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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY

POLICE DEPARTMENT

2015 Crime Report

A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview ..................................................................................... 4

At a Glance ................................................................................. 5

Part I Crime ................................................................................. 6

Person v. Property Crime ............................................................6

Crime Rate ..................................................................................7

Closure Rates ............................................................................. 8

Murders .......................................................................................9

Violent Crime ...............................................................................10

Crimes Against Property .............................................................11

Arrest Data, Adults and Juveniles ............................................. 12

Arrest Data, Part I Crimes ......................................................... 12

Arrest Data, Other Offenses ...................................................... 13

Incident Based Reporting ………………..………………………...14

Suspected Illegal Alien Data, Part I Crimes ............................... 15

Suspected Illegal Alien Data, Other Offenses ........................... 16

Traffic Enforcement ................................................................... 17

High-Risk Roadways ................................................................. 18

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS

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OVERVIEW


IBR Crime Rate Falls Again in 2015

The crime rate continues to decline and measures at 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents for 2015 as compared to 15.6 in 2014. The total number of reported crimes against property fell 3.7%. The total number of reported crimes against persons increased 4.2%. The total number of crimes against society increased 10.3%

Notable IBR Group A Offenses

Murder: Increased from 7 to 10 (+43%)

Rape: Decreased from 58 to 55 (-5.2%)

Aggravated Assault: Increased from 476 to 484 (+1.7%)

Robbery: Increased from 204 to 216 (+5.9%)

Burglary: Decreased from 641 to 610 (-4.8%)

Larceny: Decreased from 4,911 to 4,627 (-5.8%)

Motor Vehicle Theft: Increased from 285 to 307 (+7.7%)

PWCPD UCR Closure Rates Above National Average

The closure rate for violent crime (74.03%)

remains well above the 2014* national

average of 53.6%.

The closure rate for property crime (20.8%)

also exceeds the 2014* national average of

19.5%.

* National figures for 2015 are not yet available.

* Crime rate depicted in blue illustrates UCR crime rate. The years shown in green depict IBR crime rate.

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AT A GLANCE


AT-A-GLANCE 2014 2015

County Population* 422,727 428,329

Total Group A Offenses 15,762 16,380

IBR Crime Rate (based on Offenses of Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny, and Motor Vehicle Theft)

15.6 14.7

Criminal Arrests (Adult & Juvenile) 10,208 9,670

Adult Arrests 8,997 8,434

Juvenile Arrests 1,211 1,236

Total Traffic Citations 33,590 35,801

Traffic Crash Investigations 4,354 4,489

Total Fatal Traffic Victims 18 11

UCR Closure Rates PWC 2014 National 2014 PWC 2015 National 2015*

Violent Crime 71.3% 53.6% 74.03% N/A

Property Crime 23.5% 19.5% 20.8% N/A

*Source: Crime in the United States 2014, FBI (Table 25). National figures for 2015 have not been released.

*County population as of July 2015

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National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) In 2000, the Commonwealth of Virginia implemented an expanded format for reporting crime known as

Incident Based Reporting (IBR). The IBR system requires that extensive data be reported for each crime

occurring during a particular incident. According to the Virginia Department of State Police, some of the

major benefits derived from the IBR system include: greater specificity in reporting; more correlation

between offenses, property, victims, offenders, and arrestees; expanded victim/offender relationships;

distinction between attempted and completed crimes and increased reporting of various circumstances

relative to specific crimes.

In IBRS, law enforcement agencies collect detailed data regarding crime incidents and arrests and submit

them in separate reports using prescribed data elements and data values to describe each incident.

Therefore, IBRs involves incident based reporting.

Prince William County crime statistics have historically been presented using the summary Uniform Crime

Reporting (UCR) format, allowing for consistent trend analysis and year-to-year comparisons for each crime.

Prince William County has provided both UCR and IBR data for the past two years in the annual Crime

Report. This will mark the first year of full IBR reporting.

Due to different reporting guidelines of the UCR and IBR programs, it should be noted the crime data will

differ.


Group A Offenses

Crime Against Persons

Homicide Offenses

Assault Offenses

Kidnapping/Abduction

Forcible Sex Offenses

Non-forcible Sex Offenses

Crime Against Property

Larceny

Robbery

Motor Vehicle Theft

Arson

Bribery

Burglary

Counterfeiting/Forgery

Destruction of Property

Embezzlement

Extortion

Fraud Offenses

Stolen Property Offenses

Crime Against Society

Drug Offenses

Gambling Offenses

Pornography

Prostitution

Weapon Law Violations

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National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

IBR Data Collection

In IBRS, law enforcement agencies collect

detailed data regarding crime incidents and

arrests and submit them in separate reports

using prescribed data elements and data

values to describe each incident. Therefore,

IBRs involves incident based reporting.

