2007 summary report: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

2007 Summary Report Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
Georgia Crime Information Center
Georgia's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is derived from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national program. Utilizing standard definitions and procedures established by the national program, crime data on the number of serious criminal offenses reported to or investigated by law enforcement and the number of arrests for all crimes are collected from law enforcement agencies. This data can then be used to portray crime in Georgia as well as used for comparisons throughout the State and United States.
UCR data presented in this annual report is compiled directly from summary offense and arrest reports submitted from Georgia's law enforcement agencies. Data presented does not include estimates for incidents or arrests that might have occurred but are not reported.
The 2007 report reflects statistics based on local agency submissions from 20022007.
The UCR data presented in this report, as well as additional data compiled for the UCR program, can be retrieved for special purpose reports upon request. You may contact the UCR program at (404) 270-8488 or fax your inquiries to (404) 270-8463 or email your request to: ucrweb@gbi.state.ga.us
Vernon M. Keenan Director, G.B.I

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Profile of Reported Index Crimes 2007

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Reported Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Index Crimes 2007

4

Profile of Persons Arrested by Specific Age, Sex, and Race 2007

7

Juvenile Arrests for Index and Part II Arrests 20032007

8

Juvenile Arrest Dispositions 20032007

9

Comparison of Reported Index Crimes and Arrests 20032007

10

Reported Arrests for Index Crimes by Age Groups 20032007

10

Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted - 2007

11

Georgia's Law Enforcement Personnel 2007

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Georgia's Family Violence Incidents 2003-2007

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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 motorvehicle 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 2007 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 - 2007

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

Reported
712 2,069 16,837 25,205
44,823
86,431 226,857
41,309
354,597
399,420

% of Total
0.18% 0.52% 4.21% 6.30%
11.2%
21.64% 56.81% 10.34%
88.8%
100.0%

Rate Per 100,000
7.5 21.7 176.4 264.1
469.6
905.5 2376.8
432.8
3715.1
4184.7

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REPORTED METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) INDEX CRIMES - 2007

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
(MSA)

COUNTY

POPULATION MURDER RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAV ASSAULT

BURGLARY

MOTOR LARCENY VEHICLE
THEFT

INDEX CRIME THEFT

% OF TOTAL

Albany, GA *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Baker Dougherty Lee Terrell Worth

4,105 94,587 33,753 10,610 21,928 164,983

-

-

12 35

-

3

3

-

1

1

16 39

1

3

218

407

4

18

-

34

3

16

226

478

3 1,725
143 75
128 2,074

4,038
438 27
273 4,776

1

8

435 6,870

27

633

6

145

36

458

505 8,114 2.0

Athens, GA *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Clarke Madison Oconee Oglethorpe

114,454 28,124 31,546 13,778
187,902

7 39

2

5

-

1

-

1

9 46

142

254

4

70

-

2

9

30

155

356

1,326 81 12 98
1,517

4,230 441 59 176
4,906

360 6,358

45

648

2

76

11

325

418 7,407 1.9

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

66,614 93,539 24,161 110,384 204,036 276,210 689,283 119,393 21,351 731,663 123,970 108,905 159,999 982,261 783,177 29,032 11,522 187,992 13,955 16,778 22,926 77,523 116,068 30,660 17,276 81,813 62,717 82,301 5,245,509

2 16

28

2 32

61

-

-

1

4 23

73

2 23

24

48 94

854

36 130

1,096

3

8

57

-

1

2

109 186

3,035

6 19

106

2

7

31

- 20

32

184 293

4,900

47 100

1,324

-

1

7

-

-

-

2 16

168

-

2

1

-

4

7

1

3

12

7 15

69

2 21

49

-

6

1

-

1

1

2 12

90

6 24

88

3 12

26

468 1,069 12,143

- 4 -

348 283
4 747 146 796 1,120 147
16 2,015
217 49 79
5,692 911 73 35 353 7 88 52 331 334 67 4 267 207 115
14,503

360 1,116
12 979 593 3,861 4,604 532
96 10,881
985 243 471 15,348 6,233 132
57 1,090
64 126 231 837 729
70 83 677 735 443 51,588

1,420 3,124
127 3,119 1,981 6,553 12,350 1,651
316 20,632
3,159 1,205 1,834 36,153 13,795
648 147 2,411 110 321 463 1,328 2,065 356 197 1,989 2,468 859 120,781

