Arrests and arrest rates per 100,000 population, weapons carrying and possession, 1960-present
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, weapons arrests by age
	Consolidated ages							Detailed ages
Arrest rates per 100,000 population, weapons (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	47.7	114.3	71.0	36.6	10.8	45.6					20.7	79.9	113.3	111.4	119.8	116.9	112.5	80.2	62.6	46.8	34.5	27.2					10.8
1961	46.0	111.7	70.2	35.0	10.8	44.6					19.9	77.9	110.5	118.6	113.4	119.3	109.5	80.8	60.4	44.4	34.2	25.0					10.8
1962	48.0	100.7	66.2	33.6	9.9	42.5					21.8	72.3	114.6	118.5	109.4	102.1	98.3	75.8	57.1	43.5	32.5	23.6					9.9
1963	48.4	105.8	67.5	34.7	10.7	44.0					21.4	76.0	99.4	123.5	117.9	112.2	101.7	75.6	59.6	44.8	34.1	24.3					10.7
1964	47.6	111.6	70.6	35.8	10.6	45.4			9.3	41.5	21.7	76.9	103.6	96.7	129.2	115.6	107.1	79.8	61.5	47.0	34.4	25.3	22.9	11.3	8.9	3.6	10.6
1965	53.7	114.9	80.1	41.7	11.6	50.5			12.6	48.7	26.5	89.3	109.9	110.3	114.9	126.8	112.6	89.7	70.3	54.7	40.0	29.8	22.0	14.5	10.1	4.4	11.6
1966	53.2	118.0	83.4	43.2	12.3	52.2			13.1	43.5	24.9	87.1	111.4	118.0	135.4	105.7	116.9	92.4	73.9	55.8	41.7	31.8	22.5	16.5	10.2	4.9	12.3
1967	56.9	140.3	100.6	50.6	14.5	61.2			11.7	46.9	25.3	88.8	117.3	140.3	161.3	137.2	136.1	112.8	87.4	65.4	50.6	35.9	27.5	18.3	12.5	5.6	14.5
1968	64.7	164.7	117.4	59.0	16.1	71.3			12.4	53.4	28.4	99.2	135.2	159.2	186.8	167.4	159.2	131.0	101.8	78.5	56.7	42.5	29.5	21.8	13.3	6.3	16.1
1969	66.3	172.3	126.7	64.3	17.5	76.1			11.6	51.2	27.1	101.6	141.3	168.5	197.0	176.6	165.9	142.3	108.5	83.9	63.3	46.9	32.2	23.1	14.8	6.9	17.5
1970	70.1	184.9	133.0	73.9	20.4	83.0			13.5	52.9	29.1	105.9	149.2	173.2	206.3	186.8	179.7	145.6	118.0	97.2	73.9	52.7	36.4	27.1	18.0	8.2	20.4
1971	71.0	194.9	148.7	82.2	22.3	89.9			13.8	55.2	30.3	109.0	148.3	170.2	200.7	191.4	194.3	162.7	132.1	109.7	81.0	58.2	41.0	29.6	18.6	8.9	22.3
1972	72.8	194.0	145.6	83.2	23.6	90.6			13.6	55.8	30.5	115.9	152.0	168.6	197.9	190.2	194.0	152.8	136.8	108.3	82.1	61.1	44.9	30.3	20.4	8.9	23.6
1973	75.6	197.0	138.5	81.9	22.6	90.2			13.4	56.9	30.9	109.2	160.7	182.5	212.8	192.5	194.6	147.9	127.2	105.8	81.7	59.6	43.3	28.1	19.8	8.8	22.6
1974	89.8	240.0	165.3	90.8	24.2	106.6			14.4	65.9	35.4	135.2	184.2	217.3	269.9	249.2	231.5	181.9	145.4	115.6	90.1	67.6	46.9	31.3	21.2	8.4	24.2
