2017 1st Quarter Crime Report

2.3 Crimes Against Property (NIBRS - Group A)

In the First Quarter of 2017, Crimes Against Property decreased 1.7 percent overall, with 9,454 offenses reported compared to 9,621 in the First Quarter of 2016. Decreases in burglary/breaking and entering, embezzlement, and larceny attributed to the overall decrease.

Figure 5 - First Quarter 2017, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Property

Number of Offenses

Type of Offense

Jan - Mar 2017

Jan - Mar 2016

% Change

200 Arson 510 Bribery

44

27 63.0%

0

0

--

220 Burglary/Breaking & Entering

1,162 1,267

-8.3%

Residence

834

974

-14.4%

Business

192

180 6.7%

Other

136 116

113 20.4%

250 Counterfeiting/Forgery

117

-0.9%

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property (excluding arson)

290

1,781 1,788

-0.4%

270 Embezzlement 210 Extortion/Blackmail

46

50

-8.0%

0

0

--

Fraud Offenses (excluding counterfeiting/forgery & bad checks)

26A - E

526

477 10.3%

23A-H Larceny/Theft Offenses - Total

4,747 5,069

-6.4% -5.5%

Pocket-picking & Purse-snatching

86

91

23A & B

Shoplifting

960

1,252

-23.3%

23C

Theft from Building

15

30

-50.0%

23D

Theft from Coin-Operated Machine or Device

35

18 94.4%

23E

Theft from Motor Vehicle

1,676 1,463 14.6%

23F

Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories

324

400

-19.0%

23G

All Other Larceny

1,651 1,815

-9.0%

23H

240 Motor Vehicle Theft

698 333

568 22.9% 257 29.6%

120 Robbery

280 Stolen Property Offenses

1

1

0.0% -1.7%

Crimes Against Property Subtotal

9,454 9,621

The crime categories are listed above in alphabetical order for ease of reference rather than in order of their importance. For NIBRS offense defini- tions, go to www.fortworthpd.com/crime-information/

Burglary/Breaking and Entering decreased 8.3 percent with decreases in residential (-14.4 percent), and increases in business (6.7 percent) and other (20.4 percent) burglaries. Of the 41 repeat locations, 62 percent were residences. In the First Quarter of 2017, the Fort Worth Police Department arrested 149 suspects for burglary. Motor vehicle theft offenses increased 22.9 percent in the First Quarter of 2017 (698 offenses) com- pared to the First Quarter of 2016 (568 offenses).

Figure 6 - 2015 - 2017 Citywide Crimes Against Property

Crimes Against Property

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2015

2016

2017

Section II - NIBRS

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First Quarter (January-March) 2017 Crime Report

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