Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 2007 Report

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2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control COG Police Chiefs Committee Members The overall decline in the five-year average of Part I Offenses suggests agencies have been addressing serious crime in their jurisdictions through various initiatives. Continued cooperation and communication with agencies throughout the NCR will further enable the jurisdictions to work towards continued reductions in major crimes. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES (ATF) WASHINGTON FIELD DIVISION Edgar Domenech, Special Agent in Charge CITY of ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief David P. Baker ARLINGTON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief M. Douglas Scott BLADENSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief John E. Moss BOWIE POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Katherine A. Perez CIA- SECURITY PROTECTIVE SERVICE Chief Paul Dewey DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, Shawn Johnson, Special Agent in Charge CITY of FAIRFAX POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Richard Rappoport CITY OF FREDERICK POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Kim C. Dine FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief David Rohrer FALLS CHURCH CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Harry Reitze FAUQUIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Sheriff Charlie Ray Fox, Jr FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS, Joseph Persichini, Assistant Director in Charge FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Patrick Moses, Regional Director FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE Sheriff Charles A. Jenkins GAITHERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief John A. King GREENBELT POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief James R. Craze LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson CITY OF MANASSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief John Skinner MANASSAS PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief John C. Evans MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK POLICE Montgomery County Division Chief Nathaniel Barber MARYLAND NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK POLICE Prince George s County Division Chief Larry Brownlee MARYLAND STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT Terrence B. Sheridan, Superintendent METRO TRANSIT POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Michael Taborn METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON DC Chief Cathy Lanier METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY POLICE Chief Stephen L. Holl MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Colonel Hermann (Tracy) Williams Provost Marshal MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF POLICE Chief J. Thomas Manger NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH POLICE Chief Alvin Hinton PENTAGON FORCE PROTECTION AGENCY Chief Rick Keevill PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Melvin C. High PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Charlie T. Deane ROCKVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Terrance N. Treschuk TAKOMA PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Ronald A. Ricucci U.S. CAPITOL POLICE Chief Phillip D. Morse, Sr. U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT BALTIMORE FIELD OFFICE James A. Dinkins, Special Agent in Charge U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT William F. Reid, Special Agent in Charge U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE Inspector Alan Morris U.S. NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE Denton Carter, Assistant Special Agent in Charge U.S. PARK POLICE Chief Dwight E. Pettiford U.S. SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION Chief Curtis B. Eldridge U.S. SECRET SERVICE Jeffrey Irvine, Special Agent in Charge VIRGINIA STATE POLICE DIVISION 7 Commander Timothy Evans

2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 8 Calls for Service and Authorized Strength COG MEMBER DEPARTMENTS CALLS FOR SERVICE SWORN CIVILIAN D.C. Metropolitan Police Department 653,869 4,200 749 Bladensburg Police Department 16,507 18 8 Frederick County Sheriff's Department 75,761 185 67 Frederick Police Department 68,297 145 41 Greenbelt Police Department 40,083 56 16 Montgomery County Dept. of Police 246,699 1,200 408 Gaithersburg Police Department* 33,506 52 5 Rockville City Police Department* 35,067 54 38 Takoma Park Police Department 18,622 41 17 Prince George's County Police Dept. 656,878 1,710 347 Bowie Police Department* 23,664 33 7 College Park* 13,516 Alexandria Police Department 57,508 314 138 Arlington County Police Department 91,510 366 110 Fairfax City Police Department 14,970 64 18 Fairfax County Police Department 248,333 1,431 438 Falls Church City Police Department 24,487 33 18 Loudoun County Sheriff's Department 176,133 500 109 Manassas City Police Department 61,731 89 23 Manassas Park Police Department 22,388 32 9 Prince William County Police Dept. 228,785 537 187 SUBTOTAL 2,808,314 11,060 2,753 ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENTS CALLS FOR SERVICE SWORN CIVILIAN CIA -Security Protective Service** Fauquier County Sheriff's Office 44,172 113 17 Federal Protective Service*** 4,458 94 22 METRO Transit Police 66,103 409 121 Military District of Washington** M-NCPPC Police (Montgomery County) 66,926 95 21 M-NCPPC Police (Prince George's County) 69,029 107 27 Maryland State Police (Metro Area)** Metro. Wash. Airports Authority Police 212,893 188 71 National Institutes of Health Police 21,964 83 21 Pentagon Force