Murder Analysis Philadelphia Police Department

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1 Murder Analysis Philadelphia Police Department - Philadelphia Police Department Research and Planning Unit Statistical Section July

2 MURDER ANALYSIS VICTIMS - The City of Philadelphia experienced an increase in murders for the first time since -. There was one () more murder victim in as compared to 9. This represents a.% increase. The following is a detailed analysis on the circumstances surrounding the murders that took place in Philadelphia in as well as the total of, murders that have occurred between -. A PERSON WAS MURDERED IN PHILADELPHIA EVERY. HOURS DURING WHO WERE THE VICTIMS? RACE-SEX-AGE 9-EVERY. HOURS -EVERY. HOURS -EVERY. HOURS The majority of murder victims in were African-American (9.%). White victims accounted for 9.% and Asian victims.% of the murder victim total. There was a slight increase for African-Americans and Asian murder victims in as compared to 9. White murder victims declined slightly in. However, African-Americans still represent an overwhelming majority of the, murder victims in Philadelphia during the past four () years (.% of total murder victims). Whites have accounted for 9.% and Asians.% during the past four () years. Victims with Hispanic ethnicity decreased from victims in 9 to in, a.% decrease. RACE-VICTIMS Numeric total and percentage of overall total. RACE CATEGORY 9 WHITE.%.%.% 9.% BLACK 9 9.% 9.%.% 9.% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER.%.%.%.% AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE.%.%.% TOTALS 9.%.%.% % *HISPANIC ETHNICITY 9 % 9.9%.%.% 9.% of the murder victims under the age of were African- American during the last four () years. 9 9 There has been a total of Asian/Pacific Islanders killed over the last four () years. This group accounted for.% of the victims over this span. 9 Almost out of every people killed in Philadelphia over the last four () years have been African-American (.%) WHITE BLACK ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER *HISPANIC ETHNICITY 9 Victims with Latino Ethnicity decreased by. % as compared to 9 *AS DETERMINED BY INVESTIGATORS. LATINO IS NOT A RACE PER UCR GUIDELINES AND ARE INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE FOUR RACE CATEGORIES.

3 GENDER-VICTIMS Males accounted for.9% () of the murder victims in. Of this total of male murder victims, or. % were African-American. White males accounted for or.% and Asian males or % of male victims. There have been, murder victims in Philadelphia during the past four () years. Males have accounted for.% (,9) of the overall murder victims during this time. African-American males have accounted for.9% (9) of the overall murder victims killed during the past four () years. Female murder victims decreased % ( total) in from 9 ( female victims). The majority of females killed in were African-American (%) followed by White females (.%) and Asian females (.%). There were thirty () domestic murders in. Of this total of domestic related murders, fourteen () or % of the victims were females. There have been a total of females murdered over the past four () years in Philadelphia. Of this total, sixty-six () or. % have died because of domestic abuse. Arguments led to the majority of male deaths in - or.%. Of the males killed in, or 9.% males were between the ages of -. Over the past four () years, or.% of murder victims were male between the ages of -. In, the majority of female victims murdered were between the ages of and ( victims). However, this is not the norm over the last four years where the most female victims fell into the to -age bracket (%). Numeric total and percentage of overall total. GENDER 9 FEMALE.% 9.9%.%.% MALE.9% 99 9.%.%.9% TOTAL 9.%.%.% % 99 More than one out of every three females (.%) were murdered as a result of domestic abuse during the last four () FEMALE MALE Males have accounted for.% of all murder victims in during the past four () The majority of females killed during the last four years ( or.%) have been between the ages of -. The majority of males killed fall into the - age bracket- or.% during the same period. 9

