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How Many People Were Arrested in Reading Last Year?

Find out how many people were arrested in 2012 and what the charges were.

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According to Reading Police, 154 people were arrested on 349 different charges in 2012. Of the 154 people, 123 were male and 31 were female, police said.

74 people were arrested on warrants, 16 on conspiracy charges, 19 for operating a vehicle without being licensed, 18 for assault and battery and four for the possession of a class E substance. 

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Take a look at all of the various violations listed below.

Number of times charge violated Violations 16 Conspiracy 3 Seat belt 74 Warrant 3 Protective Custody 17 Oper Mv Un-Infl Of Liquor 4 Oper Mv Un-Infl Liq 2Nd Off 1 Oper Mv Un-Infl Of Drugs 1 Oper Mv Reckless To Endanger 2 Oper Mv Neglig. To Endanger 4 Leav Scene After Prop Damage 2 Unauth. Use Of Mv 1 Common law conspiracy 3 Oper MV W/ Defective equipment 1 Owner Op. Mv W/O Insp. Stick 1 Owner All. Mv Oper. W/O Stkr 2 Owner Failed To Have Mv Insp 1 Oper Mv Fail To Mt Safety St 6 Allow Oper An Unreg. M/V 19 Oper Mv W/O Being Licensed 1 Oper Mv W/O Regis.In Possess 14 Oper Mv After Lic. Suspended 3 Oper Mv After Lic. Revoked 2 Oper Mv Aft Susp For Dwi 1 Oper Mv After Revkd For Dwi 5 Op Mv After Rev. Of Reg. 1 Attaching Plates To A Mv 2 Oper Mv While Drink. Alcohol 1 Fail To Stop For Police-Mv 7 Operating An Uninsured Mv 11 Marked Lanes  1 Stop sign, St Hgwy 1 U-turn, St Hgwy 3 Speeding 6 Speeding in vioaltion of spec. reg.  3 MV doc falsifying, steal, etc.  1 False name to police 1 Fail to yield-intersection-MV FR RT 1 B&E night W/ intent to commit felony 2 B&E day W/ intent to commit felony  3 Tresp. Land, Dwell,House,Etc 1 Rec'G, Buying, Etc Stolen Mv 2 Larceny of property $250 or less 1 Larc. Prop.$250 Or Less(Var) 4 Larc. Prop. Over $250 1 Shplftg By Asport. Of Merch. 1 Rec'G Stolen Prop $250 More 4 Disorderly person 5 Disturbing the peace 1 Malicious destruction of property $250 or less 2 Malicious destruction of property over $250 5 Vandalizing property; felony 18 Assault and battery 1 A&B on a police officer 3 A&B by dangerous weapon 1 Assault by dangerous weapon 2 Kidnapping 1 Threatening to commit a crime 5 Possession Class B W/ intent to distribute 2 Possession Class C W/ intent to distribute 4 Possession Class D W/ intent to distribute 1 Possession Class E W/ intent to distribute 1 Poss CS in school zone 3 Illegal possession Class A substance 6 Illegal possession Class B substance 2 Illegal possession Class C substance 2 Illegal possession Class D substance 1 Possession Class D; under one ounce 4 Illegal possession Class E substance 2 Consp. Violate controlled substance laws 6 Liq., Minor transport/carry 2 Viol. protective order 9 Intimidation of witness 1 False name or S.S. after arrest 2 Carry dangerous weapon 1 Littering 1 Prostitution 2 Stop yield red light 1 Texting while operating MV 1 Operating after susp. Subsequent 2 Fugitive from justice 3 Resisting arrest 1 Operating after revocation subsequent

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