2.3 Crimes Against Persons (NIBRS - Group A)
In the First Quarter of 2018, Crimes Against Persons decreased 0.3 percent overall with 3,336 offenses (victims) report- ed compared to 3,346 offenses (victims) reported in the First Quarter of 2017. Human Trafficking decreased 75 percent, Nonforcible Sex Offenses decreased 33.3 percent, and Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaugh- ter decreased 29.2 percent. Of all Crimes Against Persons in the First Quarter of 2018, 53.8 percent were known to be domestic-related.
Figure 3 - First Quarter 2018, Citywide NIBRS Group A, Crimes Against Persons
Number of Offenses
Type of Offense
Jan - Mar 2018
Jan - Mar 2017
% Change
13A - C Assault Offenses
3,037
3,005
1.1% -0.1% 2.3% -4.2%
13A 13B 13C
721
722
Aggravated Assault
2,039
1,994
Simple Assault
277
289
Intimidation
64A-B Human Trafficking 100 Kidnapping/Abduction
3
12 36
-75.0%
37
2.8%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter
09A - B
17
24
-29.2%
09A 09B
17
22
-22.7% -100.0%
Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter
0
2
Negligent Manslaughter
11A - D Sex Offenses, Forcible
234 105 129
257 105 152
-8.9% 0.0%
11A
Forcible Rape
11B-D
-15.1% -33.3%
Other
36A-B Sex Offenses, Nonforcible
8
12
Crimes Against Persons Subtotal
3,336
3,346
-0.3%
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 First Quarter of 2018, there were 17 Murder and Negligent Manslaughter victims, compared to 24 Murder and Negligent Manslaughter victims in the First Quarter of 2017. The homicides were the result of a range of motives includ- ing three domestic case, four argument/fight cases, one child abuse case, two robbery cases, one robbery home inva- sion, two reckless, and four unknown. Thirteen homicides involved firearms. Ten of the 17 homicides have been filed. There was one offense in Council Districts 2, 3, and 7, two homicides in Council District 9, three homicides in Council Districts 5 and 6, and six offenses in Council District 8. There were no incidents with multiple homicides this quarter. 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 ATF’s National Inte- grated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) to more readily identify persons who may be involved in violent offens- es. 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 2.3 percent in the First Quarter of 2018 compared to the First Quarter of 2017. Ap- proximately 63 percent of simple assault cases were known to be domestic-related. The second-largest Crimes Against Persons category is aggravated assaults. Aggravated assaults decreased 0.1 per- cent in the First Quarter of 2018 compared to the First Quarter of 2017. Approximately 41 percent of aggravated as- saults were known to be domestic-related. Fifty-two percent of all aggravated assaults occurred within a residence, 23 percent near a roadway, 9 percent in a parking lot or parking garage, 2 percent in a bar or night club, and 14 percent in other locations. 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 4.2 percent in the First Quarter of 2018 compared to the First Quarter of 2017.
Section II - NIBRS
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First Quarter (Jan - Mar) 2018 Crime Report
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