Crime in Tarrant County 213 Annual Report The UCR Program In an effort to quantify the number of crimes committed in Tarrant County (reported by 38 law enforcement agencies), the Uniform Crime Reporting program (UCR) collects reports of crimes and arrests from Texas law enforcement agencies. This information is collected from the Crime Records Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety. A Crime Index To track the variations in crime, the UCR data collection program uses a statistical summary tool referred to as the Crime Index. Rather than collecting reports of all crimes that were committed in a particular year, UCR collects the reports of seven index crimes (i.e., criminal offenses). The crimes in this group are all significant, either by their very nature or because of the frequency with which they occur and present a common enforcement problem to police agencies. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. Although arson is an index crime in that the numbers of reported offenses are collected, arson is not feature of this Index Crime report. Offenses Of the seven Index Crimes 1 (criminal offenses); crime in Tarrant County increased in 213. Compared to 212 overall Index Crime in Tarrant County increased 2.1%; Total Violent Crimes decreased 2.8% and Total Property Crime increased 2.7%; of the seven index crimes separately, Murder was up 15%; Rape was down 6.7%;Robbery was up 2 %; Assault was down 4.7%; Burglary was down 5.4%; Theft was up 6%; and Motor Vehicle Theft was down 2.1%. 1 Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Theft/Larceny and Auto Theft 1
Tarrant County Index Crime UCR 5 Year Comparison (All Offenses) 88 86 84 82 8 78 76 74 72 7 68 66 29 21 211 212 213 Total 86577 84 8522 73941 75525 Reported by Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies 2
Tarrant County Index Crime UCR 5 Year Comparison (By Offense) 6 5 4 3 2 1 29 21 211 212 213 Murder 7 95 87 72 83 Rape 673 619 647 675 63 Robbery 2522 2251 212 2132 2175 Ag.Asslt 518 4958 5156 4968 4736 Reported by Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies 6 5 4 3 2 1 29 21 211 212 213 Burglary 19793 18754 1988 15763 1496 Larceny 53618 5246 4878 45941 48697 MV Theft 4883 4917 4644 439 4298 3
Tarrant County Index Violent Crime Offenses 5 Year Comparison 84 82 8 78 76 74 72 29 21 211 212 213 Violent 8283 7923 81 7847 7624 Reported by Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies Tarrant County Index Property Crime Offenses UCR Offenses 5 Year Comparison 8 7 6 5 29 21 211 212 213 Property 78294 7677 72512 6694 6791 Reported by Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies 4
Index Crime Arrests Over 18 Years of Age (213-212% Change) Of the seven Index Crime 2 Arrests; arrests in Tarrant County for individuals over 18 years of age increased in 213. Compared to 212 overall Index Crime Arrests in Tarrant County increased 2.5%; Total Violent Crime Arrests increased 4% and Total Property Crime Arrests increased 2%; of the index arrests separately, Rape, Robbery and Theft increased at the highest rate. Although not calculated on this report there were also major increases in UCR Non-Index Arrests such as Drug Abuse, Sales, and Possession of Marijuana, Synthetic Narcotics, and other Dangerous Drugs. Tarrant County UCR 18 YOA & Over Arrests Index Crime 5 Year Comparison 15 1 5 29 21 211 212 213 Violent 355 2352 2221 2316 2395 Property 9782 9656 9297 9492 1545 Reported by Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies 2 Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Theft/Larceny and Auto Theft 5
Index Crime Arrests 17 Years of Age and Under (213-212% Change) Of the seven Index Crime 3 Arrests; arrests in Tarrant County for individuals under 18 years of age decreased in 213. Compared to 212 overall Index Crime Arrests in Tarrant County decreased.4%; Total Violent Crime Arrests increased 11.7% and Total Property Crime Arrests decreased 2.5%. Tarrant County UCR 17 YOA & Under Arrests Index Crime 5 Year Comparison 4 2 29 21 211 212 213 Violent 537 375 316 298 333 Property 3623 35 2748 289 245 Reported by Tarrant County Law Enforcement Agencies 3 Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Theft/Larceny and Auto Theft 6
Tarrant County 213 Felony and Misdemeanor Case Filings 5 Year Comparison 3 2 1 28 21 211 212 213 Felony 15924 14323 15126 16654 1715 Misd 29438 258 2547 2719 27413 Reported by Tarrant County District Attorney's Office 7
Tarrant-Bexar-Dallas-Harris-Travis Counties 213 UCR Index Crime Rate Per 1, Population 6 5 4 3 2 1 466 5559 4874 423 4453 T B D H T Tarrant Bexar Dallas Harris Travis Tarrant-Bexar-Dallas-Harris-Travis Counties 213 Incarceration Rates (Souorce: Texas Jail Commission) - per 1, 3 25 2 15 1 5 183 22 251 25 213 Tarrant Bexar Dallas Harris Travis T B D H Trv 8
Tarrant County Population and UCR Index Crime and Arrest Rate (Per 1, population) Year 213 212 211 21 29 Crime Rate 466.1 445.1 4477.9 4696.8 4933.3 Arrest Rate 824 777 811 86 994 Population 1,857,426 1826293 1798216 1788437 1754955 Tarrant County Unemployment Rates 4 Year 213 212 211 21 29 Total 5.8% 6.6% 7.3% 7.9% 7.1% Tarrant County Jail Population (Annual Average) 5 Year 213 212 211 21 29 Total 36 3295 3326 3156 327 4 As reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics 5 Source: Tarrant County Sheriff s Department Daily Jail Reports 9