Assault Offenses
Aggravated Assault •
April - June 2022
April - June 2021
Approximately 28% were assigned to
the Domestic Violence Unit.
Aggravated Assault
980
Decreased 16.0%
1,166
47% occurred within a residence, 23% on a highway, road, or in an alley, and 11% in parking lot/ garage.
•
2,275
Increased 19.2%
Simple Assault
1,909
Simple Assaults •
499
Intimidation
Approximately 58% were assigned to
Increased 13.7%
439
the Domestic Violence Unit.
0
500
1,000 1,500 2,000
Intimidation 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 subject the victim to actual physical attack.
Aggravated Assault An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers ob- vious severe 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 66 kidnapping/abduction offenses in the Second Quarter of 2022 compared to 36 offenses in the Second Quarter of 2021, which is an 83.3% increase. Of the 66 kidnapping offenses this quarter, 53 were unlawful restraints, 7 were kidnappings, and 6 were aggravated kidnappings.
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
Dating or Married
• Unlawful restraint:
Intentionally or knowingly
6%
[restraining] another person.
38%
• 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 designed to conceal the individual from … law enforce- ment authorities … and [creating] a substantial likelihood that the individual will suffer serious bodily injury or death. • Unlawful For pecuniary
94%
62%
Assigned to Domestic Violence Unit
24%
76%
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