2006 summary report: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

2006 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 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 2006 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 - 2006

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

Reported % of Total

601 1,992 14,753 23,841

0.16% 0.53% 3.94% 6.37%

41,187

11.0%

78,578 214,934
40,817

20.92% 57.22% 10.87%

334,329

89.0%

375,516

100.%

Rate Per 100,000
6.4 21.3 157.6 254.6
439.8
839.2 2295.3
435.9
3570.4
4010.2

REPORTED METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA ( MSA ) INDEX CRIMES - 2006

The table below 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.

METROPOLITAN

STATISTICAL AREA

COUNTY

(MSA)

POPULATION

MURDER

RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAV ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT

INDEX CRIME THEFT

% OF TOTAL

Albany, GA (MSA) TOTAL

Baker Dougherty Lee Terrell Worth

4,287 97,929 32,098 11,055 22,702 168,071

-

-

8 35

21

12

-

-

11 38

-

1

253

291

5

18

1

18

2

20

261

348

2 1,823
106 83 92
2,106

3,617
354 64
243 4,278

-

3

440 6,467

23 509

10 179

24 381

497 7,539 2.0

Athens, GA (MSA) TOTAL

Clarke Madison Oconee Oglethorpe

107,793 28,165 30,703 14,046
180,707

5 60

-7

-

-

4 12

9 79

127

190

4

55

-

5

18

108

149

358

1,155 47 17
302 1,521

4,622 372 68
1,267 6,329

375 6,534 41 526 13 103
165 1,876 594 9,039 2.4

Atlanta, GA (MSA) TOTAL

Barrow Bartow Butts Carroll Cherokee Clayton Cobb Coweta Dawson DeKalb Douglas Fayette Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Haralson Heard Henry Jasper Lamar Meriwether Newton Paulding Pickens Pike Rockdale Spalding Walton

61,879 92,095 21,721 108,840 190,127 276,572 685,136 113,433 20,365 699,732 116,381 107,596 144,902 945,027 749,597 29,248 11,710 173,238 13,569 16,904 23,655 89,498 116,021 29,355 16,646 81,067 63,257 78,076 5,075,647

2 14

1 14

-

-

3 26

- 24

39 42

25 130

5 10

-1

93 185

26

16

6 14

147 316

43 109

-1

-1

3 30

-3

3

-

-5

-

-

1 19

-

-

1

-

1 20

2 19

25

380 1,000

16 67
2 55 25 769 923 58
2 2,351
23 23 16 4,253 1,248
6 2 144 1 1 9 12 1 1 100 51 25 10,184

477 236
1 335 170 622 1,098 173
9 2,469
95 35 68 5,614 953 26 37 339 10 32 52
136
5 9 253 182 67 13,503

340

1,478

211 2,538

905

2,501

368 4,092

29

175

16 223

985

2,659

280 4,343

685

1,963

187 3,054

3,317

6,145 2,093 13,027

4,160 12,201 2,372 20,909

645

1,830

225 2,946

105

382

60 559

8,771 16,375 6,979 37,223

359

741

74 1,300

240

1,317

175 1,797

480

2,225

152 2,961

13,178 33,965 9,055 66,528

6,283 13,920 2,931 25,487

146

652

75 906

60

124

28 252

974

2,251

498 4,239

67

100

13 194

60

138

22 256

249

454

98 867

-

-

-

0

621

1,623

303 2,715

16

132

6 160

51

115

23 200

772

1,988

440 3,574

666

2,118

207 3,245

415

1,117

137 1,768

44,579 108,689 27,028 205,363 54.7

METROPOLITAN

STATISTICAL AREA

COUNTY

(MSA)

Augusta, GA-SC Burke

Columbia

McDuffie

Richmond

(MSA) TOTAL

POPULATION

MURDER

RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAV ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT

