MURDERS ANALYSIS



MURDER/SHOOTING ANALYSIS

2014

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 (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

person suspected of committing the murder is taken into police custody for prosecution or the case is exceptionally cleared. Clearance rates are

determined by taking the total number of murder clearances for 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.

UCR MURDERS

2014 vs. 2013

| MONTH |2013 |2014 |% CHANGE |

| JANUARY |19 |26 |36.8% |

| FEBRUARY |14 |19 | 35.7% |

|MARCH |22 |17 |-22.7% |

|APRIL |28 |9 |-67.9% |

|MAY |20 |24 |20.0% |

|JUNE |15 |20 |33.3% |

|JULY |28 |21 |-25.0% |

|AUGUST |18 |30 |66.7% |

|SEPTEMBER |22 |22 |NC |

|OCTOBER |23 |28 |21.7% |

|NOVEMBER |15 |17 |13.3% |

|DECEMBER |23 |15 |-34.8% |

|Y-T-D |247 |248 |.4% |

WHO WERE THE MURDER VICTIMS?

RACE-SEX-AGE

2014 vs. 2013

|RACE CATEGORY-JANUARY-DECEMBER | 2013 | 2014 |

|WHITE |51 |20.7% |44 |17.7% |

|BLACK |191 |77.3% |200 |80.7% |

|ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER |5 |2.0% |4 |1.6% |

|AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE |0 |0% |0 |0% |

|TOTALS |247 |100.00% |248 |100.00% |

| | | | | |

|GENDER CATEGORY | 2013 | 2014 |

|MALE |224 |90.7% |217 |87.5% |

|FEMALE | 23 |9.3% | 31 |12.5% |

| | | | | |

|AGE CATEGORY | 2013 | 2014 |

|0-10 |8 |3.2% |4 |1.6% |

|11-17 |9 |3.7% |9 |3.6% |

|18-24 |79 |32.0% |63 |25.4% |

|25-34 |64 |25.9% |90 |36.3% |

|35-44 |50 |20.3% |37 |14.9% |

|45-54 |23 |9.3% |25 |10.1% |

| 55-64 |9 |3.6% |16 |6.5% |

|65+ |5 |2.0% |4 |1.6% |

| | | | | |

| | 2013 | 2014 |

|HISPANIC ETHNICITY |30 |12.1% |36 |14.5% |

[pic] [pic]

[pic]

SHOOTING VICTIMS

2014

|MONTH |2013 |2014 |% CHANGE |

|JANUARY |79 |81 |2.5% |

|FEBRUARY |61 |56 |-8.2% |

|MARCH |78 |63 |-19.2% |

|APRIL |94 |82 |-12.8% |

|MAY |119 |111 |-6.7% |

|JUNE |98 |97 |-1.0% |

|JULY |98 |95 |-3.1% |

| AUGUST |111 |97 |-12.6% |

|SEPTEMBER |113 |108 |-4.4% |

|OCTOBER |100 |96 |-4.0% |

| NOVEMBER |86 |71 |-17.4% |

|DECEMBER |91 |90 |-1.1% |

| Y-T-D |1,128 |1,047 |-7.2% |

[pic]

[pic]

[pic]

WHO WERE THE SHOOTING VICTIMS?

RACE-SEX-AGE

2014 vs. 2013

|RACE CATEGORY-JANUARY-DECEMBER | 2013 | 2014 |

|WHITE |173 |15.3% |187 |17.8% |

|BLACK |946 |83.9% |852 |81.4% |

|ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER |9 |.8% |8 |.8% |

|AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE |0 |0% |0 |0% |

|TOTALS |1,128 |100.00% |1,047 |100.00% |

| | | | | |

|GENDER CATEGORY | 2013 | 2014 |

|MALE |1,049 |93.0% |952 |91.0% |

|FEMALE |79 |7.0% |95 |9.0% |

| | | | | |

|AGE CATEGORY | 2013 | 2014 |

|0-10 |2 |.2% |4 |.4% |

|11-17 |76 |6.7% |69 |6.6% |

|18-24 |466 |41.3% |427 |40.7% |

|25-34 |339 |30.1% |318 |30.4% |

|35-44 |154 |13.7% |147 |14.0% |

|45-54 |67 |5.9% |55 | 5.3% |

| 55-64 |18 |1.6% |23 | 2.2% |

|65+ |6 |.5% |4 |.4% |

| | | | | |

| | 2013 | 2014 |

|HISPANIC ETHNICITY |131 |11.6% |141 |13.5% |

Murder in Philadelphia

by Police District

2014 VS. 2013

January-December

[pic]

