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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov.ALABAMAC M NAl JlUJS1 CfE NFORMA1 ONCENTER19S7CRUME INALABAMAALABAMA CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTERLARRY WRIGHTDIRECTOR
112.2'1)A surmnary of the nature and extent of the crimesreported by local criminal justice agencies inAlabama.This report is produced annually by theAlabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC).Larry Wright, Director112243U.S. Department of JusticeNational Institute of JusticeThis document has been reproduced exactly as received from theperson or organization originating it. Points of view or opinions statedin this document are Ihose of the authors and do not necessarilyrepresent the official position or policies of the National Institute ofJustice.Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has beengranted byAlabama Criminal JusticeInformation Centerto the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS).Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permission of the copyright owner.
-------------------------------Uniform. Crime Reporting Division -Quality Control Section:Sheryl EdmondsRaynell FranklinJan PaceGeneva PhillipsFred RutlandNaomi WallaceRon Holt" f.'JanagerData Entry:Gayle BowenBobby CurentonSara GarrisonCherie HmvitzSherry MeeksCheryl MooreEdna WheelerProgramming SUpport:Tal WrightBetty Hurd
Published ByTheALABAMA CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTERLarry Wright, Directorstatistical Analysis CenterTherese Ford, DirectorData Compiled By:Sue Sullivan, StatisticianPublishing Assistant:Sheila HughesPrinted By:Auburn University Print Service
A A.1 IF[lJST CE ONCEThe 1987 Crime in Alabama. report is the twelfth annualreport published by the A1a.baIIJa Criminal Justice InformationCenter (ACJIC).This report concentrates on e major indexoffenses reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting program (OCR) bythe state's law enforcement agencies for calendar year 1987.The crime statistics presented in this report are compiledfor the state, Alabama 1 s nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas(MSA I s), Sheriffs I Offices, Municipal Police Departments andCampus Police.UCR data deals with criminal activity in aspecific geographical area rather than with law enforcementagencies' activities; therefore, it should not be used to evaluateor corrpare one agency with another. OCR is only one aspect of theactivities and responsibilities of the law enforcement conmunity.We hope this report will provide a comprehensive picture ofcrime in our state during 1987.Requests for additionalinformation may be directed to this office, 858 South CourtStreet, Montgomery, Alabama. 36130; Telephone (205) 832-4930.Sincerely,--./ / ;4t . --0i P 7t ,QSIlJSOUTHMOruTGOMERV, { /Larry WrightCOURTALAElIAM A8311!-49:\lDSTREET .
DEDICATIONThis report is dedicated to Alabama I s law enforcementofficers who protect and defend the citizens of this state.In particular, we wou1q like to honor the memory of Alabama e speace officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 1987.October, 1987Deputy Howard DuttonBaldwin County Sheriff I s DepartmentDecember, 1987Officer Charlie Raphael AlcuriOzark Police DepartmentDecember, 1987Officer John Drew SeifertOzark Police Department
TABLE OF CONTENTSLETTER FROM THE DIRECTORDEDICATIONP REF ACE 0 INTRODUCTION 00ODe 0 0 0 i 00 01 o 4 00 0 ., 0 CRIME AND ARREST DATA o DEFINITION OF TERMS 0 0.0 0.0.Q00 TOTAL INDEX CRIME G 0 PROPERTY CRIME It000 VIOLENT CRIME0 0 HOM I CID E 00. l\l? 0 0 0eo 0 ()1313 ASSAULT 00 000 GO00 0 0 Ct0G a0 0 .,LARC ENY 00 0 0 0 000.160 0 ·0240 0 000 0 00 30034CIt '"0000 /1.0 BURGLARY 000.0 0 0 00 0a0G0 800 00 0 0 'I lit0 D 39440 48 0 5200 0000 a 00ft 000 700 000010000" 0.00.0o 0 0 000 " 056MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT o 60ARSO No 00 0 CITY DATA.o COUNTY DATA00 0 00 0 0 00 0 0.0.,.00000 0 lit00 e0000 G 000 00. 0.00.0 0 III0000 000.000 0 64 0 68 0 0 0 til107METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS o o 122PART II ARREST DATAo o . o o 134o 141LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED 152APPENDIX A (Crime by County Report) 157APPENDIX B (Part I and Part II Arrest Data) 0 0 0 171
PREFACEThe 1987 Crime in Alabama report is intended to inform lawenforcement officials and private citizens of criminal and lawenforcement activity in Alabama.Since the UCR offense and arrestdata are the basis of this report, it must be noted that otherfactors affecting crime are not measured by OCR, such as, age,sex, and race of the population, economic conditions of the area,transient population, culture, education, climate, attitudes ofthe victims toward crime and police, and crime reporting practicesof the citizens.Therefore, it is difficult to draw conclusionsor make valid comparisons between various jurisdictions by usingonly the crime and arrest data in this bod .The data in thisbook are used for analyzing crime problems inherent in thecriminal justice system and as a foundation for planning andbudgeting.Geographic areas covered in this report include the State ofAlabama, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MBA's), county and citystrata. A 1987 Crime by County report is contained in Appendix A.We would like to extend our appreciation to law enforcementagencies-sher iff's departments, rmmicipal police departments, m.