INDEX CRIME THEFT

% OF TOTAL

24,047 107,146
22,441 202,056 355,690

11 - 10 14 -1 2 16

27

53

33

51

9

45

22

16

91

165

91

453

323

1,396

141

335

65

268

620

2,452

39 665 136 1,949
31 566 43 415 249 3,595 1.0

Brunswick, GA (MSA) TOTAL

Brantley Glynn McIntosh

15,988 74,182 11,423 101,593

-2 5 27 -2 5 31

4

28

157

540

2

5

163

573

121

214

862

2,679

6

13

989

2,906

35 404

203 4,473

9

37

247 4,914 1.3

Chattanooga, TN

GA-

Catoosa

Dade

Walker

(MSA) TOTAL

62,766
16,555 65,942 145,263

-

-

-2 18 1 10

-

-

1

14

14

338

15

352

-

-

-

0

40

109

19 185

424

1,272

120 2,177

464

1,381

139 2,362

.6

Columbus, GA-AL Chattahoochee Harris Marion Muscogee
(MSA) TOTAL

15,150 28,671
7,477 191,221 242,519

-

-

-1

-3

22 16

22 20

-

4

3

4

1

12

8

12

98

237

21 377

1

33

18

99

3 157

581

569

2,773

9,228 1,850 15,039

590

618

2,892

9,568 1,875 15,585 4.2

Dalton, GA-AL Murray Whitfield
(MSA) TOTAL

42,123 93,808 135,931

-4 1 27 1 31

2

46

42

289

44

335

158

474

730

2,389

888

2,863

64 748 290 3,768 354 4,516 1.2

Gainesville, GA Hall (MSA) TOTAL

171,095 171,095

2 36 2 36

93

297

93

297

935

3,401

935

3,401

644 5,408 644 5,408 1.4

Hinesville, GA Liberty Long
(MSA) TOTAL

59,392 11,439 70,831

9 21 -2 9 23

64

155

7

24

71

179

559

2,079

78

106

637

2,185

79 2,966

14 231

93 3,197

.9

Macon, GA (MSA) TOTAL

Bibb Crawford Jones Monroe Twiggs

159,893 13,287 27,698 24,549 10,630
236,057

17 80

-

-

-

-

12

-2

18 84

386

631

2

31

-

-

11

25

1

37

400

724

2,850 122 84 64
3,120

7,710 1,592 13,266

228

30 413

-

-

0

325

44 492

112

15 231

8,375 1,681 14,402 3.8

Rome, GA

Floyd

(MSA) TOTAL

97,223 97,223

5 36 5 36

64

420

64

420

787

2,909

787

2,909

322 4,543 322 4,543 1.2

Savannah, GA (MSA) TOTAL

Bryan Chatham Effingham

29,466 246,067
48,431 323,964

-

-

30 80

25

32 85

-

-

763

657

11

52

774

709

2,355
222 2,577

-

-

0

8,117 1,351 13,353

360

79 731

8,477 1,430 14,084 3.8

Valdosta (MSA) TOTAL

Brooks Echols Lanier Lowndes

16,851 4,390 7,796
99,811 128,848

1

-

-

-

-

-

4 34

5 34

2

78

-

-

-

-

117

223

119

301

102 -
986 1,088

257 -
3,271 3,528

27 467

-

0

-

0

201 4,836

228 5,303 1.4

METROPOLITAN

STATISTICAL AREA

COUNTY

(MSA)

Warner Robins, GA

Houston

(MSA) TOTAL

TOTAL MSAs

TOTAL NON MSAs

TOTAL STATE

POPULATION

MURDER

RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAV ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT

INDEX CRIME THEFT

% OF TOTAL

130,215 130,215

3 23 3 23

140

259

140

259

811

2,769

811

2,769

217 4,222 217 4,222 1.1

7,563,654

505 1,546 13,158 19,141

64,014 170,110 35,598 304,072 81.0

1,800,287

96 446

1,595 4,700

14,564 44,824 5,219 71,444 19.0

9,363,941

601 1,992 14,753 23,841

78,578 214,934 40,817 375,516 100%

ARREST DATA

The numbers of persons arrested are compiled from summary arrest reports submitted monthly by local law enforcement agencies. Presented below is a profile of individuals arrested broken down by age, sex, and race for 2006.

PROFILE OF PERSONS ARRESTED BY SPECIFIC AGE, SEX, RACE - 2006

AGE

Type of Crime

16 and Under

17-21

22-29

30-39 40-49

50+

Murder

20 136 132

75 41 33

Forcible Rape

43

93 116

77 57 19

Robbery

521 1,162 734 421 280 63

Aggravated Assault 1,044 2,205 3,016 2,492 2,063 976

Total Violent Crime

1,628 3,596 3,998 3,065 2,441 1,091

Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crime

1,858 4,651
684
7,193

2,094 6,672
729
9,495

1,279 5,833
597
7,709

1,109 948 278 5,433 4,808 2,010
599 412 116
7,141 6,168 2,404

Total Index Crime 8,821 13,091 11,707 10,206 8,609 3,495

Type of Crime Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Total Violent Crime

SEX

Male Female

380

57

398

7

2,897

284

8,769 3,027

12,444 3,375

RACE

White Non-White

106

331

128

277

568

2,613

3,699

8,097

4,501

11,318

Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crime

6,796 19,386
2,635 28,817

770 10,021
502 11,293

3,089 12,138
1,136 16,363

4,477 17,269
2,001 23,747

Total Index Crime

41,261 14,668 20,864

35,065

JUVENILE ARREST DATA

The following tables represent 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 2002 and 2006 for all crimes (Part I or 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.