Shooting Victims & Murder Victims

By Police District

January-December 2014

|DISTRICT  |MURDER VICTIMS-2014 |MURDER BY GUNSHOT -2014 |MURDER CLEARED-2014 |SHOOTING VICTIMS-2014 |

|1 |1 |1 |0 |8 |

|2 |14 |13 |7 |42 |

|3 |7 |6 |4 |20 |

|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |

|6 |3 |3 |0 |7 |

|7 |0 |0 |0 |4 |

|8 |4 |3 |3 |8 |

|9 |2 |1 |1 |2 |

|12 |18 |15 |8 |85 |

|14 |14 |12 |2 |62 |

|15 |15 |14 |8 |66 |

|16 |7 |5 |7 |41 |

|17 |10 |7 |6 |44 |

|18 |9 |6 |3 |34 |

|19 |15 |13 |7 |61 |

|22 |28 |24 |11 |117 |

|24 |18 |16 |9 |99 |

|25 |29 |20 |14 |130 |

|26 |7 |5 |4 |42 |

|35 |22 |21 |12 |98 |

|39 |25 |21 |13 |77 |

|77 |0 |0 |0 |0 |

|TOTALS |248 | 206 |119 |1047 |

[pic]

[pic]

NOTE: SHOOTING VICTIM TOTALS ARE INCLUDED IN MURDER VICTIM AND MURDER BY GUNSHOT TOTALS.

