Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, property crime (burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson), 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, property crime arrests by age
Consolidated ages Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, property 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 1,457.2 1,137.4 420.8 191.1 57.8 526.7 1,019.3 2,295.3 2,627.8 2,096.4 1,780.7 1,479.4 913.4 502.7 346.1 250.4 179.6 135.2 57.8
1961 1,490.0 1,181.1 453.5 205.5 59.9 552.4 1,038.9 2,457.3 2,669.6 2,277.3 1,728.8 1,496.3 969.3 544.0 370.3 267.6 192.8 148.3 59.9
1962 1,467.0 966.3 394.6 180.5 54.5 511.2 1,090.2 2,102.1 2,571.5 1,949.7 1,473.1 1,164.2 798.7 468.2 326.0 235.3 176.0 123.6 54.5
1963 1,615.1 1,141.2 450.0 204.4 60.1 582.8 1,147.5 2,501.6 2,506.1 2,367.7 1,794.4 1,452.3 930.3 532.8 370.6 269.0 193.6 144.8 60.1
1964 1,753.8 1,184.5 449.8 200.7 60.6 621.8 841.6 1,973.9 1,276.2 2,809.5 2,860.8 2,103.5 2,014.7 1,500.6 946.1 529.2 370.8 265.8 192.7 139.0 126.8 67.0 53.2 20.3 60.6
1965 1,860.3 1,165.1 466.1 212.3 63.0 650.1 936.9 2,101.0 1,386.0 2,970.0 2,879.5 2,316.8 1,728.6 1,551.4 932.1 546.5 384.1 283.3 202.8 147.6 116.6 76.8 57.9 25.4 63.0
1966 1,890.9 1,111.5 448.0 201.4 59.0 647.5 1,014.9 2,128.4 1,446.3 2,928.8 2,902.2 2,277.4 1,870.0 1,273.1 877.1 524.8 367.1 269.0 193.4 140.5 105.1 73.8 53.7 25.6 59.0
1967 1,986.2 1,213.1 486.3 211.3 62.0 694.4 1,024.6 2,233.9 1,494.0 3,027.2 3,082.5 2,545.4 2,068.3 1,527.4 941.4 572.1 392.5 281.6 203.2 149.9 109.5 77.3 55.9 28.0 62.0
1968 2,054.2 1,307.7 497.6 213.2 63.1 727.7 1,021.7 2,303.5 1,521.1 3,161.1 3,210.7 2,683.6 2,257.9 1,662.0 1,014.8 585.5 397.0 288.5 207.5 146.6 107.5 79.3 58.2 29.9 63.1
1969 2,120.5 1,425.3 528.7 223.7 66.8 770.5 1,006.5 2,421.9 1,559.7 3,378.9 3,260.0 2,721.6 2,423.9 1,808.2 1,119.6 620.2 421.9 302.8 217.0 156.8 115.4 84.7 58.6 31.8 66.8
1970 2,213.0 1,598.7 597.0 256.1 76.7 838.9 998.9 2,434.7 1,568.7 3,456.7 3,524.2 3,057.9 2,650.2 2,041.1 1,271.7 699.8 475.2 344.6 251.7 179.2 131.6 96.4 69.2 36.8 76.7
1971 2,311.7 1,704.9 634.5 267.1 81.8 888.8 1,028.5 2,496.5 1,616.3 3,702.5 3,683.8 3,184.4 2,797.7 2,130.6 1,381.6 752.3 495.6 360.2 261.0 187.8 138.6 103.4 74.0 40.1 81.8
1972 2,218.4 1,637.7 608.0 259.5 80.1 851.7 1,003.6 2,426.2 1,574.0 3,461.3 3,495.0 2,985.6 2,573.9 1,986.7 1,356.8 707.8 485.1 348.4 251.3 184.9 135.8 97.8 73.3 40.7 80.1
1973 2,247.4 1,616.8 586.6 254.0 81.4 848.5 984.0 2,446.0 1,571.4 3,409.9 3,624.1 3,081.6 2,642.4 1,977.2 1,313.4 691.1 461.1 335.5 249.4 181.8 136.9 102.8 75.1 40.3 81.4
1974 2,853.5 2,067.8 718.1 294.6 90.3 1,063.1 1,216.0 3,073.2 1,971.8 4,403.0 4,497.0 3,986.2 3,460.7 2,575.5 1,655.5 870.5 534.3 392.1 286.2 208.6 154.4 110.5 82.9 45.8 90.3