4 AGE VICTIMS The majority of murder victims killed in was between the ages of to years old. ( or.%). This age bracket has accounted for or.% of the victims over the last four years. Of the murder victims between the age of - over the last four years, or.% were African-American. The most vulnerable age brackets; newborn to seventeen() yrs. of age had eighteen () victims in which was the same number for 9 and age & over were there was a decreased from twelve () to ten () victims in. Numeric total and percentage of overall total. AGE BRACKETS 9 -.%.%.%.% -.%.%.9%.9% - 9.%.%.%.% -.%.9%.%.% -.%.%.%.% -.% 9.%.9%.% -.% 9.%.9%.% +.% 9.%.9%.% TOTALS 9.%.%.%.% 9.% of all murder victims were between the ages of and over the last four () years. Slightly more than one out of every three-murder victims (.%) during the last four years has been between - years old! The same numbers of juveniles were killed in () that were killed in

5 A Closer Look at Juvenile Victims of Murder-( Years and Under) Race-Gender-Age Murder is the most horrific crime committed against society. It is even more heinous when the victim is a child. There were eighteen children murdered in. There has been eighty () children, ages newborn to seventeen () years of age, that have been murdered in Philadelphia during the past four () years. The following is a breakdown of the Age, Race, and Sex of the eighty Juvenile murder victims during the last four years. JUVENILE RACE RACE 9 WHITE BLACK TOTALS WHITE BLACK There have been eighty () juveniles killed over the last four years. or 9. % have been African-American. There have been no Asian or Native American murdered since. 9 All eighteen () juvenile murder victims in were African- American. JUVENILE GENDER GENDER 9 FEMALE MALE TOTAL Juvenile victims accounted for.9% ( victims) of the over all murders in. There were two () females killed under the age of in. This total was down from the previous year total of five (). FEMALE MALE 9

6 JUVENILE-AGES AGE 9 NEWBORN- YRS YRS YRS YRS YRS YRS YRS 9 YRS TOTALS Juvenile murder victims for last four years. Sex-male- (9%) Race-African-American- (9.%) Age- yrs-(.%) Forty-six () or.% of juveniles killed over the last four years have been sixteen () or seventeen () years of age. 9 - There were six () victims under the age of ten () murdered in. The same number in 9. 9 AND UNDER TOTAL Historical Trend of Murder in Philadelphia Since 99, a total of, people have been murdered within the confines of the City of Philadelphia. Murder victims totaled the highest in 99 when people were killed and the lowest total recorded in when people were killed. The city has seen a fluctuation of murder totals from the high of 99 right thru to as indicated by the below charts. The murder victims were.% more than in 9. Murders have decreased almost.9% since. The murder rate per, people peaked in 99 when thirty-two () out, people were the victim of murder. The murder rate in was 9. per, as compared to 9. per, for 9 (based on population printed in FBI Crime in the US.). Juvenile murder victims totaled from 99-. This represents.% of the overall total of murder victims during this period. OVERALL MURDER & JUVENILE VICTIM TOTALS - YEAR JUVENILE ADULTS 9

7 Murders in Philadelphia 99- JUVENILE OVERALL TOTAL 9 9 There have been a total of six-hundred and eighty-seven () juveniles murdered in Philadelphia since The total number of juveniles killed in () was the second lowest total in the last twenty-one ADULT MURDER VICTIM RATE PER, POPULATION TOTALS 99- Population Source:F.B.I. Crime-in-the-Nation & US Census MURDER RATE MURDER RATE PER, POPULATION 9 9 The murder rate in 99. persons per, population. 9 The murder rate in 9 9. persons per, population. 9 9 The murder rate in 9. persons per, population *BASED ON ESTIMATED POPULATION IN FBI CRIME IN THE US PUBLICATIONS

8 9 JUVENILE MURDER VICTIM RATE PER, JUVENILE POPULATION - Source:Census Bureau PER, JUVENILES MURDER RATE JUVENILE MURDER RATE IN SEVEN () JUVENILES PER, JUVENILES POPULATION JUVENILE MURDER RATE IN 9 FIVE () JUVENILES PER, JUVENILES POPULATION JUVENILE MURDER RATE IN FIVE () JUVENILES PER, JUVENILES POPULATION POPULATION ESTIMATES FROM CENSUS BUREAU 9 Adult Murder in Philadelphia by Police District There were murder victims in Philadelphia in. 9% () occurred in seven () police districts; th, th, nd, th, th, th and 9 th. The police district having the most murder victims was the nd Police District with thirty-four () victims. The district with the second highest was the th with twenty-seven () murders. These two districts combined for sixty-one () or % of the murders in. The th Police District did not have a murder in -the second consecutive year. RD MERGED INTO TH AND RD INTO ND IN 9ND DISBANDED IN 9 Notable Decreases rd District/ -% th District/ -% th District/ -9 % 9 - The th District did not have a murder in 9 &! Notable Increases ST District/ % 9 th District/ % th District/ % 9 th District/ 9%