CIRCUMSTANCES/MURDERS

January-December

2014 & 2013

|CATEGORY |YEAR TO DATE -2013 JAN-DEC. |YEAR TO DATE -2014 JAN-DEC. |

|LOCATION |NUMERIC |% OF OVERALL TOTAL |NUMERIC |% OF OVERALL TOTAL |

|INSIDE |65 |26.3 % |64 |25.8% |

|OUTSIDE |182 |73.7 % |184 |74.2 % |

| | | | | |

|  |  |  | |  |

|DAY OF WEEK |NUMERIC |% |NUMERIC |% |

|MONDAY |40 |16.2% |24 |9.7% |

|TUESDAY |35 |14.2% |34 |13.7% |

|WEDNESDAY |31 |12.5% |32 |12.9% |

|THURSDAY |33 |13.4% |33 |13.3% |

|FRIDAY |31 |12.5% |41 |16.4% |

|SATURDAY |35 |14.2% |37 |15.0% |

|SUNDAY |42 |17.0% |47 |19.0% |

|  | | | | |

|TIME OF DAY |NUMERIC |% |NUMERIC |% |

|12A-3:59A |62 |25.1% |41 |16.4% |

|4A-7:59A |22 |8.9% |24 |9.7% |

|8A-11:59A |20 |8.2% |28 |11.3% |

|12P-3:59P |29 |11.7% |25 |10.1% |

|4P-7:59P |29 |11.7% |40 |16.2% |

|8P-11:59P |85 |34.4% |90 |36.3% |

|  | | | | |

|MONTH |NUMERIC |% |NUMERIC |% |

|JANUARY |18 |7.3% |26 |10.5% |

|FEBRUARY |14 |5.6% |19 |7.7% |

|MARCH |21 |8.5% |17 |6.9% |

|APRIL |28 |11.3% |9 |3.6% |

|MAY |20 |8.2% |24 |9.7% |

|JUNE |15 |6.1% |20 |8.1% |

|JULY |28 |11.3% |21 |8.4% |

|AUGUST |18 |7.3% |30 |12.1% |

|SEPTEMBER |22 |8.9% |22 |8.8% |

|OCTOBER |23 |9.3% |28 |11.3% |

|NOVEMBER |15 |6.1% |17 |6.9% |

|DECEMBER |25 |10.1% |15 |6.0% |

|  | | | | |

|MOTIVE |NUMERIC |% |NUMERIC |% |

|DRUGS |30 |12.1% |39 |15.7% |

|DOMESTIC |17 |6.9% |18 |7.3% |

|ARGUMENT |117 |47.4% |107 |43.2% |

|SEXUAL |2 |.8% |0 |0% |

|RES. ROBB. |10 |4.0% |13 |5.2% |

|COMM. ROBB. |1 |.4% |0 |0% |

|HIGHWAY ROBB. |20 |8.2% |26 |10.5% |

|CHILD ABUSE |6 |2.4% |1 |.4% |

|OTHER |4 |1.6% |11 |4.4% |

|RETALIATION |11 |4.5% |18 |7.3% |

|UNKNOWN |29 |11.7% |15 |6.0% |

|  | | | | |

|CAUSE OF DEATH |NUMERIC |% |NUMERIC |% |

|ARSON |0 |0% |1 |.4% |

|BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA |14 |5.7% |11 |4.5% |

|PHYSICAL ASSAULT |4 |1.7% |1 |.4% |

|KNIFE/EDGED WEAPON |20 |8.1% |21 |8.4% |

|STRANGLE |3 |1.2% |4 |1.6% |

|GUNSHOT |201 |81.3% |206 |83.1% |

|OTHER |5 |2.0% |4 |1.6% |

|   | | | | |

|CATEGORY |NUMERIC |TOTAL |NUMERIC |TOTAL |

|MURDERS RECLASSED/DELAYED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS |13 |5.3% |5 |2.0% |

|DELAYED DEATH(I.E. ASSAULTED/ DIED ON DIFFERENT DATE) |25 |10.1% |40 |16.1% |

A Closer Look at Domestic Violence Related Murders.

2014

[pic] [pic]

[pic] [pic]

VICTIMS/OFFENDERS-DOMESTIC RELATED MURDERS

AGE-GENDER-RACE & RELATION TO OFFENDER

[pic] [pic] [pic]

[pic]

Firearms-Weapon of Choice

Note: Firearm type and caliber have not been identified for all murders committed by a firearm.

Based on firearm seized or evidence found at scene.

MURDER BY FIREARM

January-December

2010-2014

|YEAR |GUN/TOTAL MURDERS |% BY GUN |

|2010 |244/306 |79.7% |

|2011 |264/324 |81.5% |

|2012 |284/331 |85.8% |

|2013 |201/247 |81.3% |

|2014 |206/248 |83.1% |

Firearm Type

JANUARY-DECEMBER

2010-2014

|CALIBER |2010 |2011 |2012 |2013 |2014 |

|.22 |3 |2 |7 |4 |4 |

|.25 |7 |5 |9 |3 |4 |

|.32 |3 |3 |4 |1 |1 |

|.38 |3 |4 |5 |3 |4 |

|.40 |26 |40 |43 |31 |39 |

|.45 |21 |29 |19 |14 |15 |

|.50 |2 |1 |0 |0 |0 |

|.357 |4 |2 |5 |4 |3 |

|.380 |14 |20 |18 |13 |12 |

|SHOTGUN/RIFLE |1 |6 |3 |5 |2 |

|9MM |79 |82 |64 |65 |77 |

|10MM |3 |1 |3 |1 |1 |

[pic]

GUNSHOT WOUND SUMMARY-ALL GUNSHOT VICTIMS

JANUARY-DECEMBER

2014 VS. 2013

|CATEGORY |JAN.-DEC. 2013 |*% of Total SV |JAN.-DEC. 2014 |*% of Total SV |

|GUNSHOT(S) WOUND TO HEAD |154 |13.7% |163 |15.6% |

|MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS TO BODY |353 |31.3% |299 |28.6% |

Note: * Based on all criminal SV. Gunshots to head could be included in multiple gunshots to body category.

|AREA OF BODY |2013 |% of Overall Murder SV |2014 |% of Overall Murder SV |

|ABDOMEN |14 |7.0% |8 |3.9% |

|BACK |9 |4.5% |14 |6.8% |

|CHEST |25 |12.4% |23 |11.2% |

|HEAD-ONLY |51 |25.4% |53 |25.7% |

|HEAD & ADDITIONAL AREA(S) |32 |15.9% |36 |17.5% |

|MULTIPLE AREAS OF BODY |64 |31.8% |67 |32.5% |

|NECK |6 |3.0% |4 |1.9% |

|SHOULDER |0 |0.0% |1 |.5% |

Note: Murder SV only. Based on 206 Murder GSW Victims for 2014 and 201 for 2013.

STATUS OF MURDER CASES

January-December

2010-2014

|STATUS |2010 |2011 |2012 |2013 |2014 |

|ACTIVE |96 |129 |121 |111 |129 |

|CLEARED BY ARREST/EXCEPTIONALLY CLEARED/UNF. |210 |195 |210 |136 |119 |

|UCR TOTALS AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. | | | | | |

STATUS OF MURDER CASES

2014

[pic] [pic]

Criminal History of Murder Victims

January-December

2014

[pic] [pic]

[pic]

[pic]

Murder Offenders

WHO WERE THE OFFENDERS?

