2.3 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A)
In the Third Quarter of 2018, Crimes Against Persons increased 0.2 percent overall with 3,678 offenses (victims) report- ed compared to 3,669 offenses (victims) reported in the Third Quarter of 2017. Kidnapping/abduction offenses increased 17.6 percent, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 13.3 percent, and forcible rape increased 6.9 percent. Aggravated assault offenses decreased 9.4 percent and overall forcible sex offenses decreased 1.9 percent. Of all Crimes Against Persons in the Third Quarter of 2018, 57 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 3 - Third Quarter 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Persons
Cumulative Comparison January - September
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
July - September 2018
July - September 2017
% Change 2018 2017 % Change
13A - C Assault Offenses
3,344
3,323
0.6% 9,665 9,755 -0.9% -9.4% 2,260 2,357 -4.1% 5.9% 6,491 6,457 0.5% -6.4% 914 941 -2.9% 0.0% 14 22 -36.4% 17.6% 136 106 28.3%
13A 13B 13C
797
880
Aggravated Assault
2,241
2,116
Simple Assault
306
327
Intimidation
64A-B Human Trafficking 100 Kidnapping/Abduction
6
6
40
34
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter
09A - B
17
15
13.3% 49 58 -15.5%
09A 09B
17
15
13.3% 49 55 -10.9%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0
0
--
0
3 -100.0%
Negligent Manslaughter
11A - D Sex Offenses, Forcible
265 108 157
270 101 169
-1.9% 733 837 -12.4% 6.9% 312 337 -7.4% -7.1% 421 500 -15.8% -71.4% 30 48 -37.5% 0.2% 10,627 10,826 -1.8%
11A
Forcible Rape
11B-D
Other
36A-B Sex Offenses, Nonforcible
6
21
Crimes Against Persons Subtotal
3,678
3,669
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/
In the Third Quarter of 2018, there were 17 Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter victims, compared to 15 Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter victims in the Third Quarter of 2017. The homicides were the result of a range of motives including four robbery cases, four argument/fights, one drug related, one domestic related, and seven unknown. Four- teen homicides involved fire arms. Fourteen of the 17 homicides have been filed. There was one homicide in Council Districts 4 and 9, two homicides in Council District 2, four homicides in Council Districts 3 and 8, and five homicides in Council 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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm's (ATF) National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to more readily identify persons who may be involved in violent offenses. 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 5.9 percent in the Third Quarter of 2018 compared to the Third Quarter of 2017. Ap- proximately 66 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second-largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults decreased 9.4 per- cent in the Third Quarter of 2018 compared to the Third Quarter of 2017. Approximately 43 percent of aggravated as- saults were known to be domestic-related. Forty-eight percent of all aggravated assaults occurred within a residence, 25 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 6.4 percent in the Third Quarter of 2018 compared to the Third Quarter of 2017.
Section II - NIBRS
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Third Quarter (July - Sept.) 2018 Crime Report
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