1975 2,666.9 2,050.4 734.5 306.7 97.5 1,028.2 1,103.2 2,737.0 1,776.7 4,044.9 4,363.4 3,898.2 3,421.8 2,589.4 1,634.9 885.5 550.6 401.1 298.6 221.2 163.0 116.4 92.1 52.8 97.5
1976 2,538.0 1,975.9 741.8 318.9 100.0 989.9 1,045.7 2,553.3 1,674.3 3,780.8 4,207.4 3,670.8 3,210.4 2,429.2 1,612.7 892.4 551.8 414.1 312.0 227.9 168.8 124.3 92.9 52.4 100.0
1977 2,552.9 1,878.1 724.3 316.8 100.5 964.8 1,043.5 2,598.8 1,702.2 3,758.8 4,066.3 3,699.4 3,061.7 2,338.2 1,533.1 885.5 536.9 406.7 307.1 229.8 174.2 125.9 90.9 51.8 100.5
1978 2,677.8 1,932.4 758.0 334.9 109.2 996.3 1,071.0 2,735.5 1,778.9 3,985.1 4,186.5 3,844.3 3,258.2 2,400.7 1,564.5 923.6 568.1 420.4 325.1 246.2 189.6 134.0 100.2 58.1 109.2
1979 2,654.5 2,008.0 772.8 340.7 114.9 999.2 1,021.6 2,679.1 1,711.3 3,882.5 4,207.2 3,997.7 3,382.2 2,576.9 1,611.0 935.7 589.3 426.8 324.8 252.2 198.9 140.9 107.9 61.9 114.9
1980 2,506.5 2,089.1 839.8 362.2 118.5 996.3 737.7 933.8 2,478.2 1,558.4 3,716.0 4,020.9 3,959.0 3,405.3 2,628.1 1,715.7 1,012.9 647.9 451.7 344.6 266.7 202.4 150.9 111.7 63.5 118.5
1981 2,418.5 2,124.6 917.5 405.1 130.7 1,008.3 686.3 936.9 2,431.8 1,525.3 3,602.6 3,911.0 3,830.5 3,404.1 2,639.1 1,773.5 1,102.4 718.3 506.8 386.6 292.3 220.0 168.1 125.9 71.5 130.7
1982 2,460.7 2,295.0 1,078.8 466.4 145.8 1,077.7 736.1 995.4 2,478.8 1,584.0 3,588.5 3,963.9 3,971.3 3,526.7 2,838.5 1,951.5 1,266.0 871.7 583.4 439.6 331.3 254.1 189.7 138.7 77.4 145.8
1983 2,307.9 2,103.5 1,021.0 446.1 138.4 996.3 747.3 986.1 2,358.9 1,550.8 3,368.4 3,607.4 3,599.7 3,237.5 2,606.0 1,795.0 1,186.4 837.7 558.6 418.9 316.2 248.0 179.7 131.7 72.9 138.4
1984 2,334.5 1,982.4 968.3 431.9 133.4 955.7 793.0 1,054.2 2,426.9 1,644.6 3,322.8 3,577.2 3,390.0 3,137.5 2,476.6 1,684.8 1,108.0 814.6 548.0 398.1 300.9 234.1 175.1 129.9 72.5 133.4
1985 2,426.9 2,080.9 1,016.7 455.3 135.3 988.5 758.3 1,019.9 2,462.3 1,636.1 3,496.0 3,723.2 3,708.0 3,329.8 2,671.7 1,754.8 1,163.4 858.0 589.9 409.2 306.9 241.7 178.5 131.6 73.1 135.3
1986 2,478.8 2,194.2 1,082.0 476.7 131.6 1,017.5 768.3 999.2 2,477.5 1,607.6 3,512.7 3,909.0 3,819.6 3,532.3 2,781.6 1,851.6 1,236.0 917.4 626.1 422.9 307.8 233.8 174.2 127.9 73.1 131.6
1987 2,543.4 2,280.9 1,173.2 508.5 127.1 1,052.8 741.3 1,022.2 2,639.8 1,665.4 3,627.1 3,947.7 3,891.6 3,541.1 2,850.7 1,942.9 1,329.0 1,011.0 698.0 436.1 313.3 234.1 169.0 122.0 68.9 127.1
1988 2,512.7 2,256.2 1,207.9 529.9 120.2 1,045.8 758.1 1,050.7 2,668.8 1,689.1 3,672.4 3,878.2 3,758.8 3,501.9 2,734.6 1,920.7 1,368.1 1,045.2 738.8 459.4 311.7 224.1 164.7 115.3 62.6 120.2
1989 2,532.5 2,325.8 1,292.5 568.5 123.0 1,076.2 704.5 1,042.8 2,750.3 1,706.7 3,784.3 4,025.1 3,853.8 3,534.3 2,807.9 1,981.7 1,457.5 1,128.4 800.8 494.0 326.1 228.2 165.2 121.0 65.1 123.0