Protective Agency 3,897 476 7 U.S. Capital Police** U.S. Secret Service (Uniformed Division)** U.S. Park Police 41,003 582 120 Virginia State Police (Div. 7) 142,739 269 35 Overview The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Annual Report on Crime is based on crime incidents reported by participating agencies in the National Capital Region (NCR). The 2007 Report focuses on Part I Offenses, including the more serious or violent crime categories: homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. Based on crime statistics submitted by participating COG jurisdictions, there was an overall reduction in Part I Offenses by 0.70% from 2006 to 2007, with 154,607 crimes reported in 2007 compared to 155,696 reported in 2006. Total offenses decreased in the majority of Part I categories including robberies (-0.33%), burglaries (-2.61%) and motor vehicle thefts (-3.75%), with a significant decrease in aggravated assaults (-13.16%). A small regional increase was seen in homicides (3.20%), rapes (4.55%) and larcenies (1.97%). Further analysis of the 2007 Part I Offenses reveals a decrease in total violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults) compared to 2006 offenses (-6.24%). Property crimes, which include burglaries, larcenies and motor vehicle thefts, slightly increased by 0.23%. Preliminary 2007 national figures by the FBI, show a decrease in both violent crimes (-1.8%) and property crimes (-2.6%). Therefore, the NCR compares well with national crime rates. However, the FBI figures are only estimates for the first six months of 2007, whereas COG data is compiled from the entire year. In 2007, there was a small decrease (-2.69%) in the number of calls for service- 3,477,040, down from the 3,573,323 calls in 2006. While the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia agencies reported increases in total Part I Offenses, of 3.54% and 3.02% respectively, the Maryland jurisdictions experienced a 6.54% decrease. Background NCR crime data from 2003 to 2007 shows an overall downward trend in Part I Offenses, with the exception of robberies. Each of the COG member departments has experienced a similar decrease in Part I Offenses. The overall decline in the five-year average of Part I Offenses suggests agencies have been addressing serious crime in their jurisdictions through various initiatives. Continued cooperation and communication with 2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 1 agencies throughout the NCR will further enable jurisdictions to work toward continued reductions in major crimes. The recent economic downturn, including a rise in home foreclosures, will present law enforcement agencies with additional challenges, perhaps resulting in increases in property crimes and robberies as individuals commit criminal acts to obtain financial gain.* *Woodstock Institute, March 2008 The data highlighted in this report is compiled annually by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) from data supplied by local police departments, sheriff s offices, and state and federal police services. The report informs government officials and the public on the nature of the crime problem in the COG region and provides law enforcement with criminal statistics for administrative and operational use. SUBTOTAL 668,726 2,322 440 GRAND TOTAL 3,477,040 13,382 3,193 See page 3 for explanation of footnotes.

2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 2 Crime Trends (2003-2007 and 2006-2007) 2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 7 Part I Crimes by Department (2006 v. 2007) # Offenses 175,000 170,000 165,000 160,000 155,000 150,000 145,000 140,000 Part I Offense Trends 2003-2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year Part 1 Offenses Linear (Part 1 Offenses) FALLS CHURCH CITY P.D. HOMICIDE 0 0 0 0% RAPE 3 1 2 200% ROBBERY 16 9 7 78% ASSAULT 8 10-2 -20% BURGLARY 32 34-2 -6% LARCENY 296 281 15 5% M/V THEFTS 32 27 5 19% Total Part I 387 362 25 7% CITY OF MANASSAS P.D. HOMICIDE 2 2 0 0% RAPE 14 11 3 27% ROBBERY 60 73-13 -18% ASSAULT 91 89 2 2% BURGLARY 185 163 22 13% LARCENY 801 936-135 -14% M/V THEFTS 103 128-25 -20% Total Part I 1,256 1,402-146 -10% LOUDOUN COUNTY SHERIFF HOMICIDE 1 2-1 -50% RAPE 70 44 26 59% ROBBERY 42 47-5 -11% ASSAULT 115 103 12 12% BURGLARY 386 323 63 20% LARCENY 3,075 2,557 518 20% M/V THEFTS 273 235 38 16% Total Part I 3,962 3,311 651 20% MANASSAS PARK P.D. HOMICIDE 1 0 1 100% RAPE 8 8 0 0% ROBBERY 5 9-4 -44% ASSAULT 14 26-12 -46% BURGLARY 22 43-21 -49% LARCENY 195 292-97 -33% M/V THEFTS 39 46-7 -15% Total Part I 284 424-140 -33% # of Offenses 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 Violent Crime 2006 vs. 2007 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY P.D. HOMICIDE 9 16-7 -44% RAPE 28 21 7 33% ROBBERY 272 351-79 -23% ASSAULT 310 379-69 -18% BURGLARY 996 1,389-393 -28% LARCENY 5,338 5,219 119 2% M/V THEFTS 612 651-39 -6% Total Part I 7,565 8,026-461 -6% 2000 0 Homicide Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault 2006 375 858 10,425 10,768 2007 387 897 10,391 9,351 Crime Class Please note that reporting methods are not uniform throughout this report since some departments used the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) while others used the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Recognizing the need for additional information about crime, the FBI launched NIBRS as an enhanced UCR Program. The FBI recognized that conversion to the new system would be gradual, so it is appropriate for agencies to still report under UCR. As a general rule, NIBRS crime rates tend to be higher than UCR rates, primarily because NIBRS statistically counts all separate violations within a single criminal event. UCR counts only the most serious crime. The average difference is small.

