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Crime Statistics: Crime Statistics Explained 1863-1920 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2005 2006 Crime Trends: 1990-2000 1991-2001 1992-2002 1993-2003 Department Demographics: 2000 2001 2002 2003 Fiscal Year Budget: 1999-2000 2000-2001 Understanding Crime Statistics Every month, law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Connecticut submit Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data. This information indicates the number of offenses brought to an agency's attention through sources such as victim, police or witness reports. After counting Crime Index offenses reported, minus any unfounded complaints, law enforcement agencies provide the number of "actual offenses" and the number of crimes cleared. For a crime to be "cleared," either of the following situations must prevail: 1) at least one person is arrested, charged, and turned over to the court for prosecution; or 2) some element beyond police control precludes the physical arrest of the offender (for example, death of the offender, victim refuses to cooperate, confession by offender already in police custody), resulting in the offense being cleared by "exceptional means." Contributing agencies also include data on the value of property stolen and recovered in connection with the reported offenses, plus specific information regarding homicides, officers assaulted and arson. UCR arrest data is collected for all crimes except traffic violations. The age, sex and race of arrestees are reported for all crime categories. Verification Procedure UCR Reports are set up with numerous internal crosschecks to achieve reporting accuracy of the data. It is standard procedure to examine each incoming report for arithmetical accuracy. Reports are then subjected to logical tests of reasonableness, which are of key importance to confirming validity. Logical errors resulting from misinterpretations of what is to be measured can then be corrected. UCR personnel correct minor errors without contacting contributors, but necessary arithmetical adjustments or unusual variations are brought to the attention of the submitting agency. UCR Limitations There are inherent limitations in current crime reporting practices. Of primary importance is the question of how much crime is being reported. The degree to which crimes are being reported varies from area to area. A considerable volume of crime is not reported to law enforcement agencies because the victims consider the offenses against them to be of little consequence or that the likelihood of apprehending the suspect is small. They may also fear retaliation from offenders, or in fact, be a participant in a crime (for example, a prostitute who is robbed). Even with the given limitations, the UCR Program provides the best network of State and National Crime figures currently available. Crime Factors Because not all factors that have an impact on crime problems are measured or considered by the UCR Program, superficial conclusions are sometimes drawn from crime and arrest data, particularly when attempts are made to compare jurisdictions. Local ordinances and criminal justice administrative policies, record-keeping practices, and the degree of adherence to Uniform Crime Reporting standards all affect the number of crimes and arrests reported. Additionally, socio-economic conditions and the characteristics and attitudes of the local population influence the extent and nature of criminal behavior in a community. Definition of Offenses Categories Murder - Murder is defined as the willful killing of one human being by another. This offense category includes any death due to a fight, argument, quarrel, assault or commission of a crime. Attempted murder and assaults with the intent to kill are not counted as murder, but are included in the UCR Statistics as aggravated assaults. Suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are also excluded from the murder classification. Rape - Rape, as defined in the UCR program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Statistics reported in this crime category include attempts to commit forcible rape. However, statutory rape (rape against a female under the age of