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 10.4 percent increase in 2018 compared to 2017 and a 10.6 percent increase in Crimes Against Society in the Fourth Quarter of 2018 with increases in animal cruelty, prostitution, pornography, and weapon law violation offenses while decreases occurred in gambling offenses.
Figure 8 – Fourth Quarter of 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Society
Cumulative January - December
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
October - December 2018
October - December 2017
% Change
% Change
2018 2017
9
6
50% 31 19 63.2%
720 Animal Cruelty
1,210
1,127
7% 4,427 4,053 9.2%
35A Drug/Narcotic Violations (excluding DUI)
20
28
-29% 106 112 -5.4%
39A - D Gambling Offenses
40
29
38% 112 101 10.9%
370 Pornography/Obscene Material
40A - C Prostitution Offenses
51
37
38% 210 105 100.0%
520 Weapon Law Violations
230
181
27% 768 731 5.1%
Crimes Against Society Subtotal
1,560
1,411 10.6% 5,654 5,121 10.4%
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/
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 Fourth Quarter of 2018, Group “B” offenses increased 6.8 percent compared to the Fourth 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 – Fourth Quarter of 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group B, Other Offenses
Cumulative Comparison January - December
Number of Offenses/Arrests
October - December 2018
October - December 2017
Type of Offense
% Change
% Change
2018 2017
90A Bad Checks
0
4
-100.0% 2 10 -80.0% 33.3% 52 50 4.0% 25.5% 409 409 0.0% 2.4% 1,187 1,214 -2.2% 9.9% 1,747 1,800 -2.9%
16
12
90B Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations
133 304 467 158
106 297 425
90C Disorderly Conduct
90D Driving Under the Influence
90E Drunkenness
292 -45.9% 364 1,117 -67.4%
90F Family Offenses, Nonviolent
90G Liquor Law Violations
33
36
-8.3% 118 135 -12.6%
2
4
-50.0% 8
8 0.0%
90H Peeping Tom
90I
Runaway
269 274
326 -17.5% 1,104 1,244 -11.3%
190
44.2% 881 873 0.9%
90J Trespass of Real Property
90Z All Other Offenses
1,449 3,105
1,216 19.2% 4,973 5,203 -4.4% 2,908 6.8% 10,845 12,063 -10.1%
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/
Section II - NIBRS
14 Fourth Quarter (October - December) 2018 Crime Report
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