1975	76.8	196.1	128.6	74.3	20.1	87.3			12.3	55.0	29.9	114.1	158.7	184.8	222.4	205.1	188.5	140.6	114.0	93.9	75.3	54.0	37.8	24.8	19.1	7.9	20.1
1976	74.0	182.9	119.5	70.5	19.5	82.5			11.9	50.8	28.1	108.1	152.8	176.3	208.2	187.5	176.5	131.3	104.6	88.5	69.9	52.8	37.5	25.6	16.8	7.5	19.5
1977	74.8	181.9	115.8	68.2	18.9	81.5			12.3	52.0	29.1	106.1	148.6	177.7	203.9	196.6	174.2	131.5	97.6	84.8	67.5	50.9	36.9	24.2	16.3	7.5	18.9
1978	80.1	194.6	121.0	70.1	18.7	85.8			12.3	56.8	31.2	109.3	152.4	193.6	229.5	205.9	185.1	137.1	102.6	86.8	69.9	51.2	37.7	24.2	15.7	7.2	18.7
1979	88.3	204.8	122.5	67.3	17.5	88.3			14.2	63.7	34.8	122.1	170.4	205.1	242.9	218.2	194.3	141.8	100.8	83.1	66.1	49.3	35.1	23.4	14.8	6.6	17.5
1980	85.5	206.5	127.9	68.6	17.7	89.4		6.7	13.3	63.2	33.5	123.5	161.3	199.0	231.4	218.1	199.1	147.5	106.2	85.5	66.1	49.6	35.0	23.8	15.5	7.0	17.7
1981	89.9	211.2	136.0	74.2	19.0	94.1		7.8	14.9	70.5	36.8	131.7	171.7	206.6	239.5	223.8	203.2	157.0	113.5	92.4	71.1	53.9	38.3	25.4	17.1	7.4	19.0
1982	95.0	233.7	153.4	81.2	20.9	103.5		6.9	15.1	70.8	37.2	144.7	183.2	227.5	258.0	242.1	227.4	174.5	130.0	98.1	78.7	60.3	41.4	28.9	19.8	7.9	20.9
1983	89.6	208.4	139.1	74.1	18.9	93.7		8.8	16.6	72.1	39.4	131.7	169.3	207.7	233.9	215.2	202.3	158.6	117.6	89.4	72.3	54.1	39.6	26.3	16.8	7.0	18.9
1984	95.2	208.1	132.1	68.3	16.6	90.8		9.9	17.7	77.4	43.3	141.7	173.8	216.3	244.5	225.6	198.3	150.6	111.7	84.1	64.6	49.3	35.0	23.1	15.0	6.4	16.6
1985	107.8	214.3	130.7	65.6	15.6	91.8		9.1	20.0	90.5	50.1	161.5	196.0	232.5	258.2	239.9	201.9	152.1	107.6	81.4	62.3	45.6	32.7	21.7	14.2	6.4	15.6
1986	109.5	234.9	138.2	65.8	15.2	95.8		9.1	17.7	88.8	47.0	154.5	202.8	245.4	287.1	254.5	222.2	162.2	112.5	82.5	60.9	45.6	32.3	20.5	14.8	6.1	15.2
1987	111.4	241.0	141.4	67.5	15.1	97.2		9.9	18.5	92.9	48.1	164.6	200.7	243.6	287.2	265.9	227.8	162.3	119.6	85.6	62.2	46.8	32.2	21.4	13.9	6.1	15.1
1988	128.0	258.7	147.5	68.5	15.5	102.9		13.4	23.5	101.5	54.3	190.4	237.7	285.7	333.9	288.2	238.3	169.5	125.2	88.5	62.8	46.4	34.0	22.8	14.0	5.7	15.5
1989	144.2	278.7	149.1	69.4	15.5	107.5		13.9	24.4	117.0	60.4	217.4	286.1	335.7	365.6	323.9	251.7	173.2	125.1	89.4	64.0	47.3	33.5	22.4	14.7	5.8	15.5
1990	151.2	291.2	145.5	66.8	14.8	108.1		9.7	22.3	126.3	62.4	234.2	306.5	366.6	364.3	344.6	264.1	171.2	120.5	86.3	61.5	45.3	31.5	21.5	14.8	5.5	14.8
