Assault Offenses
Aggravated Assault •
Approximately 28% were known to be domestic - related. 46% occurred within a residence, 24% on a highway, road, or in an alley, and 13% in parking lot/ garage.
Decreased 9.5%
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Increased 13.1%
Simple Assaults •
Increased 48.8%
Approximately 59% were known to be domestic - related.
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 45 kidnapping/abduction offenses in the Fourth Quarter of 2021 compared to 35 offenses in the Fourth Quarter of 2020, which is a 28.6% increase. Of the 45 kidnapping offenses this quarter, 35 were unlawful restraints, 3 were aggravated kidnappings, and 7 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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