2.5 Crimes Against Society (NIBRS - Group A)
Crimes Against Society offenses are a reflection of the department’s mitigation and resolution strategies. Each violation is counted as one offense. There was a 12.1 percent increase in Crimes Against Society in Second Quarter of 2018 with increases in prostitution, drug/narcotic, and weapon law violations while decreases occurred in gambling offenses and pornography/obscene material.
Figure 8 – Second Quarter of 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Society
Cumulative Comparison January - June
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
April - June 2018
April - June 2017
% Change 2018 2017 % Change
7
--
--
12 --
--
720 Animal Cruelty*
1,114
1,009 10.4% 2,241 2,904 -22.8%
35A Drug/Narcotic Violations (excluding DUI)
24
36
-33.33% 58 68 -14.7%
39A - D Gambling Offenses
23
31
-25.8% 41 52 -21.2%
370 Pornography/Obscene Material
40A - C Prostitution Offenses
74
22
236.4% 122 53 130.2%
520 Weapon Law Violations
187
177
5.6% 372 375 -0.8%
Crimes Against Society Subtotal
1,429
1,275 12.1% 2,846 3,452 -17.6%
The crime categories are listed above in alphabetical order for ease of reference rather than in order of their importance. For NIBRS offense definitions, go to www.fortworthpd.com/crime-information/ *No 2017 comparison
2.6 Other Offenses (NIBRS - Group B) Group “B” offenses are reported only when an individual is arrested. A Group “B” arrest report does not include incident data but uses only data elements that describe the arrestee and the circumstances of the arrest. In the Second Quarter of 2018, Group “B” offenses decreased 18.5 percent compared to the Second Quarter of 2017. Animal Cruelty* (Offense Code 720) Beginning January 1, 2017, the Texas Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) added the offense of Animal Cruelty to the NIBRS as a Group A offense, Crime Against Society offense. Animal Cruelty is defined as to “Intentionally, knowing- ly, or recklessly taking an action that mistreats or kills any animal without just cause, such as torturing, tormenting, muti- lation, maiming, poisoning, or abandonment. Included are instances of duty to provide care, e.g., shelter, food, water, care if sick or injured; transporting or confining an animal in a manner likely to cause injury or death; causing an animal to fight with another; inflicting excessive or repeated unnecessary pain or suffering, e.g., uses objects to beat or torture an animal”. This definition does not include proper maintenance of animals for show or sport; use of animals for food, lawful hunting, fishing, or trapping. The FWPD’s Vice Unit was created in November 2018. The Vice Unit is devoted to detect, gather information, investi- gate and suppress criminal activities relating to vice operations. The section enforces vice related offenses occurring in bars, clubs, public events, sexually oriented businesses as well as street level prostitution utilizing established investiga- tive and enforcement techniques. The proactive investigations beginning in November 2018 are reflected in the increase of crimes against society offenses.
Figure 9 – Second Quarter of 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group B, Other Offenses
Cumulative Comparison January - June
Number of Offenses/Arrests
Type of Offense
April - June 2018
April - June 2017
% Change 2018 2017 % Change
90A Bad Checks
0
3
-100.0% 0
4 -100.0%
12
10
20.0% 25 21 19.0% -5.4% 185 195 -5.1% 3.4% 610 613 -0.5% 1.6% 817 888 -8.0% -95.6% 181 530 -65.8% -25.8% 50 49 2.0%
90B Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations
106 307 436
112 297 429 317
90C Disorderly Conduct
90D Driving Under the Influence
90E Drunkenness
14 23
90F Family Offenses, Nonviolent
90G Liquor Law Violations
31
1
3
-66.7% 3
4 -25.0%
90H Peeping Tom
90I
Runaway
306 196
346 236
-11.6% 603 654 -7.8% -16.9% 373 435 -14.3%
90J Trespass of Real Property
90Z All Other Offenses
1,184 2,585
1,389 -14.8% 2,289 2,658 -13.9% 3,173 -18.5% 5,136 6,051 -15.1%
GROUP B TOTAL
The crime categories are listed above in alphabetical order for ease of reference rather than in order of their importance. For NIBRS offense definitions, go to www.fortworthpd.com/crime-information/
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Second Quarter (April- June) 2018 Crime Report
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