CRIME IN TEXAS : 2012

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1 T E X A S D E P A R T M E N T O F P U B L I C S A F E T Y CRIME IN TEXAS : Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Bureau Crime Records Service Law Enforcement Support COURTESY-SERVICE-PROTECTION Steven C. McCraw, Director For More Information, contact: Media and Communications Office Katherine Cesinger Tom Vinger or media@dps.texas.gov Uniform Crime Reporting Bureau or ucr@dps.texas.gov Annual Report of UCR Data Collection: Crime in Texas Overview According to data compiled by the Department of Public Safety s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, the overall major crime rate (the number of crimes per, population) in Texas for decreased compared to. The violent crime rate was down. compared to, and the property crime rate decreased by.4. Although the overall crime rate dropped, the crime by volume (the actual number of crimes compared from one year to the next) reflects a. increase in violent crimes from to, and a decrease of.9 in property crimes during that same period. While the overall crime rate decreased, murder, rape, robbery, and motor vehicle theft all increased. In, murder was up 4., rape increased by.7, robbery was up 5.4, and motor vehicle theft was up. Conversely, aggravated assault went down.9 while burglary was down 6. and larceny-theft decreased by.. The total number of juvenile arrests in dropped 7 from, also adult arrests decreased by.6. The number of assaults on police officers in showed a.7 increase from. Six law enforcement officers were killed feloniously in the line of duty in, while 4 died in duty-related accidents. In, Texas law enforcement agencies reported 7 incidents of hate crimes involving 9 victims and 9 offenders. This marks an increase of 7. over. Law enforcement agencies reported,99 family violence incidents involving 9,54 victims and 94,7 offenders in an increase of 6. in family violence incidents compared to year before. Sexual assault data showed 7,5 sexual assault incidents involving,76 victims and,74 offenders resulting in a decrease of.4 in. STATISTICAL CRIME ANALYSIS The UCR Program In an effort to quantify the increases and decreases in the number of crimes committed in Texas, the UCR program collects reports of crimes and arrests from Texas law enforcement agencies. The UCR program utilizes two different reporting methodologies: Summary reporting (SRS) and the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). The Summary system collects the reports of seven index crimes. By contrast, NIBRS collects all of the data for the index crimes captured by the Summary program as well as data on other offense categories. Summary data (and Summary data derived from NIBRS reporting agencies) is used in a statistical summary tool referred to as the Crime Index. Although arson is an index crime in that the number of reported offenses are collected, arson is not included in the Crime Index. While we are pleased that the overall index crime rate has decreased somewhat over the last year, it is concerning that at the same time Texas experienced an increase in the actual number of violent crimes, said DPS Director Steven McCraw. Moreover, we are still relying on a crime index reporting program from the 9s that does not reflect an accurate picture of the threats posed by criminal enterprise organizations currently operating in our state. Drug smuggling, human trafficking, extortion, corruption, bribery, money laundering and kidnapping are just a few of the crimes committed by these ruthless organizations that are not reflected in current UCR data. The adoption of the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) would address these and other categories relevant to accurately assessing the impact of all crime occurring in our communities. Index Crime Rate The crime rate reported by UCR is defined as the number of crimes committed per, population. This mechanism allows comparisons between periods of time to be made without being affected by population swings. For, the Texas Crime Rate was,766. crimes per, population, a decrease from. The crime rate is based on the Texas population of 6,59,. Index Crime Volume The total number of Index Crimes reported for was 9,5. This volume of crime represents a decrease of.6 when compared to. Data Estimation marks the first year that estimations for agencies who have not reported a full months (or had once reported UCR data and are now non-reporting) will not be included. Only reported data will be represented. The Texas UCR program, though voluntary, enjoys a high rate of participation. In, 56 law enforcement agencies participated in the UCR program representing of the population.