JUVENILE ARREST DISPOSITIONS - 2002-2006 are presented in the second table.

JUVENILE ARRESTS FOR PART I (INDEX) and PART II (NON-INDEX) ARRESTS - 2002-2006

CHARGE:

01A Murder/Non Negligent Manslaughter

2 Forcible Rape

3 Robbery

4 Aggravated Assault

5 Burglary

6 Larceny

7 Motor Vehicle Theft

8 Other Assaults

9 Arson

10 Forgery & Counterfeiting

11 Fraud

12 Embezzlement

13 Stolen Property; Building, Receiving, Possessing

14 Vandalism

15 Weapons; Carrying, Possessing, etc.

16 Prostitution & Commercialized Vice

17 Sex Offenses (except Forcible Rape & Prostitution)

DRUGS: Sale Manufacturing

18A

Opium or Codeine)

Cocaine

&

Their

Derivatives

(Morphine,

Heroin,

18B Marijuana

18C Synthetic Narcotics Manufactured

Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addition (Demerol,

Methadone)

18D

Other Dangerous Benzedrine)

Non-Narcotic

Drugs

(Barbiturates,

DRUGS: Possession

18E

Opium or Codeine)

Cocaine

&

Their

Derivatives

(Morphine,

Heroin,

18F Marijuana

18G Synthetic Narcotics Manufactured

Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addiction (Demerol,

Methadone)

18H

Other Dangerous Benzedrine)

Non-Narcotic

Drugs

(Barbiturates,

GAMBLING

19A Bookmaking (Horse & Sport Book)

19B Numbers & Lottery

19C All Other Gambling

OTHER CHARGES

20 Offenses Against Family & Children

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 111 75 48 71 46 83 56 73 87 61 476 541 520 741 838
1,192 1,227 1,671 1,489 1,468 1,963 1,882 2,508 2,609 2,434 7,230 7,205 7,619 7,322 6,176
784 955 965 1,145 902 5,305 5,802 7,102 7,392 6,938
150 164 286 294 166 210 172 229 183 147 540 436 440 459 259
15 7 9 10 4 546 650 643 850 628 861 866 955 1,185 1,045 813 1,105 1,570 1,648 1,553
38 34 41 47 44 694 679 898 709 739
208 197 212 159 223 342 458 427 732 487
49 33 53 57 36
150 178 207 204 150
586 525 571 484 543 2,191 1,761 2,219 2,698 2,704
127 108 126 179 96
121 127 100 114 138
03400 01421 36 32 51 39 29
359 272 239 196 190

CHARGE: 21 DUI 22 Liquor Laws 23 Drunkenness 24 Disorderly Conduct 25 Vagrancy 26 All Other Offenses (except Traffic) 27 Suspicion 28 Curfew and Loitering Law Violations 29 Run Away
TOTAL:

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 414 397 475 365 326
1,215 1,045 1,225 1,147 1,247 193 285 127 84 131
5,333 6,095 7,012 7,050 6,062 133 169 311 192 130
10,43310,40712,26411,39911,025 100 38 56 112 57 765 817 854 1,192 1,106
2,135 2,452 3,498 3,572 3,059 45,38847,71456,00156,21751,188

JUVENILE ARREST DISPOSITIONS - 2002-2006

Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Handled Within Dept. 8,714 8,792 9,453 9,133 7,539

Referred to Juvenile Court 26,762 28,562 32,105 30,161 23,273

Referred to Referred to Referred to

Welfare Other Police Adult/Criminal

Total

Dept.

Dept.

Court Dispositions

970

443

4,751

41,640

930

706

4,171

43,161

2,070

856

5,292

49,776

893

831

4,233

45,251

703

440

4,825

36,780

Source: Juvenile Arrest Disposition for Part I (Index) and Part II Offenses (Non-Index) 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 2002-2006
The first table shows the number of incidents and arrests reported each year, based upon UCR criteria, between 2002 and 2006 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 2002 and 2006

COMPARISON OF REPORTED INDEX CRIMES AND ARRESTS 2002 - 2006

Type

of

Crime

2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 IncidentsArrestsIncidentsArrestsIncidentsArrestsIncidents

