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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:
Crime Rate Reduction Project:
The City of Arlington has experienced a reduction in
crime for the past seven years. Sustaining this Crimes Against Person*
reduction in crime continues to be at the forefront 2,500
of the mission for the Police Department.
2,000
Geographic accountability, technology, intelligence,
and community engagement all play a vital role 1,500
when implementing a sustainable and conducive
crime reduction strategy. 1,000
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Beginning in January 2017, the Police Department
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began reporting data as part of the National
Incident‐Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This
system captures more detailed information for each Crime Rate Reduction Project:
single crime occurrence rather than the traditional Crimes Against Property*
Summary Uniform Crime Report (UCR), which is 5,500
based on a hierarchy summary reporting system. 5,000
NIBRS data identifies with precision when and 4,500
where a crime takes place, what type of crime 4,000
occurred, and the characteristics of its victims and 3,500
perpetrators. While the UCR data will be used for 3,000
historical and overall benchmarking of crime FY17 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19
statistics, NIBRS data will provide us with more 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
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defined, granular detail of the crime in our city. This
will help the department’s overall crime reduction
goal by giving crime analysts more data and allowing Crime Rate Reduction Project:
for more targeted, proactive policing. The Crimes Against Society*
department submits crime data in NIBRS format to 1,500
the Texas Department of Public Safety and receives 1,300
a Summary UCR (Part I) report in response. 1,100
900
Update: 700
In the fourth quarter compared to the previous 500
quarter, Crimes Against Person decreased by 0.3%, FY17 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY18 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19
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however Aggravated Assaults increased 13%.
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Crimes Against Property decreased by 5%, driven by
a 12% decrease in Burglaries. Crimes Against Society
increased by 8% overall.
* Charts show the three crime code categories used in NIBRS.
Crime Reduction efforts for this quarter include: Data extracted on 10/09/2019
1. The Gun Crimes Unit continues its focus on

investigating crimes committed with
firearms. In the fourth quarter, the unit

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