1991	179.2	319.0	139.9	61.8	13.9	111.7		14.3	31.5	156.9	79.9	282.5	361.6	417.9	421.6	388.9	284.8	166.9	114.5	79.9	56.4	42.8	29.6	20.2	12.9	5.6	13.9
1992	193.6	329.1	137.4	61.5	14.0	113.2		15.2	35.0	180.3	91.0	305.5	390.1	431.6	451.8	408.7	291.2	165.4	111.9	79.8	57.6	41.0	29.7	20.2	13.1	5.5	14.0
1993	215.7	372.0	148.4	65.8	15.0	123.8		18.0	39.6	199.6	102.6	342.2	426.8	485.9	523.9	459.5	327.5	180.6	119.9	86.4	60.4	44.4	31.2	21.3	13.9	5.9	15.0
1994	219.4	356.0	147.5	65.6	14.3	121.2		20.3	44.3	208.7	109.9	340.3	427.8	467.1	492.7	435.2	314.2	178.1	120.7	86.8	61.6	42.3	30.8	19.8	12.9	5.4	14.3
1995	190.2	327.8	140.6	67.1	14.8	112.1		20.1	40.0	168.5	91.5	289.7	362.5	430.4	471.4	396.9	286.2	164.8	119.4	89.3	63.3	43.2	30.2	21.3	14.5	5.3	14.8
1996	177.6	291.9	120.9	58.9	13.5	99.4		21.3	37.8	152.6	84.0	274.9	339.9	393.2	406.6	356.9	254.3	142.7	101.3	77.1	56.6	39.0	27.3	19.7	12.6	5.0	13.5
1997	168.9	292.0	117.4	59.4	13.4	97.1		19.5	38.1	151.7	83.2	248.0	321.2	364.2	414.2	355.7	252.7	139.7	96.7	78.1	57.0	39.3	27.1	18.5	11.8	5.0	13.4
1998	147.4	258.4	103.4	52.4	11.7	85.2		18.9	36.7	134.9	75.6	214.2	267.8	318.5	359.1	318.4	223.8	123.5	84.4	68.7	50.2	35.2	23.1	16.4	10.7	4.0	11.7
1999	136.0	236.5	90.5	46.2	10.6	76.9		18.4	33.3	126.4	70.2	197.4	251.1	291.0	325.6	292.7	204.9	108.6	73.3	60.6	45.0	30.9	20.5	14.7	9.0	3.9	10.6
2000	118.0	212.0	82.7	40.9	9.7	68.5		14.4	29.9	112.4	62.3	180.0	214.4	245.0	277.7	253.8	189.0	100.3	66.2	52.7	40.2	28.7	19.0	13.1	8.6	3.3	9.7
2001	115.7	216.9	87.2	42.6	10.6	70.2		16.6	31.1	108.8	61.5	171.5	210.0	245.9	280.5	260.0	194.8	106.5	69.6	54.0	43.6	29.4	20.5	13.6	8.6	4.0	10.6
2002	106.2	208.8	89.7	42.5	10.3	68.1		14.6	28.5	101.7	57.4	158.6	184.0	228.0	259.8	245.7	191.1	111.0	70.4	54.9	42.0	30.5	20.2	13.7	8.3	3.3	10.3
2003	116.4	208.6	88.3	39.9	9.4	68.2		13.4	32.9	117.1	66.9	173.2	200.8	230.1	258.2	246.2	191.2	110.5	67.8	50.9	40.0	29.0	18.8	11.6	8.4	3.0	9.4
2004	120.8	215.4	93.8	42.2	10.2	71.0		12.5	32.2	120.2	68.4	178.8	203.8	245.1	278.9	249.0	196.0	117.1	71.6	53.4	42.5	31.2	20.3	12.7	8.8	3.2	10.2
2005	133.7	236.2	105.7	45.2	10.9	77.7		11.4	33.1	131.2	73.5	200.5	232.6	262.3	300.2	282.1	214.2	133.1	78.4	56.9	45.7	33.9	21.5	13.6	9.1	3.4	10.9
2006	142.2	248.0	109.9	45.1	11.1	80.4		13.0	36.9	136.2	77.8	206.0	244.8	281.0	317.1	297.6	224.0	137.8	80.8	55.9	45.3	34.9	22.7	13.4	8.8	3.3	11.1