9 Juvenile Murder in Philadelphia by Police District There were eight-teen () juvenile murder victims in Philadelphia in -the same number as 9. The th and th Police Districts had the most with three () victims. The th District has had the most juvenile murder victims over the last four years (). Ten () out of the twenty one () police districts had no juvenile murder victims in.. TH MERGED INTO RD AND RD INTO ND IN 9ND DISBANDED IN Historical Trend of Murder in Philadelphia by Police District - There were, murders committed during the past four () years in the City of Philadelphia. Almost one () out of every three () murder victims ( or.%) met their demise in three () police districts; th, nd (includes rd ), and the th. The nd / rd Police District experienced the most murders with victims with the th Police District having the second highest murder total with victims. During the past four () years, eighty () or % of the above total of, murder victims were juveniles..% or of the juvenile total were killed in three () police districts; nd / rd, th, and the th. The th Police District experienced the most juvenile murders with thirteen (). The three () police districts with the lowest incident of overall murders in the city during the last four years; th, th, and the 9 th ( or.%) OVERALL JUVENILE The th Police District had the most juvenile murder victims over the past four () years-thirteen () The th Police District has had one murder during the past four () years! TOTAL MURDERS - Almost one out of every three persons killed during the last four () years! were killed in the th nd, and th Police Districts! OVERALL 9 9 JUVENILE

10 Shooting Victims & Murder Victims By Firearm and Police District 9 and There were a total of, persons shot in Philadelphia in. This was a.% increase from 9 when, were shot. Of the, people shot in, or.% of the overall total of shooting victims died as a result of the gunshot.(excluding justifiables, suicides, and accidental shootings) The below chart shows the number of gunshot victims per police district and the number that died from their wounds. MURDERS BY FIREARM SHOOTING VICTIMS The th District had the least amount of gunshot and murder by gunshot victims in. There were suicides by firearm in. Both the th and th District had five (). 9 9 The nd District had the most gunshot and murder by gunshot victims in DISTRICTS 9- MURDERS BY FIREARM 9- SHOOTING VICTIMS The nd / rd and the th Police Districts have accounted for % of the shooting victims and % of the murder victims during the past two () years DISTRICTS-RD MERGED INTO ND AND TH INTO RD IN Note: Shooting victims include robbery, aggravated assault, accidental, self-inflicted. Murder victims included in shooting victim totals. 9

11 9 & MURDER VICTIMS AND SHOOTING VICTIMS 9 or.% of shooting victims in 9 and died from their gunshots MURDERS BY FIREARM 9- SHOOTING VICTIMS MURDER VICTIMS INCLUDED IN SHOOTING TOTALS The Where, When, Why, & How of Murders in Philadelphia - There have been a total of, murder victims in Philadelphia during the last four () years. Of this number, eighty () were juvenile murder victims. The following is a breakdown on the circumstances involving all the murders that have occurred during this time: Inside or Outside?.% of murders have occurred inside some type of dwelling during the past four () years! Fifteen () murders occurred inside of commercial establishments in. Location 9 Inside Outside TOTALS 9 INSIDE OUTSIDE There were fourteen () residential murders (home invasions) in. Down % from the previous year (). 9

