LTC 042-2004 Crime Statistics Annual Report for 2003 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. o42-2oo4
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez~
City Manager
CRIME STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2003
Date: February 13, 2004
This Letter to the Commission is to inform the Mayor and City Commission of the Flodda
Unifom-~ Crime Report (UCR) statistics for Part I Crimes as indexed annually, for the year
2003. Part I Crimes include Homicide, Fomible Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault,
Burglary, Larceny and Motor Vehicle Thefts.
Overall, Part I crimes increased 2.12% in the year 2003. This follows a decrease of-7.4%
in the prior year.
Some highlights from the UCR Report are:
· The total number of Homicides decreased 14.29%
· The total number of Robberies increased 0%
· The total number of Aggravated Assaults increased 15.32%
· The total number of Burglaries decreased 3.42%
· The total number of Larcenies increased 3.03%
· The total number of Auto Thefts decreased 2.15%
· The total number of Sexual Batteries increased 27.50%
Enclosed is a chart that represents the last five (5) years of crime statistics in each
respective category. Although there is an increase in cdme, a five (5) year trend analysis
reflects that cdme overall is still down. Indeed, the number of cdmes has decreased -
26.11% since 1999.
Additionally, a three (3) year trend analysis for all arrests reflects an increase of 11.11%
and 14.52% for 2003 over 2002 and 2001 respectively.
As an entertainment destination, this increase in Part 1 crimes must be tempered with the
influx of visitors to our City. While percentages reflected may seem higher per capita--
these numbers do not account for the number of visitors present, which very well reach in
the hundreds of thousands throughout each week.
Criminal justice experts concede that an overall downward trend of cdme may begin to
taper off nationwide with some jurisdictions experiencing some increases. At the state-
level, some categories remained fiat for the first six months of 2003; however, larcenies
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and murders increased as well as robberies where a firearm was utilized.~ Regionally, this
trend is evident in the areas policed by the Miami-Dade County Police Department where
increases were experienced in visitor robberies, forcible sex offenses, burglaries, larceny,
and other Part 1 non-violent crimes. Some categories experienced a steady increase for
the last three years.2 Locally, Coral Gables experienced an increase in robberies and
assaults during the first six months of 2003.3
Throughout the preceding year, the Police Department embarked on strategic planning
initiatives to address these changing trends. Recently, the Department's Patrol Division
was reorganized to streamline accountability and foster empowerment at the middle
management level. Currently, a proactive approach to forcible sex offenses is being
undertaken. This concerted effort will team the Domestic ViolenceNictim Advocate
Teams, the Nightlife Committee, Colleges and Universities as well as having an awareness
component via the media.
I am confident that maintaining flexibility of approach in strategy will help our Police
Department and community to create and maintain a safe and crime-free environment for
our residents, visitors, and business community.
Attachments: Miami Beach PD Crime Comparisons
References as footnoted
F:\POLI\TECHSERV~POLICIES\COM_MEMO~2004 LTCs~2003 Cdrne Stats Annual LTC.doc
1 Crime in Florida January-June 2003, Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
2 Miami-Dade County 2003 Annual Statistics released January 13, 2004Miami-Dade Police Department.
3 Coral Gables: Robberies, Assaults Increase, Eunice Sigler, The Miami Herald, August 14, 2003.
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Part I Crime Comparison
1999 - 2003
Crime Type 19991 2003 % Difference
Homicide 10 6 -40.00%
Rape/Forcible Sex 98 102 4.08%
Robbery 561 507 -9.63%
Aggravated Assault 731 557 -23.80%
Burglary 2010 141Z -29.65%
Larceny 9254 6840 -26.09%
Auto Theft 1695 1184 -30.15%
Total 14359 10610 -26.11%
Part I Crime Comparison
2002 vs. 2003
Crime Type 2002 2003 % Difference
Homicide 7 6 -14.29%
Forcible Sex Offenses 80 102 27.50%
Robbery 507 507 0.00%
Aggravated Assault 483 557 15.32%
Burglary 1464 1414 -3.42%
Larceny 6639 6840 3,03%
Auto Theft 1210 1184 -2.15%
Total 10390 10610 2.12%
Prepared by: MBPD Professional Standards Unit
Date: Feb. 4, 2004 SOURCE: UCR Statistics
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M~ Ve~cle ~ 36,655 39,~ 6.6
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F~m B~I~ 22,1~ 21,678 -2.1
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January - June 2003
l't~ activities presented in this release are a preliminary imiicatkm of exia~e and crimiml
activities known to, and relxnted by, law earfe~m~nt agencies for the first half of 2003.
This report retl~t~ data res~di~ in the UCR dataimse as of 11117/2003.