2 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page CRIME RATE BY OFFENSE Offense Change Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Violent Crime Total Burglary Larceny-Theft,., Motor Vehicle Theft Property Crime Total,59., Index Crime Total,766., CRIME BY VOLUME Offense Change Murder,45,9 +5. Rape 7,69 7, Robbery,75, Aggravated Assault 67,5 6, -.4 Violent Crime Total 6,6 4,96 +. Burglary 4,976 5,5-4.9 Larceny-Theft 65,6 6,5 -. Motor Vehicle Theft 64,9 6, Property Crime Total 75, 9, Index Crime Total 9,5 997, -.6 Arson In, reported arson offenses decreased.5 from. Property damage from arson was reported at over $9 million in while it was reported at over $5 million in. 4,4 arsons in 4, arsons in Property Value The value of property stolen during the commission of Index Crimes in was more than $. billion. The value of stolen property recovered by Texas law enforcement agencies in was more than $4 million. ARREST QUICK STATS Change Total Arrests,56,5,6, -.7 MOST REQUESTED TEXAS ARREST TOTALS Change Murder Aggravated Assault,55, +. Motor Vehicle Theft 4,9, Driving Under the Influence 9,56 7, Drunkenness 4,46, Drug Possession 4,766,4 +5. Sale & Manufacturing 4,44, +. Texas Peace Officers Killed or Assaulted Six Texas law enforcement officers were killed feloniously in the line of duty due to criminal action during. Four Texas law enforcement officers were killed in duty-related accidents during. There were 4,447 officers assaulted during compared to,9 in. This represents an increase of.7. JUVENILE/ADULT ARRESTS - Year Juveniles Change Adults Change 9, , , , ,69-9.,7, , ,76, ,575 -.,56, ,6 -.,6, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,6-7. 9,95 -.6

3 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page HATE CRIME The Texas Hate Crime Act defines hate crimes as crimes motivated by prejudice and hatred, including incidents for which statistics are kept under the federal Hate Crimes Statistics Act. The federal law defines hate crimes as crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability. The Texas Hate Crimes Act directs every law enforcement agency within Texas to report bias offenses to the Department of Public Safety. Bias Motivation The largest percentage of hate crime reports were racial in nature. The second largest was sexual orientation. The third most common bias was ethnicity/national origin. The fourth most common bias was religious. Volume The total number of reported Texas hate crime incidents in was 7. This represents an increase of 7. when compared to. These incidents involved 9 victims, 9 offenders and resulted in a total of 7 offenses. HATE CRIME QUICK STATS Change Reported Incidents Reported Victims Reported Offenders Reported Offenses Hate Crime Bias Motivation Hate Crime Bias Motivation Racial Racial Sexual Orientation Sexual Orientation Ethnic/Nat'l Origin Ethnic/Nat'l Origin Religious Religious Disability Disability Bias Nature Group Bias Type Offense Count Anti-White Bias Nature Group Bias Type Offense Count Anti-White 6 Anti-Black 5 Anti-Black 4 Racial 4. Anti-Am.Indian/Alaskan Nat. Racial 5.6 Anti-Am.Indian/Alaskan Nat. Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 7 Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander Anti-Multi-Racial Anti-Multi-Racial Anti-Male Homosexual 4 Anti-Male Homosexual 6 Sexual Orientation. Anti-Female Homosexual Anti-Homosexual 9 Anti-Homosexual Sexual Orientation. Anti-Female Homosexual 5 Anti-Homosexual 6 Anti-Homosexual Anti-Bisexual Anti-Bisexual Ethnicity/ National Origin 4.6 Anti-Arab Anti-Hispanic Anti-Other Ethnic/Nat'l Origin 6 Ethnicity/ National Origin.5 Anti-Arab Anti-Hispanic 9 Anti-Other Ethnic/Nat'l Origin 7 Anti-Jew ish Anti-Jew ish 7 Anti-Catholic Anti-Catholic Anti-Protestant Anti-Protestant Religious.4 Anti-Islamic 4 Religious. Anti-Islamic 6 Anti-Other Religion 4 Anti-Other Religion Anti-Multi-Religion Anti-Multi-Religion Anti-Atheism/Agnostic/etc Anti-Atheism/Agnostic/etc Disability. Anti-Mental Anti-Physical Disability.7 Anti-Mental Anti-Physical