12 What Day of Week? Saturday and Sunday are the days when murders most frequently occurred during the past four () years-%. Occurrences on the remaining four days are almost equal. Day of Week 9 MONDAY 9 TUESDAY 9 WEDNESDAY 9 THURSDAY 9 FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TOTALS The most murders occurring during the past four () years have occurred on Sunday. More murders occurred on Thursday () than any other day in. Almost one () out of every two () murders (%) occurred during the traditional weekend days over the last four () years: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday % of the murders in occurred between the hours of pm and am. Time of Day? Time of Day 9 am -:9 am 9 9 am -:9 am 9 9 am -:9 am 9 pm-:9 pm 9 pm -:9 pm 9 pm -:9 pm 99 TOTALS 9 pm and :9 pm The time of day that murder occurred the most during the last four () years: murders or % of the four year total. Almost one () out of every three () murders happened in this - hour period : am- :9 am : am- :9 am : am- :9 am : pm- :9 pm : pm- :9 pm : pm- :9 pm

13 The month with the least amount of murders during the past four () years is December. (.% or 9 murders) What Month? Month 9 January 9 February March 9 April May June 9 July August 9 9 September 9 October 9 November December TOTALS 9 An almost equal amount of murders occurred in the first six-months of (%) that occurred in the second half. (%) There were fourteen () murders in November. This was the lowest monthly total since April 99 9 More people have been murdered in the month of June during the last four () years than any other month. Almost one () out of every three () people murdered in was murdered during March, July, and September (99 or.%). JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER % of the murders occurring in were the result of an argument-an % decrease from 9. Why?(Motive) Motive 9 DRUGS DOMESTIC ARGUMENT 9 9 SEXUAL RES.ROBBERY COMM. ROBBERY 9 HIGHWAY ROBBERY CHILD ABUSE OTHER *RETALIATION N/A N/A N/A UNDETERMINED TOTAL 9 *ADDED Of the murders resulting from arguments during the past four () years, or % died from gunshot wounds.

14 9 Arguments led to 9% () of the murders over the last four () years! DRUGS DOMESTIC ARGUMENT SEXUAL RESIDENTIAL ROBBERY COMMERCIAL ROBBERY HIGHWAY ROBBERY CHILD ABUSE OTHER RETALIATION A Closer Look-Domestic Abuse and Murder in ; There were thirty () murders committed in that homicide investigators determined to be domestic as the motive for the killing. This was a.% decrease from the year before when there were thirty-six (). There were no domestic related murders that were murder suicides. Files from the victims were culled to ascertain if any had any history of obtaining Protection From Abuse Orders (PFA) from the courts. Of the thirty () victims, one () had a valid protection order against the person that killed them. There has been a total domestic related murders during the last years. UNDETER. DOMESTIC RELATED MURDERS Domestic related murders decreased.% in from 9! Who were the victims of domestic related murders in? % over the age of years. % African-American. %-Females % of the domestic murder victims for were stabbed to death. 9

15 How Did They Die? Motive 9 ARSON BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA PHYSI ASSAULT 9 KNIFE/EDGED WEAPON STRANGULATION 9 GUNSHOT OTHER TOTAL 9 9 Firearm is the weapon of choice when it comes to murder in Philadelphia. Over the last four () years, % or,9 murder victims were killed by a firearm! Gunshots were once again the leading cause of death in. or % of murder victims were shot to death! ARSON BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA PHYSI ASSAULT KNIFE/EDGED WEAPON STRANGLE GUNSHOT OTHER Firearms-Weapon of Choice Since, there have been, murders committed in Philadelphia. Of these, killings, a firearm was used to commit,9 or % of these murders. Below is a closer look at the type of firearm and caliber that was used to commit the murder Note: Firearm type and caliber have not been identified for all murders committed by a firearm.r&p Database supplies firearm linked guns gauge RP/ 9MM 9MM MM HANDGUN RIFLE SHOTGUN TOTAL Of the,9 murders committed by firearms during the past four (),, or 9% were committed by handguns There have been firearms linked to murders during the past four years. Of these weapons, or % were 9mm semi-automatic handguns.

