HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9598 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9598
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council October 22, 2013
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SUBJECT: JUVENILE AND GANG CRIME
This report is in response to a July 23, 2013, request from Mayor and City Council for information
on juvenile and gang crime. Crime scats show a significant reduction in gang violence and the
number of victims in the community. Over that past several years the Gang Section has observed
a change in the trend of violent gang crime. Previously violent gang crime has been driven by
competition between opposing gangs. This accounted for the drive-by shootings that were regular
news in years past. More recently violent crimes between gangs have become less frequent.
Recorded violent offenses are occurring more often between members of the same gang, and are
not based on neighborhood, territory or competition.
The primary reason for the reduction in violence is that gang members are moving toward crimes
that are more profit oriented. This statement is based on discoveries made during long term
investigations and the statistical increase in weapons and drug arrests among documented gang
members.
Gang Section enforcement officers work closely with the Narcotics Unit and our detectives and
Criminal Intelligence Unit officers are teamed up with federal agencies (DEA, FBI, ATF,
Homeland Security Investigations) in an attempt to have a greater impact on the larger gang
organizations over the long term.
GANG CRIME STATS
2010 to 2011: Part 1 offenses down 2.45%, Part 2 offenses down 33.74%
Total Gang Crime reduction: -28.74%
2011 to 2012: Part 1 offenses down 22.61%, Part 2 offenses down 21.24%
Total Gang Crime reduction: - 21.64%
2012 to Current: Part 1 offenses down 59.87%, Part 2 offenses down 42.12%
Total Gang Crime reduction: - 45.98%
Total Violent Gang Crime reduction from 2010 to current: - 49.12%
Tom Higgins
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS