FBI Youth Crime Stats
Most Serious Offenses
In The F. B. I.
Crime Index
Recent Estimated Number of Juvenile Arrests
Percent
Female
Percent
Under Age 15
Number
Under Age 15
Total
2,468,800
27%
32%
790,016
Crime Index total
645,400
27%
38%
321,252
Violent Crime Index
103,900
17%
33%
34,287
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
1,400
8%
12%
168
Forcible rape
5,000
2%
38%
1,900
Robbery
28,000
9%
26%
7280
Aggravated assault
69,600
22%
36%
25,056
Property Crime Index
541,500
29%
39%
211,185
Burglary
101,000
11%
38%
38,300
Larceny-theft
380,500
36%
40%
152,200
Motor vehicle theft
50,800
16%
26%
13,208
Arson
9,200
11%
67%
6,164
Other assaults
237,300
30%
43%
102,039
Forgery and counterfeiting
7,000
37%
13%
910
Fraud
13,100
29%
22%
2,882
Embezzlement
1,700
48%
6%
102
Stolen property (buying, receiving, possessing)
29,100
13%
27%
7,857
Vandalism
119,500
12%
44%
52,580
Weapons (carrying, possessing, etc.)
42,500
9%
32%
13,600
Prostitution and commercialized vice
1,300
54%
14%
182
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
16,600
8%
51%
8466
Drug abuse violations
198,400
14%
16%
31,744
Gambling
1,200
4%
11%
132
Offenses against the family and children
10,100
38%
35%
3,535
Driving under the influence
23,000
17%
3%
690
Liquor law violations
165,700
31%
10%
16,570
Drunkenness
21,700
20%
13%
2,821
Disorderly conduct
176,200
28%
37%
65,194
Vagrancy
2,400
19%
20%
480
All other offenses (except traffic)
434,100
25%
28%
121,584
Suspicion
1,900
22%
29%
551
Curfew and loitering
170,000
30%
28%
47,600
Runaways
150,700
59%
39%
58,773