2.3 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A) Crimes Against Persons decreased 6.8 percent in 2019 compared to 2018. There were 12,103 offenses reported in 2018 compared to 11,275 offenses reported in 2019. Aggravated assault offenses, kidnapping/abduction offenses, and other forcible sex offenses decreased in 2019. Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and negligent manslaughter offenses and forcible rape offenses increased in 2019 compared to 2018. In the Fourth Quarter of 2019, Crimes Against Persons decreased 7.0 percent with 2,611 offenses (victims) reported compared to 2,807 offenses (victims) reported in the Fourth Quarter of 2018. Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 110.0 percent, kidnapping/abduction offenses increased 55.6 percent, human trafficking offenses increased 25.0 percent, and forcible sex offenses increased 19.6 percent. Of all Crimes Against Persons in the Fourth Quarter of 2018, 63 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 3 - Fourth Quarter 2019, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Persons
Cumulative Comparison January - December
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
October - December 2019
October - December 2018
% Change 2019 2018 % Change
13A - C Assault Offenses
2,359
2,607
-9.5% 10,262 11,015 -6.8% -9.7% 1,968 2,301 -14.5% -9.7% 7,457 7,697 -3.1% -7.3% 837 1,017 -17.7%
13A 13B 13C
429
475
Aggravated Assault
1,727
1,913
Simple Assault
203
219
Intimidation
64A-B Human Trafficking 100 Kidnapping/Abduction
5
4
25.0% 14
15
-6.7%
28
18
55.6% 109 143 -23.8%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter
09A - B
21
10
110.0% 70
60 16.7%
09A 09B
20
9 1
122.2% 69 0.0% 1
59 16.9%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter
1
1
0.0%
Negligent Manslaughter
11A - D Sex Offenses, Forcible
195 109
163
19.6% 802 836 -4.1% 29.8% 487 386 26.2% 8.9% 315 450 -30.0%
11A
84 79
Forcible Rape
11B-D
86
Other
36A-B Sex Offenses, Nonforcible
3
5
-40.0% 18
34 -47.1%
Crimes Against Persons Subtotal
2,611
2,807
-7.0% 11,275 12,103 -6.8%
Note: The crime categories are listed in alphabetical order for ease of reference rather than in order of importance. For NIBRS offense definitions, go to https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2012/resources/nibrs-offense-definitions
In the Fourth Quarter of 2019, there were 21 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and negligent manslaughter vic- tims, compared to 10 murder and nonnegligent manslaughter and negligent manslaughter victims in the Fourth Quarter of 2018. The homicides were the result of a range of motives including seven unknown, five argument/fights, four rob- beries, two accidental, two reckless/negligence, and one domestic. Sixteen of the 21 homicides have been filed. There were seven homicides in Council District 8, four homicides in Council Districts 3 and 5, two homicides in Council Districts 2 and 4, and one homicide in Council Districts 7 and 9. 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 decreased 9.7 percent in the Fourth Quarter of 2019 compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2018. Approximately 70 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second-largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults decreased 9.7 per- cent in the Fourth Quarter of 2019 compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2018. Approximately 45 percent of aggravated assaults were known to be domestic-related. Forty-five percent of all aggravated assaults occurred with a residence, 25 percent near a roadway, 11 percent in a parking lot or parking garage, 3 percent in a bar or night club, and 2 percent at a convenience store. 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 7.3 percent in the Fourth Quarter of 2019 compared to the Fourth Quarter of 2018.
Section II - NIBRS
9 Fourth Quarter (October - December) 2019 Crime Report
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