2013 The F.B.I Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) establishes all guidelines and procedures for the submission of crime data to the State UCR Program Coordinator (PA.State Police). Murders are counted at the time that Homicide Investigators have determined that, after investigation, an intentional killing of a human being by another has occurred. Clearances of murders occur when at least one (1) person suspected of committing the murder is taken into police custody for prosecution. Clearance rates are determined by taking the total number of murder clearances for a particular month/year and divide that number into the number of murders counted for that same month/year. It is important to understand that UCR allows adjustments (e.g. clearances, reclassification, unfounded, etc.) from previous submitted months to be made the month that the adjustment becomes known to police. *MURDER VICTIM TOTALS MONTH 2012 2013 % CHANGE JANUARY 33 19-42.4% FEBRUARY 21 14-33.3% MARCH 34 22-35.3% APRIL 22 28 27.3% MAY 39 20-48.7% JUNE 34 13-61.8% Y-T-D 183 116-36.6% *UCR WHO WERE THE MURDER VICTIMS? RACE-SEX-AGE RACE CATEGORY- 2012 2013 WHITE 40 21.9% 24 20.7% BLACK 140 76.5% 89 76.7% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 3 1.6% 3 2.6% AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 183 100% 116 100% GENDER CATEGORY 2012 2013 MALE 158 86.3% 101 87.1% FEMALE 25 13.7% 15 12.9% AGE CATEGORY 2012 2013 0-10 5 2.7% 4 3.4% YEAR-TO-DATE 11-17 9 4.9% 2 1.8% JUVENILE 18-24 56 30.3% 39 33.6% COMPARISON: JAN.-JUNE. 25-34 56 31.3% 25 21.6% 2009-7 35-44 31 16.7% 22 19.0% 2010-8 2011-14 45-54 15 8.1% 13 11.2% 2012-14 55-64 4 2.2% 7 6.0% 2013-6 65+ 7 3.8% 4 3.4% 1 2012 2013 HISPANIC ETHNICITY 29 15.8% 14 12.1%
Murder in Philadelphia by Police District 2012 VS. 2013 Notable Decreases Numeric 12 th Districts - 9 16 th - District - 6 22nd- District - 14 35 th - District - 10 Notable Increases Numeric 9th District + 2 *SHOOTING VICTIMS 2012 VS. 2013 MONTH 2012 2013 % CHANGE JANUARY 106 79-25.5% FEBRUARY 71 61-14.1% MARCH 110 78-29.1% APRIL 106 94-11.3% MAY 138 119-13.8% JUNE 116 99-14.7% Y-T-D 647 530-18.1% *SHOOTING VICTIM TOTAL INCLUDES CRIMINAL ACTS ONLY AND ARE INCLUDED IN MURDER TOTALS. 2
WHO WERE THE SHOOTING VICTIMS? RACE-SEX-AGE RACE CATEGORY- 2012 2013 WHITE 84 13.0% 76 14.3% BLACK 561 86.7% 447 84.4% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 2.3% 7 1.3% AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE 0 0% 0 0.0% TOTALS 647 100% 530 100% GENDER CATEGORY 2012 2013 MALE 579 89.5% 491 92.4% FEMALE 68 10.5% 39 7.6% YEAR-TO-DATE JUVENILE COMPARISON: JAN.-JUNE. 2009-49 2010-57 2011-50 2012-45 2013-33 AGE CATEGORY 2012 2013 0-10 2.3% 1.2% 11-17 43 6.6% 32 6.0% 18-24 280 43.3% 215 40.5% 25-34 203 31.4% 162 30.6% 35-44 68 10.5% 70 13.2% 45-54 38 5.9% 38 7.2% 55-64 9 1.4% 8 1.5% 65+ 4.6% 4.8% 2012 2013 HISPANIC ETHNICITY 71 11.0% 59 11.1% Shootings in Philadelphia by Police District 2012 VS. 2013 Murder Victims & Shooting Victims By Firearm and Police District, 2013 MURDER VICTIMS- MURDER BY 2013 GUNSHOTS-2013 MURDER DISTRICT CLEARED-2013 1 1 0 1 7 2 3 2 1 11 3 5 4 2 15 5 0 0 0 1 6 2 2 2 8 7 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 1 9 4 4 2 7 12 8 8 3 55 14 8 7 3 37 15 7 5 2 19 16 1 1 0 17 17 6 3 3 15 18 8 8 6 25 19 10 6 5 40 22 7 7 1 61 24 13 10 4 39 25 14 11 5 73 26 3 2 0 11 35 8 6 5 54 39 7 6 3 34 77 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 116 92 49 530 Note: For 2013 murders at time of publication. 3 SHOOTING VICTIMS-2013
