2004 summary report: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

2004 Summary Report Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
Georgia Crime Information Center

CRIME DATA
Data collected on offenses reported to or investigated by law enforcement include counts for the crimes of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor-vehicle theft. Because of their seriousness, frequency of occurrence and likelihood of being reported, these crimes are regarded as an Index of Crime. The first four Index Crimes are violent crimes or crimes against persons. The remaining Index Crimes are serious property crimes.
The following table is a profile of reported Index Crimes for 2004 in Georgia . This table includes calculated crime rates per 100,000 people. The use of crime rates in making comparisons in crime trends helps to minimize problems with crime data interpretation. However, readers are cautioned that crime rates cited are reliable indications of crime only to the extent that population estimates are accurate, that victims report crimes and that Uniform Crime Reports are submitted to GCIC by law enforcement agencies.
PROFILE OF REPORTED INDEX CRIMES - 2004

Crime
Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
Total Violent Crime
Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft
Total Property Crime
Total Index Crime

Reported% of Total
476 1,944 11,675 20,823
34,918
69,266 217,171 39,070

Rate Per 100,000 *
0.13% 0.54% 3.24% 5.8%
9.7%
19.2% 60.3% 10.8%

5.4 22.01 132.2 235.8
395.4
784.5 2,459.6
442.5

325,507 360,425

90.3% 100.0%

3,686.6 4,082.1

* Based on crime / population of 8,829,383 x 100,000

REPORTED METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA ( MSA ) INDEX CRIMES - 2004

The table on the following page reflects Index Crimes reported for each designated Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) in Georgia . Listed for each area are the counties encompassed in that MSA , corresponding county populations and the total Index Crimes reported. The number of crimes reported for the county is compiled from all law enforcement agencies operating in that county. This includes Sheriff's Offices, Police Departments, campus police, and any other agency designated as a law enforcement agency. The Office of Planning and Budget of the U.S. Census Bureau has increased the MSA table in size by adding 40 new counties that meet the definition of a MSA county in Georgia .

Metropolitan Statistical County Area

Population MurderRapeRobbery

Aggrav. Assault

Burglary

Larceny VMTehoheitcoftlre CITnroidmteaexl%Totoafl

Albany , GA Baker

MSA

Dougherty

Lee

Terrell

Worth

4,379 97,278 28,883 11,035 22,213

- 5 51 - 4 - 3 - -

- 3

3

- -6

225 263 1,674 3,655 374 6,247

8 30 134 501 39 716

15 23

60 147 8 256

1 29

70 195 15 310

Albany , GA MSA Total

163,788

Athens , GA Clarke

MSA

Madison

Oconee

Oglethorpe

105,418 27,526 28,555 13,602

Athens , GA MSA Total

175,101

5 58 249 348 1,941 4,498 436 7,535 2.1%

5 52 167 250 1,236 4,854 303 6,867

- 6

5 50

60 475 27 623

- 3

4

9

68 235 31 350

- -

-

5

17 52 9 83

5 61 176 314 1,381 5,616 3707,923 2.2%

Atlanta , GA MSA Barrow
Bartow Butts Carroll Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta Dawson Dekalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Haralson Heard Henry Jasper Lamar Meriwether Newton

54,370 86,141 1 22,467 100,166 1 169,415 3 264,063 19 661,872 18 103,084 3 18,884 685,567 22 103,714 6 100,562 6 125,873 1 831,958 151 684,561 32 27,917 11,338 1 152,502 3 12,756 16,504 1 23,166 77,412 3

10 10 9 57 - 6 30 49 15 19 64 699 174 754 6 45 1 2 68 1,120 27 76 8 16 11 22 366 4,087 164 851 3 5 - 1 4 37 - 1 3 1 1 9 9 22