4 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page 4 HATE CRIME Offenses Offenses in the hate crime data collection program are defined in accordance with federal Uniform Crime Reporting definitions and do not necessarily conform to Texas state definitions. Complete offense definitions are available in the Crime in Texas annual publication or from UCR upon request. Hate Crime offense information falls into the eight index crimes: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson plus simple assault, intimidation and vandalism. Of these offense categories, aggravated assault, simple assault, intimidation and vandalism accounted for 9. of all bias crime offenses in. Victims HATE CRIME OFFENSES Offenses Volume Murder Robbery.7 Aggravated Assault.4 Burglary 4. Larceny-Theft 4. Motor Vehicle Theft Arson.6 Simple Assault 55.9 Intimidation 7 5. Vandalism 6 4. Total 7 Information on the victims of hate crimes is limited to victim type. While the bias motivation information identifies the offender s bias, the victim may not actually belong to the group the offender sought to harm. For this reason, information on the victim s group membership is not recorded. Victim type in the hate crime data collection program is listed as: individual, business, financial institution, government, religious organization, other and unknown. Of the victim types, individuals were the main hate crime target. HATE CRIME VICTIM TYPE Victim Type Volume Individual Business 4. Financial Institution Government 4. Religious Organization 6. Other Unknow n Total 76 Offenders In, 7 offenders were involved in hate crime incidents. The following chart displays the suspected offenders by race as a group (not individually.) HATE CRIME OFFENDERS BY RACIAL GROUP Volume White Black 4 American Indian/Alaskan Native. Asian/Pacific Islander.6 Multi-Racial Group. Unknow n 65. Total 7 Location In, bias crimes occurred most frequently in residences and homes. The second most common locations were highways, roads, streets and alleys and parking lots and garages. Schools and colleges were the third most common locations. HATE CRIME OFFENSE BY LOCATION Location Volume Air/Bus/Train Terminal.6 Bank/Savings and Loan. Bar/Nightclub 6.5 Church/Synagogue/Temple 4.7 Commercial/Office Building 4. Construction Site.6 Convenience Store 4. Department/Discount Store. Drug Store/Doctor's Office/Hospital. Field/Woods. Government/Public Building. Grocery/Supermarket. Highw ay/road/street/alley.5 Hotel/Motel.6 Jail/Prison. Lake/Waterw ay. Liquor Store. Parking Lot/Garage.5 Rental Storage Facility. Residence/Home 6 7. Restaurant. School/College 6.5 Service/Gas Station. Specialty Store.6 Other/Unknow n 7. Total 7

5 Other Family Parental/Child Marital CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page 5 FAMILY VIOLENCE The Texas Family Code defines family violence as an act by a member of a family or household against another member that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm. The law excludes the reasonable discipline of a child. By definition, Family includes individuals related by consanguinity (blood) or affinity, (marriage or former marriage), biological parents of the same child, foster children, foster parents, and members or former members of the same household (including roommates). Senate Bill 6 of the 77th Legislature amended the Family Code to include Dating Violence. The Dating Relationship means a relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. FAMILY VIOLENCE QUICK STATS Change Incidents,99 77,9 +6. Victims 9,54 9, Offenders 94,7 9,4 +. Victims and Offenders In, a reported 9,54 victims and 94,7 offenders were involved in incidents of family violence. VICTIM S RELATIONSHIP Relationship Type 6 46 Relationship Victim to Offender Total Husband 4. Wife 5. Common-Law Husband.6 Common-Law Wife. Ex-Husband.9 Ex-Wife. Father. Mother 5.6 Son. Daughter. Stepfather. Stepmother. Stepson.7 Stepdaughter.9 Foster Parent. Foster Child. Grandfather. Grandmother.5 Grandson. Granddaughter. Brother.9 Sister.9 Stepbrother. Stepsister. Male Roommate.5 Female Roommate 6.7 Male In-Law.9 Female In-Law. Other Male Family Member 6.7 Other Female Family Member 9.4

6 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page 6 FAMILY VIOLENCE Offenses Family violence offense information falls into six general categories: assaults, homicides, kidnapping/abductions, robberies, forcible sex offenses, and non-forcible sex offenses. Of the six main categories, assaults accounted for 96.7 of all offenses. Type FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES Group Offense Total TYPES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE INJURIES No Injury 44 Major.9 Minor 55. Aggravated Assault 5 A ssaults H o micides Simple Assault 74. Intimidation 7.5 M urder & Nonnegligent M anslaughter. Negligent M anslaughter. Justifiable Homicide.5 FAMILY VIOLENCE MAJOR INJURIES Internal 6 Loss of Teeth Laceration.5 Kidnapping. Kidnapping/Abduction. R o bbery. Robbery. Forcible Rape. Sex Offenses (F o rce).5 Forcible Sodomy. Sexual Assault with Object. Unconscious 4.5 Broken Bones Sex Offenses (N o F o rce). Forcible Fondling. Incest. Statutory Rape. Officers Potential assaults on peace officers are a serious problem inherent to police intervention and investigation of family violence. In, during the course of reported family violence incidents, 77 Texas law officers were assaulted. During this same period 4,447 assaults were made on law officers during all types of police activity. Injuries The extent of injuries sustained by victims of family violence are determined by the responding officer. Therefore, all injuries are noted at the time of the report. If later medical attention indicates that the injuries were more or less severe than noted by the responding officer, this information is not included in the family violence report. The majority of reported injuries (55.) were minor; in 44 of family violence reports no injury was recorded. Major injuries were reported in.9 of the cases. Of the major injuries, severe lacerations (.4) and possible internal injuries (6) were the most common. Unconsciousness was reported in 4.5 of the cases and apparent broken bones were noted in of the cases. Weapons The most common weapon involved in family violence cases was physical force through the use of hands, feet and fists (strong arm), which accounts for. of the incidents. The Texas Family Violence law considers the use of threats and intimidation to be serious enough to report and, thus, 7.5 of the reports were listed as involving no weapons. Knives or cutting instruments (.7), blunt objects (.), firearms (.6) and other (4.5) account for the remaining cases. Included in the other weapons category are: motor vehicles, poison, WEAPONS USED IN FAMILY VIOLENCE Strong Arm None Knife Blunt Object Firearm Other