72% OUTSIDE-2013 The Where, When, Why, & How ALL MURDERS, 2013 CATEGORY YEAR TO DATE 2012 JAN-JUNE YEAR TO DATE 2013 JAN-JUNE NUMERIC % NUMERIC % INSIDE 48 25.9 % 33 28.4 % OUTSIDE 135 74.1 % 83 71.6 % 34% THURSDAY-FRIDAY-2013 41% 8PM TO 12 AM-2013 24% -APRIL-2013 44% ARGUMENTS-2013 DAY OF WEEK NUMERIC % NUMERIC % MONDAY 32 17.5% 14 12.1% TUESDAY 24 13.2% 19 16.4% WEDNESDAY 26 14.2% 17 14.6% THURSDAY 24 13.2% 20 17.2% FRIDAY 16 8.7% 20 17.2% SATURDAY 29 15.8% 12 10.4% SUNDAY 32 17.4% 14 12.1% TIME OF DAY NUMERIC % NUMERIC % 12A-3:59A 38 21.0% 17 14.7% 4A-7:59A 17 9.3% 8 6.9% 8A-11:59A 14 7.6% 8 6.9% 12P-3:59P 17 9.7% 20 17.2% 4P-7:59P 29 15.7% 15 12.9% 8P-11:59P 68 36.7% 48 41.4% MONTH OF YEAR NUMERIC % NUMERIC % JANUARY 33 18.0% 18 15.6% FEBRUARY 21 11.5% 14 12.1% MARCH 34 18.6% 21 18.1% APRIL 22 12.0% 28 24.1% MAY 39 21.3% 20 17.2% JUNE 34 18.6% 15 12.9% A Closer Look- Domestic Abuse & Murder Y-T-D COMPARISON: JAN.-JUNE. 2009-17 2010-12 2011-13 2012-16 79% GUNSHOTS-2013 MOTIVE NUMERIC % NUMERIC % DRUGS 15 8.2% 6 5.2% DOMESTIC 16 8.6% 11 9.5% ARGUMENT 91 50.2% 51 44.0% SEXUAL 0 0% 2 1.7% RES. ROBB. 7 3.8% 8 6.9% COMM. ROBB. 3 1.6% 1.8% HIGHWAY ROBB. 13 7.0% 10 8.6% CHILD ABUSE 3 1.6% 4 3.4% OTHER 7 3.8% 2 1.7% RETALIATION 11 5.9% 3 2.6% UNKNOWN 17 9.3% 18 15.6% 100.00% 2013-11 CAUSE OF DEATH NUMERIC % NUMERIC % BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA 5 2.7% 4 3.4% PHYSICAL ASSAULT 3 1.6% 7 6.1% KNIFE/EDGED WEAPON 19 10.3% 8 6.9% STRANGLE 1.5% 0 0% GUNSHOT 149 81.7% 92 79.3% OTHER 6 3.2% 5 4.3% CATEGORY NUMERIC TOTAL NUMERIC TOTAL MURDERS RECLASSED/DELAYED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS 9 4.7% 10 8.6% DELAYED DEATH(I.E. ASSAULTED ON 5/1 DIES ON 8/1 SAME YR.) 23 12.4% 16 13.8% 4
A Closer Look at Domestic Violence Related Murders., 2013 Two (2) domestic murders occurred in apartment complexes. Apt. numbers were not inserted into INCT for all calls for police service. Therefore, we are deleting these murders from our E911 analysis. Firearms-Weapon of Choice Note: Firearm type and caliber have not been identified for all murders committed by a firearm. R&P Database supplies firearm linked guns. 5
YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISON: MURDER BY FIREARM 2013 YEAR GUN/TOTAL MURDERS % BY GUN 2009 114/143 79.7% 2010 118/146 80.1% 2011 125/158 79.1% 2012 151/183 82.5% 2013 92/116 79.3% Firearm Type ALL MURDERS WHERE WEAPON RECOVERED 2009-2013 CALIBER 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013.22 4 0 1 2 4.25 1 3 2 5 3.32 0 2 1 2 0.357 4 0 2 5 3.38 1 2 3 2 6.380 3 9 6 10 6.40 11 12 18 27 22.45 19 8 19 11 11.50 0 0 1 0 0 9MM 39 41 37 40 40 10MM 0 3 1 2 1 SHOTGUN/RIFLE 1 0 2 0 6 GUNSHOT WOUND SUMMARY 2013 VS. 2012 CATEGORY JAN.-JUNE 2012 % of Total JAN.-JUNE 2013 % of Total GUNSHOT WOUND TO HEAD 66 10% 74 14% MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS TO BODY 194 30% 174 33% NOTE: GUNSHOT TO HEAD NOT INCLUDED IN MULTIPLE GUNSHOT TOTALS. 6
STATUS OF MURDER CASES 2012-2013 STATUS 2012 2013 ACTIVE 66 60 CLEARED BY ARREST/EXCEPTIONALLY CLEARED/UNF. 117 56 UCR TOTALS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. STATUS OF MURDER CASES 2013 Criminal History of Murder Victims 2013 RECIDIVISM-VICTIMS-2013 Eighty-Three (83) or 72 % of murder victims had at least one prior arrest before their death. Forty-Eight (49) or 59% of victims with priors were arrested for a violent crime before they were murdered. JUVENILE VICTIMS 6 TOTAL VICTIMS 5-NO PRIORS 1-PRIOR ARRESTS 1- ONE PRIOR 7
Murder Offenders 2013 WHO WERE THE OFFENDERS? RACE-SEX-AGE RACE CATEGORY 2012 2013 WHITE 23 19.3% 12 17.0% BLACK 96 80.7% 58 81.7% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 0 0% 1 1.3% AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE 0 0% 0 0% TOTALS 119 100% 71 100% GENDER CATEGORY 2012 2013 MALE 103 86.6% 65 91.5% FEMALE 16 13.4% 6 8.5% AGE CATEGORY 2012 2013 0-10 0 0% 0 0% 11-17 4 3.4% 0 0% 18-24 53 44.5% 27 38.0% 25-34 35 29.4% 20 28.2% 35-44 15 12.5% 15 21.2% 45-54 8 6.8% 5 7.0% 55-64 4 3.4% 3 4.2% 65+ 0 0% 1 1.4% 2012 2013 HISPANIC ETHNICITY 18 15.1% 9 12.7% Note: For 2013 murders only. 8
Criminal History of Murder Offenders JAN.-JUNE 2013 THERE HAS BEEN NO JUVENILE OFFENDERS ARRESTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR 2013 MURDERS RECIDIVISM-OFFENDERS 65 or 91.5% of murder offenders had at least one prior arrest before they were arrested for murder. 49 or 75% were arrested for a violent crime before they were arrested for murder. Research and Planning Unit 08/28/2013 9