Percentage of people arrested in 1990 and 1994 and the reasons why they arrested

The charts illustrate the percentage of males and females arrested between 1990 and 1994,

along with

the reasons for their recent

arrests

. It is,

overall

, apparent that

men

had a much higher

arrest

rate compared to

women

, with speeding and

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driving being among the most common reasons for

arrest

in both genders. Focusing on the

arrest

percentages, 32% of

men

were reported as arrested,

while

this

figure was considerably lower among

women

, at just 9%.

This

indicates that

men

were more likely to encounter legal issues during

this

period than

women

. In terms of reasons for

arrests

, speeding and

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driving were the leading causes for both genders. Approximately 28% of

men

were arrested for

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driving, which was notably higher than the roughly 17% for

women

. Speeding was

also

a common reason, with around 26% of

men

arrested for

this

offense

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, compared to slightly under 17% of

women

. Breaking and entering,

as well as

assault, were other notable causes of

arrests

among

men

, each accounting for around 12% and 18%, respectively,

while

these figures were lower for

women

. As for less common causes,

such

as petty theft and jaywalking, the

arrest

rates were considerably lower. Petty theft comprised about 8% of male

arrests

and roughly 5% of female

arrests

,

while

jaywalking showed minimal involvement from both genders.