1990 2,666.6 2,298.5 1,260.3 576.3 130.7 1,083.7 633.7 1,046.4 2,929.5 1,773.5 3,999.6 4,400.0 4,182.3 3,306.6 2,835.2 1,967.5 1,416.4 1,109.1 804.2 503.5 340.4 239.6 174.9 126.9 71.8 130.7
1991 2,656.1 2,295.9 1,248.8 583.4 125.4 1,073.7 585.1 1,009.1 2,985.9 1,772.8 4,121.3 4,388.5 4,129.5 3,453.7 2,907.1 1,946.2 1,405.4 1,101.9 811.2 517.4 339.1 235.1 170.9 119.1 66.3 125.4
1992 2,546.8 2,148.3 1,192.7 572.7 119.6 1,020.1 506.6 938.0 2,921.4 1,702.9 3,981.7 4,270.8 3,878.6 3,353.1 2,757.6 1,808.5 1,330.6 1,067.0 796.6 523.4 325.1 225.6 156.4 113.1 64.3 119.6
1993 2,436.3 2,038.1 1,166.2 575.1 108.9 979.2 431.9 855.1 2,788.0 1,615.9 3,875.6 4,040.0 3,778.6 3,332.0 2,647.6 1,684.4 1,281.0 1,064.1 804.7 528.3 319.7 210.1 139.7 98.8 57.1 108.9
1994 2,565.7 2,009.5 1,151.2 583.6 102.2 987.0 453.7 899.3 2,968.3 1,725.3 4,026.5 4,204.5 3,887.2 3,302.1 2,592.8 1,645.8 1,247.8 1,066.7 812.3 546.8 325.3 200.2 130.6 91.7 51.2 102.2
1995 2,471.7 2,016.4 1,139.4 597.5 98.5 970.4 425.6 864.4 2,777.2 1,631.0 3,801.8 4,074.7 3,868.1 3,484.3 2,624.1 1,610.4 1,220.1 1,068.4 834.6 566.1 330.8 197.9 127.5 86.3 46.2 98.5
1996 2,393.1 2,013.8 1,042.5 570.0 93.8 929.3 403.5 804.6 2,583.6 1,520.1 3,738.2 3,972.6 3,884.1 3,426.0 2,627.2 1,589.2 1,111.9 979.6 792.3 545.4 325.3 194.2 121.7 80.4 40.9 93.8
1997 2,278.6 1,985.2 1,001.1 571.7 92.4 898.0 373.0 779.4 2,480.9 1,454.5 3,428.3 3,837.5 3,669.2 3,412.9 2,613.9 1,549.9 1,053.1 952.8 783.0 551.1 336.2 190.4 119.8 76.2 37.5 92.4
1998 1,951.5 1,844.9 919.1 539.1 86.9 809.6 316.9 653.6 2,106.7 1,229.1 2,941.7 3,229.1 3,280.8 3,119.7 2,428.3 1,444.7 958.8 881.6 733.9 528.9 317.3 180.1 112.6 71.1 32.6 86.9
1999 1,737.7 1,700.4 827.5 505.1 84.2 736.9 275.7 574.5 1,849.2 1,080.1 2,661.0 2,923.8 2,949.7 2,835.8 2,229.8 1,339.9 865.1 791.7 675.4 499.4 313.2 174.7 104.9 64.7 32.1 84.2
2000 1,639.5 1,667.1 772.4 485.3 81.0 703.1 246.7 527.5 1,742.2 1,003.9 2,543.8 2,786.9 2,846.0 2,714.6 2,207.6 1,328.3 804.4 742.4 652.5 482.2 301.7 170.5 98.7 60.8 28.7 81.0
2001 1,521.8 1,660.6 774.5 493.9 81.0 688.1 207.9 466.8 1,591.7 906.3 2,377.5 2,666.3 2,699.4 2,652.7 2,196.4 1,344.5 818.6 734.3 653.3 500.8 315.6 175.7 99.1 60.3 23.4 81.0
2002 1,465.9 1,645.9 759.3 488.1 83.1 673.9 177.3 430.4 1,517.2 859.1 2,281.5 2,595.7 2,654.7 2,608.9 2,183.1 1,343.2 818.0 706.0 641.6 496.2 322.2 180.7 100.9 61.1 23.6 83.1
2003 1,392.8 1,611.1 756.6 492.5 84.7 659.1 152.1 396.3 1,420.5 809.4 2,181.5 2,476.7 2,518.0 2,518.5 2,108.9 1,330.3 822.6 695.9 641.4 502.8 335.8 186.9 101.4 59.5 23.5 84.7
2004 1,358.2 1,604.9 796.8 527.1 94.5 669.6 127.7 358.5 1,396.0 784.6 2,134.8 2,387.5 2,451.3 2,456.4 2,060.4 1,343.5 879.0 718.5 672.7 548.0 367.6 209.9 112.6 65.5 24.9 94.5
2005 1,256.8 1,560.1 803.8 531.5 97.8 650.0 105.2 303.3 1,254.5 695.0 1,974.6 2,223.1 2,314.8 2,346.5 2,008.1 1,313.3 896.6 711.4 665.1 553.7 384.9 222.9 113.8 64.8 23.5 97.8