193 490
2 318 189 2,053 2,446 196
57 7,241
497 176 113 10,067 2,724
68 27 444 12 29 78 267 307 51 22 336 186 120 28,709

2,367 5,108
146 5,263 2,958 14,259 21,782 2,594
488 44,099
4,989 1,713 2,549 72,637 25,134
929 266 4,484 196 575 840 2,854 3,507 551 308 3,373 3,714 1,578 229,261

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METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
(MSA)

COUNTY

Augusta, GA-SC *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Burke Columbia McDuffie Richmond

Brunswick, GA *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Brantley Glynn McIntosh

Chattanooga, GA-TN *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Catoosa Dade Walker

Columbus, GA-AL *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Chattahoochee Harris Marion Muscogee

Dalton, GA-AL

Murray

Whitfield

*** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Gainesville, GA

Hall

*** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Hinesville, GA

Liberty

Long

*** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Macon, GA *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Bibb Crawford Jones Monroe Twiggs

Rome, GA

Floyd

*** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Savannah, GA *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Bryan Chatham Effingham

POPULATION

MURDER RAPE

ROBBERY

AGGRAV ASSAULT

BURGLARY

LARCENY

MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT

INDEX CRIME THEFT

% OF TOTAL

23,081 109,552
22,004 193,624 348,261

3

1

1

7

-

6

24 133

28 147

23

195

27

47

18

33

676

201

744

476

207

776

86 1,291

421

1,922

188 2,613

194

477

47 775

2,913

9,341 1,802 15,090

3,735 12,516 2,123 19,769 4.9

15,886 74,506 11,295 101,687

1

2

18 23

1

1

20 26

1

24

157

525

4

33

162

582

116 855
49 1,020

155 2,755
126 3,036

37 336 235 4,568
11 225 283 5,129 1.3

63,294 16,383 65,101 144,778

1 12

-

2

-

8

1 22

19

96

1

19

22

280

42

395

360

1,469

63

137

467

1,380

890

2,986

190 2,147 30 252
100 2,257 320 4,656 1.2

14,100 29,569
7,287 188,944 239,900

-

-

-

1

-

3

24 57

24 61

-

-

1

6

2

8

618

617

621

631

78 15 2,655 2,748

-

-

0

271

41 398

27

8

63

9,445 1,772 15,188

9,743 1,821 15,649 3.9

42,090 94,315 136,405

-

8

4 18

4 26

5

55

41

341

46

396

200

635

710

2,429

910

3,064

92 995 187 3,730 279 4,725 1.2

178,408 178,408

3 37 3 37

103

271

103

271

1,018 1,018

3,289 3,289

553 5,274 553 5,274 1.3

62,750 11,619 74,369

5 22

-

4

5 26

56

201

1

26

57

227

631

1,939

75

128

706

2,067

88 2,942

14 248

102 3,190

.8

155,018 12,873 27,471 24,831 10,124
230,317

29 54

-

-

1

1

-

9

-

1

30 65

353

460

4

19

4

23

13

27

2

29

376

558

2,479 113 152 130 33
2,907

6,725 1,068 11,168

209

33 378

363

56 600

384

59 622

129

8 202

7,810 1,224 12,970 3.2

95,960 95,960

5 23 5 23

75

319

75

319

799

2,760

799

2,760

265 4,246 265 4,246 1.1

30,638 242,683
50,788 324,109

-

4

23

21

27 90

813

639

-

6

14

137

27 100

850

797

- 5 -

87 2,595
179 2,861

335

43 513

7,795 1,306 13,265

325

52 713

8,455 1,401 14,491 3.6

Valdosta *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Brooks Echols Lanier Lowndes

Warner Robins, GA *** (MSA) TOTAL ***

Houston

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
(MSA) *** TOTAL MSAs ***

COUNTY

*** TOTAL NON MSAs ***

*** TOTAL STATE ***

16,458 4,347 7,790
98,666 127,261

1

-

-

-

-

1

1 49

2 50

5

78

1

10

2

45

132

212

140

345

134 27 25
958 1,144

200 9
52 3,011 3,272

42

460

6

53

12

137

218 4,581

278 5,231 1.3

130,014 130,014

3 28 3 28

142

341

142

341

1,260 1,260

3,355 3,355

276 5,405 276 5,405 1.4

POPULATION MURDER RAPE

7,729,863

645 1,765

ROBBERY

AGGRAV ASSAULT

15,882 20,675

BURGLARY 75,177

LARCENY 192,816

MOTOR VEHICLE
THEFT 38,557

INDEX CRIME THEFT

% OF TOTAL

345,517 86.5

1,814,887

67 304

955

4,530

11,254 34,041 2,752 53,903 13.5

9,544,750

712 2,069 16,837 25,205

86,431 226,857 41,309 399,420 100%

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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 2007.

