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1994-2004 U.S. Prostitution-Related Arrests

                            I. Introduction IV. State by State Chart of Prostitution/Commercialized Vice Arrests
                            II. MethodologyV. Definitions
                            III. National Arrest Chart

     I. Introduction

The National Arrest Chart below details the number of arrests in 19 U.S. crime categories including "prostitution/commercialized vice" from 1994 to 2004. The Prostitution/Commercialized Vice Arrests By State Chart itemizes the arrests of prostitution related crime by state where enough data were available for an estimate.

     II. Methodology

The data below were presented in the 2006 report "Easy Access to FBI Arrest Statistics 1994-2004" by Charles M. Puzzanchera, et. al of the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) which is a component of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice.

The data orginated from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI provides their annual data files containing agency-based arrest counts to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) within the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. The NACJD aggregates agency-level counts to the county level, and then applies an estimation procedure to compensate for the underreporting and nonreporting agencies within the county. States with less than 90% reporting are labelled as N/A (not available) in the State by State Chart of Prostitution/Commercialized Vice Arrests for not having a sufficient amount of data to make an estimate. The definition of the criminal categories in the National Arrest Chart are provided in Section IV: Definitions.

     III. National Arrest Chart

Crime
(Click for definition)
Arrests Per Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Aggravated assault
462,500
485,000
445,000
459,000
434,300
421,200
412,100
412,900
410,700
388,400
377,600
Arson
9,300
9,500
8,900
10,000
8,200
7,900
7,800
9,500
8,400
8,000
7,700
Burglary
252,900
250,700
229,700
225,000
214,700
200,500
194,100
201,100
201,800
205,900
213,000
Driving under influence
1,371,000
1,421,100
1,448,800
1,457,700
1,381,800
1,526,500
1,450,300
1,414,500
1,440,000
1,427,200
1,413,500
Drug abuse violations
1,192,800
1,286,300
1,294,800
1,362,900
1,353,300
1,358,700
1,375,600
1,384,400
1,352,200
1,481,100
1,552,600
Drunkenness
694,800
687,500
695,200
710,700
685,700
651,700
615,800
598,300
554,000
531,000
535,700
Embezzlement
13,300
13,900
14,400
16,000
15,500
15,600
17,000
18,300
17,200
15,700
16,300
Forcible rape
30,640
29,180
27,450
26,570
25,730
24,260
22,960
22,690
23,570
22,110
21,850
Forgery and counterfeiting
106,600
113,500
113,000
111,600
107,500
102,300
102,200
107,900
110,600
107,100
114,600
Fraud
396,200
411,300
438,000
403,300
383,300
358,700
335,000
314,400
328,100
291,000
275,400
Gambling
16,800
17,900
18,200
13,300
11,200
9,200
9,300
9,700
9,000
9,300
9,100
Larceny-theft
1,009,400
1,019,600
983,900
978,700
890,000
832,800
802,900
817,200
818,400
819,500
862,100
Motor vehicle theft
112,000
111,400
102,600
100,400
96,600
93,400
97,400
99,200
103,700
108,500
109,100
Murder/nonneg. mans.
18,390
17,980
16,160
15,810
15,370
13,510
12,000
12,270
12,800
12,060
12,360
Prostitution/commercialized vice
97,600
96,400
97,700
100,200
92,600
90,900
86,300
79,400
78,200
73,800
86,100
Robbery
117,100
116,400
106,200
92,900
88,400
81,900
79,300
82,800
81,300
82,100
83,700
Sex offenses (other)
83,000
78,400
78,600
83,400
77,700
77,200
76,000
73,800
75,600
73,200
72,900
Stolen property
120,500
123,700
110,000
115,800
104,100
95,000
90,900
95,200
100,400
102,500
105,200
Vagrancy
21,000
22,400
24,100
25,700
27,500
28,400
29,500
25,600
25,200
26,600
31,600
Vandalism
171,200
171,500
179,300
181,900
173,400
165,500
167,200
165,400
170,800
165,700
169,100

