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 3 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 12 Georgia's Family Violence Incidents 2003-2007 13 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 - 3 - 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 57.4 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% - 6 - 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 - 7 - 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 - 8 - 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. - 9 - 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% - 1 0 - 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 -11 - 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 - 12 - 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. - 13 -