RACE-SEX-AGE

January-December

2014

|RACE CATEGORY | 2013 | 2014 |

|WHITE |27 |19.6% |29 |20.4% |

|BLACK |110 |79.7% |103 |72.6% |

|ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER |1 |.7% |10 | 7.0% |

|AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE |0 |0% |0 |0% |

|TOTALS |138 |100% |142 |100 % |

| | | | | |

|GENDER CATEGORY |2013 |2014 |

|MALE |121 |87.7% |133 |93.7% |

|FEMALE | 17 |12.3% | 9 | 6.3% |

| | | | | |

|AGE CATEGORY | 2013 |2014 |

|11-17 |2 |1.4% |4 |2.8% |

|18-24 |66 |47.8% |72 |50.7% |

|25-34 |38 |27.6% |36 |25.4% |

|35-44 |19 |13.8% |16 |11.3% |

|45-54 |8 |5.8% |9 |6.3% |

|55-OVER |5 |3.6% |5 |3.5% |

| |2013 |2014 |

|HISPANIC ETHNICITY |21 |15.2% |20 |14.1% |

Shooters/Offenders

RACE-SEX-AGE

January-December

2014 vs. 2013

|RACE CATEGORY | 2013 | 2014 |

|WHITE |55 |14.6% |50 |14.0% |

|BLACK |318 |84.3% |294 |82.4% |

|ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER |4 |1.1% |13 |3.6% |

|AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE |0 |0% |0 |0% |

|TOTALS |377 |100% |357 |100% |

| | | | | |

|GENDER CATEGORY |2013 |2014 |

|MALE |364 |96.6% |339 |95.0% |

|FEMALE |13 |3.4% |18 | 5.0% |

| | | | | |

|AGE CATEGORY | 2013 |2014 |

|11-17 |22 |5.8% |20 |5.6% |

|18-24 |186 |49.4% |172 |48.2% |

|25-34 |114 |30.2% |95 |26.6% |

|35-44 |31 |8.2% |44 |12.3% |

|45-54 |20 |5.3% |16 |4.5% |

|55-OVER |4 |1.1% |10 |2.8% |

| |2013 |2014 |

|HISPANIC ETHNICITY |49 |13.0% |33 |9.2% |

Criminal History of Murder Offenders

[pic]

[pic]

[pic]

Research and Analysis

04/29/2015

-----------------------

YEAR-TO-DATE JUVENILE COMPARISON:

JAN.-DEC.

2010-18

2011-23

2012-23

2013-17

2014-13

YEAR-TO-DATE JUVENILE

SHOOTING VICTIM COMPARISON:

JAN.-DEC.

2010-133

2011-123

2012-95

2013-78

2014-73

Notable Increases

Numeric

2ND +18

24TH +13

15TH +10

17TH +10

Notable Decreases

Numeric

12TH -30

18TH -24

22ND -19

16TH -14

19TH -12

74% OUTSIDE-2014

19% -SUNDAY- 2014

36%- 8PM TO 12 AM-2014

12% -AUGUST-2014

43%- ARGUMENTS-2014

83%- GUNSHOTS-2014

Murder/Suicides:

2013-3

2014-4

Protection From Abuse Orders (PFA) in effect at the time of murder:

2013-1

2014-1

Males (57) and females (56) have been victims of domestic related murders almost equally during the past five (5) yrs.

Of the 113 domestic related murders during the past five (5) years, a cutting instrument (35%) was used almost as much as a firearm (38%) as the weapon of choice.

RECIDIVISM-VICTIMS

One-Hundred & Eighty (180) or 76% of murder victims had at least one prior arrest before their death.

One-Hundred & Fifteen (115) or 64% of the 180 victims with prior arrests were arrested for a violent crime before they were murdered.

JUVENILE VICTIMS

13 TOTAL VICTIMS

11-NO PRIORS

2-PRIOR ARRESTS

(2) - ONE-THREE PRIORS

(Included in table)

There were four (4) juveniles arrested for murder in 2014.

Three out the four juveniles arrested for murder in 2014 had prior arrests(s).

RECIDIVISM-OFFENDERS

One Hundred & Fourteen (114) or 80% of all murder offenders had at least one prior arrest before they were arrested for murder.

Eighty(80) or 70% of the 114 offenders with prior arrests were arrested for a violent crime before they were arrested for murder.

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download