2021 1st Quarter Crime Report

Assault Offenses

January - March 2021

January - March 2020

Aggravated Assault •

Approximately 45% were known to be domestic - related. 50% occurred within a residence, 25% near a roadway, and 8% in parking lot/ garage.

763

Aggravated Assault

Increased 14.9%

664

1,568

Decreased 15.2%

Simple Assault

1,848

Simple Assaults •

Approximately 61% were known to be domestic - related.

288

Intimidation

Increased 29.1%

223

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

Intimidation 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 subject the victim to actual physical attack.

Aggravated Assault An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers ob- vious severe or aggravated bodily injury.

Simple Assaults 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.

Kidnapping/Abduction There were 34 kidnapping/abduction offenses in the First Quarter of 2021 compared to 29 offenses in the First Quarter of 2020, which is a 17.2% increase. Of the 34 kidnapping offenses this quarter, 26 were unlawful restraints, 5 were aggravated kidnappings, and 3 were kidnappings.

Yes No Victim Relationship

Please refer to Texas Penal Code Title 5, Chapter 20 for full definitions, below are abbreviated definitions of each:

• Unlawful restraint:

Intentionally or knowingly

[restraining] another person.

• Kidnapping : Intentionally or knowingly [abducting] another person … not coupled with intent to use or to threaten to use deadly force. • Aggravated Kidnapping : Intentionally or knowingly [abducting] another person with the intent [for exam- ple] to hold him for ransom or reward … use him as a shield or hostage...inflict bodily injury. Transport : benefit [transporting] an individual in a manner that is designed to conceal the individual from … law enforce- ment authorities … and [creating] a substantial likelihood that the individual will suffer serious bodily injury or death. • Unlawful For pecuniary

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