2.3 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A)
Crimes Against Persons decreased 3.0 percent in 2018 compared to 2017. In the Fourth Quarter of 2018, Crimes Against Persons decreased 5.6 percent with 3,218 offenses (victims) reported compared to 3,409 offenses (victims) re- ported in the Fourth Quarter of 2017. Kidnapping/abduction offenses decreased 37.8 percent, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased 33.3 percent, and overall forcible sex offenses decreased 22.2 percent. Forcible rape offenses increased 8.1 percent and simple assault offenses increased 6.4 percent. Of all Crimes Against Persons in the Fourth Quarter of 2018, 53 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 3 - Fourth Quarter 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Persons
Cumulative Comparison January - December
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
October - December 2018
October - December 2017
% Change
% Change
2018 2017
13A - C Assault Offenses
2,970
3,080 -3.6% 12,611 12,835 -1.7% 704 -27.8% 2,766 3,061 -9.6% 2,119 6.4% 8,726 8,576 1.7% 257 -19.5% 1,119 1,198 -6.6%
13A 13B 13C
508
Aggravated Assault
2,255
Simple Assault
207
Intimidation
64A-B Human Trafficking 100 Kidnapping/Abduction
5
5
0.0% 19 27 -29.6% -37.8% 158 143 10.5%
23
37
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter
09A - B
10
15
-33.3% 60 71 -15.5%
09A 09B
10
15
-33.3% 60 69 -13.0%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0
0
--
0
2 -100.0%
Negligent Manslaughter
11A - D Sex Offenses, Forcible
203 120
261 -22.2% 928 1,097 -15.4%
11A
111
8.1% 428 448 -4.5%
Forcible Rape
11B-D
83
150 -44.7% 500 649 -23.0%
Other
36A-B Sex Offenses, Nonforcible
7
11
-36.4% 36 61 -41.0%
Crimes Against Persons Subtotal
3,218
3,409 -5.6% 13,812 14,234 -3.0%
Note: The crime categories are listed 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/
In the Fourth Quarter of 2018, there were 10 Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter victims, compared to 15 Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter victims in the Fourth Quarter of 2017. The homicides were the result of a range of mo- tives including five argument/fights, two drug related robberies, one domestic related, and two unknown. Seven homi- cides involved firearms. Seven of the 10 homicides have been filed. There were two homicides in Council Districts 5, one homicide in Council District 6, four homicides in Council District 8, and three homicides in Council District 9. FWPD’s homicide prevention strategies involve partnerships with various units and services. Neighborhood Police Offic- ers, the Victim Assistance Section, and One Safe Place provide outreach services in an effort to prevent domestic vio- lence crimes that have the potential to turn into a homicide. In addition, the Homicide Unit has worked closely with the Crime Lab as policies have changed allowing for more timely entry of ballistic intelligence into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm's (ATF) National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to more readily identify persons who may be involved in violent offenses. In the Fourth Quarter the crime lab made 875 entries in NIBIN resulting in 48 leads. The Homicide Unit also continues to work with members of the Gang, Narcotics, and Robbery Units where other criminal activity may elevate to homicide. Most Crimes Against Persons are simple assaults, defined under NIBRS as an “unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of conscious- ness.” Simple assaults increased 6.4 percent in the Fourth Quarter of 2018 compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2017. Approximately 59 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second-largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults decreased 27.8 per- cent in the Fourth Quarter of 2018 compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2017. Approximately 39 percent of aggravated assaults were known to be domestic-related. Fifty-three percent of all aggravated assaults occurred within a residence, 21 percent near a roadway, 8 percent in a parking lot or parking garage, 4 percent at a convenience store, and 3 percent in a bar or night club. Intimidation, another assault offense, is defined as “to unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or other conduct, but without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical attack.” Intimidation offenses decreased 19.5 percent in the Fourth Quarter of 2018 compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2017.
Section II - NIBRS
9 Fourth Quarter (October - December) 2018 Crime Report
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs