Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Crime Trend Data
Crime Reporting Method In January 2006, Fort Worth began participating in the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) by reporting NIBRS data to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). NIBRS data is compiled into detailed reports for two types of offenses: Group A offenses (Crimes against Persons, Property, and Society), and Group B offenses. The two groupings are based upon the amount of reporting needed to meet each criteria. Incidents and arrests reported as Group A offenses are those considered the most serious and prevalent offenses, while the number of arrests account for those meeting the criteria for Group B offenses. FWPD understands the importance of collecting and reporting detailed, accurate, and meaningful incident-based data to guide our decision-making processes. These tables illustrate the numerous crime categories that are tracked using NIBRS methodology. With NIBRS, FWPD has the capability to generate crime reports that reflect interrelationships between the data, enhancing the ability to analyze crime trends and implement successful prevention and tactical strategies. This has become increasingly important as the diversity and complexity of crime has increased.
As displayed on the chart below, Fort Worth experienced a 20.9 percent reduction in the crime rate since 2012 while the city’s population increased 9.1 percent.
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.
Below are 2016 FWPD crime report tables listing Group A and Group B offenses.
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