PROFILE OF PERSONS ARRESTED BY SPECIFIC AGE, SEX, RACE - 2007

*** AGE ***

Type of Crime

16 and Under

17-21

22-29

30-39 40-49

Murder

40

166

165

78

45

Forcible Rape

38

79

94

109

65

Robbery

515

1,446

883

510

311

Aggravated Assault

934

2,134

2,973

2,281 1,894

Total Violent Crime

1,527

3,825

4,115

2,978 2,315

50+
33 23 75 959 1,090

Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crime

1,979 5,328
592 7,899

2,515 8,598
706 11,819

1,559 6,682
517 8,758

1,219 6,106
529 7,854

1,095 5,647
376 7,118

327 2,383
106 2,816

Total Index Crime

9,426 15,644 12,873 10,832 9,433 3,906

Type of Crime Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Total Violent Crime

*** SEX ***

Male

Female

469

58

400

8

3,366

374

8,415

2,760

12,650

3,200

*** RACE ***

White

Non-White

116

411

157

251

639

3,101

3,698

7,477

4,610

11,240

Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crime

7,805 21,898
2,377 32,080

889 12,846
449 14,184

3,541 14,647
1,106 19,294

5,153 20,097
1,720 26,970

Total Index Crime

44,730

17,384

23,904

38,210

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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 2003 and 2007 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 - 2003-2007 are presented in the second table.

JUVENILE ARRESTS FOR PART I (INDEX) and PART II (NON-INDEX) ARRESTS - 2003-2007

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)
CHARGE: DRUGS: Sale Manufacturing 18A Opium or Cocaine & Their Derivatives (Morphine, Heroin, Codeine) 18B Marijuana 18C Synthetic Narcotics Manufactured Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addiction (Demerol, Methadone) 18D Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs (Barbiturates, Benzedrine) DRUGS: Possession 18E Opium or Cocaine & Their Derivatives (Morphine, Heroin, Codeine) 18F Marijuana 18G Synthetic Narcotics Manufactured Narcotics Which Can Cause True Drug Addiction (Demerol, Methadone) 18H Other Dangerous Non-Narcotic Drugs (Barbiturates, Benzedrine) GAMBLING 19A Bookmaking (Horse & Sport Book) 19B Numbers & Lottery 19C All Other Gambling OTHER CHARGES 20 Offenses Against Family & Children 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:

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

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

2005 71 87
741 1,489 2,609 7,322 1,145 7,392
294 183 459
10 850 1,185 1,648
47 709 2005

2006 46 61
838 1,468 2,434 6,176
902 6,938
166 147 259
4 628 1,045 1,553
44 739 2006

2007 76 50
846 1,348 2,662 7,395
816 7,381
122 127 213
10 787 1,331 1,764
25 714 2007

197

212

159

223

220

458

427

732

487

627

33

53

57

36

51

178

207

204

150

119

525 1,761
108

571 2,219
126

484 2,698
179

543 2,704
96

372 3,059
106

127

100

114

138

170

3

4

0

0

0

1

4

2

1

0

32

51

39

29

12

272 397 1,045 285 6,095 169 10,407
38 817 2,452 47,256

239 475 1,225 127 7,012 311 12,264
56 854 3,498 55,612

196 365 1,147
84 7,050
192 11,399
112 1,192 3,572 56,218

190 326 1,247 131 6,062 130 11,025
57 1,106 3,059 51,188

149 285 1,335
97 6,718
92 11,476
29 1,214 3,134 54,932

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JUVENILE ARREST DISPOSITIONS - 2003-2007

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Handled Within Dept. 8,792 9,453 9,133 7,539 7,565

Referred to Juvenile Court 28,562 32,105 30,161 23,273 29,479

Referred to Welfare Dept. 930 2,070 893 703 538

Referred to Other Police
Dept. 706 856 831 440 517

Referred to Adult/Criminal
Court 4,171 5,292 4,233 4,825 9,609

Total Dispositions
43,161 49,776 45,251 36,780 47,708

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.

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CRIME AND ARREST COMPARISONS 2003-2007
The first table shows the number of incidents and arrests reported each year, based upon UCR criteria, between 2003 and 2007 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 2003 and 2007.

