News Release

October 2009 IBR Crime Statistics

11/10/09

The Richardson Police Department released crime statistics today for Group A offenses (i.e. murder, sexual
assault, robbery, assault, burglary, theft, and other crimes) recorded this year.

Citizen initiated calls for police service during October 2009 totaled 4,447 compared to 4,775 for the same
month in 2008, a 6.9% decrease. The day of the week with the highest percentage of calls was Friday,
which averaged 159 calls each week. Year to date there have been 46,303 citizen-initiated calls for service
as compared to 46,260 the previous year, a 0% change.

THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF GROUP A CRIMES:

Number
Arrest/
Year Year of Year to Year to Year to
Charges
to to Incidents Date Date Date
Change
Date Date Change Arrests/ Arrests/ Percent
Year to
2009 2008 Year to Charges Charges Cleared
Date
Date 2009 2008
MURDER/OTHER
0 4 -400% 1 7 -86% 0%
HOMICIDES
ROBBERY 97 86 13% 34 25 36% 32%
FORCIBLE SEXUAL
28 46 -39% 17 31 -45% 86%
ASSAULT
NON-FORCIBLE
5 0 500% 3 0 300% 80%
SEXUAL ASSAULT
KIDNAPPING/
6 2 200% 4 2 100% 100%
ABDUCTION
ASSAULTS 564 566 0% 346 307 13% 89%
BURGLARY
738 645 14% 65 69 -6% 8%
(Breaking/Entering)
LARCENY/THEFT 1995 1929 3% 262 254 3% 18%
VEHICLE THEFTS 240 198 21% 16 17 -6% 13%
STOLEN
PROPERTY (Buying 39 26 50% 41 29 41% 97%
and Receiving)
FRAUD 146 252 -42% 38 57 -33% 55%
COUNTERFEITING/
102 95 7% 60 45 33% 79%
FORGERY
CRIMINAL
748 775 -3% 47 58 -19% 11%
MISCHIEF
DRUG VIOLATIONS 326 358 -9% 301 314 -4% 98%
EMBEZZLEMENT 39 42 -7% 16 17 -6% 64%
GAMBLING 0 0 NC 0 0 NC 0%
PROSTITUTION 0 1 -100% 0 1 -100% 0%
WEAPON LAW
35 32 9% 36 35 3% 100%
VIOLATION
ARSON 2 4 -50% 1 3 -67% 50%
CRIME STATISTICS – October 2009
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2009 YEAR-TO-DATE JUVENILE SUMMARY:

This year-to-date there were 279 juveniles taken into custody, compared to 240 last year. Of the 279 taken
into custody this year, 252 (90%) were arrested for criminal offenses. Of the 252 juveniles taken into
custody for criminal offenses, 182 (72%) were male and 70 (28%) were female. Of the 252 criminal
juveniles arrested, 189 (75%) were first time criminal offenders and 136 (54%) were non-residents.

Of the 93 runaway offenses reported this year, 35 (38%) were male and 58 (62%) were female.

STOLEN PROPERTY:
This year-to-date estimated total value of property stolen was $8,940,127. Last year’s year-to-date total
was $6,376,983. This represents a 40% increase in the value of property stolen. The total value of
recovered stolen property so far this year is $2,734,290 as compared to last year’s total of $2,128,486 an
increase of 28%.

The number of vehicles stolen from other cities and recovered in Richardson year to date was 70 compared
to 75 last year. This represents a 7% decrease.

TRAFFIC COLLISION SUMMARY (as recorded on CRB-3’s):

There were a reported 174 motor vehicle collisions in the month of October. Year-to-date there has been a
reported 1,591 motor vehicle collisions. This compares to 1,844 reported motor vehicle collisions last year.
This represents a decrease of 253 (13.7%). The day of the week with the highest average number of
collisions was Friday. Year-to-date there have been 2 traffic related fatalities as compared to 12 last year-
to-date.

Sergeant Kevin W. Perlich

Public Information Officer
Richardson Police Department
(972) 744-4997 or (972) 744-4800
kevin.perlich@cor.gov