2014 Group A Offenses IBR

Murder 7*

Rape 58

Aggravated Assault 476

Robbery 204

Burglary 641

Larceny 4,911

Motor Vehicle Theft 285

TOTAL 6,581

2015 Group A Offenses IBR

Murder 10*

Rape 55

Aggravated Assault 484

Robbery 216

Burglary 610

Larceny 4,627

Motor Vehicle Theft 307

TOTAL 6,308

* Two deaths which occurred in 2014 were reclassified as

homicides in 2015. One case met the timeframe for reporting

under NIBRs, meaning the homicide total for 2014 was amended

from 6 to now reflect 7. The other death did not meet the

timeframe for reporting under NIBRs, meaning it is reflected in

the 2015 data.

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Group A Offenses This year marks the first year that Prince William

County Police is reporting Annual Crime Statistics

fully in IBR. As defined by the FBI, Group A Offenses

include: Arson, Assault Offenses, Bribery, Burglary,

Counterfeiting, Destruction of Property, Drug

Offenses, Embezzlement, Extortion, Fraud, Gambling,

Homicide, Kidnapping/Abduction, Larceny, Motor

Vehicle Theft, Pornography, Prostitution, Robbery, Sex

Offenses (Forcible and Non-Forcible), Stolen Property

Offenses, and Weapon Law Violations.

It should be noted that crime statistics must be

viewed in context with environmental influences.

Factors such as changes in reporting rates,

demographics, the economy, the law, and changes in

police policies and resources can all have an influence

on the number of reported crimes. It is also

Important to consider crime trends over multiple

years.


2014 2015 Change % Change

TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

4,257 4,435 +178 +4.2%

TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY

9,610 9,254 -356 -3.7%

TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY

2,441 2,692 +251 +10.3%

TOTAL GROUP A OFFENSES 16,308 16,381 +73 +0.4%

8.4%

91.6%

Crimes Against Property

account for 56.5% of all

reported Group A Offenses in

Prince William County, while

Crimes Against Persons

constitute 27.1% and Crimes

Against Society account for

16.4%.

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CRIME RATE


The crime rate in Prince William County continues to

decline in 2015, currently measuring at 14.7 crimes

per 1,000 residents. The crime rate is intended to

serve as a basic indicator of overall crime trends and

is a commonly accepted community measure.

As the crime rate is based on certain reported crimes

only, it is not a comprehensive tracking of all crime.

For a broader perspective, the arrest data for a more

extensive catalog of crimes is presented on pages 12-

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*County population as of July 2015

* The numbers above in blue reflect crime rate based on UCR data. The number shown in green indicates crime rate based on

IBR data.

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MURDERS Historical Perspective

Murders are the highest profile of crimes against

persons. Murder is defined as the willful (non-

negligent) killing of one human being by another. The

classification of this offense is based solely on police

investigation as opposed to the determination of a

court, medical examiner, coroner or jury. This

classification does not include deaths caused by

negligence, suicide, or accident, justifiable homicides,

attempts to murder, or assaults to murder, which are

scored as aggravated assaults.

As illustrated in the chart below, the number of

murders in Prince William County has varied

significantly from year to year, and has not followed a

predictable pattern. The analysis of individual cases

also does not reveal any indicators that can be

directly correlated to the number of murders or their

causes.

One of the reported ten murders occurred in 2014

but was classified as a homicide in 2015. Therefore, it

is included in the 2015 total. That case was cleared.

Seven of the nine remaining murders that occurred in

2015 were also cleared.

2015 Murders


Victim Known by Offender Unknown Relationship

10 0

Three incidents involved domestic situations.

One incident involved a domestic situation that occurred

in 2014 but was reclassified as a homicide in 2015.

Two incidents involved the victim being stabbed by a

known acquaintance.

Two incidents involved the victim being shot by a known

acquaintance.

One incident was a murder/suicide surrounding a

troubled relationship.

One incident involved the victim dying of blunt force

trauma by a known acquaintance.

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IBR: CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS Historical Perspective

In 2015, there was a 4.2% increase

in Crimes Against Persons.


53 46 67 58 58

Rapes decreased in 2015 from 58

to 55.

Aggravated Assault cases rose by

only 8 total cases in 2015.

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IBR: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY Historical Perspective

Crimes Against Property continued on a

downward trend, dropping 3.7% in 2015.

While Burglaries dropped 4.8% and Larceny

Offenses decreased by 5.8%, Motor Vehicle

Thefts rose by 7.7% and Robberies rose by

5.9%.

As Prince William County Police Department

is now reporting crime statistics using IBRs

reporting standards, Robberies (under IBR)

are now included in Crimes Against Property.


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IBR: CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY Historical Perspective

Crimes Against Society rose 10.3% in 2015.