consent), sexual assaults on males and other sex offenses are excluded. Robbery - Robbery is defined as the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force, threat of force or violence, or by putting the victim in fear. Robbery is a violent crime that frequently results in injury to the victim. Included in this category are assaults to commit robbery and attempted robberies. Aggravated Assault - Aggravated Assault is defined as an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Statistics for aggravated assault include attempts to commit aggravated assault. Burglary - Burglary is divided into three subcategories: the forcible entry of a structure; unlawful entry where no force is used; and attempted forcible entries to commit burglary. Larceny - Larceny is defined as the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Motor Vehicle Theft - Motor Vehicle Theft, as defined by the UCR program, includes both actual theft and attempted theft of a motor vehicle. Statistics: 1863-1920 Year Population Total Arrests Drunkenness Related Arrests Homicide Arrests Total Police Personnel Patrol Officers 1863 42739 1539 818 0 25 22 1864 43896 1838 911 2 25 22 1865 45054 1749 614 2 25 N/A 1866 46211 2023 874 0 28 25 1867 47368 2183 843 3 28 25 1868 48525 2096 726 1 33 31 1869 49683 2379 934 3 42 39 1870 50840 2495 1009 12 46 N/A 1871 52044 5363 2483 4 51 49 1872 53248 4964 2338 1 75 70 1873 54453 5227 2663 0 88 81 1874 55657 5109 2554 2 88 81 1875 56861 5092 2732 3 82 75 1876 58065 4756 2505 1 79 68 1877 59269 3926 1877 0 71 66 1878 60474 4434 2258 2 77 74 1879 61678 3947 2477 3 84 81 1880 62882 4611 3206 0 84 81 1881 65198 4848 3456 3 80 72 1882 67515 5642 3984 0 77 73 1883 69831 5789 4171 4 76 66 1884 72147 5976 4185 0 87 77 1885 74464 5642 4095 1 91 75 1886 76780 5802 4257 3 92 76 1887 79096 5941 4448 0 107 75 1888 81412 6149 4416 0 113 N/A 1889 83729 6191 4512 1 117 82 1890 86045 5869 4452 0 126 90 1891 88243 6000 4376 5 126 89 1892 90441 6285 4697 5 140 100 1893 92640 6541 4770 2 154 110 1894 94838 6314 3270 1 160 114 1895 97036 6202 4288 3 155 114 1896 99234 6181 4159 4 179 125 1897 101432 7033 4486 6 176 124 1898 103631 6728 3353 2 176 126 1899 105829 6314 4048 1 178 122 1900 108017 6165 3658 1 175 116 1901 110585 5229 3271 4 175 119 1902 113143 5149 3410 6 169 116 1903 115700 5246 3448 3 174 124 1904 118258 5333 3399 5 178 115 1905 120816 5619 N/A 15 174 121 1906 123374 5614 3670 11 N/A N/A 1907 125932 5473 3593 3 193 N/A 1908 128489 5683 3453 8 N/A N/A 1909 131047 5765 3422 6 181 139 1910 133605 6193 3237 3 194 140 1911 136498 6706 3902 5 207 143 1912 139391 7723 3875 2 195 132 1913 142285 8556 4846 3 203 140 1914 145178 9256 5128 4 206 137 1915 148071 10366 5773 3 208 148 1916 150964 12687 7327 8 258 175 1917 153857 12188 6688 12 261 199 1918 156751 11480 5582 11 258 199 1919 159644 9352 3473 9 270 204 1920 162537 7934 3186 3 277 208 Source: Monkkonen, Eric.  Police Departments, Arrests and Crime in the United States, 1860-1920 Computer file.  Compiled by Eric Monkkonen, University of California, Los Angeles.  ICPSR ed.  Ann Arbor, MI:  Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1994. Crime Statistics - 1990 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 21,012   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 1,725 Arson 20 Burglary 689 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 3,973 Driving Under the Influence 230 Drug Abuse Violations 2,035 Embezzlement 0 Forcible Rape 97 Forgery/Counterfeiting 51 Fraud 29 Gambling 0 Larceny 1,817 Liquor Laws 538 Manslaughter 7 Motor Vehicle Theft 65 Murder 27 Offense vs. Family 190 Prostitution 139 Robbery 326 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 10 Simple Assault 1,464 Stolen Property 42 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 0 Weapons Charges 359 Other Offenses 5,991 Total Arrests 19,824 Crime Statistics - 1991 Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 19,493   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 1,543 Arson 23 Burglary 563 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 3,490 Driving Under the Influence 208 Drug Abuse Violations 1,613 Embezzlement 0 Forcible Rape 72 Forgery/Counterfeiting 28 Fraud 7 Gambling 0 Larceny 1,616 Liquor Laws 273 