INTRODUCTIONIn October of 1975, Act 872 passed both houses of theAlabama Legislature creating and establishing the Alabama CriminalJustice Information Centercollect,store,justice data.retrieve,(ACJIC)which is commissioned toanalyze,and disseminate criminalInherent in ACJIC is a "uniform crime reportingsystem for the periodic collection and ru1alysis of crimes reportedto any and all criminal justice agencies within the state."(Act872, Section 9, 1975)With the passage of this bill, mandatory reporting wasrequired of law enforcement agencies in Alabama.Prior to 1976,law enforcement agencies participated in the FBI's Uniform CrimeReporting Program (OCR) on a voluntary basis.Since mandatorysubmission, there has been a 185% increase in OCR reporting.Alabama's VCR program functions in accordance with FBIstandards of operation. ioe., a uniform data collection device andquality control procedures which provide viable crime statisticsfor accurate indication of crime and crime trends.ACJICimplemented an incident-based reporting system as analternative to UCR summary reporting in 1977. 'rhis Incident-BasedReporting (IBR) System also provides a self-contained internalrecordkeeping system for the agency.1
IBR is a voluntary system with 85% of Alabama's agenciesparticipating.Law enforcement agencies have the option ofutilizing IBR rather than UCR summary since comparable dataelements can be obtained from IBR forms.information provides greaterThe more detailedpotential forbetter services,analyses, and resource studies by both the individual agency'scrime analysis units and ACJIC.In 1986, ACJIC organized a 32-person OCR Committee to reviewthe IBR report forms.enforcementpersonnelThis committee was made up of lawfromsmall,mediumandlarge policedepartments and sheriff's departments, computerized agencies, theFBI, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).The committee reviewed and analyzed the ten year old formsand decided that enhancements were needed. The IBR report formswere re-designed with input from Alabarna's local agencies.Alabama's law enforcement agencies are supplied with monthlyreporting forms, ei ther OCR surnrrar ies or IBR forms by ACJIC' sTechnical Assistance field staff who are also made available tothe reporting agencies to help answer any questions which mayarise regarding forms, crime classifications, and clearance data.The Technical Assistants are also responsible for training lawenforcement personnel and maintaining the quality of informationfor output to the criminal justice system.2
When the OCR summaries or incident reports are returned toACJIC, they are reviewed for accuracy by the quality controlsection of OCR.Then, the Alabama OCR program furnishes thecontr ibuting agencies and the FBI with rronthly data for theirverification and review process.Alabama's law enforcement corranuni ty can be proud of theprogress made in the incident reporting program.Because of thesupport and dedication of our law enforcement, Alabama is one ofthe states leading the way for a national IBR system.3
CRIME AND ARREST DATAValidcrime datastatistical analyses,breakdowns.can provide asolidfoundationmanagement-oriented analysesandforcrimeThese analyses can then aid local police departmentsin laying out patrol districts, assigning patrol units, anddesignating community education programs.Data used in this report are provided by the Uniform CrimeReportingsection(OCR)Information Center (ACJIC).oftheAlabamaCriminalJusticeACJIC's OCR section is the depositoryfor reported offenses and has the responsibility of collecting anddisseminating crime data.In 1987 r approximately 300 agencies reported known offensesto Alabama's OCR;84% of Alabama's law enforcerrent agenciessubmitted Incident Reports and 16% returned OCR Summaries.Through a mandate of Congress, Arson is counted as a Part IOffense.So as not to distort crime trends in Total and PropertyCrime indices, Arson totals will not be included in these sectionsbut will be included in a separate section following propertycrimes.Crime data are obtained from the Part I Index of Offensessubmitted by law enforcement agencies to Alabama's OCR program.These Part I Offenses are divided into Violent Crirre and PropertyCrimes.4
