Of the 73,205 index offenses that were reported or known to police agencies in 1996, violent crimes accounted for 9.8 percent, and property crimes accounted for 90.2 percent. Larceny-theft accounted for 68.1 percent of the total crimes. The State experienced 44.3 crimes per 1,000 population. A total of 20,457 index offenses were reported cleared during 1996, for a clearance rate of 27.9 percent. The highest clearance rate was for manslaughter murder. The clearance rate was 71.5 percent for violent crimes and 23.2 percent for property crimes. A total of 15,109 persons were arrested for index offenses. Juvenile arrests accounted for 47 percent of the arrests for index offenses. The age group of 13-14 years accounted for the largest percentage of persons arrested for index offenses. Tables and figures