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	47.5	108.8	69.1	35.2	10.6	44.4			9.3	41.5	21.1	76.6	108.3	113.7	118.0	113.2	105.8	78.4	60.3	45.3	33.9	25.1	22.9	11.3	8.9	3.6	10.6
1965-69	59.0	142.1	101.7	51.7	14.4	62.3			12.3	48.8	26.4	93.2	123.0	139.3	159.1	142.7	138.1	113.6	88.4	67.7	50.5	37.4	26.8	18.8	12.2	5.6	14.4
1970-74	75.9	202.1	146.2	82.4	22.6	92.1			13.7	57.3	31.2	115.0	158.9	182.3	217.5	202.0	198.8	158.2	131.9	107.3	81.7	59.8	42.5	29.3	19.6	8.6	22.6
1975-79	78.8	192.1	121.5	70.1	18.9	85.1			12.6	55.6	30.6	111.9	156.6	187.5	221.4	202.7	183.7	136.5	103.9	87.4	69.7	51.6	37.0	24.4	16.5	7.3	18.9
1980-84	91.0	213.6	137.7	73.3	18.6	94.3		8.0	15.5	70.8	38.1	134.7	171.9	211.4	241.5	225.0	206.1	157.6	115.8	89.9	70.6	53.4	37.9	25.5	16.9	7.1	18.6
1985-89	120.2	245.5	141.4	67.4	15.4	99.0		11.1	20.8	98.2	52.0	177.7	224.6	268.6	306.4	274.5	228.4	163.9	118.0	85.5	62.4	46.3	32.9	21.8	14.3	6.0	15.4
1990-94	191.8	333.5	143.7	64.3	14.4	115.6		15.5	34.5	174.4	89.2	300.9	382.6	433.8	450.8	407.4	296.4	172.5	117.5	83.8	59.5	43.2	30.6	20.6	13.5	5.6	14.4
1995-99	164.0	281.3	114.6	56.8	12.8	94.1		19.7	37.2	146.8	80.9	244.9	308.5	359.4	395.4	344.1	244.4	135.8	95.0	74.8	54.4	37.5	25.6	18.1	11.7	4.7	12.8
2000-04	115.4	212.4	88.3	41.6	10.0	69.2		14.3	30.9	112.1	63.3	172.4	202.6	238.8	271.0	250.9	192.4	109.1	69.1	53.2	41.7	29.8	19.7	12.9	8.5	3.4	10.0
2005-06	137.9	242.1	107.8	45.2	11.0	79.1		12.2	35.0	133.7	75.6	203.2	238.7	271.7	308.7	289.9	219.1	135.5	79.6	56.4	45.5	34.4	22.1	13.5	9.0	3.3	11.0
2005-06 vs.
1960s	159%	93%	26%	4%	-12%	48%			224%	196%	218%	139%	106%	115%	123%	127%	80%	41%	7%	0%	8%	10%	-11%	-10%	-15%	-27%	-12%
1970s	78%	23%	-19%	-41%	-47%	-11%			166%	137%	144%	79%	51%	47%	41%	43%	15%	-8%	-33%	-42%	-40%	-38%	-45%	-50%	-50%	-58%	-47%
1980s	31%	5%	-23%	-36%	-35%	-18%		28%	93%	58%	68%	30%	20%	13%	13%	16%	1%	-16%	-32%	-36%	-32%	-31%	-38%	-43%	-43%	-49%	-35%
1990s	-22%	-21%	-17%	-25%	-19%	-25%		-31%	-2%	-17%	-11%	-26%	-31%	-32%	-27%	-23%	-19%	-12%	-25%	-29%	-20%	-15%	-21%	-30%	-29%	-35%	-19%
2000-04	20%	14%	22%	8%	9%	14%		-15%	13%	19%	19%	18%	18%	14%	14%	16%	14%	24%	15%	6%	9%	16%	12%	5%	5%	-1%	9%
Arrests, weapons (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	12,093	18,436	16,264	12,865	4,419	64,076					3,500	2,203	3,115	3,275	3,129	2,782	12,525	8,766	7,498	5,874	4,024	2,967					4,419
1961	11,991