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Business Plan

Strengthen Our Communities
Protect Public Well-being

Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Crime Reduction • Crime Against Person Police
• Crime Against Property
• Crime Against Society

Summary:
The City of Arlington has achieved a sustained reduction in Crime Rate Reduction Project:
crime over the past eight years, reflecting the effectiveness Crimes Against Person*
of the Arlington Police Department’s ongoing public safety 2,500
strategies. Maintaining and furthering this positive trend 2,000
remains a top priority for the department. 1,500
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Key pillars of the department’s crime reduction strategy 500
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include geographic accountability, innovative technology, FY23 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY25 FY25 FY25
intelligence-led policing, and robust community 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd
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data-driven and community-focused approach to public
safety. Crime Rate Reduction Project:
Crimes Against Property*
Since January 2017, the department has transitioned to
reporting crime statistics through the National Incident- 5,000
Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Unlike the legacy 4,000
Summary Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system, which 3,000
relied on a hierarchy rule and aggregated data, NIBRS 2,000
provides detailed insights into each incident—capturing 1,000
information on the time, location, type of offense, and -
characteristics of both victims and offenders. FY23 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY25 FY25 FY 25
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While historical benchmarking will continue to utilize
Summary UCR (Part I) data, NIBRS offers a more
comprehensive view of crime trends. This enriched dataset Crime Rate Reduction Project:
supports more precise crime analysis and enables the Crimes Against Society*
department to implement targeted, proactive policing 1,500
strategies. Arlington Police submit NIBRS data to the Texas 1,250
Department of Public Safety, which in turn provides 1,000
standardized Summary UCR data for continuity in reporting. 750
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