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Aggravated Assault 71,561 74,135 -3.5% Aggravated Assault 284.6 299.1 -4.9%
Violent Crim e Total 113,299 121,789 -7.0% Violent Crim e Total 450.6 491.4 -8.3%
Motor Vehicle Theft 68,220 76,617 -11.0% Motor Vehicle Theft 271.3 309.2 -12.3%
Property Crim e Total 951,973 995,150 -4.3% Property Crim e Total 3785.8 4015.6 -5.7%
Index Crim e Total 1,065,272 1,116,939 -4.6% Index Crim e Total 4236.4 4507.0 -6.0%
Arson
In 2010, reported arson offenses decreased 8.5 per-
cent from 2009. Property damage from arson was Texas Peace Officers Killed or Assaulted
reported at over $167 million in 2010. Two Texas law enforcement officers were killed
5,517 arsons in 2010 feloniously in the line of duty due to criminal ac-
tion during 2010.
6,027 arsons in 2009
Thirteen Texas law enforcement officers were
killed in duty-related accidents during 2010.
There were 4,424 officers assaulted during 2010
Property Value compared to 4,706 in 2009. This represents a
The value of property stolen during the commission decrease of 6.0 percent.
of Index Crimes in 2010 was more than $1.9 billion.
2010 HATE CRIME BIAS MOTIVATION 2009 HATE CRIME BIAS MOTIVATION
Bias Group Bias Type Volum e Bias Group Bias Type Volum e
Nature % (Offense) Nature % (Offense)
Anti-White 9 Anti-White 11
Anti-Black 66 Anti-Black 63
Racial 48.5% Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 3 Racial 50.6% Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander 2
Anti-Multi-Racial 4 Anti-Indian 1
Sexual Anti-Male Homosexual 24 Anti-Multi-Racial 6
Orienta- 22.5% Anti-Female Homosexual 6 Sexual Anti-Male Homosexual 23
tion Anti-Homosexual 7 Orienta- 22.0% Anti-Female Homosexual 4
Anti-Bi-Sexual 1 tion Anti-Homosexual 9
Ethnicity/ Anti-Arab 5 Ethnicity/ Anti-Arab 6
National 17.8% Anti-Hispanic 21 National 16.4% Anti-Hispanic 18
Origin Anti-Other Ethnic/Nat'l Origin 4 Origin Anti-Other Ethnic/Nat'l Origin 3
Anti-Jewish 3 Anti-Jewish 10
Anti-Protestant 3 Anti-Protestant 1
Religious 10.7% Anti-Islamic 5 Religious 11.0% Anti-Islamic 3
Anti-Catholic 2 Anti-Other Religion 3
Anti-Other Religion 3 Anti-Multi-Religion 1
Anti-Multi-Religion 2 Disability 0.0% Anti-Physical 0
Disability 0.5% Anti-Physical 0 Anti-Mental 0
Anti-Mental 1
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Offenses Offenders
Offenses in the hate crime data collection program are In 2010, 185 offenders were involved in incidents of
defined in accordance with federal Uniform Crime Re- hate crimes. The following chart displays the suspected
porting definitions and do not necessarily conform to hate crime offenders by race.
Texas state definitions. Complete offense definitions are
available in the Crime in Texas annual publication or
from UCR upon request. HATE CRIME OFFENDERS BY RACE
Hate Crime offense information falls into the eight index Volume %
crimes—murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, bur-
White 85 50.6
glary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson—plus
simple assault, intimidation and vandalism. Of these Black 19 11.3
offense categories, aggravated assault, simple assault, American Indian/Alaskan Native 0 0.0
intimidation and vandalism accounted for 95 percent of Asian/Pacific Islander 0 0.0
all bias crime offenses in 2010. Multi-Racial Group 2 1.2
Unknown 62 36.9
HATE CRIME OFFENSES TOTAL 168 100%
Offenses Volume %
Murder 1 0.6 Location
Robbery 5 2.9
Residences and homes were the most frequently occur-
Aggravated Assault 25 14.6
ring locations of bias crimes during 2010. The second
Burglary 0 0 most common locations were highways, roads, streets
Larceny-Theft 1 .6 and alleys. Parking lots and garages were the third
Motor Vehicle Theft 1 .6 most common locations.
Arson 1 .6
Simple Assault 51 29.8
Intimidation 37 21.6 HATE CRIME LOCATION BY OFFENSE
Vandalism 49 28.7
TOTAL 171 100% Location Volume %
Air/Bus/Train Terminal 1 0.6
Victims Bank/Savings and Loan 0 0.0
Information on the victims of hate crimes is limited to Bar/Nightclub 7 4.2
victim type. While the bias motivation information iden- Church/Synagogue/Temple 11 6.5
tifies the offender’s bias, the victim may not actually Commercial/Office Building 1 0.6
belong to the group the offender sought to harm. For Construction Site 0 0.0
this reason, information on the victim’s group member- Convenience Store 4 2.4
ship is not recorded. Department/Discount Store 4 2.4
Victim type in the hate crime data collection program is Drug Store/Doctor's Office/Hospital 0 0.0
listed as: individual, business, financial institution, gov- Field/Woods 0 0.0
ernment, religious organization, other and unknown. Of Government/Public Building 1 0.6
the victim types, individuals were the main hate crime Grocery/Supermarket 5 3.0
target.
