NFL Arrest Rates

by J-Copp on May 4, 2010 9:45 PM CDT

Snooping around theCincy blog a little, I saw a little verbal skirmish between a Steeler fan and the Cincy faithful, and one argument the Bengal fans made made me think a little bit: NFL players and civil misconduct (bsically, NFL criminals)

We talk about "character guys" as being one of the staples of our drafting philosophy, and I have to say, looking at the numbers, our organization has done a decent job of it from the research I found. (Note: these are crimes committed while on the team they played for at the time. For example, Ahman Green's arrest won't count on the Texans since he was with GB then).

A database with NFL arrests and citations "that were more serious than speeding tickets" lists the reported number of crimes these teams' members commit.

Just some of the numbers:

Houston Texans: 9 total (interesting note, only 2 are left on the team [Vonta Leach and Jacoby Jones])

(also ironic, Cowgirls tied us with 9)

Other AFC South teams:

BESF's: 23 (note: 5 of them were "Pacman")

Jags: 25

Indy: 17 (includes Nick Harper, since the crime was committed when he was with Indy)

Most crimes

#5: TIE: Denver and Miami with 24

#3:TIE:Jags and Kansas City with 25

#2: Minnesota with 30

#1: Cincinnati with 31 (ok, no surprise here)

Least Crimes

#5: TIE: GLORIOUS HOUSTON TEXANS and Gow~~boys~~girls with 9

#4: San Francisco 8

#2: TIE: Detroit and NY Jets with 7

#1: St. Louis w/ 6

Other interesting facts:

Steelers: 16 (w/o either of Big Ben's escapades, but 9 of these are from 2007 to now. Cowher's teams were much better behaved than Tomlin's are)

Which team's getting NYPD more fired up?

NY Giants: 11

NY Jets: 7 (Shocked me too)

My favorite: Most ironic name arrested:

Maurice Purify of the Cincinnati Bengals arrested 5/4/2010 on disorderly conduct after a bar-fight.

The San Diego Tribune also gives an interesting stat that will shock you, too (article from 4/19/2008)

The NFL is better behaved than American society.

NFL: roughly one arrest per 47 players per year since 2000, including injured reserve lists, according to the database.

U.S. population: one arrest per 21 people per year (around 4,800 arrests per 100,000 inhabitants) and one arrest per 25 people age 18 and over, according to the FBI.

Just some data for y'all to chew on. This organization has done a great job hiring character guys

Sources:

- http://www.signonsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/

- http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/20080419-9999-1s19nflrail1.html

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I would like the list of the Texans...

who were arrested/cited… I hope the INCIDENT with Dallas PD wasn’t counted because that was ridiculous!

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 5, 2010 2:17 AM CDT reply actions

NVM looked at list but address should be linked

my lazy ass hates copy past….

Notes::: Fred Weary’s was crap and HPD apologized for it.
Three other charges dropped one acquitted,
None of those arrested were brought during Kubiak’s Reign!

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 5, 2010 2:21 AM CDT up reply actions

Ryan Moats

His incident doesn’t count.

And Taco Joe, Jacoby was arrested in 2008, and Vonta is still waiting on a verdict for an assault charge in June 2009.

And as far as links go, my bad. Rookie posting this stuff, I’ll fix it.

Our football teams in Texas are like our people. The Texans are like the honest, hard-working, blue-collar men that earned what they had and built this state into the place it is. The Cowboys are like the politicians and tycoons that just act like buffoons and make everyone hate us. Essentially, Bob McNair=Stephen F. Austin, Jerry Jones=Sam Houston.

by J-Copp on May 5, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Oh i didnt say none of it happened during kubes reign

i said none of the guys that were arrested were brought into the Texans Org during his reign..

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 5, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I wonder if this is why we brought in two UDFA FBs and drafted another TE. Maybe we’re expecting Leach to miss some games, so we’re going to move Casey to FB?

by krkenney on May 5, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Or maybe Vonta wasn't that great last year...

and could use some competition.

"Lord, beer me strength."

by TexansDC on May 5, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Perhaps

… but I’m fairly certain Leach is considered one of the better blocking FBs in the league. If we’re going to replace him, I imagine it’ll be due to his lack of versatility. It makes me wonder if the FO was hoping Hillis would simply be cut.

by krkenney on May 5, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Scratch that. I just looked at some blocking statistics posted for FBs and Leach is the third worst in the league.

… but I do think we had hopes of acquiring Hillis.

by krkenney on May 5, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I find myself agreeing with that...

I could see them liking a guy like Hillis.

As for Leach, terrible season last year. Bringing in competition was a must. I’ve heard good things about that kid from Rutgers that they signed.

In either case, the team’s as deep as its ever been and there’s a lot of people fighting for spots….should make for some good summer viewing.

"Lord, beer me strength."

by TexansDC on May 6, 2010 2:05 AM CDT up reply actions

Rec'd

Interesting stuff, J-Copp.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on May 5, 2010 9:02 AM CDT reply actions

Thanks!

I just know that people always get up in arms about NFL players and all their legal troubles, and I just wanted to see for myself.

What’s cool with all this is that if you look, St. Louis and Detroit are some of the best behaved, but worst record-wise. It’s cool that the Texans are an above .500 team and the players are less active in court than most any other team.

by J-Copp on May 5, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Agree

and good write up. Very enlightening and unexpected.

Confucius say "man who enter door sideways going to Bangkok".

by Bobobigbro on May 5, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm a bit surprised that Indy is as high as it is...

I never expected that.

"Lord, beer me strength."

by TexansDC on May 5, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions

I am not surprised

That the arrest rate for NFL players is lower than that of the regular population. This confirms my belief that the NFL does a very good job of building character in people. One of the (many) reasons why I really like the NFL.

I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.

by tehGrindCrusher on May 5, 2010 2:27 PM CDT reply actions

Unlike Basketball???

I mean who remembers the All-star game in Las Vegas? NE one remember the reports of crime going up like 125% that week?

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 5, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

and half of that were the NBA players OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

super sick burn!

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 5, 2010 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah it had to be the nba players.

it couldnt have been all the people who came into the city to watch the game.
fans are perfect.

by AlDe2356 on May 6, 2010 2:31 AM CDT up reply actions

It was a joke on the

different class of people the NFL brings in compared to the NBA… There are more NFL players than NBA players but i am pretty sure that the percentage per capita… is higher in the NBA than in the NFL… but you are right it is more the fans than the players themselves… I was just poking fun.. dont get all but hurt.

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 6, 2010 4:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Butt***

"Your mother is a hamster and your father smells of elderberries! Now Go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on May 6, 2010 4:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Good read man.

Rec’d/

by Jordann on May 5, 2010 9:48 PM CDT reply actions

According to the site, the Eagles have only had 7 since 2001.

Only two players remain on the team (Juqua Parker and Mike Patterson) and of the seven, only three of the players were truly active on the team (Parker, Patterson and Jabar Gaffney). These stats would place the Eagles in a tie with the Detroit Lions and New York Jets for #2, which unfortunately pushes the Texans and (gasp) the Cowboys out of the top five teams.

"College is only 4 years, but the Eagles are for life." - Ironhank

by Scott Kessler on May 9, 2010 2:12 PM CDT reply actions