2.3 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A)
In the First Quarter of 2019, Crimes Against Persons decreased 4.9 percent overall with 3,040 offenses (victims) report- ed compared to 3,196 offenses (victims) reported in the First Quarter of 2018. Aggravated Assaults decreased 14.3 per- cent, Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter decreased 11.1 percent, and overall Forcible Sex Offenses decreased 9.5%. Of all the Crimes Against Persons in the First Quarter of 2019, 49.2 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 3 - First 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.
In the First Quarter of 2019, there were 16 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter victims, compared to 18 in the First Quarter of 2018. The homicides were the result of a range of motives including two domestic cases, six argument/fight cases, one child abuse case, four individual robberies, one business robbery, one reckless robbery, and one self- defense case. Fourteen homicides involved firearms. Fifteen of the 16 homicides have been filed or closed. An arrest warrant was issued for the remaining case. There was one homicide in Council Districts 2, 4, and 7, two homicides in Districts 6, 8, and 9, three homicides in District 3, and 4 homicides in District 5. 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 0.6 percent in the First Quarter of 2019 compared to the First Quarter of 2018. Ap- proximately 75 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second-largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults decreased 14.3 per- cent in the First Quarter of 2019 compared to the First Quarter of 2018. Approximately 42 percent of aggravated as- saults were known to be domestic-related. Forty-four percent of all aggravated assaults occurred within a residence, 21 percent near a roadway, 10 percent in a parking lot or parking garage, 2 percent in a bar or night club, and 23 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 20.4 percent in the First Quarter of 2019 compared to the First Quarter of 2018.
Section II - NIBRS
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First Quarter (Jan - Mar) 2019 Crime Report
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