Part I Crimes by Department (2006 v. 2007) MONTGOMERY COUNTY P.D. HOMICIDE 19 15 4 27% RAPE 129 141-12 -9% ROBBERY 1,096 1,166-70 -6% ASSAULT 815 833-18 -2% BURGLARY 3,551 3,804-253 -7% LARCENY 17,536 16,860 676 4% M/V THEFTS 2,483 2,493-10 0% Total Part I 25,629 25,312 317 1% PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY P.D. HOMICIDE 124 119 5 4% RAPE 226 255-29 -11% ROBBERY 3,092 3,341-249 -7% ASSAULT 2,693 3,179-486 -15% BURGLARY 5,940 5,729 211 4% LARCENY 19,745 21,354-1,609-8% M/V THEFTS 9,943 11,315-1,372-12% Total Part I 41,763 45,292-3,529-8% VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA P.D. HOMICIDE 8 5 3 60% RAPE 18 26-8 -31% ROBBERY 162 202-40 -20% ASSAULT 183 210-27 -13% BURGLARY 365 388-23 -6% LARCENY 2,663 2,538 125 5% M/V THEFTS 375 376-1 0% Total Part I 3,774 3,745 29 1% CITY OF FAIRFAX P.D. HOMICIDE 1 1 0 0% RAPE 7 6 1 17% ROBBERY 12 20-8 -40% ASSAULT 15 22-7 -32% BURGLARY 53 50 3 6% LARCENY 559 473 86 18% M/V THEFTS 41 43-2 -5% Total Part I 688 615 73 12% 2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 6 ROCKVILLE CITY P.D. HOMICIDE 1 3-2 -67% RAPE 10 17-7 -41% ROBBERY 77 75 2 3% ASSAULT 52 34 18 53% BURGLARY 240 252-12 -5% LARCENY 1,170 1,310-140 -11% M/V THEFTS 103 151-48 -32% Total Part I 1,653 1,842-189 -10% TAKOMA PARK P.D. HOMICIDE 1 4-3 -75% RAPE 4 2 2 100% ROBBERY 83 88-5 -6% ASSAULT 43 29 14 48% BURGLARY 140 116 24 21% LARCENY 432 424 8 2% M/V THEFTS 130 131-1 -1% Total Part I 833 794 39 5% ARLINGTON COUNTY P.D. HOMICIDE 2 4-2 -50% RAPE 27 22 5 23% ROBBERY 152 168-16 -10% ASSAULT 150 192-42 -22% BURGLARY 383 360 23 6% LARCENY 3,522 3,325 197 6% M/V THEFTS 302 357-55 -15% Total Part I 4,538 4,428 110 2% FAIRFAX COUNTY P.D. HOMICIDE 13 19-6 -32% RAPE 95 73 22 30% ROBBERY 597 572 25 4% ASSAULT 339 334 5 1% BURGLARY 1,409 1,580-171 -11% LARCENY 14,244 13,075 1,169 9% M/V THEFTS 1,459 1,455 4 0% Total Part I 18,156 17,108 1,048 6% 2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 3 2007 Part I Crime Statistics (Offenses) COG MEMBER DEPARTMENTS METHOD HOMICIDE RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY LARCENY THEFTS OFFENSES D.C. Metropolitan Police Department UCR 181 192 3985 3,566 3,920 16,476 7,323 35,643 Bladensburg Police Department UCR 1 2 60 111 95 314 180 763 Frederick County Sheriff's Department UCR 3 14 18 257 251 1,116 88 1,747 Frederick Police Department UCR 5 20 104 289 275 1,417 114 2,224 Greenbelt Police Department UCR 2 10 132 65 130 768 256 1,363 Montgomery County Dept. of Police UCR 19 129 1,096 815 3,551 17,536 2,483 25,629 Gaithersburg Police Department* UCR 1 15 104 101 273 1,910 173 2,577 Rockville City Police Department* UCR 1 10 77 52 240 1,170 103 1,653 Takoma Park Police Department UCR 1 4 83 43 140 432 130 833 Prince George's County Police Dept. UCR 124 226 3,092 2,693 5,940 19,745 9,943 41,763 Bowie Police Department* UCR 2 4 33 27 67 643 169 945 College Park* UCR 0 8 55 31 135 644 191 1,064 Alexandria Police Department NIBRS 8 18 162 183 365 2,663 375 3,774 Arlington County Police Department NIBRS 2 27 152 150 383 3,522 302 4,538 Fairfax