Violent Crimes include Homicide, Rape, Robbery, and Assault.These crimes are considered violent inasmuch as they are offensesperpetrated against a person (s) with a high risk or injury ordeath to the victim(s) Property Crimes are comprised of Burglary, Larceny, MotorVehicle Theft, and Arson*.Property or Non-Violent Cr imes lackthe aspect of force and/or bodily harm to the victim(s) Clearance and arrest data are also reported to Alabama'sOCR.A crime is considered cleared, either by arrest· or byexceptional means, when enough evidence is found to charge asuspect and take him/her into custody.It is conceivable that onearrest could clear several offenses or that several arrests couldclear one offense.The clearance rate is achieved by taking thenumber of clearances over the number of crimes reported, CLEARANCE RATECLEARANCESREPORTED CRIMEThisreportisacomposite picture of crime andenforcement activity in Alabama for 1987.lawIt provides a breakdownfor the State, the State's nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas(MSA';s) and localities participating in the OCR program.*A separate section on Arson will be included in this report.5
The report concentrates on the Index Crime of the FBI's ns, trends, rates, and percent changes.6formatsfor
DEFINITION OF TERMSAdult -the UCR system defines adults as 18 years of ageArrest -a measure of law enforcement activity by which an individual 1dover.is detained in legal custody.Arson -willful or malicious burning with or without intent todefraud, includes attempts.(Through a Congressional mandate,1979 was the first year arson was counted as a Part Ioffense. Arson is divided into the following categories:structuralSingle occupancy residential - houses, townhouses, duplexes,etc.Other residential - apartments, tenements, hotels, motels,dormitories, boarding houses, etc.Storage - barns, garages, warehouses, etc.Industrial/manufacturing.Other commercial - stores, restaurants, offices, etc.Community/public - churches, jails, schools, colleges,hospitals, etc.All other structures - outbuildings, monuments, buildingsunder construction, etc.MabileMotor vehicles - automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, etc.Other mobile property - trailers, recreational vehicles,airplanes, boats, etc.Other - crops, timber,7fences signs, etc.
Assault -the unlawful attack by one person upon another for thepurpose of inflicting severe bodily injury, includingattempts. Attempted homicide is listed as an assault.Burglary -unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony ortheft.Central city -a city with at least 50,000 residents.City strata -a breakdown of cities according to population.Clearance -a measure of law enforcement activity which shows thata crime has been solved for crime reporting purposeseither by the arrest of a suspect or by exceptionalmeans.Exceptional means provides a solution to acrime when there is enough evidence to place a formalcharge against an offender, but some element beyond lawenforcement control precludes an actual arrest.It ispossible for one arrest to clear more than one offense.Clearance rate - the clearance rate is achieved by taking the number ofclearances over the number of crimes reported.Gtime rate -a measure of criminal activity which shows the numberof crimes reported per 100,000 residents.8
Criminalactivity -measured by reported crimes, trends, rates.Forcibleentry -offenses in which force of any kind is used to unlawfullyenter a structure for the purpose of committing a theft orfelony.HierarchyofOffenses -whenever more than one offense is committed simultaneously,the IIDSt severe offense is reported to UCR.The exceptionis arson which is always reported along with the mostserious offense.Homicide -the willful killing of another as based on policeinvestigation.Incident-BasedReportingSystem a voluntary crime reporting system developed by ACJIC as analternative to the OCR Summary.Juveniles -the OCR system defines juveniles as males and females 17years of age and younger.Larceny -unlawful taking or stealing of property or articleswithout the use of force, violence or fraud, i.e., pocketpicking, purse snatching, shoplifting, theft from coinoperated machines, etc.Law enforcementactivity - police activity as measured by clearances and arrests.9
