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In January 2000, Richmond switched to the incident based crime reporting system. One example might show the difference between IBRS and the old UCR: If the suspect breaks a window to get into a house, pistol whips the resident, steals the silver, and spits on the sidewalk, the IBRS will show a single incident number with an aggravated assault, a burglary, a vandalism (the window), a theft from building, and, presumably, an "other" for the spitting. The UCR only showed the most serious crime, the aggravated assault.
That makes the 2000 data mostly unable to be compared to the previous data. Aside from that problem, though, the new system produces a bonanza of data.
In March, 2001 the City made the data available on its web pages (which by then were becoming very helpful).
First as a summary, here are the separate offenses reported in Bellevue during calendar 2000, using something like the old (UCR) descriptions:
Robbery 2 Burglary 19 Larceny 27 Larceny from Auto 87 Motor Vehicle Theft 12 Total 147 BTW: We know that's wrong: there were three stickups at the CVS and one shooting in the 1200 block of Bellevue Ave. This is missing at least one stickup and the shooting (should show as an aggravated assault). We will pursue good data before spending much more time on analysis here.
Or, in more detail:
ALL OTHER LARCENY 14 BURGLARY 6 BURGLARY/B&E/COMMERCIAL 5 BURGLARY/B&E/RESIDENTIAL 8 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 12 ROBBERY 2 SHOPLIFTING 6 THEFT FROM BUILDING 7 THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 70 THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS/ACCESSORIES 17 Total 147 Or, in still more detail:
OFFENSE_DESCRIPTION Total ALL OTHER LARCENY 14 ALL OTHER OFFENSES 5 BURGLARY 6 BURGLARY/B&E/COMMERCIAL 5 BURGLARY/B&E/RESIDENTIAL 8 DEATH INVESTIGATION 3 DESTRUCTION PROPERTY/PRIVATE PROPERTY 25 DRUG/NARCOTIC VIOLATIONS 1 DRUNKENNESS 2 DUI, ALCOHOL 1 EMBEZZLEMENT 1 FREQUENTING DISORDERLY HOUSE 1 GAS DRIVE OFF 1 HIT AND RUN 7 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 12 OBSCENE/THREATENING PHONE CALL 1 PROMISCUOUS SHOOTING 1 ROBBERY 2 RUNAWAY 1 SHOPLIFTING 6 SIMPLE ASSAULT 3 SIMPLE ASSAULT, DOMESTIC 4 THEFT FROM BUILDING 7 THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 70 THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS/ACCESSORIES 17 TRAFIC-RELATED DEATH 1 TRESPASS OF REAL PROPERTY 1 VANDALISM/DESCTRUCTION/DAMAGE OF PROPERTY 6 WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS 1 Grand Total 213 Here, for your convenience, are the UCR crimes reported in 1999:
OFFENSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grand Total LARCENY 1 1 5 3 2 2 2 2 18 LARCENY FROM AUTO 1 6 1 10 3 4 3 2 9 39 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 2 3 1 2 8 NON-RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 1 2 1 1 1 1 7 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY 2 1 1 4 ROBBERY AGAINST BUSINESS 1 1 ROBBERY AGAINST PERSON 1 1 1 3 Grand Total 5 8 9 7 2 15 5 6 1 6 4 12 80 There is no fair comparison of these data between '99 and '00, so don't try it.
We can look at what got reported and where. It's about a 70 second download, so it's on a separate page. Similarly, a table by block and a quick analysis of the data.
Last updated 02/24/02
Please send questions or comments to John Butcher