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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
2015 Crime Report
A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview ..................................................................................... 4
At a Glance ................................................................................. 5
Part I Crime ................................................................................. 6
Person v. Property Crime ............................................................6
Crime Rate ..................................................................................7
Closure Rates ............................................................................. 8
Murders .......................................................................................9
Violent Crime ...............................................................................10
Crimes Against Property .............................................................11
Arrest Data, Adults and Juveniles ............................................. 12
Arrest Data, Part I Crimes ......................................................... 12
Arrest Data, Other Offenses ...................................................... 13
Incident Based Reporting ………………..………………………...14
Suspected Illegal Alien Data, Part I Crimes ............................... 15
Suspected Illegal Alien Data, Other Offenses ........................... 16
Traffic Enforcement ................................................................... 17
High-Risk Roadways ................................................................. 18
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
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OVERVIEW
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
IBR Crime Rate Falls Again in 2015
The crime rate continues to decline and measures at 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents for 2015 as compared to 15.6 in 2014. The total number of reported crimes against property fell 3.7%. The total number of reported crimes against persons increased 4.2%. The total number of crimes against society increased 10.3%
Notable IBR Group A Offenses
Murder: Increased from 7 to 10 (+43%)
Rape: Decreased from 58 to 55 (-5.2%)
Aggravated Assault: Increased from 476 to 484 (+1.7%)
Robbery: Increased from 204 to 216 (+5.9%)
Burglary: Decreased from 641 to 610 (-4.8%)
Larceny: Decreased from 4,911 to 4,627 (-5.8%)
Motor Vehicle Theft: Increased from 285 to 307 (+7.7%)
PWCPD UCR Closure Rates Above National Average
The closure rate for violent crime (74.03%)
remains well above the 2014* national
average of 53.6%.
The closure rate for property crime (20.8%)
also exceeds the 2014* national average of
19.5%.
* National figures for 2015 are not yet available.
* Crime rate depicted in blue illustrates UCR crime rate. The years shown in green depict IBR crime rate.
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AT A GLANCE
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
AT-A-GLANCE 2014 2015
County Population* 422,727 428,329
Total Group A Offenses 15,762 16,380
IBR Crime Rate (based on Offenses of Murder, Rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny, and Motor Vehicle Theft)
15.6 14.7
Criminal Arrests (Adult & Juvenile) 10,208 9,670
Adult Arrests 8,997 8,434
Juvenile Arrests 1,211 1,236
Total Traffic Citations 33,590 35,801
Traffic Crash Investigations 4,354 4,489
Total Fatal Traffic Victims 18 11
UCR Closure Rates PWC 2014 National 2014 PWC 2015 National 2015*
Violent Crime 71.3% 53.6% 74.03% N/A
Property Crime 23.5% 19.5% 20.8% N/A
*Source: Crime in the United States 2014, FBI (Table 25). National figures for 2015 have not been released.
*County population as of July 2015
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National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) In 2000, the Commonwealth of Virginia implemented an expanded format for reporting crime known as
Incident Based Reporting (IBR). The IBR system requires that extensive data be reported for each crime
occurring during a particular incident. According to the Virginia Department of State Police, some of the
major benefits derived from the IBR system include: greater specificity in reporting; more correlation
between offenses, property, victims, offenders, and arrestees; expanded victim/offender relationships;
distinction between attempted and completed crimes and increased reporting of various circumstances
relative to specific crimes.
In IBRS, law enforcement agencies collect detailed data regarding crime incidents and arrests and submit
them in separate reports using prescribed data elements and data values to describe each incident.
Therefore, IBRs involves incident based reporting.
Prince William County crime statistics have historically been presented using the summary Uniform Crime
Reporting (UCR) format, allowing for consistent trend analysis and year-to-year comparisons for each crime.
Prince William County has provided both UCR and IBR data for the past two years in the annual Crime
Report. This will mark the first year of full IBR reporting.
Due to different reporting guidelines of the UCR and IBR programs, it should be noted the crime data will
differ.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
Group A Offenses
Crime Against Persons
Homicide Offenses
Assault Offenses
Kidnapping/Abduction
Forcible Sex Offenses
Non-forcible Sex Offenses
Crime Against Property
Larceny
Robbery
Motor Vehicle Theft
Arson
Bribery
Burglary
Counterfeiting/Forgery
Destruction of Property
Embezzlement
Extortion
Fraud Offenses
Stolen Property Offenses
Crime Against Society
Drug Offenses
Gambling Offenses
Pornography
Prostitution
Weapon Law Violations
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
IBR Data Collection
In IBRS, law enforcement agencies collect
detailed data regarding crime incidents and
arrests and submit them in separate reports
using prescribed data elements and data
values to describe each incident. Therefore,
IBRs involves incident based reporting.
