Palm Beach County Youth Violence Prevention Project Dr. Bill Bales - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Palm Beach County Youth Violence Prevention Project

Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research

• Dr. Bill Bales

Subcommittee Meetings West Palm Beach, September 15-16, 2005

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Presentation Outline

n Purposes of the Project n Summary of Previous Findings

New Findings

n Offender Demographics Recalculated to include

Hispanic Population

n Profile of Homicide and Violent Offenders n Time of Homicides and Violent Crimes n Homicide Victim Drug Use n Offender/Victim Relationship n Mapping

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Purposes of the Project

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Determine the historical and current trends of violent crime in Palm Beach County, particularly aimed at predicting youth violence and incidents involving firearms

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Identify ways to decrease the amount of violent youth crime within Palm Beach County

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Purposes of the Project

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Ensure that local agencies are involved in identifying and prioritizing evidence based violence prevention strategies throughout Palm Beach County. Including the following agencies:

Ø Prevention Ø Law Enforcement Ø Courts Ø Corrections

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Summary of Previous Findings

n Reported crime rate in PBC (UCR) has

been decreasing steadily over the past 15 years

n Violent crime and violent crime involving

firearms leveled off over the past five years

n Homicide was declining moderately over

the last 15 years; however 2004 had the second highest number of murders (89) since 1990

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Summary of Previous Findings

n The use of firearms in homicides increased in

last 5 years

n The largest and fastest growing age group of

homicide offenders is 20-24 years of age

n Over the next 5 years, age and race groups that

have a high risk of violent offending are projected to increase at a much faster rate than the overall population

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Characteristics of Individuals Arrested for Murder and Victims of Violent Crimes with Firearms in Palm Beach County

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Victims of Violent Crimes Committed with a Firearm by Age Groups

217 703 855 580 447 374 534 262 107 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 LE 14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-49 50-59 60-99 2000-2004 Data Source: PBC Law Enforcement Records

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Victims of Violent Crime Committed with a Firearm by Gender and Race

2954 1181 1786 1625 674 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Male Female White Black Hispanic 2000-2004

Data Source: PBC Law Enforcement Records

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Offenders of Violent Crime Committed with a Firearm by Age Groups

64 618 642 209 97 74 74 57 11 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 LE 14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-49 50-59 60-99 2000-2004 Data Source: PBC Law Enforcement Records

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Offenders of Violent Crime Committed with a Firearm by Gender and Race

1741 120 541 1115 202 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Male Female White Black Hispanic 2000-2004

Data Source: PBC Law Enforcement Records

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Murder Rates by Age Groups

2 17 36 16 8 8 8 7 5 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 LE 14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-49 50-59 60-99 2004-2005 Data Source: FDLE Computerized Criminal History Records

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Profile of Homicide and Violent Offenders (2004)

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Age at First Arrest for Homicide and Violent Offenders Arrested in 2004

84% of Violent Offenders have an arrest record before the age of 30 79% of Homicide Offenders have an arrest record before the age of 30

Data Source: FDLE Computerized Criminal History Records 13.7% 9.7% 20.7% 20.9% 17.3% 25.4% 31.9% 23.1% 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 LE 14 15-17 18-19 20-29 Violent Offenders Homicide

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Prior Offenses of Homicide and Violent Offenders Arrested in 2004

68.0% 51.5% 30.0% 33.6% 29.5% 24.6% 28.5% 35.8% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% Violent Drugs

• Prob. Violation

Firearms Violent Offenders Homicide Data Source: FDLE Computerized Criminal History Records

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Victims of Homicide – Drug Use

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Homicides Involving a Firearm with A Victim Under 30 - Toxicology Results

56.9% 20.7% 3.4% 37.9% 10.3% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% Alcohol Cocaine Hallucinogen Marijuana Rx-Abuse 2000-2005

Data Source: PBC Medical Examiner Records

45.3% of the 121 of Homicide Victims had some form

• f dangerous drugs in their system at the time of death

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Characteristics of Homicide and Violent Crimes with a Firearm

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Weapons Used in Homicides

70.1% 4.9% 13.0% 3.2% 7.4% 1.4% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% Handgun/Firearm Rifle/Shotgun Knife Blunt Object Hands Poison/Drugs 2000-2004

Data Source: FDLE Supplemental Homicide Reports

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Percent of Violent Firearm Crimes by Day of the Week: 2000-2004

Saturday 16% Friday 18% Thursday 12% Wednesday 13% Tuesday 13% Monday 14% Sunday 14%

Data Source: PBC Law Enforcement Records

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Percent of Violent Firearm Crimes by Time of Day: 2000-2004

12-3am 15% 3-6am 7% 6-9am 4% 9-12am 8% 12-3pm 10% 3-6pm 12% 6-9pm 17% 9-12pm 27%

Data Source: PBC Law Enforcement Records

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Percent of Homicides Involving a Firearm by Time of Day: 2000-2004

12-3am 21% 3-6am 17% 9-12am 0% 12-3pm 9% 3-6pm 5% 6-9pm 19% 9-12pm 21% 6-9am 8%

Data Source: PBC Medical Examiner Records

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Homicide Offender/Victim Relationships

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Homicide Offender/Victim Race

61.7% 27.1% 3.2% 7.9% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% W h i t e / W h i t e B l a c k / B l a c k W h i t e / B l a c k B l a c k / W h i t e 2000-2004

Data Source: FDLE Supplemental Homicide Reports

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Homicide Offender/Victim Gender

64.1% 5.5% 23.3% 7.1% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% M a l e / M a l e F e m a l e / F e m a l e M a l e / F e m a l e F e m a l e / M a l e 2000-2004

Data Source: FDLE Supplemental Homicide Reports

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Homicide Offender/Victim Relative

31.3% 25.0% 14.6% 14.6% 8.3% 6.3% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% Spouse Child Other Family Co-Habitant Parent Sibling 2000-2004

Data Source: FDLE Supplemental Homicide Reports

16.3% of Homicide victims had some relationship to their offenders

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Crime Mapping