Minimalinjury -personal injury involving abrasions, minor lacerationsrequiring no more than usual first-aid treatment.Motorvehicles -automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, etc.Motorvehicletheft -unlawful taking or stealing of a motor vehicle, includingatterrpts.Nonresidence - any structure used for purposes other than a residence.Part I IndexCrimes a category of UCR offenses deemed more serious and/ormost frequent.The Part I Index Crimes include homicide,rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny,motor vehicle theft, and arson.Part IIOffenses -a category of UCR offenses which include:other assaults - non-aggravated assaults.Forgery and counterfeiting - making, altering, uttering, orpossessing with intent to defraud, anything false which ismade to appear true, includes attempts.Fraud - fraudulent conversion and obtaining money orproperty by false pretenses.Embezzlement - misappropriation or misapplication of moneyor property entrusted to one's care, custody, or control.10
Part II Offenses (cont'd)stolen property - buying, receiving, and possessing stolenproperty, includes attempts.Vandalism - willful or malicious destruction, injury,disfigurement or defacement of property without the consentof the owner or person having custody or control.Weapons - all violations of regulations or statutescontrolling the carrying, using, possessing, furnishing andmanufacturing of deadly weapons or silencers, includesattemptF"Prostitution and commercialized vice - sex offenses of acommercial nature.Sex offenses (other than rape, prostitution, andcommercialized vice) - statutory rape, offenses againstchasti ty, common decency, morals, etc0Narcotic drug laws - offenses relating to narcotics, i.e.,possession, sale, use, growing and manufacturing ofnarcotic drugs.Ganbling - promoting, permitting, or engaging in illegalganbling.Offenses against the family and children - non-support,neglect, desertion, or abuse of family and children.11
Part II Offenses (cont'd)Driving under the influence - driving or operating anymotor vehicle or common carrier while drunk or under theinfluence of liquor or narcotics.Liquor laws - violations of state or local liquor laws.Drunkenness - drunkenness or intoxication.Disorderly conduct - breach of the peace.Vagrancy - begging, loitering, etc.All other offenses - all violations of state or local laws,excepting categor ies mentioned above, Part I Offenses, andtraffic violations.Including, but not limited to bigamy,blackmail, bribery, contempt of court, discrimination,perjury, possession and/or sale of obscene material,quarantine violations, etc.Property Crimes (non-violent crimes) index crimes which lack the aspect offorce and/or bodily harm to the victim(s).Included inthis category are burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft,and arson.Recovery -finding stolen property.It should be noted that arecovered article does not clear a crime, although theowner is reunited with his property a crime was cOITDTIittedand a suspect must be taken into custody to clear theoffense.12
ReportedCrimes -crimes reported to law enforcement officials.NOTE: In this report, only those offenses which prove tobe actual offenses are used. Those cases which have beendeemed unfounped are excluded from the crime totals. (Itshould be mentioned that a change in reporting on the partof victims can effect an increase or a decrease for certaincrimes.)Residence -any dwelling structure used for human habitation.Robbery -stealing or taking anything from the care, custody, 91"control of a person, in his presence, by force or by threatof force, including attempts. Robbery is broken down intoseven categories:*Highway - robberies occurring on the streets, in alleys,outside of structures.*Commercial house - hotels, motels, lodging houses, loancompanies.'I:Gas or service stations - sell gasoline and relatedproducts.*Convenience stores - neighborhood stores which specializein the sale of consumable items.*Residence - robberies occurring in a dwelling or on thepremises.*Banking establishments - banks, savingsinstitutions, credit unions, etc.13&loan