2014 Group A Offenses IBR
Murder 7*
Rape 58
Aggravated Assault 476
Robbery 204
Burglary 641
Larceny 4,911
Motor Vehicle Theft 285
TOTAL 6,581
2015 Group A Offenses IBR
Murder 10*
Rape 55
Aggravated Assault 484
Robbery 216
Burglary 610
Larceny 4,627
Motor Vehicle Theft 307
TOTAL 6,308
* Two deaths which occurred in 2014 were reclassified as
homicides in 2015. One case met the timeframe for reporting
under NIBRs, meaning the homicide total for 2014 was amended
from 6 to now reflect 7. The other death did not meet the
timeframe for reporting under NIBRs, meaning it is reflected in
the 2015 data.
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Group A Offenses This year marks the first year that Prince William
County Police is reporting Annual Crime Statistics
fully in IBR. As defined by the FBI, Group A Offenses
include: Arson, Assault Offenses, Bribery, Burglary,
Counterfeiting, Destruction of Property, Drug
Offenses, Embezzlement, Extortion, Fraud, Gambling,
Homicide, Kidnapping/Abduction, Larceny, Motor
Vehicle Theft, Pornography, Prostitution, Robbery, Sex
Offenses (Forcible and Non-Forcible), Stolen Property
Offenses, and Weapon Law Violations.
It should be noted that crime statistics must be
viewed in context with environmental influences.
Factors such as changes in reporting rates,
demographics, the economy, the law, and changes in
police policies and resources can all have an influence
on the number of reported crimes. It is also
Important to consider crime trends over multiple
years.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
2014 2015 Change % Change
TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS
4,257 4,435 +178 +4.2%
TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
9,610 9,254 -356 -3.7%
TOTAL CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY
2,441 2,692 +251 +10.3%
TOTAL GROUP A OFFENSES 16,308 16,381 +73 +0.4%
8.4%
91.6%
Crimes Against Property
account for 56.5% of all
reported Group A Offenses in
Prince William County, while
Crimes Against Persons
constitute 27.1% and Crimes
Against Society account for
16.4%.
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CRIME RATE
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
The crime rate in Prince William County continues to
decline in 2015, currently measuring at 14.7 crimes
per 1,000 residents. The crime rate is intended to
serve as a basic indicator of overall crime trends and
is a commonly accepted community measure.
As the crime rate is based on certain reported crimes
only, it is not a comprehensive tracking of all crime.
For a broader perspective, the arrest data for a more
extensive catalog of crimes is presented on pages 12-
13.
*County population as of July 2015
* The numbers above in blue reflect crime rate based on UCR data. The number shown in green indicates crime rate based on
IBR data.
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MURDERS Historical Perspective
Murders are the highest profile of crimes against
persons. Murder is defined as the willful (non-
negligent) killing of one human being by another. The
classification of this offense is based solely on police
investigation as opposed to the determination of a
court, medical examiner, coroner or jury. This
classification does not include deaths caused by
negligence, suicide, or accident, justifiable homicides,
attempts to murder, or assaults to murder, which are
scored as aggravated assaults.
As illustrated in the chart below, the number of
murders in Prince William County has varied
significantly from year to year, and has not followed a
predictable pattern. The analysis of individual cases
also does not reveal any indicators that can be
directly correlated to the number of murders or their
causes.
One of the reported ten murders occurred in 2014
but was classified as a homicide in 2015. Therefore, it
is included in the 2015 total. That case was cleared.
Seven of the nine remaining murders that occurred in
2015 were also cleared.
2015 Murders
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
Victim Known by Offender Unknown Relationship
10 0
Three incidents involved domestic situations.
One incident involved a domestic situation that occurred
in 2014 but was reclassified as a homicide in 2015.
Two incidents involved the victim being stabbed by a
known acquaintance.
Two incidents involved the victim being shot by a known
acquaintance.
One incident was a murder/suicide surrounding a
troubled relationship.
One incident involved the victim dying of blunt force
trauma by a known acquaintance.
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IBR: CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS Historical Perspective
In 2015, there was a 4.2% increase
in Crimes Against Persons.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
53 46 67 58 58
Rapes decreased in 2015 from 58
to 55.
Aggravated Assault cases rose by
only 8 total cases in 2015.
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IBR: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY Historical Perspective
Crimes Against Property continued on a
downward trend, dropping 3.7% in 2015.
While Burglaries dropped 4.8% and Larceny
Offenses decreased by 5.8%, Motor Vehicle
Thefts rose by 7.7% and Robberies rose by
5.9%.
As Prince William County Police Department
is now reporting crime statistics using IBRs
reporting standards, Robberies (under IBR)
are now included in Crimes Against Property.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
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IBR: CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY Historical Perspective
Crimes Against Society rose 10.3% in 2015.
