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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) Department(s)
Core Crime Reduction • Crimes Against Person Police
PS • Crimes Against Property
1.1.1 • Crimes Against Society
Summary: Charts show the three crime code categories used in NIBRS.
Crime Rate Reduction Project:
The City of Arlington has experienced a reduction in Crimes Against Person*
crime for the past nine years. Sustaining this reduction
continues to be at the forefront of the mission for the 2,500
Police Department. Geographic accountability, 2,000
technology, intelligence, and community engagement 1,500
all play a vital role when implementing a sustainable 1,000
and conducive crime reduction strategy. 500
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FY23 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY25 FY25 FY25
Since January 2017, the Police Department has reported
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd
crime data through the National Incident-Based
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Reporting System (NIBRS), which provides detailed
information on each incident, including location, type, Crime Rate Reduction Project:
and involved individuals. While Summary UCR data is
still used for historical benchmarking, NIBRS offers Crimes Against Property*
deeper insights to support proactive policing. Data is 5,000
submitted to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 4,000
which returns a Summary UCR (Part I) report. 3,000
2,000
Update: 1,000
rd
In the 3 Quarter, as compared to the previous quarter, -
FY23 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY25 FY25 FY 25
all three crime categories decreased: Crimes Against
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Persons fell by 3%, Crimes Against Property by 6% and Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
Crimes Against Society by 1%. Within these categories,
Vehicle Thefts increased by 15%, Vehicle Burglaries
decreased by 4% and Robberies remained unchanged.
Crime Rate Reduction Project:
Crime Reduction Efforts for this quarter Include: Crimes Against Society*
• The Violent Crimes Unit remains focused on 1,500
investigating crimes committed with firearms. 1,250
1,000
In the third quarter, the unit was assigned 86 750
cases to investigate. In support of these 500
250
investigations, the Crime Scene Unit entered
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380 shell casings into the National Integrated FY23 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY24 FY25 FY25 FY25
Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), receiving 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd
81 investigative leads. Overall, the department Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr
booked 315 firearms into the Property Room.
• Detectives referred 1 case to the department’s
federal partners for prosecution.

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