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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