Page 440 - City of Arlington FY19 Adopted Operating Budget

Public Safety

Goal 1: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry
Best Practices and Policies to Foster a Safe Environment
Objective 1: Improve Quality of Life and Place
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Crime Reduction  Crimes Against Person Neighborhood Services (Police)
PS  Crimes Against Property
1.1.1  Crimes Against Society
Summary:

The City of Arlington has experienced a reduction in crime Crime Rate Reduction Project:
for the past seven years. Sustaining this reduction in crime Crimes Against Person*
continues to be at the forefront of the mission for the
2,500
Police Department. Geographic accountability,
technology, intelligence, and community engagement all 2,000
play a vital role when implementing a sustainable and
1,500
conducive crime reduction strategy.
1,000
Beginning in January 2017, the Police Department began FY17 FY17 FY17 FY17 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY18
reporting data as part of the National Incident‐Based 1st Qtr 2nd 3rd 4th 1st Qtr 2nd 3rd 4th
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
Reporting System (NIBRS). This system captures more
detailed information for each single crime occurrence
rather than the traditional Uniform Crime Report (UCR),
which is based on a hierarchy summary reporting system. Crime Rate Reduction Project:
NIBRS data identifies with precision when and where a Crimes Against Property*
crime takes place, what type of crime occurred, and the
5,500
characteristics of its victims and perpetrators. While the
5,000
UCR data will be used for historical and overall 4,500
benchmarking of crime statistics, NIBRS data will provide 4,000
us with more defined, granular detail of the crime in our 3,500
city. This will help the department’s overall crime 3,000
reduction goal by giving crime analysts more data and FY17 FY17 FY17 FY17 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY18
allowing for more targeted, proactive policing. The 1st Qtr 2nd 3rd 4th 1st Qtr 2nd 3rd 4th
department submits crime data in NIBRS format to the Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
Texas Department of Public Safety and receives a Summary
UCR (Part I) report in response.
Crime Rate Reduction Project:
Update: Crimes Against Society*
The department continues its focus on drugs, guns, and
1,500
known offenders.
1,300

1,100
Crimes against person, property and society declined for 900
th
rd
the 4 quarter compared to the 3 quarter of FY 2018. 700
YTD for calendar year 2018 compared to 2017: 500
1. Total Crime Codes: ‐27%. FY17 FY17 FY17 FY17 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY18
2. Crimes Against Persons: ‐22%. 1st Qtr 2nd 3rd 4th 1st Qtr 2nd 3rd 4th
3. Crimes Against Property: ‐32%. Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
4. Crimes Against Society: ‐12%.

Data extracted on 10/10/2018

109