16 A Closer Look at Juvenile Victims of Murder-( Years and Under) The Where, When, Why, & How of Juvenile Murder Victims in Philadelphia - Inside or Outside?-Juveniles INSIDE OUTSIDE Juvenile murders: or % occurred outside. Sixty () or % of juvenile murder victms were killed outside on the streets of Philadelphia during the last four () years. 9 Juvenile Murders: or % occurred from Friday to Sunday. What Day of Week?-Juveniles 9 More than half (%) of the juveniles murdered during the past four () years have been killed on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. More juveniles have been killed on Friday than any other day of the week during the last four () years-9 or % MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Time of Day-Juveniles? 9 or % of Juvenile victims were killed during curfew hours over the last four () years. Juvenile Murders: Six () during curfew hours Three () during school hours Seven () between 9 pm & pm Am-:9 Am Am-:9 Am Am-:9 Am Pm-:9 Pm Pm-:9 Pm Pm-:9 Pm

17 What Month?-Juveniles Juvenile murders: Most occurred July- (). or % of Juveniles murdered over the last four () years have been killed in traditional school year months (Sept.-June). or % of Juvenile victims of murder during the last four () years were killed in July. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Why-Juvenile?(Motive) Juvenile murders: 9% of murders as a result of an argument. 9 or % of juvenile murder victims were killed as a result of child or domestic abuse over the last four () 9 or % of Juvenile murder victims were killed over an argument during the past four () years. DRUGS DOMESTIC ARGUMENT HIGHWAY ROBBERY CHILD ABUSE OTHER RETALIATION UNDETER. How Did They Die?-Juveniles 9 Handgun is the firearm of choice when it comes to murder in Philadelphia.Over the last four () years, or % of juveniles murdered were killed by a firearm. 9 Juvenile Murders: or % died from a gunshot wound. ARSON BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA PHYSI ASSAULT KNIFE/EDGED WEAPON GUNSHOT OTHER

18 STATUS OF MURDER CASES - There were a total of murders in Philadelphia in. Of this total, or % have been solved. An additional six () murders have warrants issued on suspects. There were a total of, murders over the last four years in the City of Philadelphia. The following is a breakdown of the status of the murder cases from the last four () years: STATUS 9 ACTIVE CLEARED BY ARREST EXCEPTIONALLY CLEARED FUGITIVE SOUGHT JUSTIFIABLE UNFOUNDED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS TOTAL 9 Note: Totals based on UCR guidelines. Totals at the time of publication. 9 Status of murders occurring in : or % of cases an arrest or offender identified. or % of the murders committed over the last four () years have been cleared by arrest, exceptionally cleared, or reclassified as a non-murder. ACTIVE CLEARED BY ARREST EXCEPTIONALLY CLEARED FUGITIVE SOUGHT JUSTIFIED UNFOUNDED NOTE: TOTALS REFLECT UCR ENDAR YEAR AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. UCR MURDER CLEARANCE RATES -.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.% UCR CLEARANCE RATE UCR Murder Clearance Rate:.% Clearance Rate.\ 9 UCR Murder Clearance Rate:.% Clearance Rate..% 9

19 STATUS OF JUVENILE MURDER CASES CLEARANCE RATE - 9.%.%.%.%.%.%.% JUVENILE UCR CLEARANCE RATE.%.%.%.%.%.% victims 9 murders cleared by arrest. are activeno arrests. victims murders cleared by arrest. are activeno arrests. 9 victims murders cleared by arrest. are activeno arrests. victims murders cleared by arrest. are activeno arrests..% 9 CRIMINAL HISTORY-VICTIMS There were a total of murder victims in Philadelphia during. or % had previous criminal records at the time of their death and sixty-one () victims or % had no prior records. There were eighteen () juvenile murder victims included in the aforementioned total. Nine (9) or % of the juvenile victims had prior arrests. ADULT AND JUVENILE MURDER VICTIMS PRIOR ARRESTS PRIOR-ADULT NO-PRIOR ADULT *PRIOR-JUVENILE *NO-PRIOR JUVENILE % of all murder victims had a criminal record at the time of their death in -slightly higher than the last four-year average of %. % of the Juvenile murder victims had a prior arrest. % of all murder victims during the past four () years had a prior arrest. 9 9 PRIOR-ADULT NO-PRIOR ADULT *PRIOR-JUVENILE *NO-PRIOR JUVENILE 9 9 9

