2.2 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A) In the Third Quarter of 2017, Crimes Against Persons increased 1.0 percent overall with 3,665 offenses (victims) report- ed compared to 3,629 offenses (victims) reported in the Third Quarter of 2016. Nonforcible sex offenses increased 100 and murder offenses increased 15.4 percent. Of all Crimes Against Persons in the Third Quarter of 2017, 57 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 2 - Third Quarter 2017, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Persons
Cumulative Comparison January - September
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
Jul - Sep 2017
Jul - Sep 2016
% Change
% Change
2017 2016
13A - C Assault Offenses
3,325
3,275
1.5% 9,755 9,092 7.3% 16.3% 2,360 2,110 11.8%
Aggravated Assault
885
761
13A
Simple Assault
2,110
2,172
-2.9%
6,452 6,037 6.9%
13B
Intimidation
330
342
-3.5%
943 945 23 -- 107 144
-0.2%
13C
64A-B Human Trafficking* 100 Kidnapping/Abduction
6
--
--
--
35
44
-20.5%
-25.7%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter
09A-B
15
13
15.4% 56 48 16.7%
11A - D Sex Offenses, Forcible
262
286 101
-8.4% -3.0%
818 733 11.6% 329 281 17.1%
Forcible Rape
98
11A
Other
164
185
-11.4%
489 452 8.2%
11B-D
36A-B Sex Offenses, Nonforcible
22
11
100.0% 48 38 26.3% 1.0% 10,807 10,055 7.5%
Crime Against Persons Subtotal
3,665
3,629
Note: The crime categories are listed in alphabetical order for ease of reference rather than in order of their importance. For NIBRS offense definitions, go to www.fortworthpd.com/crime-information/ *No 2016 comparison.
In the Third Quarter of 2017, there were 15 homicide victims, which is an increase of 2 victims compared to the Third Quarter of 2016. The homicides were the result of a range of motives, including four domestic cases, seven argument/ fight cases, one robbery case, one drug related, and two unknown cases. All the homicides involved firearms. Seven of the 15 homicide cases have been filed. There were two offenses in District 2, four offenses in District 3, one offense in Districts 5, 7, and 9, and six offenses in District 8. 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 decreased 2.9 percent in the Third Quarter of 2017 compared to the Third Quarter of 2016. Ap- proximately 67 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second-largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults increased 16.3 per- cent in the Third Quarter of 2017 compared to the Third Quarter of 2016. Approximately 42 percent of aggravated as- saults were known to be domestic-related. 51 percent of all aggravated assaults occurred within a residence, 23 percent near a roadway, 10 percent in a parking lot or parking garage, and 3 percent in a bar or night club. 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 3.5 percent in the Third Quarter of 2017 compared to the Third Quarter of 2016.
Section II - NIBRS
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Third Quarter (July - September) 2017 Crime Report
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