290 389 946 172 1,817 211 1,133 2,980 455 4,846 15 82 401 61 565 391 1,241 3,265 372 5,349 78 153 1,199 97 1,564 666 3,192 7,618 2,706 14,964 1,009 4,311 13,146 2,567 21,979 103 495 1,731 272 2,655 16 100 337 65 521 875 4,773 12,198 6,482 25,538 229 777 3,379 399 4,893 26 219 1,401 155 1,831 219 534 1,955 283 3,025 5,583 11,129 34,856 8,278 64,450 853 5,159 12,886 2,665 22,610 65 317 748 171 1,309 11 65 103 37 218 173 428 1,706 250 2,601
9 92 128 21 251 26 43 82 12 168 52 137 434 77 710 85 527 1,280 194 2,120

Atlanta , GA MSA Total

Paulding Pickens Pike Rockdale Spalding Walton

101,738 27,353 15,229 76,189 4 61,491 4 70,537 2

15 13 - 2 - 6
17 72 25 63 6 14

231 483 1,479 272 2,493 6 99 269 33 409 20 39 107 19 191
296 642 2,547 360 3,938 237 584 1,772 227 2,912 61 330 871 180 1,464

4,686,829 281 1,036 8,059 11,836 37,473 109,82426,882195,39154.2%

Augusta ,

GA

Burke

MSA Columbia

McDuffie

Richmond

23,331 99,129 1 21,802 201,450 11

3 19 17 20 7 10 110 325

441 176 41 267 14 109 143 1,664

689 84 1,412 1,809 127 2,282
356 41 537 6,007 1,152 9,412

Augusta , GA MSA Total

345,712 12 137 374 639 2,216 8,861 1,40413,643 3.8%

Brunswick Brantley 15,534

1

MSA

Glynn

71,299 4

McIntosh

11,066 -

- 6 25 134 2 2

25 148 261 44 485 174 911 3,748 230 5,226 29 53 250 25 361

Brunswick MSA Total MSA Total

97,899 5 27 142 228 1,112 4,259 2996,072 1.7%

Chattanooga

MSA

Catoosa 59,053

1

Dade

16,175 -

Walker

63,627 2

4 20 - 2 14

93 317 1,430 165 2,030 8 9 28 9 54 69 500 1,811 163 2,561

Chattanooga MSA Total

138,855 3

6 34 170 826 3,269 337 4,645 1.3%

Columbus , GA MSA
Chattahoochee Harris Marion Muscogee
Columbus , GA MSA Total

19,655 26,322 7,289 188,795
242,061

-- 31 9 -- 2 26 31 395
29 32 406

10 32 43 12 97 17 68 229 41 368 7 11 11 3 34 454 2,307 8,840 1,484 13,537
488 2,418 9,123 1,54014,036 3.9%

Dalton , Ga. MSA
Murray Whitfield

40,103 - - 4 120 207 446 49 826 89,296 7 25 56 302 832 3,454 402 5,078

Dalton , GA

MSA Total

Gainesville ,

GA

MSA

Hall County

129,399 7 25 60 422 1,039 3,900 4515,904 1.6% 158,701 7 31 82 268 1,144 4,166 632 6,330

Gainesville ,

GA

MSA Total

158,701 7 31 82

Hinesville ,

GA

MSA

Liberty 59,907

3 19 57

Long

10,960 -

- 5

268 1,144 4,166 632 6,330 1.7%
169 567 2,031 102 2,948 11 80 74 19 189

Hinesville ,

GA

MSA Total

Macon , GA

MSA

Bibb

Crawford

Jones

Monroe

Twiggs

70,867 3
156,857 17 12,762 1 25,896 1 23,631 10,640 -

19 62
68 270 1 5 - 2 - 1 3 -

180 647 2,105 121 3,137 0.9%

415 2,363 20 96 24 142
- 128 14 5

7,544 1,221 11,898 259 30 412 356 54 579 212 46 387 11 4 37

Macon , GA

MSA Total

Rome , GA

Floyd

MSA

County

229,786 19 72 278 473 2,734 8,382 1,355 13,313 3.7% 94,923 7 16 94 302 958 3,003 296 4,676

