Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983I' Characteristics and Distribution of Persons ArrestedTable It.17 Number of offenses known to pollee that were cleared by arrest and percent of offenses cleared by arrest of persons under 18years of age, by offense and size of place, 1981NJTEI See /\DTES, Tables 4.1, 4.4, and 4.16. For definitions of offenses, suburban areas, and ruralcounties, see Appendix 2.(Percent of total cleared; 1981 estimated population)Murderand non-SLBlRBI>N COl-NT I ESTotal negligent Aggra- MotorCrime Vlolenc! Properti' man- Forcible voted Larceny- vehiclePopulation group1,196 agencies; popUlationIndex crime crime slaughter rape Robbery assault Bur2lar~ theft theft 41,334,000:l'Table 4.17 Number of offenses known to police that were cleared by arrest and percent of offenses cleared by arrest of persons under 18years of age, by offense and size of place, 1981 MMContinuedMurderand nonMTotal negligent AggraM MotorCrime Vi~lenc! Properti' manM Forcible voted Larceny-Population groupvehicleIndex crtme crtme slaughter rape Robbery assault Burglary theft theftTotal clearancesTOTAL ALL AGENCIES330,603 75,744 254,859 2,015 6,332 12,015 55,382 86,331 146,796Percent under 1821,73213,319 agencies; population20.9 9.8 24.2 5.5 8.1 14.0 9.2 26.6 23.2 21.2217,401,000:Total clearances 2,468,495RLRAL COl-NT I ES545,239 1,923,256 15,298 37,088 132,838 360,015 510,054 1,268,156 145,046Percent under 18 21.4 9.8 24.7 4.6 9.4 12.6 9.0 25.6 24.7 20.7 2,950 agencies; population29,992,000:TOTAL CITIES9,173 cities; populationTotal clearances 137,113 33,256 103,857 1,649 2,873 2,571 26,163 40,361 51,880Percent under 1811,616146,074,000:17.4 6.3 20.9 5.3 7.9 9.5 5.8 24.6 11:l.2 20.8Total clearances 2,000,779 436,239 1,564,540 11,634 27,883 118,252 278,470 383,362 1,069,480 III ,698Percent under 18 21.7 10.1 25.0SLBlRBI>N AREAS4.4 9.8 12.5 c9.3 25.5 25.3 20.6Q-oup I:5,963 agencies; population55 cities, 250,000 and over;85,284,000:population 40,525,000:Total clearances 783,848 149,395 634,453 3,339 10,536 24,503 111,017 171,140 415,842Percent under 1847,471Total clearances 666,047 200,565 465,482 6,489 12,856 73,477 107,743 126,86324.4 11.7300,491 38,12827.4 5.8 9.6 16.7 11.0 29.2 27.2 22.9Percent under 18 15.1 7.9 18.2 3.6 8.5 9.6 7.0 18.4 18.5 15.2 aVlolent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, am' clncludes suburban city and county law enforcementaggra'6ated assault.agencies6 cities, 1,000,000 and over;within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban citlC!s nrepopulation 17,617,000:~Property crimes are offenses of bUrglary, larceny-theft, and also included In other city groups.Total clearances 255,678 88,685 166,993 3,141 4,430 37,737 43,377motor vehicle theft. Data are not included for the property crime of44,831 105,729 16,433Percent under 18arson.8.7 5.5 10.~ 2.9 10.1 5.8 5.0 9.4 11.2 7.117 cities, 500,000 to 999,999;population 11,493,000: J~Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, 1981 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. GoverrmentTotal clearances 197,091 52,978 144,113 1,632Printing Office, 1982), pp. 158, 159. Table adapted by SOLRCEBOO< staff.3,949 18,163 29,234 39,297 93,756 11,060Percent under 18 20.1 10.9 23.5 4.8 7.1 15.1 9.1 24.7 23.0 23.232 cities, 250,000 to 499,999;I ~population 11,415,000:Total clearances 213,278 58,902 154,376 1,716 4,477 17,577 35,132 42,735 101,006 10,635Percent under 18 18.2 9.0I21.7 3.6 8.1 12.0 7.8 21.9 21.8 19.3 iQ-oup II:114 cities, 100,000 to 249,999;population 16,785,000:11Total clearances299,085 60,815 238,270 1,630 4,343 15,056 39,786 61,293 162,460 14,517Percent under 18 21.3 10.6 24.0 5.3 8.5 15.2 9.2 23.5 24.5 21.3IIdnQ-oup III:291 cities, 50,000 to 99,999;~population 19,865,0001Total clearances 270,037 49,843 220,194 1,062 3,475 11,079 34,227 53,526 152,317 14,351Percent under 18 25.5 13.3 28.2 5.9 12.3 18.7 11.9 28.9 28.3 24.5Q-oup IV:i611 cities, 25,000 tv 49,999;population 21,024,000:Total clearances 272,813 44,048 228,765 933 2,812 8,820 31,483 51,910 162,590 14,265Percent under 18 26.5 13.0 29.1 6.2" .518.9 11.7 30.3 29.1 25.0Q-oup V:1,574 cities, 10,000 to 24,999;population 24,749,0001Total clearances 273,063 42,716 230,347 831 2,436 6,176 33,273 49,850 164,851 15,646Percent under 18 26.9 12.0 29.6 4.7 11.2 18.5 11.1 32.2 29.5 23.3Q-oup VI:6,528 cities under 10,000;:1popUlation 23,126,000:Total clearances '219,734 38,252 181,482 689 1,961 3,644 31,958 39,920 126,771 14,791 \i'1Percent under 18 25.6 10.6 28.7 4.2 13.2 15.6 10.0 31.9 28.4 23.1 :/See footnotes at end of table.458II' I~i:1 I'Ii11IIIiII'I/JII I,:IIiIii 1rJIIIIIIIII459