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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 4.15 Arrest rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) for property crimes, by offense charged and region, 1970-81Offense charged and regionBurglary:NortheastNorth CentralSouthWestLarceny-theft:NortheastNorth CentralSouthWesthIotor vehicle theft:NortheastNorth CentralSouthWestArson:NortheastNorth CentralSouthWestNJTE: See NJTE, Table 4.1. Arson was designated on Index property crime in October 1978. Datacollection began in 1979. The number of agencies reporting and the populations represented varyfrom year to year. For a list of States in regions and definitions of offenses, see Appendix 2.1970143.0167.8202.2267.7246.1465.6451.5493.764.778.173.0136.6xXXX1971173.7170.7204.8295.2302.1455.8445.2572.172.169.567.5151.2XXXX1972164.0157.9200.3306.7281.8447.2431.0593.566.661.262.3137.4(Rate per 100,000 inhabitants)XXXX1973189.6154.3193.9314.2280.8424.6425.7572.677.158.960.6126.0XXXX1974207.9213.5269.5361.5398.0586.0542.5680.967.362.366.7139.9XXXX1975222.0186.5271.0344.3393.7528.8571.7658.163.149.956.8112.2XXXX1976232.9170.2241.5307.2423.8491.9550.4692.365.946.451.1115.0XXXX1977243.6178.8233.8320.84:.LO507.9521.3658.166.457.753.6125.4XXXX1978259.6166.7231.5304.5475.7485.9515.9646.277 .955.457.5124.0xXXX1979221.0163.2237.9315.8447.4499.5537.9697.560.652.258.1129.29.98.17.911.2198U226.1167.2239.0303.5463.5535.1516.3674.8Source: U.S. Deportment of Justice, Federal Bureau of 1 nvestigation, Crime in the United States, 1970, p. 36; 1971, p. 35;~72,'p. 35, 1973, p. 34; 1974, p. 45,1975, p. 41; 1976, p. 172; 1977, p. 171; 1978, p. 185, 1979, p. 187; 1980, p. 190, T98T, p. 161ashlngton,~.: U.S. GovernmentPiTn"ting Office). Table adopted by 5a.RCEBOO< st~ -- --Agure 4.10 Arrest rates (per 100,000 inhabitants) for property crimes, by offense charged and region, 1981NJTE: See NJTE, Table 4.1. For a list of States in regions and definitions of offenses, see Appendix 2.700 685.9600500400558.860.146.050.2101.49.88.38.19.81981213.4172.5235.0305.94711.2558.2541.7685.955.242.847.893.99.28.68.510.5;[\!IIi~IICharacteristics and Distribution of Persons ArrestedTable 4.16 Offenses known to police and percent cleared by arrest, by offense and size of place, 1981I\OTE: See NJTES, Tables 4.1 and 4.4. "An offense Is 'cleared by arrest'or solved for crime reporting purposes when at least one person lSI (I)arrested; (2) charged with the commission of the offense; and (3)turned over to the court for prosecution. The prosecution can followarrest, court summons, or police notice." An offense Is also counted ascleared by arrest If any of the following "exceptional" conditionspertain: (I) suicide of the offender; (2) dOUble murder; (3) deathbedconfession; (4) offender killed by police or citizen; (5) confession byoffender already In custody or serving a sentence; (6) on offenderprosecuted in another Jurisdiction for a different offense and thatJurisdiction does not release offender to first Jurisdiction; (7)extradition denied; (8) victim refuses to cooperate In prosecution, (9)for reasons outside police control, offender Is prosecuted for a lessPopulation groupTotalCrimeIndexVlolenJcrime(1981 estimated population)Properf{crimeTOTAL ALL AGENCIES13,334 agencies;popUlation 2! 