Offense TotaLs
Crime Volume
Total Index 436,882
ToO1 Violent 61,699
Tolal Nonviolent 375,183
Total
Adult
Juvenile
Male
Female
Arrest Data
Florida Depadment of
Law Enforcement
481,605
415,447
66,158
378,761
102,844
Domestic Violence
by Offense Type
Pereent
PRIMARY OFFENSE 2~02 2003 Change
Murder 89 97 9.0
~n~l~ughter 3 9 200.0
Fc~ible Ra~ 600 552 4.0
Fc~eibl~ Sodomy 230 204 -11.3
Fmcibte Fomlllng 570 561 -1.6
Aggravated Assault 10,835 10,776 -0.5
A~m, ravated ~alking~ 148 123 -16.9
Simple Assaul~ 44,975 45,152 0.4
Xhreatan~n6dation 2,176 2,486 14.2
Simple S~l~inE 348 205 -41.1
TOTAL 59,974 60,165 03
PROPERTY ENFORMATION VALUES
STOLEN I~.COVEREE
TYPE PROPERTY VALUE VALUE
C~'y, No~e~ Etc. 47,257,850 1,324,705
Jewelry, Precious Me~als 88,914,573 4,649,362
Clo~inE & Furs 12,978,895 1,568~70
~ Vehicles 330,625,981 200,945,907
Office Equipment 27,839,679 1,309,395
TVs, Radios, Ste~os 31,104,173 1,657,447
F[nmnns 3,(~0,686 307,310
Household Goods 9,985,041 559,137
Consm'n~Me Goods 13,855,292 7,667,253
Livestock 632,256 111,661
Miscdlammos 155,413,654 18,886,413
TOTAL VALUES T2 L,688,O~J :L3K~S6,860
Property Values
Tcdal Stolen
$ 721,688,080
Total Recove~d
$ 238,986,860
CRIME IN FLORIDA
January - June 2003
Crime Trends
Violent NoLgv~ t
Tot~r~ % CH Crime % CH % CH
1999 454,751 -8.0 63,641 -7.2 391,110 -8.2
2000 433,976 ~.6 62,198 ! -2.3 371,778 4.9
2001 439,331 1.2 63,776 2.5 375,555 1.0
2002 442,604 0.7 62,770 -1.6 379,834 1.1
2003 436,882 -13 61,699 -1.7 375,183 -1.2
Domestic Violence
by Offense Type to Victim's Relationship to Offender
RFA~TIONSHIP VICTIM TO OFFENDER
Tota~ Spome rareat C~m~ sawmg ~*m~ Cok~Itant Omer Arre~
Crhninal Homicide 97 35 6 10 3 4 34 5 57
Manslaughter 9 0 2 4 I 0 I I 9
Fcm~i~¢ Sex Offenses 1,317 100 54 374 126 393 113 157 414
F~cible Rape 552 76 26 125 46 117 78 84 188
Fca'cible Sodomy 204 10 6 44 34 70 12 28 70
Foa'cible F~mdlin~ 561 14 22 205 46 206 23 45 156
A~gravated Assault 10,776 2,356 936 1,137 898 768 2,948 1,733 6,310
Aggravated Stalking 123 42 I 4 2 6 33 35 71
Simple Assault 45,152 12,710 4,432 3,108 3,196 2,511 14,523 4,672 24,719
Threat/lminfidation 2,486 830 206 133 111 223 456 527 446
Simple Stalkin~ 20~ 62 4 1 5 13 64 56 70
TOTAL OFFI~NSES 6~16~ 16,13~ 5,641 4,T?I ! 4,342 3,918 18,172 7,186 32,096
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Posted on Thu, Aug. 14, 2003
CORAL GABLES
Robberies, assaults increase
But overall crime in city drops slightly
BY EUNTCE SI'GLER
esioler~herald.com
A mid-year crime report for Coral Gables shows a slight
decrease in overall crime -- but a slight increase in
violent crimes.
January through June, and compares those numbers to the same time last
year.
Host categories showed a drop, except for robberies and assaults.
There were 31 robberies during the first half of this year -- five more than
the same time last year.
There were also 38 assaults -- four more than the first half of last year.
But burglaries went down by nearly 20 percent. Through June, there have
been :[60 burglaries in the Gables -- 37 less than the same time last year.
Other types of theft, like purse-snatching and shoplifting, also went down.
A traffic enforcement push by Gables police resulted in a big spike, with
:[0,702 traffic tickets issued through June, versus 9,468 for the same time
last year.
DU! arrests went up by nearly 60 percent -- with 97 arrests for the first
half of this year versus 61 for the same time last year.
Police say they're responding to requests from residents, who want
tougher traffic enforcement.