Criminal Justice 9 15 14 another Violence and Homicide Criminal Homicide the willful non negligent killing of one human being by NOT INCLUDED deaths as the result of negligence suicide or accident justifiable homicides attempted murder or assaults with the intent to murder What is a justifiable homicide The killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty of the killing of a felon during the commission of a felony by a private citizen Forcible Rape against her will used to be the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and In 2011 the UCR changed the official definition to Penetration no matter how slight of the vagina or anus with any body part or object or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person without the consent of the victim Reasons for change NBRIS definition gender neutrality state definition INCLUDED assaults or attempts to commit rape by force or threat of force NOT INCLUDED statutory rape without force victim under age of consent Aggravated Assault of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose INCLUDED attempts This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means to produce injury or death Robbery taking or the attempt to take anything of value from the care custody or control of a person or persons by force threat of violence by violence or by putting the victim in fear NOT INCLUDED attempts Patterns In Violence 1 Victim Offender Relationship Family intimate stranger acquaintances Overall 52 of victims did not know their assailant 7 out of 10 robberies were committed by strangers 3 out of 10 rapes sexual assaults were committed by strangers Approximately 13 of murders were committed by strangers While overall violent crimes were more likely to occur during the day than at night some crimes exhibited different patterns In 2002 53 of incidents of violent crime occurred between 6 am and 6 pm In 2002 2 3 of rapes sexual assaults occurred at night between 6 pm to 6 am 2 Time of Occurrence 3 Place of Occurrence In 2002 about 25 of violent crime incidents occurred at or near the victims home 14 of violent crimes were on streets 15 were at school 7 were at a commercial establishment 4 Weapon Use 95 of all aggravated assaults involved a weapon handguns are the most commonly used weapon Offenders had or used a weapon in 46 of all robberies compared with 7 of rapes sexual assaults in 2002 Patterns in Homicide Homicide victimization rate for 14 to 17 years olds increased almost 150 from 1985 to 1993 18 to 24 year olds experienced the highest homicide victimization rates 65 male offender and male victim 25 male offender and female victim 7 female offender and male victim 2 female offender and female victim Males are 3 2 times more likely than females to be murdered Males are 10 times more likely than females to commit murder 1 Age 2 Gender 3 Race Blacks are 6 times more likely than white to be murdered Blacks are over 7 times more likely than whites to commit homicide Most murders are intraracial From 1976 to 2000 86 of white victims were killed by whites 94 of black victims were killed by blacks 4 Circumstance The number of homicides Where the circumstances were unknown has tripled since 1976 Resulting from arguments has declined but still remains the most frequent circumstance Involving drugs has increased significantly 5 Clearance Why don t the police know info on homicides today Stop Snitching Campaigns Started in Baltimore in 2004 Lack of attachment and involvement in the community Homicides are most often committed with guns especially handguns The southern regions historically have had higher rates than other regions The percentage of homicides cleared by arrest has been declining until recently
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