City Police Department NIBRS 1 7 12 15 53 559 41 688 Fairfax County Police Department UCR 13 95 597 339 1,409 14,244 1,459 18,156 Falls Church City Police Department UCR 0 3 16 8 32 296 32 387 Loudoun County Sheriff's Department NIBRS 1 70 42 115 386 3,075 273 3,962 Manassas City Police Department NIBRS 2 14 60 91 185 801 103 1,256 Manassas Park Police Department Other 1 8 5 14 22 195 39 284 Prince William County Police Dept. UCR 9 28 272 310 996 5,338 612 7,565 SUBTOTAL 373 867 9,888 9,064 18,133 88,497 23,753 150,575 ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENTS METHOD HOMICIDE RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY LARCENY THEFTS OFFENSES CIA -Security Protective Service** UCR Fauquier County Sheriff's Office NIBRS 3 10 6 40 135 565 56 815 Federal Protective Service*** OTHER 0 4 5 26 7 514 7 563 METRO Transit Police NIBRS 0 0 414 93 1 688 279 1,475 Military District of Washington** NIBRS M-NCPPC Police (Montgomery County) UCR 6 0 8 5 13 180 8 220 M-NCPPC Police (Prince George's 5 3 32 31 25 208 20 County) UCR 324 Maryland State Police (Metro Area) UCR 0 0 3 17 0 65 149 234 Metro. Wash. Airports Authority Police NIBRS 0 0 3 5 4 328 120 460 National Institutes of Health Police UCR 0 0 0 6 1 121 1 129 Pentagon Force Protective Agency OTHER 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 U.S. Capital Police** UCR U.S. Secret Service (Uniformed Division)** UCR U.S. Park Police UCR 0 16 36 65 9 136 21 283 Virginia State Police (Div. 7) NIBRS 0 0 1 24 1 37 25 88 SUBTOTAL 14 30 503 287 190 2,328 680 4,032 GRAND TOTAL 387 897 10,391 9,351 18,323 90,825 24,433 154,607 * Data was reported via another department. These figures are italicized. ** For some departments, no data was collected. Where data is not shown, it is not provided. *** Statistics are not included in the totals.

2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 4 2007 Part I Crime Statistics (Arrests) COG MEMBER DEPARTMENTS METHOD HOMICIDE RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY LARCENY THEFTS OFFENSES D.C. Metropolitan Police Department UCR 123 14 690 1,585 347 1,173 3,932 Bladensburg Police Department UCR 0 0 7 32 4 17 10 70 Frederick County Sheriff's Department UCR 3 3 21 119 105 283 12 546 Frederick Police Department UCR 1 5 46 134 59 311 11 567 Greenbelt Police Department UCR 1 3 20 39 8 93 12 176 Montgomery County Dept. of Police UCR 12 51 398 332 484 1,609 168 3,054 Gaithersburg Police Department** UCR Rockville City Police Department* UCR 0 4 22 31 25 89 5 176 Takoma Park Police Department UCR 0 1 6 20 11 39 12 89 Prince George's County Police Dept. UCR 64 16 431 672 327 1,418 334 3,262 Bowie Police Department* UCR 0 0 5 9 5 47 4 70 College Park* UCR 0 0 17 34 6 21 3 81 Part I Crimes by Department (2006 v. 2007) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-MPD HOMICIDE 181 169 12 7% RAPE 192 182 10 5% ROBBERY 3,985 3,604 381 11% ASSAULT 3,566 4,453-887 -20% BURGLARY 3,920 3,826 94 2% LARCENY 16,476 15,132 1,344 9% M/V THEFTS 7,323 7,057 266 4% Total Part I 35,643 34,423 1,220 4% MARYLAND 2007 Annual Report