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Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan

Figure 2.8. Five-Year Crime Rate Trend

Crime Rates are calculated using the Fort Worth annual population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau except for the 2016 population estimate of 853,045, which was calculated using the U.S. Census Bureau 2015 estimate plus the average annual population growth rate since 2010. In 2012, the crime rate was 10,478 crimes per 100,000 populations, and by 2016 that rate decreased to 8,285 per 100,000 population. Workload and citizen expectations have not remained flat. See Appendix C for detailed crime data.

Figure 2.9. Fort Worth 2016 Crime Offenses

The majority of offenses in Fort Worth are Crimes Against Property as shown in the above pie chart.

Fort Worth Demographics and Trends

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