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

COMPARISON OF REPORTED INDEX CRIMES AND ARRESTS 2003 - 2007

2003 2003

2004 2004

2005 2005

2006

Incidents Arrests Incidents Arrests Incidents Arrests Incidents

619

531

476

425

526

466

601

2,075

535

1,944

496

2,086

476

1,992

13,318 2,876

11,675 2,820

13,801 3,139

14,753

20,972 10,721

20,823 11,543

22,409 11,768

23,841

36,984 14,663

34,918 15,284

38,822 15,849

41,187

73,155 6,825

69,266 7,372

79,834 8,195

78,578

229,182 30,961 217,171 32,403 234,444 32,543 214,934

41,012 2,947

39,070 3,091

43,414 3,701

40,817

343,349 40,733 325,507 42,866 357,692 44,439 334,329

2006 Arrests
437 405 3,181 11,796 15,819 7,566 29,407 3,137 40,110

380,333 55,396 360,425 58,150 396,514 60,288 375,516 55,929

REPORTED ARRESTS FOR INDEX CRIMES BY AGE GROUPS - 2003-2007

2007 Incidents
712 2,069 16,837 25,205 44,823 86,431 226,857 41,309 354,597

2007 Arrests
527 408 3,740 11,175 15,850 8,694 34,744 2,826 46,264

399,420 62,114

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

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 10,160 13,104 12,560 11,642
9,288 3,534 60,288

% 16.9% 21.7% 20.8% 19.3% 15.4%
5.9% 100.0%

2006 8,821 13,091 11,707 10,206 8,609 3,495 55,929

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

2007 9,426 15,644 12,873 10,832 9,433 3,906 62,114

% 15.2% 25.2% 20.7% 17.4% 15.2%
6.3% 100.0%

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED - 2007
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 2007, No law enforcement officers lost their life in the line of duty in Georgia.

The following three (3) officers were killed accidentally:

Assistant Chief Alex Roy Suarez, Sr. Deputy Sheriff Marvin Jerome Scarlett Deputy Sheriff Chad Norman McDonald

Boston Police Department Henry County Sheriff's Office Bibb County Sheriff's Office

05/04/2007 05/20/2007 12/21/2007

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 2007

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 160 6 10 25 77 207 93 9 29 150 119 885

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GEORGIA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL - 2007

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 19,392
2,663 22,055

FEMALE 3,667 5,840 9,507

TOTAL 23,059
8,503 31,562

Source: GCIC - UCR Division

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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 2007, there were 61,469 reported incidents of family violence. Children were involved in almost 34 % (21,063) of the total incidents. In an additional 19 % (11,753) of the incidents, the act was committed in the presence of children.

Family Violence Incidents 2003 - 2007

Reported Cases: Children Present Children Involved

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

2007 61,464 11,753 21,063

Family Violence 2007

WEAPONS USED IN INCIDENTS
Firearm Cutting/Knife Hand/Fist Other Weapons
TOTALS:

OCCURRENCES
1,001 3,775 31,957 24,731 61,464

PERCENTAGE
2% 6% 52% 40% 100%

RELATIONSHIP OF AGGRESSOR TO VICTIM
Present Spouse Former Spouse Child Parent Step Parent Step Child Foster Parent Foster Child Lives Same Household or Did None of the Above
TOTALS:

TOTAL
16,311 2,789 3,409 5,231 701 474 48 104 1,200
31,197 61,464

PERCENTAGE
27% 5% 6% 9% 1%
< 1% < 1% < 1%
2% 50% 100%

POLICE ACTION TAKEN

Arrested Citation Separation Mediation Other None

TOTALS:

ABUSE TYPE
Fatal Injury Permanently Disabled Temporarily Disabled Broken Bones Gun/Knife Wounds Superficial Wounds Property Damage Threats Abusive Language Sexual Abuse Other Abuse
TOTALS:

TOTAL
19,654 366
8,006 4,914 17,865 10,659 61,464
MALE
46 48 233 178 431 20,078 4,048 5,158 4,802 282 10,039 45,343

PERCENTAGE
32% 1%
13% 8%
29% 17% 100%
FEMALE
7 10 52 26 376 6,217 1,458 1,200 1,743 25 3,285 14,399

NOTE: There were 1,722 (3.0%) Family Violence Incident Reports that did not provide the Sex of the Aggressor.

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