Manslaughter 4 Motor Vehicle Theft 37 Murder 31 Offense vs. Family 165 Prostitution 339 Robbery 369 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 12 Simple Assault 1,137 Stolen Property 17 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 0 Weapons Charges 360 Other Offenses 4,219 Total Arrests 16,126 Crime Statistics - 1992 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 17,483   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 1,451 Arson 18 Burglary 536 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 2,965 Driving Under the Influence 119 Drug Abuse Violations 1,573 Embezzlement 0 Forcible Rape 74 Forgery/Counterfeiting 23 Fraud 1 Gambling 6 Larceny 1,238 Liquor Laws 273 Manslaughter 4 Motor Vehicle Theft 50 Murder 34 Offense vs. Family 184 Prostitution 87 Robbery 242 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 11 Simple Assault 1,153 Stolen Property 18 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 0 Weapons Charges 320 Other Offenses 3,455 Total Arrests 13,835 Crime Statistics - 1993 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 15,553   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 701 Arson 17 Burglary 460 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 1,047 Driving Under the Influence 40 Drug Abuse Violations 1,884 Embezzlement 5 Forcible Rape 47 Forgery/Counterfeiting 106 Fraud 97 Gambling 3 Larceny 823 Liquor Laws 32 Manslaughter 2 Motor Vehicle Theft 135 Murder 20 Offense vs. Family 301 Prostitution 140 Robbery 312 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 50 Simple Assault 2,147 Stolen Property 18 Vagrancy 1 Vandalism 294 Weapons Charges 291 Other Offenses 6,698 Total Arrests 15,671 Crime Statistics - 1994 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 16,215   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 614 Arson 12 Burglary 365 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 698 Driving Under the Influence 18 Drug Abuse Violations 2,092 Embezzlement 4 Forcible Rape 38 Forgery/Counterfeiting 204 Fraud 137 Gambling 4 Larceny 683 Liquor Laws 9 Manslaughter 2 Motor Vehicle Theft 186 Murder 29 Offense vs. Family 356 Prostitution 143 Robbery 276 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 64 Simple Assault 2,321 Stolen Property 28 Vagrancy 1 Vandalism 321 Weapons Charges 293 Other Offenses 6,076 Total Arrests 14,974 Crime Statistics - 1995 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 15,174   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 552 Arson 19 Burglary 378 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 1,357 Driving Under the Influence 121 Drug Abuse Violations 2,072 Embezzlement 7 Forcible Rape 51 Forgery/Counterfeiting 169 Fraud 144 Gambling 15 Larceny 692 Liquor Laws 22 Manslaughter 1 Motor Vehicle Theft 156 Murder 24 Offense vs. Family 284 Prostitution 147 Robbery 237 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 52 Simple Assault 2,211 Stolen Property 55 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 265 Weapons Charges 281 Other Offenses 6,495 Total Arrests 15,807 Crime Statistics - 1996 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 15,036   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 594 Arson 8 Burglary 319 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 2,337 Driving Under the Influence 137 Drug Abuse Violations 1,947 Embezzlement 12 Forcible Rape 43 Forgery/Counterfeiting 130 Fraud 213 Gambling 4 Larceny 762 Liquor Laws 21 Manslaughter 0 Motor Vehicle Theft 119 Murder 21 Offense vs. Family 650 Prostitution 62 Robbery 243 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 40 Simple Assault 2,196 Stolen Property 91 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 301 Weapons Charges 243 Other Offenses 5,751 Total Arrests 16,244 Crime Statistics - 1997 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 13,950   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 554 Arson 9 Burglary 282 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 2,441 Driving Under the Influence 229 Drug Abuse Violations 2,061 Embezzlement 10 Forcible Rape 48 Forgery/Counterfeiting 102 Fraud 169 Gambling 0 Larceny 789 Liquor Laws 57 Manslaughter 1 Motor Vehicle Theft 121 Murder 15 Offense vs. Family 733 