2006 1,223.6 1,484.8 756.8 507.7 97.9 619.2 101.8 277.0 1,206.0 659.2 1,924.7 2,153.4 2,261.9 2,299.6 1,907.8 1,234.9 849.8 659.7 618.7 533.4 380.1 223.1 114.1 61.6 23.7 97.9
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 1,556.6 1,122.1 433.8 196.4 58.6 559.0 841.6 1,973.9 1,114.4 2,433.2 2,647.2 2,158.9 1,758.3 1,418.6 911.6 515.4 356.8 257.6 186.9 138.2 126.8 67.0 53.2 20.3 58.6
1965-69 1,982.4 1,244.5 485.3 212.4 62.8 698.1 1,000.9 2,237.7 1,481.4 3,093.2 3,067.0 2,509.0 2,069.7 1,564.4 977.0 569.8 392.5 285.0 204.8 148.3 110.8 78.4 56.9 28.1 62.8
1970-74 2,368.8 1,725.2 628.8 266.3 82.0 898.2 1,046.2 2,575.3 1,660.4 3,686.7 3,764.8 3,259.1 2,825.0 2,142.2 1,395.8 744.3 490.3 356.2 259.9 188.5 139.5 102.2 74.9 40.7 82.0
1975-79 2,618.0 1,968.9 746.3 323.6 104.4 995.7 1,057.0 2,660.7 1,728.7 3,890.4 4,206.2 3,822.1 3,266.9 2,466.9 1,591.2 904.5 559.3 413.8 313.5 235.5 178.9 128.3 96.8 55.4 104.4
1980-84 2,405.6 2,118.9 965.1 422.3 133.4 1,006.9 740.1 981.3 2,434.9 1,572.6 3,519.6 3,816.1 3,750.1 3,342.2 2,637.7 1,784.1 1,135.1 778.1 529.7 397.6 301.5 231.7 172.7 127.6 71.6 133.4
1985-89 2,498.9 2,227.6 1,154.5 507.8 127.4 1,036.2 746.1 1,027.0 2,599.8 1,661.0 3,618.5 3,896.6 3,806.3 3,487.9 2,769.3 1,890.3 1,310.8 992.0 690.7 444.3 313.1 232.4 170.3 123.6 68.6 127.4
1990-94 2,574.3 2,158.1 1,203.8 578.2 117.4 1,028.7 522.2 949.6 2,918.6 1,718.1 4,000.9 4,260.8 3,971.2 3,349.5 2,748.0 1,810.5 1,336.2 1,081.8 805.8 523.9 329.9 222.1 154.5 109.9 62.1 117.4
1995-99 2,166.5 1,912.1 985.9 556.7 91.2 868.8 358.9 735.3 2,359.5 1,382.9 3,314.2 3,607.6 3,530.4 3,255.7 2,504.7 1,506.8 1,041.8 934.8 763.8 538.2 324.5 187.5 117.3 75.7 37.9 91.2
2000-04 1,475.6 1,637.9 771.9 497.4 84.8 678.8 182.3 435.9 1,533.5 872.7 2,303.8 2,582.6 2,633.9 2,590.2 2,151.3 1,338.0 828.5 719.4 652.3 506.0 328.6 184.7 102.5 61.5 24.8 84.8
2005-06 1,240.2 1,522.4 780.3 519.6 97.9 634.6 103.5 290.1 1,230.2 677.1 1,949.7 2,188.3 2,288.4 2,323.1 1,957.9 1,274.1 873.2 685.5 641.9 543.5 382.5 223.0 113.9 63.2 23.6 97.9
2005-06 vs.
1960s -30% 29% 70% 154% 61% 1% -69% -42% -48% -29% -23% -2% 21% 31% 35% 61% 83% 137% 177% 167% 88% 57% 15% -3% 61%
1970s -50% -18% 13% 76% 5% -33% -72% -53% -60% -49% -45% -35% -24% -15% -15% 6% 31% 67% 90% 80% 40% -1% -26% -51% 5%
1980s -49% -30% -26% 12% -25% -38% -86% -71% -51% -58% -45% -43% -39% -32% -28% -31% -29% -23% 5% 29% 24% -4% -34% -50% -66% -25%
1990s -48% -25% -29% -8% -6% -33% -77% -66% -53% -56% -47% -44% -39% -30% -25% -23% -27% -32% -18% 2% 17% 9% -16% -32% -53% -6%
2000-04 -16% -7% 1% 4% 15% -7% -43% -33% -20% -22% -15% -15% -13% -10% -9% -5% 5% -5% -2% 7% 16% 21% 11% 3% -5% 15%
Arrests, property 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