20 VICTIMS-PRIOR ARRESTS % of murder victims in had no prior arrests. % of the murder victims with prior arrests had six or more arrests at the time of their death in. 9 NO PRIOR ARRESTS ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX-TEN AND OVER SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM/STATISTI UNIT DATABASE VICTIMS REFLECTS WHAT THE HIGHEST CHARGE OUT OF ALL OF VICTIMS PRIORS. or % of the murder victims with prior arrests had a prior arrest for a violent crime. Nine (9) murder victims in killed someone before they were killed. ONE-THREE ARRESTS FOUR-FIVE ARRESTS SIX -TEN ARRESTS ELEVEN OR MORE ARREST MURDER RAPE ROBBERY 9 AGG. ASSLT BURGLARY THEFT/VEHICLE THEFT VUFA DRUGS 9 OTHER PT. TWO OFFENSES MURDER VICTIMS HIGHEST CHARGE ON THEIR CRIMINAL HISTORY MURDER RAPE ROBBERY AGG.ASSLT BURGLARY THEFT/STOLEN VEHICLE 9 DRUGS VUFA ALL OTHER PT.

21 A Closer Look at Juvenile Victims of Murder & their prior arrest record There were nine (9) juvenile murder victims in that had a prior record at the time of their death. Below is a breakdown of the number of priors for each and the highest charge: TOTAL VICTIMS WITH PRIOR ARRESTS HIGHEST CHARGE LISTED ON CRIMINAL RECORD PRISON TIME IMPOSED FOR ANY PRIOR ON PROBATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH 9 JUVENILE VICTIMS HAD PRIOR ARREST JUVENILE VICTIM HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE VICTIM HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE VICTIM HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE VICTIM HAD PRIOR ARRESTS MURDER RAPE ROBBERY AGG. ASSAULT BURGLARY DRUGS OTHER PT. ARRESTS TOTAL 9 SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM END OF MURDER VICTIM ANALYSIS //

22 MURDER OFFENDERS There were murder victims in Philadelphia in. Of this total, or % have been cleared by arrest or exceptionally cleared. There are presently or % unsolved murders or the fugitive sought has not been arrested for. Of the murders that were cleared by arrest or exceptional cleared for murders, a total of 9 offenders have been arrested. The following is a breakdown of murder offenders that have been arrested for murder for each respective year (not UCR ) during thru : RACE-OFFENDERS Numeric total and percentage of overall total. RACE 9 WHITE.%.%.9%.% BLACK.% 9.9%.%.% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER.%.%.%.% AMERICAN INDIAN.%.%.% % TOTAL.%.%.% 9.% *HISPANIC ETHNICITY.%.%.9%.% *INDICATES THAT OF THE ABOVE 9 OFFENDERS, OR.% WERE OF HISPANIC ETHNICITY AND ARE INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE FOUR RACE CATEGORIES. 9 or % of all persons arrested for murder during the past four () years have been African-American. 9 Race-Murder Victims/ Offenders for last four years: % of murder offenders were African-American. % murder victims were African-American. There have only been fourteen () Asians (.%) and one () Native American (.%) arrested for murder during the past four () years. One () out of every ten () people arrested for murder during the past four () years were of Hispanic Ethnicity. WHITE BLACK ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN INDIAN HISPANIC ENTHNICITY

23 GENDER-OFFENDERS Numeric total and percentage of overall total. GENDER 9 FEMALE.%.%.%.% MALE 9.% 9.% 9.% 9.% TOTAL % % % 9 % FEMALE MALE Females accounted for % of the overall arrests for murder during the last four years. Gender-Murder Victims/ Offenders for last four years: 9 % of murder offenders are male. % murder victims are male. 9 AGE-OFFENDERS Numeric total and percentage of overall total AGE BRACKETS 9-9.%.%.9% 9.% - 9.%.%.%.% -.%.%.9%.% -.%.9%.9%.% -.% 9.%.% 9.% +OVER.%.%.%.% TOTALS % % % 9 % 9 9 Almost % of all murder offenders during the last four () years have been between the ages of and. Age-Murder Victims/ Offenders for last four years: % of murder offenders between - yrs old. % murder victims between - yrs. old OVER