*Miscellaneous - churches, temples, schools, union halls,government buildings, public transit systems, etc.Seriousinjury -personal injury is considered serious if thereare broken bones, internal injuries, or ifstitches are required.SMSA -(Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area) - a county orcontiguous counties which contain at least one city of50,000 inhabitants or more, or "twin cities" with acombined population of at least 50,000.UniformCrimeReports -standardized reporting forms used by lawenforcen ntofficials to report criminal activitywithin their jurisdiction.UniformCrimeReportingSystem -is the depository of the Uniform Crime Reportsand Incident Reporting forms and provides for thecollection and dissemination of crime data.Unlawfulentry -involves no force and is achieved by use of anunlocked door or window. The element of trespassis essential.14
Urbanizedareas -incorporated or unincorporated places of 2500 ormore inhabitants.ViolentCrimes -index crimes which are offenses perpetratedagainst a person (or persons) with a high risk ofinjury or death to the victim.CriIres includedin this category are homicide, rape, robbery, andassault.15
TOTAL INDEX CRIMETbtal Index Crime is comprised of the Part I Offenses: Homicide, Rape,Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson.*Both offense and arrest data are collected for Part I crime.* * * * * * * * **There were 176,865. crimes reported in 1987, a 5% increase over 1986.*The crime rate for the state was 4444.8 per 100,000 inhabitants.*On a daily average, there were 485 Part I offenses reported.*The total property value stolen in 1987 was 138,457,197; 31% wasrecovered.*There were 327 Law Enforcement Officers assaulted in 1987. On theaverage, .9 officers were assaulted per day in 1987. 30% receivedserious inJUries and 70% received minimal or no injuries.*In order to keep crime statistics meaningful, Arson data will not beincluded in Part I totals or Property Crime totals. A separate sectionon Arson is included in this report.16
STATE OF AJ:.J\BAMACRIME TRENDS 1983 - 1987PERCENTCHANGEYFARNUMBER 6241168711176865 11%-4% 2% 8% 5%4182.53995.63915.84167.14444.8-9%-4%-2% 6% 46695154656-11%-5% 2% 6% 5%3758.13554.23462.03623.33886.7-10%-5%-3% 5% 2209-6% 4% 7% 22% 1%424.4441.4453.9543.8558.1-5% 4% 3% 20% 3%HCruCIDE19831984198519861987359367389398378-12% 2% 6% 3%-5%9.49.69.79.B9.5-10% 2% 1% 1%-3%19831984198519861987920982107011221109-9% 1% 9% 5%-1%46.249.351.653.353.6-7% 7% 5% 3% 11%-2% 11% 6% 1%101.099.1105.2109.9113.3-10%-2% 6% 4% 16212-4% 6% 6% 29% 1%290.0307.2312.1396.3407.4-2% 6% 2% 27% 47595-14%-6% 4% 11% 4%1093.61025.21027.11127.01196.1-12%-6%0% 10% 6576-10%-6%-1% 4% 7%2428.62289.02177.72236.32427.1-8%-6%-5% 3% 15% 2% 12% 3%235.9240.0257.1260.0263.5-13% 2% 7% 1% NRAPE RATES ARE BASED ON FEMALE POPUIATION.17
MONTHLY TREND OF CVIOLENTPROPERTY13708142712188203719241 3 2418661647181013U7012502rns.:;TOTALIt ,. r-- V/"" -. "- , /"- SCO120017001600/ /I/ /'"- --./."--. yo.i"./14CO1sno120tJuem1cmtJ 18L'"-"Vi-"'"1 ./""- . /
0FFEl\\SES & 19,14220%MVT10,4851,95719%Homicide19CI.EARAl"(:E RATE
--------------------------Clearance and Arrest Data*There were 36,668 clearances in 1987 providing a clearance rate of 21%.*A total of 29,089 persons were arrested for Part I offenses.arrests made up 16% of all arrests in Alabama in 1987.Part I*Of the persons arrested for Part I offenses, 21% were juveniles.*Males made up 75% of persons arrested for Part*45% of those arrested for Partblack.IIOffenses.offenses were white and 55% were*A total of 153,634 persons were arrested for Part II offenses; 6% ofPart II arrests were juveniles. Males made up 82% of Part II arrests.Whites made up 61% and blacks, 39% of Part II arrests.*A total of 7,879 persons were arrested for narcotic drug violations.20% were for sale and 80% for possession.96% were adult and 4%juvenile.-*There were 60,660 persons arrested for alcohol violations: 46% werearrested for driving under the influence; 15% were arrested for liquorlaws violations; and 39% for public drunkenness. 97% of the alcoholarrests were adults and 3% were juveniles.20
TOTAL PART I ARRESTS BY AGESTATE OF Cf1tH7977835672 7225257231135539366H956362314-68LM [:EIlY4390 1133 1015331738728639666 2679 1371 -'110 fOR VEm GLE THEFT2107770431341016665 OVER2