7 Other Other Family Parental/Child Romantic CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page 7 SEXUAL ASSAULT In response to a growing concern about sexual assault incidents, the th Texas Legislative Session passed House Bill 76, which required the Texas Dept. of Public Safety to establish guidelines and to collect, as part of the UCR Program, data about incidents that contain specific sexual assault offenses. Sexual assault incidents are a separate set of distinct offenses that follow the state penal code, and do not always meet the guidelines for the UCR definition of Forcible Rape. Therefore, it was necessary to create a separate data collection program that was in no way related to UCR data collection. SEXUAL ASSAULT QUICK STATS Change Incidents 7,5, -.4 Victims,76 9, -. Offenders,74 9,9 -.9 Victims and Offenders In, a reported,76 victims and,74 offenders were involved in incidents of sexual assault. Victim s Relationship The most significant number of sexual assault victims (in relation to the offender) were: female acquaintances (7.6), other female family members (.), female strangers (9.), female friends (.6), girlfriends (7.), unknown females (5.), daughters (5.6), stepdaughters (5.5), and otherwise known females. (5.4). Most sexual assault victims were non-family members (55.), while 44. of victims were related to the offender. RELATIONSHIPS - VICTIM TO OFFENDER Type Group Relationship of Victim Total Husband. Wife.5 Common-Law Husband. Common-Law Wife.6 Ex-Husband. Ex-Wife.5 Boyfriend. Girlfriend 7. Homosexual Female. Homosexual Male.4 Father. Mother. Son. Daughter 5.6 Stepfather. Stepmother. Stepson.4 Stepdaughter 5.5 Grandfather. Grandmother.6 Grandson.4 Granddaughter. Brother.7 Sister.4 Stepbrother.5 Stepsister. Male In-Law. Female In-Law.5 Other Male Family Member. Other Female Family Member. Friend-Male. Friend-Female.6 Acquiantance-Male. Acquiantance-Female 7.6 Neighbor (Male & Female). Babysittee.7 Employer.6 Employee. Otherw ise Know n-male. Otherw ise Know n-female 5.4 Stranger-Male. Stranger-Female 9. Unknow n-male.9 Unknow n-female 5. bolded entries represent significant percentages.

8 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page SEXUAL ASSAULT Offenses Sexual Assault incidents are a separate set of distinct offenses that follow the state penal code. The data collection program collects information on six specific offenses: Offense Section. Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child or Children.5 Section.(a)() Indecency w ith a Child by Contact 5.5 Section.(a)() Indecency w ith a Child by Exposure 4.7 Section. Sexual Assault 44. Section. Aggravated Sexual Assault.6 Section 4.5 Sexual Performance by a Child.9 Injuries The extent of injuries sustained by victims of sexual assault are either determined by the victims themselves, the responding officer or by a staff member at a hospital. Therefore, all injuries are noted at the time of the report. If later medical attention indicates that the injuries were more or less severe than noted by the victim, responding officer or medical staff at the time of the initial report, this information is not included in the sexual assault report. In majority of the sexual assault incidents, no injury was reported (.9). Major injuries were reported in.7 of the cases and minor injuries were reported in 4.4 of the cases. Offender Under the Influence Major Minor No Injury Majority (5.) of the offenders in sexual assault incidents were not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. (.9) of the offenders were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident and 4 of the offenders were under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident. Drugs Alcohol None Weapons The most common weapon involved in sexual assault cases was physical force through the use of hands, feet and/or fists (strong arm), which accounted for 94. of the incidents. Knives or cutting instruments (.), blunt objects (.5), firearms (.), drugs (.), asphyxiation (.) and other weapons () account for the remaining cases. Location Firearm Knife/Cutting Instrument Blunt Object Strong Arm Drugs In, sexual assaults occurred most frequently in residences and homes (75.). The next most common locations were other/unknown (.4), highways/roads/alleys (.9), hotels/motels (.), school/college campuses (.5), and parking lots/garages (.). SEXUAL ASSAULTS BY LOCATION Location Volume Bar/Night Club.5 Church/Synagogue/Temple 6. Commercial/Office Building 9.7 Construction Site 4. Convenience Store 5. Drug Store/Dr.'s Office/Hospital 6.5 Field/Woods 74.9 Government/Public Building.4 Highway/Road/Alley Hotel/Motel 544. Jail/Prison. Lake/Waterway 64. Parking Lot/Garage 4. Residence/Home 4,4 75. School/College 49.5 Other/Unknown 66.4 Total 9,7