24 A Closer Look at Juvenile Offenders of Murder- ( Years and Under) Race-Gender-Age Just like murder victims, murder offenders come in all races, genders and ages. There were eighteen () juveniles arrested in for murder. There have been a total of seventy-seven () juveniles arrested during the past four years for murder. The following is a closer look of the juveniles accused of murder. Note: Juvenile offenders are counted in overall offender totals. JUVENILE RACE 9 9 There has been one () Asian and no Native American juvenile arrested for murder during the past four () years. Fifty-five or % of Juvenile murder offenders during the past four () years have been African-American. WHITE BLACK ASAIN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN INDIAN HISPANIC There have been only two () juvenile females arrested for murder during the past four () years. JUVENILE GENDER FEMALE MALE 9 Almost % ( out of ) of juveniles arrested for murder during the past four years have been males. 9 JUVENILE AGE 9 % ( out of ) of juveniles arrested for murder during the past four years have been or years of age. 9 AGE

25 Criminal History of Offenders Recidivism is a topic always associated with crime committed in Philadelphia. Offenders arrested for murders committed in reinforce the belief recidivism is a problem in Philadelphia. Of the 9 offenders arrested in Philadelphia for murder in, or % had at least one prior arrest. There was a total of twenty-three () or % of the offender total who had no prior arrests. Below is a breakdown of the criminal history of the murder offenders in that had a prior police record. OFFENDERS ON PROBATION OR SERVED PRIOR PRISON TIME BEFORE BEING ARRESTED FOR MURDER. PRIOR ARRESTS-OFFENDERS NO PRIOR ARRESTS-OFFENDERS HAS SERVED PRISON TIME PROBATION AT TIME OF MURDER ONE-THREE ARRESTS FOUR-FIVE ARRESTS SIX -TEN ARRESTS ELEVEN OR MORE ARREST 9 SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM/STATISTI UNIT DATABASE % of the persons arrested for murder in that had a previous criminal record were arrested for a violent crime (murder, rape, robbery, agg. assault) prior to committing murder in. MURDER OFFENDERS HIGHEST CHARGE FOR A PREVIOUS ARREST BASED ON CRIMINAL HISTORY ONE-THREE ARRESTS FOUR-FIVE ARRESTS SIX -TEN ARRESTS ELEVEN OR MORE ARREST MURDER 9 RAPE ROBBERY AGG. ASSLT BURGLARY THEFT VUFA DRUGS OTHER PT. TWO OFFENSES Seventeen murder offenders for were charged with a previous murder. SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM

26 Criminal History of Juvenile Offenders There were eighteen () juveniles arrested for murder in. Fifteen () or % of juveniles arrested in had a prior criminal record before committing murder. The remaining three juveniles had no prior criminal record. (%). Below is a breakdown of the number of priors for each and the highest charge: TOTAL OFFENDERS WITH PRIOR ARRESTS HIGHEST CHARGE LISTED ON CRIMINAL RECORD PRISON TIME IMPOSED FOR ANY PRIOR ON PROBATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH N/A N/A JUVENILE OFFENDER HAD PRIOR ARREST JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE OFFENDER HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAD PRIOR ARRESTS JUVENILE OFFENDER HAD PRIOR ARRESTS ROBBERY AGGRAVATED ASSAULT BURGLARY THEFT DRUGS TOTAL SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM JUVENILE OFFENDERS - 9 PRIOR ARRESTS NO PRIOR ARRESTS % of juveniles arrested for murder during the past four () years had prior records. Of the seventy-seven () juveniles arrested for murder over the past four () years that had a prior arrest, fifty () or % had a prior record for a violent crime-rape, Robbery, or Aggravated A lt 9