Key Performance Metrics – Violent Crime
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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
21,275
19,082
17,018
16,837
15,316
15,306
For the sixth year in a row, Arlington is celebrating a decrease in overall crime.
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
21,275
19,082
17,018
16,837
15,316
15,306
Violent crimes are offenses which involve force or threat of force. Per FBI Uniform Crime
Reporting definitions, violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder, rape, robbery,
and aggravated assault.
According to the FBI’s
Preliminary Semiannual
Uniform Crime Report,
January – June 2015,
violent crimes rose
nationally from the same
time period last year.
National
Arlington, Texas
Violent Crimes
2015
1,960
2014
1,854
2013
2012
Arlington,
Texas
1,837
Violent Crimes
1,909
2015
2011
1,960
1,874
2014
2010
1,854
1,925
2013
2009
1,837
2,330
Cities of Population
250,000-499,000
2012
2008
1,909
2,262
2011
2007
1,874
2,588
+5.3%
2010
2006
1,925
2,728
2009
2005
2,330
2,369
2008
2,262
2007
2,588
+1.7%
8
2006
+5.7%
+5.7%
In 2015,2,728
eight homicides occurred
2005
2,369 This is the lowest
in Arlington.
number of homicides reported in
a year since 1993.