Drug Offenses saw a 10.5% increase and Weapons Law Violations saw a 19.3% increase.


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IBR: ARRESTS-ALL CRIMES Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) report arrestee data for

all persons apprehended for the commission of Group A

or Group B offenses in a NIBRS incident.

The object of reporting arrestee data is to report data on

persons arrested, not to report data about the charges

lodged. For example, a LEA may arrest a person for

several charges in connection with the same incident; in

this situation, the agency will report arrestee data only

once for each arrestee connected to the incident.

Likewise, if an agency arrests a person in connection with

more than one incident for similar or different violations

within a jurisdiction, the agency will report arrestee data

for this person for each separate arrest.

The table and chart below reflect the number of persons

arrested for all crimes that are tracked by the IBR,

separated by adults and juveniles.

ARREST TOTALS 2014 % of 2014 Total

2015 % of 2015 Total

Adult Only 8,997 88.1% 8,434 87.2%

Juvenile Only 1,211 11.9% 1,236 12.8%

ADULT & JUVENILE COMBINED 10,208 9,670

While adults account for 87.2% of all arrests,

juveniles constitute 12.8% of all arrests in Prince

William County.

IBR: ARRESTS-SELECTED GROUP A OFFENSES

Group A Offenses ADULT JUVENILE COMBINED

2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/-

Murder 5 9 +4 0 0 0 5 9 +4

Rape 13 21 +8 6 2 -4 19 23 +4

Aggravated Assault 213 238 +25 43 23 -20 256 261 +5

Robbery 75 69 -6 29 31 +2 104 100 -4

Burglary 76 65 -11 38 28 -10 114 93 -21

Larceny 858 916 +58 155 158 +3 1,013 1,074 +61

Motor Vehicle Theft 27 21 -6 15 7 -8 42 28 -14

Arrests for Group A Offenses are listed in the below table. For crimes other than those designated as Group

A Offenses, arrest data may be found on the next page.


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IBR: ARRESTS-Group B Offenses *Note: Not every crime classification is listed individually.

ARRESTS ADULT JUVENILE COMBINED

2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/-

Bad Checks 40 26 -14 0 0 0 40 26 -14

Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy 0 0 0 64 53 -11 64 53 -11

Disorderly Conduct 107 70 -37 33 87 +54 140 157 +17

Driving Under the Influence 1,273 1,029 -244 4 4 0 1,277 1,033 -244

Drunkenness 613 452 -161 10 20 +10 623 472 -151

Family Offenses, Non-Violent 10 7 -3 0 2 +2 10 9 -1

Liquor Laws 106 68 -38 40 29 -11 146 97 -49

Peeping Tom 1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 -1

Runaway 0 0 0 746 607 -139 746 607 -139

Trespass of Real Property 85 85 0 9 10 +1 94 95 +1

Conspiracy to Commit Group A Offense

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Other Offenses 1,999 1,691 -308 66 58 -8 2,065 1,749 -316

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS* 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/-

No Operators License X X X X X X 1,636 1,802 +166

Reckless Driving X X X X X X 2,629 3,054 +425

Hit and Run X X X X X X 204 88 -116

Revoked/Suspended O.L. X X X X X X 1,700 1,691 -9


* Data is not compiled separately for adults and juveniles. See “Combined” data for all persons charged.

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SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTS


GROUP A OFFENSES TOTAL ARRESTS SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTS

% SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIENS

Murder 9 0 0

Rape 23 1 4.3%

Aggravated Assault 261 4 1.5%

Robbery 100 1 1%

Burglary 93 3 3.2%

Larceny 1,074 15 1.4%

Motor Vehicle Theft 28 0 0

TOTAL 1,588 24 1.5%

At the direction of the Board of County Supervisors,

the Prince William County Police Department actively

enforces a local illegal immigration policy. The policy

mandates inquiry into the citizenship/immigration

status of all persons taken into physical custodial

arrest for a violation of state or local law.

The Police Department’s participation in the

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287g

program expired December 31, 2012. Therefore, the

official immigration status of arrestees has not been

verified through federal immigration authorities.

