9 287.9 209.5 186.6 96.2 76.3 29.9 85.6
1965-69 2,160.3 1,637.4 742.5 333.7 92.6 861.8 1,053.2 2,395.7 1,574.8 3,361.4 3,413.7 2,891.9 2,505.1 1,975.1 1,356.7 862.5 610.7 448.3 323.7 230.5 167.2 115.6 82.3 39.9 92.6
1970-74 2,633.9 2,269.8 954.5 418.7 117.9 1,125.6 1,110.1 2,801.3 1,789.4 4,088.2 4,284.9 3,829.6 3,442.5 2,713.5 1,918.7 1,113.6 763.7 566.3 408.5 290.6 208.4 146.4 105.2 55.2 117.9
1975-79 2,918.4 2,534.4 1,078.0 486.1 141.9 1,239.7 1,119.6 2,897.1 1,864.1 4,329.2 4,784.4 4,459.3 3,937.2 3,074.2 2,125.8 1,287.8 830.3 627.1 473.3 345.6 253.7 175.9 128.3 70.1 141.9
1980-84 2,710.3 2,727.9 1,336.9 597.2 170.6 1,267.0 775.4 1,041.7 2,674.8 1,706.1 3,971.2 4,401.3 4,419.1 4,041.2 3,282.3 2,368.9 1,567.4 1,083.2 752.7 564.3 419.2 310.4 222.4 160.3 85.7 170.6
1985-89 2,827.6 2,881.2 1,603.7 705.1 165.2 1,319.6 789.8 1,099.1 2,874.9 1,814.8 4,103.9 4,506.9 4,493.8 4,205.0 3,442.8 2,528.2 1,827.7 1,370.9 952.7 622.3 437.7 316.1 223.8 157.3 82.8 165.2
1990-94 3,049.8 3,014.4 1,760.6 823.4 160.3 1,383.2 568.3 1,045.3 3,341.2 1,941.5 4,751.8 5,218.2 5,018.5 4,365.7 3,704.5 2,616.6 1,969.6 1,568.1 1,148.4 742.7 472.9 317.2 215.3 148.1 78.2 160.3
1995-99 2,581.0 2,699.0 1,490.0 823.3 136.6 1,191.5 403.0 828.5 2,727.3 1,585.6 3,938.9 4,399.8 4,429.1 4,219.6 3,384.7 2,237.4 1,587.6 1,400.7 1,134.5 791.6 479.2 283.0 178.6 115.0 53.9 136.6
2000-04 1,763.2 2,269.1 1,172.2 733.1 127.1 933.6 211.3 507.4 1,800.3 1,021.9 2,734.5 3,113.6 3,245.0 3,282.3 2,838.9 1,945.1 1,273.8 1,078.0 964.4 745.6 481.1 272.8 154.9 94.4 38.1 127.1
2005-06 1,534.3 2,125.3 1,163.4 743.2 142.4 877.8 123.3 349.2 1,491.7 819.5 2,396.4 2,741.5 2,900.0 3,013.6 2,629.3 1,845.6 1,310.9 1,013.1 921.1 777.2 544.4 319.3 165.9 94.9 36.2 142.4
2005-06 vs
1960s -20% 38% 67% 134% 60% 13% -64% -33% -40% -20% -13% 9% 31% 41% 43% 61% 76% 118% 154% 147% 80% 57% 20% 4% 60%
1970s -45% -12% 14% 64% 10% -26% -69% -48% -55% -43% -40% -30% -18% -9% -9% 9% 27% 54% 76% 71% 38% 3% -19% -42% 10%
1980s -45% -24% -21% 14% -15% -32% -84% -67% -46% -53% -41% -38% -35% -27% -22% -25% -23% -17% 8% 31% 27% 2% -26% -40% -57% -15%
1990s -46% -26% -28% -10% -4% -32% -75% -63% -51% -54% -45% -43% -39% -30% -26% -24% -26% -32% -19% 1% 14% 6% -16% -28% -45% -4%
2000-04 -13% -6% -1% 1% 12% -6% -42% -31% -17% -20% -12% -12% -11% -8% -7% -5% 3% -6% -4% 4% 13% 17% 7% 1% -5% 12%
Arrests, index crime (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