2005 Arrests

2006 Incidents

2006 Arrests

Murder

521 683

619 531

476 425

526 466

601 437

Rape

1,921 565 2,075 535 1,944 496 2,086 476 1,992 405

Robbery

12,605 2,862 13,318 2,876 11,675 2,820 13,801 3,139 14,753 3,181

Aggravated Assault

21,109 11,071 20,972 10,721 20,823 11,543 22,409 11,768 23,841 11,796

Total Violent Crime

36,156 15,181 36,984 14,663 34,918 15,284 38,822 15,849 41,187 15,819

Burglary

68,461 7,212 73,155 6,825 69,266 7,372 79,834 8,195 78,578 7,566

Larceny

216,476 30,854 229,182 30,961 217,171 32,403 234,444 32,543 214,934 29,407

Motor Vehicle Theft

35,678 2,874 41,012 2,947 39,070 3,091 43,414 3,701 40,817 3,137

Total Property Crime

320,615 40,940

343,349 40,733

325,507 42,866

357,692 44,439

334,329 40,110

Total Index Crime

356,771 56,121 380,333 55,396 360,425 58,150 396,514 60,288 375,516 55,929

REPORTED ARRESTS FOR INDEX CRIMES BY AGE GROUPS - 2002-2006

Age Group 0-16 17-21 22-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total

2002 8,740 13,417 11,526 11,909 7,898 2,631 56,121

% 15.6% 23.9% 20.5% 21.2% 14.1%
4.7% 100.0%

2003 9,259 12,768 11,324 11,567 7,811 2,667 55,396

% 16.7% 23.0% 20.4% 20.9% 14.1%
4.8% 100.0%

2004 10,412 12,814 11,642 11,531
8,713 3,038 58,150

% 17.9% 22.0% 20.0% 19.8% 15.0%
5.2% 100.0%

2005

% 2006

10,160 16.9% 8,821

13,104 21.7% 13,091

12,560 20.8% 11,707

11,642 19.3% 10,206

9,288 15.4% 8,609

3,534 5.9% 3,495

60,288 100.0% 55,929

% 15.8% 23.4% 20.9% 18.2% 15.4%
6.2% 100.0%

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED - 2006
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 2006, the following two (2) law enforcement officers lost their life in the line of duty in Georgia.

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Tim Whitehead, Jr Master Police Officer Dennis Carmen Stepnowski

Bibb County Sheriff's Office Dekalb County Police Dept.

03/23/2006 06/29/2006

The following three (3) officers were killed accidentally:

Officer Peter William Ferst Corporal Dennis Christian Wright, Sr. Sergeant Michael W. Larson

Atlanta Police Department

08/03/2006

Effingham County Sheriff's Office 11/17/2006

Bryan County Sheriff's Office

12/11/2006

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 2006

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 104 16 8 8 106
107
90
2 27 138 204 810

GEORGIA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL 2006

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 18,995
2,945 21,940

FEMALE 3,167 5,747 8,914

TOTAL 22,162
8,692 30,854

Source: FBI - UCR Division

Family Violence

The collection of family violence data began in the last half of 1995 when passage of legislation mandated reporting of such incidents to the GCIC by local law enforcement agencies. Since that time, the number of reporting offenses has increased steadily. In 2006, there were 54,010 reported incidents of family violence. Children were involved in almost 36 % (19,524) of the total incidents. In an additional 20 % (10,671) of the incidents, the act was committed in the presence of children.

Family Violence Incidents 2002 - 2006

Reported Cases: Children Present Children Involved

2002 62,383 12,995 25,700

2003 68,414 14,278 27,282

2004 60,534 12,736 23,057

2005 45,400
9,099 17,110

2006 54,010 10,671 19,524

Family Violence 2006

WEAPONS USED IN
INCIDENTS

OCCURRENCES PERCENTAGE

POLICE ACTION TAKEN

TOTAL PERCENTAGE

Firearm

846

2% Arrested

17,719

33%

Cutting/Knife

3,504

6% Citation

377

1%

Hand/Fist

26,607

49% Separation

7,126

13%

Other Weapons

23,053

43% Mediation

4,106

8%

TOTALS:

54,010

100% Other

16,949

31%

None

7,733

14%

TOTALS: 54,010

100%

RELATIONSHIP OF

AGGRESSOR TO TOTAL PERCENTAGE

ABUSE TYPE

VICTIM

Present Spouse

14,536

27% Fatal Injury

Former Spouse

2,866

5%

Permanently Disabled

Child

3,152

6% Temporarily Disabled

Parent

4,386

8% Broken Bones

Step Parent

494

1% Gun/Knife Wounds

Step Child

450

1% Superficial Wounds

Foster Parent

34

< 1% Property Damage

Foster Child

48

< 1% Threats

Lives Same Household or Did

542

1% Abusive Language

None of the Above

27,502

51% Sexual Abuse

TOTALS: 54,010

100% Other Abuse

TOTALS:

MALE

FEMALE

45
29
253 180 383 18,299 3,398 4,350
3,841
214 7,678 38,670

10
9
54 22 411 5,330 1,125 960
1,392
20 2,653 11,986

NOTE: There were 3,354 (6.0%) Family Violence Incident Reports that did not provide the Sex of the Aggressor.