on Crime and Crime Control 5 Alexandria Police Department NIBRS 4 14 71 99 81 551 36 856 Arlington County Police Department NIBRS 1 8 68 63 63 478 11 692 Fairfax City Police Department NIBRS 1 0 8 17 12 68 3 109 Fairfax County Police Department UCR 15 57 226 214 589 3,044 421 4,566 Falls Church City Police Department NIBRS 0 0 1 2 3 34 2 42 Loudoun County Sheriff's Department NIBRS 2 7 30 113 106 416 48 722 Manassas City Police Department NIBRS 2 1 34 69 63 161 12 342 Manassas Park Police Department NIBRS 1 4 3 7 4 26 10 55 Prince William County Police Dept. UCR 17 14 128 243 233 1,166 65 1,866 SUBTOTAL 247 198 2,188 3,760 2,499 10,887 1,167 20,946 BOWIE P.D. HOMICIDE 2 1 1 100% RAPE 4 12-8 -67% ROBBERY 33 58-25 -43% ASSAULT 27 23 4 17% BURGLARY 67 149-82 -55% LARCENY 643 666-23 -3% M/V THEFTS 169 191-22 -12% Total Part I 945 1,100-155 -14% COLLEGE PARK HOMICIDE 0 0 0 0% RAPE 8 5 3 60% ROBBERY 55 53 2 4% ASSAULT 31 38-7 -18% BURGLARY 135 108 27 25% LARCENY 644 402 242 60% M/V THEFTS 191 135 56 41% Total Part I 1,064 741 323 44% ASSOCIATE DEPARTMENTS METHOD HOMICIDE RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT BURGLARY LARCENY THEFTS OFFENSES CIA -Security Protective Service** UCR Fauquier County Sheriff's Office NIBRS 4 3 3 25 46 112 0 193 Federal Protective Service*** OTHER 0 0 0 4 0 9 0 13 METRO Transit Police NIBRS N/A N/A 49 32 0 35 20 136 Military District of Washington** NIBRS M-NCPPC Police (Montgomery County) UCR 0 N/A 2 5 8 12 0 27 M-NCPPC Police (Prince George's 1 0 8 21 11 23 County) UCR 0 64 Maryland State Police (Metro Area) UCR N/A N/A 1 10 N/A 23 14 48 Metro. Wash. Airports Authority Police UCR N/A N/A 0 5 0 22 33 60 National Institutes of Health Police UCR N/A N/A N/A 2 0 1 0 3 Pentagon Force Protective Agency OTHER N/A 0 N/A 0 0 N/A 0 0 U.S. Capital Police** UCR U.S. Secret Service (Uniformed Division)** UCR U.S. Park Police UCR 4 10 8 39 10 8 0 79 Virginia State Police (Div. 7) UCR N/A N/A 1 0 0 11 5 17 SUBTOTAL 9 13 72 139 75 247 72 627 GRAND TOTAL 256 211 2,260 3,899 2,574 11,134 1,239 21,573 FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF HOMICIDE 3 2 1 50% RAPE 14 12 2 17% ROBBERY 18 17 1 6% ASSAULT 257 99 158 160% BURGLARY 251 357-106 -30% LARCENY 1,116 1,110 6 1% M/V THEFTS 88 94-6 -6% Total Part I 1,747 1,691 56 3% GAITHERSBURG P.D. HOMICIDE 1 2-1 -50% RAPE 15 13 2 15% ROBBERY 104 101 3 3% ASSAULT 101 95 6 6% BURGLARY 273 278-5 -2% LARCENY 1,910 1,830 80 4% M/V THEFTS 173 208-35 -17% Total Part I 2,577 2,527 50 2% FREDERICK P.D. HOMICIDE 5 4 1 25% RAPE 20 17 3 18% ROBBERY 104 152-48 -32% ASSAULT 289 347-58 -17% BURGLARY 275 354-79 -22% LARCENY 1,417 1,287 130 10% M/V THEFTS 114 99 15 15% Total Part I 2,224 2,260-36 -2% GREENBELT P.D. HOMICIDE 2 2 0 0% RAPE 10 6 4 67% ROBBERY 132 158-26 -16% ASSAULT 65 45 20 44% BURGLARY 130 102 28 27% LARCENY 768 715 53 7% M/V THEFTS 256 247 9 4% Total Part I 1,363 1,275 88 7% See page 3 for explanation of footnotes. Statistics for Bladensburg are not included in the 2006 vs 2007 section because this is the first year they have been included in the report.