Rome , GA MSA Total

94,923 7 16 94 302 958 3,003 296 4,676 1.3%

Savannah ,

MSA

Bryan

Chatham

Effingham

26,779 239,189 22 43,427 -

2 19 68 593 4 13

23 92 510 34 680 658 2,480 7,978 1,387 13,186 63 155 562 57 854

Savannah,

GA

MSA Total

Valdosta,

MSA

Brooks

Echols

Lanier

Lowndes

Valdosta,

GA

MSA Total

309,395 22
16,513 1 4,066 7,484 96,154 7
124,217 8

74 625

2 9

-

-

1

-

50 124

53 133

744 2,727 9,050 1,478 14,720 4.0%

140 96 364 40 652

-

-

- -

-

1 2

- 1

5

244 825 3,711 251 5,212

385 923 4,075 292 5,869 1.6%

Warner

Robins, GA

MSA

Houston

MSA Total Total MSA's Total Non MSA's Total State

122,440 4 39 93 2351,148 3,710 326 5,555
122,440 4 39 93 235 1,148 3,710 326 5,555 1.5%
7,089,973 417 1,686 10,867 17,032 58,687 183,84136,219308,74985.6%
1,739,410 59 258 808 3,791 10,579 33,330 2,851 51,67614.4% 8,829,383 476 1,944 11,675 20,823 69,266 217,17139,070360,425100%

ARREST DATA
The numbers of persons arrested are compiled from summary arrest reports submitted monthly by local law enforcement agencies. Presented in these reports is a profile of individuals arrested broken down by age, sex, and race for 2004.
PROFILE OF PERSONS ARRESTED BY SPECIFIC AGE, SEX, RACE - 2004

Type of Crime
Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
Total Violent Crime
Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft
Total Property Crime
Total Index Crime

16 and Under
39 48 333 1,313
1,733
1,976 5,943
760

AGE 17-21 22-29

92 125 924 1,982
3,123
1,902 7,056
733

135 118 706 2,802
3,761
1,238 6,050
593

30-39
85 125 501 2,618
3,329
1,205 6,433
564

8,679 10,412

9,691 12,814

7,881 11,642

8,202 11,531

40-49
51 60 268 2,015
2,394
856 5,131
332
6,319
8,713

50+
23 20 88 813
944
195 1,790
109
2,094
3,038

Type of Crime
Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated

SEX Male Female

377 483 2,493 8,549

48 13 327 2,994

RACE White Non-White

140 146 621 3,846

285 350 2,199 7,697

Total Violent Crime
Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft
Total Property Crime Total Index Crime

11,902
6,612 21,390 2,567
30,569 42,471

3,382
760 11,013
524
12,297 15,679

4,753
3,252 14,253 1,166
18,671 23,424

10,531
4,120 18,150 1,925
24,195 34,726

JUVENILE ARREST DATA

The following tables present juvenile arrest data. For the purposes of the FBI UCR program, offenders who are 18 years of age and older are considered adults while anyone under the age of 18 is considered a juvenile. The first table is a comparison of juvenile arrests made between 2000 and 2004 for all crimes (Index and Part II or non-serious crimes). As part of the juvenile arrest report, local agencies also are requested to indicate how the juvenile arrestee was handled. Possible dispositions include referrals to other courts or agencies or disposition by the local law enforcement agency. Dispositions of juveniles from 2000 - 2004 are presented in the second table.