9 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page 9 Texas Cities with 5, to, Population - vs. Agency Year Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Larceny Vehicle Burglary Assault Theft Theft Total Allen PD 5,69 45, ,5 7,597 Baytow n PD ,4 7, ,6 7,767 Bryan PD ,9,75 7 6, 95, Cedar Park PD College Station PD ,76 6,9 4 65,9 5, Conroe PD 74 45,57 6, ,546 97,76 DeSoto PD ,4, ,4 Edinburg PD , , ,666 4,94 Euless PD 47 4, 4, , 4,79 Flow er Mound PD Georgetow n PD Harlingen PD ,555, , ,45 League City PD ,66 69, 7 74,45 5,979 Lew isville PD ,6 57, ,,76 Longview PD ,9 4 4, ,69 4, Mansfield PD ,7 Mission PD ,7 59, ,94 9,5 Missouri City PD ,59 New Braunfels PD 9 7 6,7 9, ,565,6 North Richland,94 75,74 Hills PD 9 74,44 9,75 Pearland PD 76 79,9, ,7 6,49 Pharr PD ,6 44, ,765 57,7 Port Arthur PD ,4 4, ,74 6,7 Row lett PD , ,7 San Angelo PD ,5 4, ,65 7,4 Sugar Land PD ,7 5, ,76,55 Temple PD ,4 9, , 4,5 Victoria PD ,7,9 7 57,97 9,69 Change

10 CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT Page Texas Cities With Over, Population - vs. Agency Year M urder Rape Robbery Agg. Assault Burglary Larceny Vehicle Theft Total Change Abilene PD Amarillo PD Arlington PD Austin PD Beaumont PD Brownsville PD Carrollton PD Corpus Christi PD Dallas PD Denton PD El Paso PD Fort Worth PD Frisco PD Garland PD Grand Prairie PD Houston PD Irving PD Killeen PD Laredo PD Lubbock PD McAllen PD McKinney PD Mesquite PD Midland PD Odessa PD Pasadena PD Plano PD Richardson PD Round Rock PD San Antonio PD Tyler PD Waco PD Waxahachie PD ,9 47, , , ,5, ,4,647,,9 66 5, , , ,7,9,54 7,44,,45 77,45 6,9 6,6,44 44,,9 6,6,77,49,7, , , ,66,5,55 7,5 6,,66,9,77 6,96,5,66,4,459,45,57,4 5,66,6 67,97 4,466,96,56,49 4,75, 4,,,565 4,7 5,,75, 6,6,6 4, , ,6 57,6, , , ,65,7 7, 46,77 7,66,,594 6, 6,6,67 9,7 6,9,69 9,5 5,745 7,945 6,4 5,7,7 4,5 5,6,7 6,77,46 4, 6, 6,7,75,777 9,6 5,7 6,479, , , ,67 47, , ,76, ,4,7,6,9 9,69 559, , ,9,6 4, 7,4,5,9 96,66,77 574,59,6 44,44, 7,459,6,4,79,4 5 66, ,4, ,4 4,67,9 6,74,757,69 4,6 7,5,5,76 5,4,64,997,49,76 5,794 4, 6,596 4,59,99,4, 5,4, 4,97,45,6,7 5,4,97, 59,64,44 4, ,6, ,94 9,456, , , ,,565 9, 45,7 7,75,67,5 6,4 7,9,646 9,7 9,577,5 9, 7,547 9, 7, 6,5,59,965 6,,6 6,99,6, 5, 7,,974,56 7,96 4,95 7,, Wichita Falls PD ,59,5 5,496 47,4,9 7 5,5 +.