Highway/Road/Street/Alley 30 17.8
Hotel/Motel 2 1.2
HATE CRIME VICTIM TYPE
Jail/Prison 0 0.0
Victim Type Volume % Lake/Waterway 2 1.2
Individual 152 88.9 Liquor Store 0 0.0
Business 8 4.7 Parking Lot/Garage 17 10.1
Financial Institution 0 0.0 Rental Storage Facility 0 0.0
Government 6 3.5 Residence/Home 59 35.1
Religious Organization 5 2.9 Restaurant 5 3.0
Other 0 0.0 School/College 11 6.5
Unknown 0 0.0 Service/Gas Station 1 0.6
TOTAL 171 100% Specialty Store 1 0.6
Other/Unknown 6 3.6
TOTAL 168 100%
CRIME IN TEXAS ANNUAL REPORT 2010 Page 5
FAMILY VIOLENCE Offenders
The Texas Family Code defines family violence as an act by In 2010, a reported 207,474 offenders were involved in incidents of
a member of a family or household against another member family violence.
that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, as-
sault, or a threat that reasonably places the member in fear
of imminent physical harm. The law excludes the reason-
able discipline of a child. By definition, “Family” includes
individuals related by consanguinity (blood) or affinity,
(marriage or former marriage), biological parents of the
same child, foster children, foster parents, and members or
former members of the same household (including room-
mates). Senate Bill 68 of the 77th Legislature amended the
Family Code to include “Dating Violence”. The “Dating
Relationship” means a relationship between individuals who
have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or
intimate nature.
VICTIM’S RELATIONSHIP
Relationship Group VICTIM’S
Relationship of Victim
RELATIONSHIP Percent
Type % Total
Husband 4.3
Wife 16.7
Marital 42.6 Common-Law Husband 2.8
Common-Law Wife 14.1
Ex-Husband 0.9
Ex-Wife 3.8
Victims
Father 2.0
Incidents of family violence in 2010 involved a reported 211,769
Mother 5.4 victims.
Son 2.2
Parental/ Daughter 3.2
Child 15.6 Stepfather 0.8
Stepmother 0.3
Stepson 0.7
Stepdaughter 0.9
Foster Parent 0.05
Foster Child 0.03
Grandfather 0.1
Grandmother 0.4
Grandson 0.1
Granddaughter 0.3
Other Brother 2.8
Fam ily 41.7 Sister 3.8
Stepbrother 0.1
Stepsister 0.2
Male Roommate 2.3
Female Roommate 6.8
Male In-Law 0.9
Female In-Law 1.3
Other Male Family Member 5.7
Other Female Family Member 16.9
Unknow n Relationship-Male 0.0
Unknow n Relationship-Female 0.0
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Officers
Potential assaults on peace officers are a serious problem
inherent to police intervention and investigation of family
violence. In 2010, during the course of reported family
violence incidents, 358 Texas law officers were assaulted.
During this same period 4,424 assaults were made on law
officers during all types of police activity.
Offenses
Family violence offense information falls into six general
categories: assaults, homicides, kidnapping/abductions,
robberies, forcible sex offenses, and non-forcible sex of-
fenses. Of the six main categories, assaults accounted for
96.8 percent of all offenses.
T ype G ro up % O f f e ns e %
A ggravated A ssault 15.2
A s s a ult s 96.8 Simple A ssault 73.3
Intimidatio n 8.3
M urder & No nnegligent M anslaughter 0.1
H o m ic ide s 0.1 Negligent M anslaughter 0.008
Justifiable Ho micide 0.0009
Kidna pping 0.3 Kidnapping/A bductio n 0.3
R o bbe ry 0.2 Ro bbery 0.2
Weapons
Fo rcible Rape 0.9
The most common weapon involved in family violence cases was
F o rc ible Fo rcible So do my 0.2 physical force through the use of hands, feet and fists (strong arm),
S e x O f f e ns e s 2.4 Sexual A ssault with Object 0.2 which accounts for 79 percent of the incidents. The Texas Family
Fo rcible Fo ndling 1.1 Violence law considers the use of threats and intimidation to be
N o n- F o rc ible Incest .09 serious enough to report and, thus, 8 percent of the reports were
listed as involving no weapons. Knives or cutting instruments (4
S e x O f f e ns e s 0.3 Statuto ry Rape 0.2
percent), blunt objects (3 percent), firearms (2 percent) and other
(5 percent) account for the remaining cases. Included in the
“other” weapons category are: motor vehicles, poison, explosives,
fire, drugs, unknown, and miscellaneous weapons.
Injuries
The extent of injuries sustained by victims of family violence
are determined by the responding officer. Therefore, all
injuries are noted at the time of the report. If later medical
attention indicates that the injuries were more or less severe
than noted by the responding officer, this information is not
included in the family violence report. The majority of re-
ported injuries (54 percent) were minor; in 41 percent of
family violence reports “no injury” was recorded. Major inju-
ries were reported in 5 percent of the cases. Of the major
injuries, severe lacerations and possible internal injuries
were the most common at 28 percent. Other major injuries
were reported in 22 percent of the cases and apparent bro-
ken bones were noted in 11 percent of the cases.
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