JUVENILE ARRESTS for PART I (INDEX) AND PART II ARRESTS - 2000-2004

CHARGES 01AMurder/Non Negligent
Manslaughter 2Forcible Rape 3Robbery 4Aggravated Assault 5 Burglary 6 Larceny 7Motor Vehicle Theft 8Other Assaults 9Arson 10Forgery & Counterfeiting 11Fraud 12Embezzlement 13Stolen Property; Building, Receiving, Possessing 14Vandalism 15Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc. 16Prostitution & Commercialized Vice 17Sex Offenses (except Forcible Rape & Prostitution)
DRUGS: Sale Manufacturing 18AOpium or Cocaine & Their Derivatives (Morphine, Heroin, Codeine) 18BMarijuana 18CSynthetic Narcotics Manufactured

2000
83 93 467 1,226 1,902 7,720 930 4,630 157 207 232 32
521 801
919
49
626

2001
46 75 569 1,223 1,985 7,311 827 5,302 137 154 292 8
586 982
944
49
694

2002
111 83 476 1,192 1,963 7,230 784 5,305 150 210 540 15
546 861
813
38
694

2003
75 56 541 1,227 1,882 7,205 955 5,802 164 172 436 7
650 866
1,105
34
679

2004
48 73 520 1,671 2,508 7,619 965 7,102 286 229 440 9
643 955
1,570
41
898

226

165

208

197

212

355

345

342

458

427

27

36

49

33

53

Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addiction (Demerol, Methadone) 18DOther Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs (Barbiturates, Benzedrine) DRUGS: Possession 18EOpium or Cocaine & Their Derivatives (Morphine, Heroin, Codeine) 18FMarijuana 18GSynthetic Narcotics Manufactured Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addiction (Demerol, Methadone) 18HOther Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs (Barbiturates, Benzedrine) Gambling 19ABookmaking (Horse & Sport Book) 19BNumbers & Lottery 19CAll Other Gambling 20Offenses Against Family & Children 21DUI 22Liquor Laws 23Drunkenness 24Disorderly Conduct 25Vagrancy 26All Other Offenses (except Traffic) 27Suspicion 28Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 29Run Away TOTAL

137
624
2,301 50
80
4 0 44
315 467 1,526 190 4,623 355 10,190 103
815 2,385 45,323

101
482
2,191 70
109
0 25 33
308 469 1,319 180 5,383 137 11,052 304
942 2,184 47,145

150
586
1,761 127
121
36
359 414 1,215 193 5,333 133 10,433 100
765 2,135 45,388

178
525
2,219 108
127
3 1 32
272 397 1,045 285 6,095 169 10,407 38
817 2,452 47,714

207
571
2,608 126
100
4 4 51
239 475 1,225 127 7,012 311 12,264 56
854 3,498 56,001

JUVENILE ARREST DISPOSITONS ~ 2000-2004

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Handled Within Dept.
6,016 7,558 8,714 8,792 9,453

Referred to Referred to Referred to Referred to

Juvenile Welfare Other PoliceAdult/Criminal

Total

Court

Dept.

Dept.

Court Dispositions

19,768

779

312

3,749

30,624

26,653

1,144

292 4,086

39,731

26,762

970

443

4,751

41,640

28,562

930

706

4,171

43,161

32,105

2,070

856

5,292

49,776

Source : Juvenile Arrest Disposition for Part I (Index) and II Offenses are compiled from monthly Uniform Crime Reporting forms submitted to GCIC. Please keep in mind that these statistics only represent data that was submitted from Georgia's law enforcement agencies statewide.

CRIME AND ARREST COMPARISONS 2000-2004
The first table shows the number of incidents and arrests reported each year, based upon UCR criteria, between 2000 and 2004 for each of the seven Index Crimes. While comparisons of arrests to crimes reported could be useful measurements of law enforcement activity, caution must be exercised. Arrests reported in one year may be incidents that occurred in that same year or earlier. Since more than one individual can be arrested for a crime, or individuals can be arrested more than once during a given year, arrest statistics more accurately reflect the number of arrests made, rather than the number of crimes solved or the number of different persons taken into custody. Also, it is possible in the UCR program to "clear" an incident without making an arrest, if certain exceptions are met.
The second table shows a profile of arrests made, by age group, for each of the seven Index Crimes between 2000 and 2004.
COMPARISON OF REPORTED INDEX CRIMES AND ARRESTS - 2000-2004

