Updated 2020 4th Quarter Crime Report

2020 4th Quarter - Crimes Against Persons In the Fourth Quarter of 2020, Crimes Against Persons increased 9.9% overall with 2,820 offenses reported compared to 2,565 reports in the Fourth Quarter of 2019.

Assault Offenses Increased 10.6%

Number o f Of fens es

Number o f Of fens es

2,322

2,568

Human Trafficking Increased 16.7%

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7

Kidnapping/Abduction Decreased 3.7%

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26

October - December 2019

October - December 2020

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter & Negligent Manslaughter Increased 66.7%

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35

186

182

Sex Offenses, Forcible Decreased 2.2%

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2

Sex Offenses, Nonforcible Decreased 33.3%

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter

Quarterly Stats

In the Fourth Quarter of 2020, homicide offenses increased 66.7% with 35 homicide victims compared to 21 in the Fourth Quarter of 2019. Motives included eight fights/arguments, seven robberies, six unknown, three domestic, two self defense, two random, two drug - related, one gang, one retaliation, one child abuse, one accidental, and one traffic accident.

Twenty - one of the 35 homicides have been filed.

Eleven homicides in Council District 8, seven homicides in Council District 5, four homicides in Council Districts 3 and 4, three homicides in Council District 6, and two homicides in Council Districts 2, 7, and 9.

Twenty - eight homicides involved firearms.

In the Fourth Quarter of 2020, there was one double homicide and one triple homicide.

Homicide Prevention Strategies FWPD ’ s homicide prevention strategies involve various partnerships. Neighborhood Police Officers, the Vic- tim Assistance Section, and One Safe Place provide outreach services to prevent domestic violence crimes that have the potential to turn into a homicide. In addition, the Homicide Unit works closely with the Crime Lab as policies have changed allowing for more timely entry of ballistic intelligence into the Bureau of Alco- hol, Tobacco, Firearm's (ATF) National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to more readily iden- tify persons who may be involved in violent offenses. The Homicide Unit also continues to work with mem- bers of the Gang, Narcotics, and Robbery Units where other criminal activity may elevate to homicide.

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