Prostitution 115 Robbery 228 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 54 Simple Assault 1,940 Stolen Property 119 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 233 Weapons Charges 207 Other Offenses 6,258 Total Arrests 16,775 Crime Statistics - 1998 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 13,254   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 632 Arson 12 Burglary 250 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 1,516 Driving Under the Influence 223 Drug Abuse Violations 1,860 Embezzlement 9 Forcible Rape 27 Forgery/Counterfeiting 99 Fraud 190 Gambling 4 Larceny 848 Liquor Laws 48 Manslaughter 0 Motor Vehicle Theft 104 Murder 18 Offense vs. Family 615 Prostitution 101 Robbery 200 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 70 Simple Assault 2,002 Stolen Property 107 Vagrancy 1 Vandalism 236 Weapons Charges 177 Other Offenses 6,547 Total Arrests 15,896 Crime Statistics - 1999 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 12,009   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 553 Arson 6 Burglary 178 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 1,212 Driving Under the Influence 195 Drug Abuse Violations 1,632 Embezzlement 8 Forcible Rape 39 Forgery/Counterfeiting 88 Fraud 112 Gambling 3 Larceny 767 Liquor Laws 31 Manslaughter 6 Motor Vehicle Theft 209 Murder 10 Offense vs. Family 508 Prostitution 100 Robbery 205 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 43 Simple Assault 1,518 Stolen Property 90 Vagrancy 1 Vandalism 233 Weapons Charges 149 Other Offenses 6,679 Total Arrests 14,575 Crime Statistics - 2000 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 9,455   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault 437 Arson 3 Burglary 141 Curfew and Loitering 0 Disorderly Conduct 675 Driving Under the Influence 143 Drug Abuse Violations 1,547 Embezzlement 8 Forcible Rape 19 Forgery/Counterfeiting 43 Fraud 70 Gambling 0 Larceny 448 Liquor Laws 31 Manslaughter 1 Motor Vehicle Theft 66 Murder 6 Offense vs. Family 166 Prostitution 79 Robbery 120 Runaways 0 Sex Offenses 29 Simple Assault 1,517 Stolen Property 41 Vagrancy 0 Vandalism 180 Weapons Charges 126 Other Offenses 6,626 Total Arrests 12,522 Crime Statistics - 2001 Reported Incidents - UCR Type A: Total reported incidents: 9,322   Arrests - Persons 18 Years of Age and Older - COMING SOON Offense Type Number Aggravated Assault   Arson Burglary   Curfew and Loitering Disorderly Conduct   Driving Under the Influence Drug Abuse Violations   Embezzlement Forcible Rape   Forgery/Counterfeiting Fraud   Gambling Larceny   Liquor Laws Manslaughter   Motor Vehicle Theft Murder   Offense vs. Family Prostitution   Robbery Runaways   Sex Offenses Simple Assault   Stolen Property Vagrancy   Vandalism Weapons Charges   Other Offenses   Total Arrests   Crime Trends: 1990-2000: A Ten Year Snapshot Crime Trends: 1991-2001: A Ten Year Snapshot Crime Trends: 1992-2002: A Ten Year Snapshot Crime Trends: 1993-2003: A Ten Year Snapshot Department Demographics - Year 2000 by Month Sworn Non-Sworn January January February February March March April April May May June June July July August August September September October October November November December December Department Demographics - Year 2001 by Month Sworn Non-Sworn January January February February March March April April May May June June July July August August September September October October November November December December Department Demographics - Year 2003 by Month Sworn Non-Sworn January January February February March March April April May May  June June July July August August September September October October November November December December Budget Summary for Fiscal Year 1999-2000 General Funds Special  Funds (Grants) Capital Projects  Total Personnel 25,825,556 1,797,500   27,623,056 Utilities 565,400    565,400 Allowance & Travel 27,000 22,946   49,946 Equipment 930,658 893,573 1,824,231 Materials & Supplies 759,258 43,000   802,258 Rentals & Services 286,300 1,619,279 1,905,579 Capital Improvements     735,000   TOTAL 28,394,172 4,376,298 735,000 32,770,470 Aggregate Costs: Personnel Costs 25,825,556 1,797,500   27,623,056 Non-Personnel 2,568,616 2,578,798 735,000 5,147,414 TOTAL