PART I ARREST %75%
TOTAL CRIME 1983-1987 I-------- ------ ----I, ------ -------- -- .--- --- ---- III 'I1 114OOtliO 1- - - - - - - J - - - - - - - - - - - - - II I ------ -------- ------ ------ 1ooocol--'--- I'---- .6.- ---'.1L.-.--19831984198619851987rorAL CRIME TRENDSOFFENSE AND CLEARANCE DATA1983 - 1987CLE. 1,545 GE.23
PROPERTY CRIMEProperty Crime is comprised of Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft,and Arson.* These crimes are designated as non-violent crimes becausethey lack the aspect of force and/or bodily harm to the victim(s).* ******Property Crime Summary 1987*In 1987, there were 154,656 property crimes reported. This is a 5%increase over 1986. Property crime makes up 87% of the total IndeXoffenses.-*The property crime rate was 3886.7 per 100,000 inhabitants.*On the average there were 423.7 property crimes reported per day.*A total of 26,815 property crimes were cleared in 1987 for a 17%clearance rate.*In 1987, 23,589 people were arrested for property crimes.adults, 45% were white and 72% were males.76% were*Total property value stolen in 1987 was 140,638,812; 31% wasrecovered.*Arson totals are not included in Property Crime totals. A separatesection on Arson is included in this report.24
ACTUAL m"FF.NiSES AND VALUE S'J.'OI.ENIDA STATE OF AIAB.AMA1987ACTUALOFFENSETYPE OF 343,1689,251HighwayCommercial HouseService StationConvenience NON-RESIDENCENightDayUnknownTOTALLARCENYOver 200 50 to 200Under 50TOTALMO'IOR VEHICLE TEI!.'FTARSONSTRUCTURAL UNITSSingle Occupancy Residenceother ResidenceStorageIndustrial/Manufacturingother CommercialCommunity/PublicAll other StructuresMobile PropertyMotor VehiclesOther Mobile PropertyTotal other'I'O':mL25
MONTHLY TREND OF PROPERTY !I-tIi'I1100:t- -2t I'"--tOOOeM.!//BOO100FEB YM .IOODliOOJAN"-/YAY .MIl .M. NJC ocrt«7I Da:BURGLARYLARCENY0000A3eOO .;440.0 i'-. ZII:OO 3400:mlO3OOf)7&.y''\V 1/v f\!,.--"'""r-. VI""'"7JmJ,I'-. V.zmo""V 2fOO2400 ;woo.wt pm P4'IR tom WfI .tim JUl. JWG s::P OCT om:26C1llOlICoNfmt!AR APRI!.AV JtS4.an.AUG SlBJocrIllOV 1m:
1987VALUE STOLEN & REx::::OVEREDPROPERl'YVALUE ,980Currency & notesJewelryClothing & fursLoc. stolen M.V.Office Equip.TV, Radio, StereoFirearmsHousehold GoodsConsumable GoodsLivestockMisc. roTAL140,638,81227VALUE ROCOVERED % 4%56%12%7%11%8%10%8%10%42,959,54431%
PROPERTY CRIME 1983-1987. ! ! - ---L2:00000 '"t .: --"---- l-------i.-;.--1.--- -L--------t-- ---- 1 L- ----- ------ ------i, -.t - 1::- - :::::i-! ---.::::" ---- ------I1 - - I'I17t1OOO114COOO- : [ 1 1 1 -----1983---------- . ------ ------ 1981198619851984PROPERlY CRIME TRENDSOFFENSE AND CLEARAOCE DATA1983 - E143,86725,55918%.28
PROPERTY CRIME ARREST TRENDSADUl.T.1lJVEND.Ec:::JfZi2&:i1riIII,I 75%I73%73%77%IIII! 25%II76%27%24%II,!IIMAlEFeAAtJ:: c:::JIiI010031m»19l1S1f*l6mIllEEl.AQ(c J 76%055%57%55%52%74%73%72%72%100755%5%291BS3 0041985'19881981
VIOLENT CRIMEViolent Crime is comprised of Homicide, Rape, Robbery,and Assault. These crimes are designated as ViolentCrimes because they are offenses perpetrated against aperson (or persons) with a high risk of injury ordeath to the victim.*******Violent Cr:i.me Smmnaty 1987*There were 22,209 Violent Crimes reported in 1987, a1% increase over 1986. Violent crime makes up 13% ofthe total Index offenses.*The violentil".habitants.crime*on the average,reported per day.ratewas558.1per100,000there were 60.8 violent crimes*There were 9,853 violent crimes cleared in 1987 for a44% clearance rate.*In 1987, 5 . 500 people were arrested for ViolentCrimes. 91% "vere adults, 43% were white, and 87% weremale.-30
---------,-------- --- -MONTHLY TREND OF VIOLENT CRIMES1987MONTH HCMICIDE RAPE IRoBBERY II394378MONTH ID1ICIDE RAPE iROBBERY /V \i \I"If\i'/1JO" i 12tJ.I100iII"-.1 I00 I\ II\ if/'10ao ! ,,/",./ \"'- /\"1'--.7tI"eoeoi/'JAN T tooo1"It'" " 001UW31-. lI\\V/."'- .t--. i\."/'
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Geographic areas covered in this report include the State of Alabama, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MBA's), county and city strata. A 1987 Crime by County report is contained in Appendix A. We would like to extend our appreciation to law enforcement agencies-sher iff's departments, rmmicipal police departments, and