Drug Offenses saw a 10.5% increase and Weapons Law Violations saw a 19.3% increase.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
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IBR: ARRESTS-ALL CRIMES Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) report arrestee data for
all persons apprehended for the commission of Group A
or Group B offenses in a NIBRS incident.
The object of reporting arrestee data is to report data on
persons arrested, not to report data about the charges
lodged. For example, a LEA may arrest a person for
several charges in connection with the same incident; in
this situation, the agency will report arrestee data only
once for each arrestee connected to the incident.
Likewise, if an agency arrests a person in connection with
more than one incident for similar or different violations
within a jurisdiction, the agency will report arrestee data
for this person for each separate arrest.
The table and chart below reflect the number of persons
arrested for all crimes that are tracked by the IBR,
separated by adults and juveniles.
ARREST TOTALS 2014 % of 2014 Total
2015 % of 2015 Total
Adult Only 8,997 88.1% 8,434 87.2%
Juvenile Only 1,211 11.9% 1,236 12.8%
ADULT & JUVENILE COMBINED 10,208 9,670
While adults account for 87.2% of all arrests,
juveniles constitute 12.8% of all arrests in Prince
William County.
IBR: ARRESTS-SELECTED GROUP A OFFENSES
Group A Offenses ADULT JUVENILE COMBINED
2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/-
Murder 5 9 +4 0 0 0 5 9 +4
Rape 13 21 +8 6 2 -4 19 23 +4
Aggravated Assault 213 238 +25 43 23 -20 256 261 +5
Robbery 75 69 -6 29 31 +2 104 100 -4
Burglary 76 65 -11 38 28 -10 114 93 -21
Larceny 858 916 +58 155 158 +3 1,013 1,074 +61
Motor Vehicle Theft 27 21 -6 15 7 -8 42 28 -14
Arrests for Group A Offenses are listed in the below table. For crimes other than those designated as Group
A Offenses, arrest data may be found on the next page.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
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IBR: ARRESTS-Group B Offenses *Note: Not every crime classification is listed individually.
ARRESTS ADULT JUVENILE COMBINED
2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/-
Bad Checks 40 26 -14 0 0 0 40 26 -14
Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy 0 0 0 64 53 -11 64 53 -11
Disorderly Conduct 107 70 -37 33 87 +54 140 157 +17
Driving Under the Influence 1,273 1,029 -244 4 4 0 1,277 1,033 -244
Drunkenness 613 452 -161 10 20 +10 623 472 -151
Family Offenses, Non-Violent 10 7 -3 0 2 +2 10 9 -1
Liquor Laws 106 68 -38 40 29 -11 146 97 -49
Peeping Tom 1 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 -1
Runaway 0 0 0 746 607 -139 746 607 -139
Trespass of Real Property 85 85 0 9 10 +1 94 95 +1
Conspiracy to Commit Group A Offense
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Offenses 1,999 1,691 -308 66 58 -8 2,065 1,749 -316
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS* 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/- 2014 2015 +/-
No Operators License X X X X X X 1,636 1,802 +166
Reckless Driving X X X X X X 2,629 3,054 +425
Hit and Run X X X X X X 204 88 -116
Revoked/Suspended O.L. X X X X X X 1,700 1,691 -9
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
* Data is not compiled separately for adults and juveniles. See “Combined” data for all persons charged.
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SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTS
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
GROUP A OFFENSES TOTAL ARRESTS SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTS
% SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIENS
Murder 9 0 0
Rape 23 1 4.3%
Aggravated Assault 261 4 1.5%
Robbery 100 1 1%
Burglary 93 3 3.2%
Larceny 1,074 15 1.4%
Motor Vehicle Theft 28 0 0
TOTAL 1,588 24 1.5%
At the direction of the Board of County Supervisors,
the Prince William County Police Department actively
enforces a local illegal immigration policy. The policy
mandates inquiry into the citizenship/immigration
status of all persons taken into physical custodial
arrest for a violation of state or local law.
The Police Department’s participation in the
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287g
program expired December 31, 2012. Therefore, the
official immigration status of arrestees has not been
verified through federal immigration authorities.