'J,287,0001Offenses known 12,715,894 1,275,135 11,440,759Percent cleared by arrest 19.5 42.9 16.9TOTAL CITIES9,179 cities/ popUlation146,165,0001Offenses known 10,275,410 1,066,647 9,208,763Percent cleared by arrest 19.5 40.9 17.0Group I:55 cities, 250,000 and over;popUlation 40,525,000:Offenses known 3,795,404Percent cleared by arrest 17.56 cities, 1,000,000 and over;popUlation 17,617,000:Offenses known 1,549,480Percent cleared by arrest 16.517 cities, 500,000 to 999,999/popUlation 11',493,000:Offenses known 1,096,298Percent cleared by arrest 18.0.32 cities, 250,000 to 499,999;popUlation 11,415,000:Offenses known I, 149,626Percent cleared by arrest 18.6Group II:114 cities, 100,000 to 249,999;popUlation 16,785,000:Offenses known I ,461 ,388Percent cleared by arrest 20.5574,P,6~ 3,220,535:4.9 14.5286,439 1,263,04131.0 13.2140,057 ~56,24137.8 15.1148,373 1,001,25339.7 15.4137,47U 1,323,91044.2 18.0serious charge than that for which arrested; or, (10) handling of ajuvenile offender either oraliy or by written notice to porents InInstances Involving minor offenses where no referral to JUVenile Olurt Ismade as a matter of publicly accepted police policy. (U.S. Depr..rtmentof Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime ReportingHandbook (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government printing Office, I 97tI),pp. 44, 45.) It should be noted that the arrest of one person can clearseveral crimes or several persons may be arrested to clear one crime.Arson was designated on Index property crime In October 1978. Due tothe Incompletenes~ of arson reporting by police for offenses known in1979, 1980, and 1981, orson data are not Included In this table. Fordefinitions of offenses, suburban areas, and rural counties, see Appendix2.ForcibleropeMurderand nonnegligentmClnslaughterAggravatedRobbery ossaul t21,413 77,623 557,162 618,93771.6 48.1 23.9 58.316,364 60,173 506,023 484,08771.1 46.4 23.4 57.59,616 29,015 337,567 198,67167.5 44.3 21.8 54.24,943 10,915 184,251 86,33063.5 40.6 20.5 50.22,318 8,502 79,414 49,82370.4 46.4 22.9 58.72,355 9,598 73,902 62,51872.9 46.6 23.8 56.22,160 9,335 58,080 67,90375.5 46.5 25.9 58.6Burglary3,569,75314.32,755,525/3.91,065,42411.9430,77210.4300,33413.1334,31812.8412,29914.~Larcenytheft6,842,88618.95,584,40119.21,713,07817.5586,41318.0549,85317.1576,81217.5811,88520.0hIotorvehicletheft1,028,12014.2868,83712.9442,0338.6245,8566.7106,05410.490,12311.8~9,72614.6300305.9Group III:292 cities, 50,000 to 99,999;popUlation 19,925,000:Offenses known 1,369, 035Percent clt:ared by arrest 19.9112,488 1,256,54744.4 17.71,418 7,343 44,098 59,62975.0 47.4 25.2 57.4378,28414.3768,33420.0109,92913.2200100 93.9Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Arsono Un~ted States total 0 Northeast ~:;:~ North Central Iillil South [TI] WestSource: . U.S. Deportment of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, 1981 (Washington, D.C.:Government Printing Office, 1982), p. 161. Agure constructed by SaRCEBOd< stOff.450U.S.I'I:r :11, 'iI!IIIl!IililIIIiI'ii',IIiII , ,Group IV:611 cities, 25,000 to 49,999;popUlation 21,024,000:Offenses known I ,317,394Percent cleared by arrest 20.7Group V:1,575 cities, 10,000 to 24,999;popUlation 24,760,000:Offenses known 1,283,418Percent cleared by arrest 21 .3Group VI:6,532 cities under 10,000;populotlon 23,146,OOU:Offenses known 1,048,771Percent cleared by arrest 21.0See footnotes at end of table.94,310 1,223,08446.7 18.783,134 1,200,28451.4 1~.264,36859.4984,40318.41,192 6,034 32,062 55,02278.3 46.6 27.5 57.21,090 4,833 22,265 54,94676.2 50.4 27.7 60.688B 3,613 11,951 47,91677.6 54.3 30.5 66.7451339,3~015.3318,53115.7241,59116.57%,02220.4804,38620.5690,69618.487,67216.377,36720.252,11028.4