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SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTS OTHER OFFENSES


Total Arrests Suspected Illegal Alien Arrests

% Suspected Illegal Aliens

Arson 4 0 0

Assaults (other than aggravated) 1,747 21 1.2%

Counterfeiting/Forgery 42 1 2.4%

Destruction of Property 164 0 0

Disorderly Conduct 157 0 0

Driving Under the Influence 1,033 96 9.3%

Drug Offenses 1,805 9 0.5%

Embezzlement 87 2 2.3%

Family Offenses, Non-Violent 9 1 11.1%

Fraud Offenses 213 5 2.3%

Gambling Offenses 0 0 0

Liquor Laws 97 0 0

Prostitution Offenses 32 0 0

Public Drunkenness 472 33 7%

Sex Offenses (other than rape) 67 10 14.9%

Stolen Property Offenses 43 0 0

Weapons Law Violations 79 1 1.3%

All Other Offenses 1,749 50 2.9%

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Total Charged Suspected Illegal Aliens Charged

% Suspected Illegal Aliens

No Operators License 1,802 9 0.5%

Reckless Driving 3,054 5 0.2%

Hit and Run 88 16 18.2%

Revoked/Suspended O.L. 1,691 26 1.5%

Total Arrests vs. Suspected Illegal Alien Arrests for Other Offenses

January 2015—December 2015

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In 2015, there were 135 more reportable crashes

than in the previous year, increasing the overall

crash rate by 3.1%. The crash rate is based on the

total number of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as

reported by the County Department of

Transportation.

In 2015, 11 people were killed in 11 motor vehicle

crashes that occurred on the roadways of Prince

William County.

In 2015, there were 2 alcohol/other intoxicants-

related fatal crashes out of the total 11 fatal

crashes. Three pedestrians were killed in fatal

vehicle crashes, representing 27.3% of all fatal

victims, a decrease of 2.1% from 2014. Five (45.5%)

of the fatal crashes were attributed to speeding.

Three (18.8%) of the fatal crashes involved a

motorcycle.

In order to improve roadway safety, the Police

Department will continue to aggressively enforce

violations of traffic law.

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT


CRASH DATA 2014 2015 % Change

Total Traffic Crashes 4,354 4,489 +3.1%

Total Fatal Crashes* 17 11 -35.3%

Total Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes 2 2 0

Total Fatal Victims 18 11 -38.9%

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DATA 2014 2015 % Change

Traffic Citations 33,590 35,801 +6.6%

DUI Arrests 1,277 1,033 -19.1%

No Operator’s License 1,636 1,802 +10.1%

Speeding Citations 10,850 11,563 +6.6%

Speeding in a School Zone 766 1,053 +37.5%

Seatbelt Violations 826 862 +4.4%

No Child Restraint 201 220 +9.5%

Parking Citations 26,438 21,300 -19.4%

Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections 438 Hours 905 Hours +106.6%

Driving While Texting 74 71 -4.1%

* Reportable to the Division of Motor Vehicles under state reporting guidelines.

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HIGH-RISK ROADWAYS Each year five intersections in each patrol district are selected for the Roadway Incident Management Program (RIMP).

Targeted enforcement is employed at these intersections, which are determined based on the frequency of crashes

during the previous year.

New intersections are targeted for RIMP enforcement in 2016. The Department will continue to take proactive

measures in order to improve the safety of these, and all other, county roadways.

Eastern District Central District Western District

Dale Blvd & Neabsco Mills Dale Blvd. & Minnieville Ashton & Sudley Manor

Jeff Davis Hwy & Dumfries Rd Parkway & Telegraph Rd Sudley Manor & Sudley

Jeff Davis Hwy & Parkway Gordon & Old Bridge Balls Ford & Sudley

Jeff Davis Hwy & Cardinal Dr Parkway & Minnieville Lomond & Sudley

Jeff Davis Hwy & Dale Blvd Dale Blvd & Gideon Dr Lee Hwy & Linton Hall

2016 RIMP INTERSECTIONS

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EASTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes

Dale Blvd & Minnieville Rd 134 21

Dale Blvd & Gideon Dr 32 25

Gordon Dr & Old Bridge Rd 177 24

Minnieville Rd & Spriggs Rd 8 22

PW Parkway & Minnieville Rd 188 33

WESTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes

Balls Ford Rd & Sudley Rd 151 23

Lee Hwy & Heathcote Blvd 64 19

Ashton Ave & Sudley Manor Dr 37 26

PW Parkway & Dumfries Rd 3 18

Balls Ford Rd & PW Parkway 207 18

2015

EASTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes

Dale Blvd & Neabsco Mills 44 20

Jeff Davis Hwy & Dumfries Rd 104 19

Jeff Davis Hwy & Parkway 105 15

Jeff Davis Hwy & Cardinal Dr 68 17

Jeff Davis Hwy & Dale Blvd 107 16

WESTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes

Balls Ford & Sudley 104 37

Sudley Manor & Sudley 19 41

Ashton & Sudley Manor 27 32

Lomond & Sudley 72 26

Lee Hwy & Linton Hall 108 20

CENTRAL DISTRICT Summonses Crashes

Dale Blvd. & Minnieville 118 32

Parkway & Telegraph Rd 33 26

Gordon & Old Bridge 96 23

Parkway & Minnieville 107 43

Dale Blvd & Gideon Dr 9 22

*New intersections are chosen each year based upon crash data.

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