     IV. State by State Chart of Prostitution/Commercialized Vice Arrests

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

State
(Click for state laws)
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Alabama
243
140
261
284
269
187
N/A
N/A
N/A
163
N/A
Alaska
142
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
176
116
55
56
55
102
Arizona
1,741
1,816
2,433
2,218
2,282
2,276
2,496
1,872
1,914
2,107
2,070
Arkansas
314
341
229
175
337
270
360
412
348
N/A
N/A
California
17,833
16,206
17,914
18,006
17,192
14,432
12,135
11,647
11,936
13,496
14,506
Colorado
1,446
N/A
N/A
1,388
1,102
1,361
N/A
1,486
N/A
N/A
882
Connecticut
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
669
689
560
655
486
533
Delaware
N/A
N/A
N/A
91
106
131
142
175
151
157
127
District of Columbia
1,286
789
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Florida
7,340
6,806
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Georgia
N/A
2,139
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hawaii
444
503
380
440
488
448
458
478
430
339
253
Idaho
16
5
6
2
1
5
6
2
2
3
4
Iowa
333
315
328
N/A
411
253
266
292
377
247
252
Louisiana
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
623
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maine
69
79
45
99
90
53
23
69
37
12
24
Maryland
1,419
2,094
1,634
2,471
2,095
1,129
960
1,201
2,437
2,337
2,594
Massachusetts
N/A
N/A
2,956
2,545
N/A
1,783
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Michigan
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,823
2,446
1,467
1,528
1,807
1,413
1,842
Minnesota
1,280
913
1,147
93
2,276
1,625
1,952
N/A
N/A
N/A
2,224
Missouri
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,345
1,265
1,374
1,101
Nebraska
259
391
N/A
446
314
350
460
359
405
485
309
Nevada
2,740
2,952
3,431
N/A
3,791
4,399
4,143
3,979
3,633
4,247
5,158
New Jersey
2,489
2,229
2,296
2,996
3,392
2,947
1,932
1,994
2,672
2,111
2,374
New York
12,870
9,400
11,357
10,490
10,621
N/A
N/A
N/A
5,785
5,013
7,544
North Carolina
978
855
905
800
1,135
920
1,078
1,566
1,449
1,502
N/A
North Dakota
1
2
N/A
0
2
2
0
4
0
N/A
N/A
Oklahoma
276
297
173
516
412
349
270
407
308
344
555
Oregon
758
771
912
739
750
513
811
359
264
138
839
Pennsylvania
2,630
N/A
2,938
N/A
3,541
3,088
2,300
N/A
N/A
N/A
3,054
Rhode Island
323
297
530
311
394
397
380
356
382
274
215
South Carolina
645
970
1,017
745
795
1,100
958
598
694
516
644
South Dakota
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0
N/A
Tennessee
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,275
1,371
1,879
1,745
1,563
Texas
7,300
7,869
6,991
5,698
6,123
7,002
6,206
6,555
6,794
6,613
6,455
Utah
560
929
744
N/A
372
446
442
372
276
240
347
Vermont
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
2
4
3
Virginia
1,201
1,284
1,199
1,527
1,688
793
722
552
526
575
779
West Virginia
122
155
207
189
134
N/A
N/A
141
N/A
N/A
124
Wisconsin
1,671
1,929
2,108
1,900
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1,090
1,492
139
Wyoming
6
2
4
8
4
8
4
2
2
2
33

     V. Definitions

Aggravated assault: An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults are excluded.

Arson: Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.

Burglary (breaking or entering): The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. Attempted forcible entry is included.

Driving under the influence: Driving or operating any vehicle or common carrier while drunk or under the influence of liquor or narcotics.

Drug abuse violations: State and/or local offenses relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, and manufacturing of narcotic drugs. The following drug categories are specified: opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine); marijuana; synthetic narcotics - manufactured narcotics that can cause true addiction (demerol, methadone); and dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbiturates, benzedrine).

Drunkenness: Offenses relating to drunkenness or intoxication. Excluded is driving under the influence.

Embezzlement: Misappropriation or misapplication of money or property entrusted to one's care, custody, or control.

Forcible rape: The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Included are rapes by force and attempts or assaults to rape. Statutory offenses (no force used — victim under age of consent) are excluded.

Forgery and counterfeiting: Making, altering, uttering, or possessing, with intent to defraud, anything false in the semblance of that which is true. Attempts are included.

Fraud: Fraudulent conversion and obtaining money or property by false pretenses. Included are confidence games and bad checks, except forgeries and counterfeiting.

Gambling: Promoting, permitting, or engaging in illegal gambling.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft): The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article, which is not taken by force and violence, or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, "con" games, forgery, worthless checks, etc. are excluded.

Motor vehicle theft: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is self-propelled and runs on the surface and not on rails. Specifically excluded from this category are motorboats, construction equipment, airplanes, and farming equipment.

Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter: The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded.

Prostitution and commercialized vice: Sex offenses of a commercialized nature, such as prostitution, keeping a bawdy house, procuring, or transporting women for immoral purposes. Attempts are included.

Robbery: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Sex offenses (other): Statutory rape and offenses against chastity, common decency, morals, and the like. Attempts are included. Forcible rape, prostitution, and commercialized vice are not included.

Stolen property: Buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property, including attempts.

Vagrancy: Vagabondage, begging, loitering, etc.

Vandalism: Willful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of any public or private property, real or personal, without consent of the owner or persons having custody or control.


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