Assault Offenses
April - June 2020
April - June 2019
Aggravated Assault
Approximately 49% were known to be domestic-related. 53% occurred within a residence, 22% near a roadway, and 8% in a parking lot.
793
Aggravated Assault
Increased 39.4%
569
1,686
Decreased 22.2%
Simple Assault
2,167
Simple Assaults
Approximately 61% were known to be domestic-related.
270
Increased 5.5%
Intimidation
256
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
Intimidation To unlawfully place another per- son in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threat- ening words and/or other con- duct, 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 dis- plays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious se- vere 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 18 kidnapping/abduction offenses in the Second Quarter of 2020 compared to 24 offenses in the Second Quarter of 2019, which is a decrease of 25.0%. Of the 18 kidnapping offenses this quarter, 13 were unlawful restraints, 4 were aggravated kidnapping, and 1 was a kidnapping.
Yes No Victim Relationship
Please refer to Texas Penal Code Title 5, Chapter 20 for full definitions, below are abbreviated definitions of each:
Knew the Suspect
Domestic-Related
Unlawful restraint:
Intentionally or knowingly
[restraining] another person.
29%
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 de- signed to conceal the individual from … law enforce- ment authorities … and [creating] a substantial likeli- hood that the individual will suffer serious bodily inju- ry or death. Unlawful For pecuniary
44%
56%
71%
Dating or Married
41% 41 59% %
6
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