Type of Crime

20042004 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 Incidents ArrestsIncidents ArrestsIncidentsArrestsIncidentsArrestsIncidentsArrests

Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault

496 497 549 396 521 683 619 531 476 425 1,683 569 2,044 549 1,921 565 2,075 535 1,944 496 11,715 2,829 13,577 3,009 12,605 2,862 13,318 2,876 11,675 2,820
21,463 11,855 22,930 11,251 21,109 11,071 20,972 10,721 20,823 11,543

Total Violent Crime

35,357 15,750 39,100 15,205 36,156 15,181 36,984 14,663 34,918 15,284

Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft

57,987 7,039 66,646 6,738 68,461 7,212 73,155 6,825 69,266 7,372 204,026 30,880 223,570 30,104 216,476 30,854 229,182 30,961 217,171 32,403
33,895 3,493 36,460 2,754 35,678 2,874 41,012 2,947 39,070 3,091

Total Property Crime

295,908 41,412 326,676 39,596 320,615 40,940 343,349 40,733 325,507 42,866

Total Index

Crime

331,265 57,162 365,776 54,801 356,771 56,121 380,333 55,396 360,425 58,150

REPORTED ARRESTS FOR INDEX CRIMES BY AGE GROUPS - 2000-2004

Age Group 2000

0-16

9,452

17-21

13,677

22-29

11,031

30-39

12,839

40-49

7,590

50+

2,573

Total

57,162

% 16.5% 23.9% 19.3% 22.5% 13.3% 4.5% 100.0

2001 9,347 12,950 10,773 11,940 7,404 2,387 54,801

%

2002

17.1% 8,740

23.6% 13,417

19.7% 11,526

21.8% 11,909

13.5% 7,898

4.4% 2,631

100.0% 56,121

%

2003

15.6% 9,259

23.9% 12,768

20.5% 11,324

21.2% 11,567

14.1% 7,811

4.7% 2,667

100.0% 55,396

%

2004

16.7% 10,412

23.0% 12,814

20.4% 11,642

20.9% 11,531

14.1% 8,713

4.8% 3,038

100.0% 58,150

% 17.9 22.0 20.0 19.8 15.0 5.2 100.0%

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED - 2004
As part of the UCR program, local law enforcement agencies are requested to complete monthly reports on all officers killed by felonious act, by accident or by negligence. Agencies also are required to report officers assaulted. The data on officers assaulted is broken down into the type of activity in which the officer was involved when the assault occurred.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN FELONIOUS & ACCIDENTAL SITUATIONS
During 2004, one (1) law enforcement officer lost his life in the line of duty in Georgia

Patrol Officer Christopher Lee Ruse Pendergrass Police Department

December 29, 2004

The following 3 (three) officers were killed accidentally in Georgia.

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Raymond Burton Sergeant James Curtis Gilbert, Jr.
Deputy Sheriff Wesley Mack

Richmond County Sheriff's Office Henry County Police Department Columbia County Sheriff's Office

January 4, 2004 May 2, 2004 July 12, 2004

All of the officers above will always be remembered for the ultimate sacrifice that they made in order to make the jurisdictions that they served a safer haven for citizens in Georgia.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED DURING 2004

TYPE OF ACTIVITY Disturbance Calls Burglaries Robberies Civil Disturbance Attempted Arrests Transport Prisoners Suspicious Persons Ambush Mentally Ill Traffic Stops All Other TOTAL:

NUMBER OF INCIDENTS 157 3 25 209 8 144 60 2 23 161 111 903

GEORGIA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL - 2004

Each year, law enforcement agencies are requested to complete a survey for the FBI's UCR program on the number of law enforcement personnel employed. The survey requests for a breakdown by sworn and civilian employees as well as by sex.

SWORN
CIVILIAN GRAND TOTAL

MALE 18,377
2,735
21,112

FEMALE 2,893
5,297
8,190

TOTAL 21,270
8,032
29,302

Source: FBI - UCR Division