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SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTS OTHER OFFENSES
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
Total Arrests Suspected Illegal Alien Arrests
% Suspected Illegal Aliens
Arson 4 0 0
Assaults (other than aggravated) 1,747 21 1.2%
Counterfeiting/Forgery 42 1 2.4%
Destruction of Property 164 0 0
Disorderly Conduct 157 0 0
Driving Under the Influence 1,033 96 9.3%
Drug Offenses 1,805 9 0.5%
Embezzlement 87 2 2.3%
Family Offenses, Non-Violent 9 1 11.1%
Fraud Offenses 213 5 2.3%
Gambling Offenses 0 0 0
Liquor Laws 97 0 0
Prostitution Offenses 32 0 0
Public Drunkenness 472 33 7%
Sex Offenses (other than rape) 67 10 14.9%
Stolen Property Offenses 43 0 0
Weapons Law Violations 79 1 1.3%
All Other Offenses 1,749 50 2.9%
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS Total Charged Suspected Illegal Aliens Charged
% Suspected Illegal Aliens
No Operators License 1,802 9 0.5%
Reckless Driving 3,054 5 0.2%
Hit and Run 88 16 18.2%
Revoked/Suspended O.L. 1,691 26 1.5%
Total Arrests vs. Suspected Illegal Alien Arrests for Other Offenses
January 2015—December 2015
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In 2015, there were 135 more reportable crashes
than in the previous year, increasing the overall
crash rate by 3.1%. The crash rate is based on the
total number of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as
reported by the County Department of
Transportation.
In 2015, 11 people were killed in 11 motor vehicle
crashes that occurred on the roadways of Prince
William County.
In 2015, there were 2 alcohol/other intoxicants-
related fatal crashes out of the total 11 fatal
crashes. Three pedestrians were killed in fatal
vehicle crashes, representing 27.3% of all fatal
victims, a decrease of 2.1% from 2014. Five (45.5%)
of the fatal crashes were attributed to speeding.
Three (18.8%) of the fatal crashes involved a
motorcycle.
In order to improve roadway safety, the Police
Department will continue to aggressively enforce
violations of traffic law.
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
CRASH DATA 2014 2015 % Change
Total Traffic Crashes 4,354 4,489 +3.1%
Total Fatal Crashes* 17 11 -35.3%
Total Alcohol-Related Fatal Crashes 2 2 0
Total Fatal Victims 18 11 -38.9%
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT DATA 2014 2015 % Change
Traffic Citations 33,590 35,801 +6.6%
DUI Arrests 1,277 1,033 -19.1%
No Operator’s License 1,636 1,802 +10.1%
Speeding Citations 10,850 11,563 +6.6%
Speeding in a School Zone 766 1,053 +37.5%
Seatbelt Violations 826 862 +4.4%
No Child Restraint 201 220 +9.5%
Parking Citations 26,438 21,300 -19.4%
Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections 438 Hours 905 Hours +106.6%
Driving While Texting 74 71 -4.1%
* Reportable to the Division of Motor Vehicles under state reporting guidelines.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY 2015 CRIME STATISTICS
HIGH-RISK ROADWAYS Each year five intersections in each patrol district are selected for the Roadway Incident Management Program (RIMP).
Targeted enforcement is employed at these intersections, which are determined based on the frequency of crashes
during the previous year.
New intersections are targeted for RIMP enforcement in 2016. The Department will continue to take proactive
measures in order to improve the safety of these, and all other, county roadways.
Eastern District Central District Western District
Dale Blvd & Neabsco Mills Dale Blvd. & Minnieville Ashton & Sudley Manor
Jeff Davis Hwy & Dumfries Rd Parkway & Telegraph Rd Sudley Manor & Sudley
Jeff Davis Hwy & Parkway Gordon & Old Bridge Balls Ford & Sudley
Jeff Davis Hwy & Cardinal Dr Parkway & Minnieville Lomond & Sudley
Jeff Davis Hwy & Dale Blvd Dale Blvd & Gideon Dr Lee Hwy & Linton Hall
2016 RIMP INTERSECTIONS
2014
EASTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes
Dale Blvd & Minnieville Rd 134 21
Dale Blvd & Gideon Dr 32 25
Gordon Dr & Old Bridge Rd 177 24
Minnieville Rd & Spriggs Rd 8 22
PW Parkway & Minnieville Rd 188 33
WESTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes
Balls Ford Rd & Sudley Rd 151 23
Lee Hwy & Heathcote Blvd 64 19
Ashton Ave & Sudley Manor Dr 37 26
PW Parkway & Dumfries Rd 3 18
Balls Ford Rd & PW Parkway 207 18
2015
EASTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes
Dale Blvd & Neabsco Mills 44 20
Jeff Davis Hwy & Dumfries Rd 104 19
Jeff Davis Hwy & Parkway 105 15
Jeff Davis Hwy & Cardinal Dr 68 17
Jeff Davis Hwy & Dale Blvd 107 16
WESTERN DISTRICT Summonses Crashes
Balls Ford & Sudley 104 37
Sudley Manor & Sudley 19 41
Ashton & Sudley Manor 27 32
Lomond & Sudley 72 26
Lee Hwy & Linton Hall 108 20
CENTRAL DISTRICT Summonses Crashes
Dale Blvd. & Minnieville 118 32
Parkway & Telegraph Rd 33 26
Gordon & Old Bridge 96 23
Parkway & Minnieville 107 43
Dale Blvd & Gideon Dr 9 22
*New intersections are chosen each year based upon crash data.