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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Table 4. Age at arrest of felony defendants, by most serious arrest charge, 2004
Most serious
arrest charge |
Number of
defendants |
Percent of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties |
Average age
at arrest |
|
| Total |
Under 18 |
18-20 |
21-24 |
25-29 |
30-34 |
35-39 |
40 or older |
|
All offenses |
55,865 |
|
100 |
% |
3 |
% |
14 |
% |
17 |
% |
16 |
% |
13 |
% |
12 |
% |
24 |
% |
32 |
yrs. |
|
|
Violent offenses |
12,616 |
|
100 |
% |
6 |
% |
16 |
% |
17 |
% |
15 |
% |
14 |
% |
11 |
% |
22 |
% |
30 |
yrs. |
|
Murder |
332 |
|
100 |
|
6 |
|
14 |
|
21 |
|
19 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
30 |
|
31 |
|
|
Rape |
514 |
|
100 |
|
5 |
|
13 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
30 |
|
33 |
|
|
Robbery |
3,032 |
|
100 |
|
13 |
|
27 |
|
17 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
8 |
|
12 |
|
26 |
|
|
Assault |
6,693 |
|
100 |
|
4 |
|
14 |
|
18 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
11 |
|
24 |
|
31 |
|
|
Other violent |
2,048 |
|
100 |
|
2 |
|
9 |
|
15 |
|
18 |
|
16 |
|
12 |
|
27 |
|
33 |
|
|
|
Property offenses |
16,920 |
|
100 |
% |
3 |
% |
15 |
% |
17 |
% |
16 |
% |
13 |
% |
13 |
% |
23 |
% |
31 |
yrs. |
|
Burglary |
4,313 |
|
100 |
|
5 |
|
19 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
|
11 |
|
11 |
|
21 |
|
30 |
|
|
Larceny/theft |
4,367 |
|
100 |
|
2 |
|
12 |
|
15 |
|
14 |
|
13 |
|
16 |
|
28 |
|
33 |
|
|
Motor vehicle theft |
1,933 |
|
100 |
|
4 |
|
26 |
|
21 |
|
16 |
|
13 |
|
9 |
|
11 |
|
27 |
|
|
Forgery |
2,090 |
|
100 |
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
17 |
|
21 |
|
15 |
|
14 |
|
22 |
|
32 |
|
|
Fraud |
1,763 |
|
100 |
|
1 |
|
8 |
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
17 |
|
13 |
|
30 |
|
35 |
|
|
Other property |
2,459 |
|
100 |
|
3 |
|
17 |
|
20 |
|
18 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
19 |
|
30 |
|
|
|
Drug offenses |
20,608 |
|
100 |
% |
1 |
% |
12 |
% |
18 |
% |
17 |
% |
13 |
% |
13 |
% |
27 |
% |
32 |
yrs. |
|
Trafficking |
8,404 |
|
100 |
|
2 |
|
16 |
|
20 |
|
18 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
|
22 |
|
31 |
|
|
Other drug |
12,203 |
|
100 |
|
1 |
|
10 |
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
13 |
|
14 |
|
30 |
|
33 |
|
|
|
Public-order offenses |
5,721 |
|
100 |
% |
2 |
% |
11 |
% |
17 |
% |
16 |
% |
13 |
% |
15 |
% |
26 |
% |
33 |
yrs. |
|
Weapons |
1,716 |
|
100 |
|
3 |
|
19 |
|
24 |
|
20 |
|
11 |
|
9 |
|
14 |
|
28 |
|
|
Driving-related |
1,836 |
|
100 |
|
-- |
|
8 |
|
15 |
|
16 |
|
14 |
|
16 |
|
31 |
|
35 |
|
|
Other public-order |
2,166 |
|
100 |
|
2 |
|
9 |
|
13 |
|
12 |
|
15 |
|
19 |
|
31 |
|
35 |
|
|
Note:
Data on age of defendants were available for 97% of all cases.
Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
--Less than 0.5%.
|
|
Source: State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS).
See also Methodology. |
