2.3 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A)
In the Second Quarter of 2019, Crimes Against Persons increased 2.9 percent overall with 3,267 offenses (victims) re- ported compared to 3,174 offenses (victims) reported in the Second Quarter of 2018. Murder and nonnegligent man- slaughter increased 53.8 percent and forcible rape increased 18.0 percent. Kidnapping/abduction decreased 40.0 per- cent, other forcible sex offenses decreased 23.5 percent and aggravated assaults decreased 8.8 percent. Of all Crimes Against Persons in the Second Quarter of 2019, 52 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 3 - Second Quarter 2019, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Persons
Note: The crime categories are listed in alphabetical order for ease of reference rather than in order of importance. For NIBRS offense definitions, go to https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2012/resources/nibrs-offense-definitions
In the Second Quarter of 2019, there were 20 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter victims, compared to 13 victims in the Second Quarter of 2018. The homicides were the result of a range of motives including five domestic cases, three argument/fight cases, one reckless/negligent case, three robbery cases, one narcotics case, one random case, and six unknown cases. Sixteen homicides involved firearms. Nine of the 20 homicides have been filed. There was one homi- cide in Council Districts 4 and 9, two homicides in Council Districts 3, 6, and 7, four homicides in Council District 8, and five homicides in Council District 5. There was one incident that resulted in three homicides this quarter in Council Dis- trict 2. FWPD’s homicide prevention strategies involve partnerships with various units and services. Neighborhood Police Offic- ers, the Victim Assistance Section, and One Safe Place provide outreach services in an effort to prevent domestic vio- lence crimes that have the potential to turn into a homicide. In addition, the Homicide Unit has worked closely with the Crime Lab as policies have changed allowing for more timely entry of ballistic intelligence into the ATF’s National Inte- grated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to more readily identify persons who may be involved in violent offens- es. The Homicide Unit also continues to work with members of the Gang, Narcotics, and Robbery Units where other criminal activity may elevate to homicide. Most Crimes Against Persons are simple assaults, defined under NIBRS as 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 involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of conscious- ness.” Simple assaults increased 10.4 percent in the Second Quarter of 2019 compared to the Second Quarter of 2018. Approximately 44 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults decreased 8.8 per- cent in the Second Quarter of 2019 compared to the Second Quarter of 2018. Approximately 44 percent of aggravated assaults were known to be domestic-related. Fifty-one percent of all aggravated assaults occurred within a residence, 22 percent near a roadway, 9 percent in a parking lot or parking garage, 2 percent in a bar or night club, and 16 percent in other locations. Intimidation, another assault offense, is defined as “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 subjecting the victim to actual physical attack.” Intimidation offenses decreased 8.2 percent in the Second Quarter of 2019 compared to the Second Quarter of 2018.
Section II - NIBRS
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Second Quarter (April- June) 2019 Crime Report
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