Murder Analysis Philadelphia Police Department 2007-2010 · 2021. 1. 17. · 2007-2010 The City of Philadelphia experienced an increase in murders for the first time since 2005-2006

Murder Analysis Philadelphia Police

Department 2007-2010

Philadelphia Police Department Research and Planning Unit

Statistical Section July 2011

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MURDER ANALYSIS VICTIMS 2007-2010

The City of Philadelphia experienced an increase in murders for the first time since 2005-2006. There was one (1) more murder victim in 2010 as compared to 2009. This represents a .3% increase. The following is a detailed analysis on the circumstances surrounding the murders that took place in Philadelphia in 2010 as well as the total of 1,322 murders that have occurred between 2007-2010.

WHO WERE THE VICTIMS? RACE-SEX-AGE

The majority of murder victims in 2010 were African-American (79.1%). White victims accounted for 19.6% and Asian victims 1.3% of the murder victim total. There was a slight increase for African-Americans and Asian murder victims in 2010 as compared to 2009. White murder victims declined slightly in 2010. However, African-Americans still represent an overwhelming majority of the 1,332 murder victims in Philadelphia during the past four (4) years (78.8% of total murder victims). Whites have accounted for 19.4% and Asians 1.8% during the past four (4) years. Victims with Hispanic ethnicity decreased from 43 victims in 2009 to 32 in 2010, a 25.6% decrease.

RACE-VICTIMS Numeric total and percentage of overall total.

RACE CATEGORY 2007 2008 2009 2010

WHITE 68 17.5% 67 20.4% 63 20.7% 60 19.6% BLACK 309 79.4% 259 77.8% 240 78.6% 242 79.1%

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 12 3.1% 6 1.8% 2 0.7% 4 1.3% AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0

TOTALS 389 100.0% 332 100.0% 305 100.0% 306 100%

*HISPANIC ETHNICITY 39 10% 33 9.9% 43 14.1% 32 10.5%

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*AS DETERMINED BY INVESTIGATORS. LATINO IS NOT A RACE PER UCR GUIDELINES AND ARE INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE FOUR RACE CATEGORIES.

Almost 4 out of every 5 people killed in Philadelphia over the last four (4) years have been African-American (78.8%)

91.3% of the murder victims under the age of 18 were African-

American during the last four (4) years.

There has been a total of 24 Asian/Pacific Islanders killed over the last four (4) years.

This group accounted for 1.8% of the victims over this span.

A PERSON WAS MURDERED IN PHILADELPHIA EVERY 28.6 HOURS

DURING 2010

2009-EVERY 28.7 HOURS 2008-EVERY 26.3 HOURS 2007-EVERY 22.3 HOURS

Victims with

Latino Ethnicity decreased by 25.6 % 2010 as

compared to 2009

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GENDER-VICTIMS

Males accounted for 86.9% (266) of the murder victims in 2010. Of this total of male murder victims, 216 or 81.2 % were African-American. White males accounted for 47 or 15.2% and Asian males 3 or 1% of male victims. There have been 1,332 murder victims in Philadelphia during the past four (4) years. Males have accounted for 87.8% (1,169) of the overall murder victims during this time. African-American males have accounted for 70.9% (945) of the overall murder victims killed during the past four (4) years. Female murder victims decreased 15% (40 total) in 2010 from 2009 (47 female victims). The majority of females killed in 2010 were African-American (65%) followed by White females (32.5%) and Asian females (2.5%). There were thirty (30) domestic murders in 2010. Of this total of domestic related murders, fourteen (14) or 35% of the victims were females. There have been a total of 163 females murdered over the past four (4) years in Philadelphia. Of this total, sixty-six (66) or 40.1 % have died because of domestic abuse. Arguments led to the majority of male deaths in 2010-120 or 45.1%. Of the males killed in 2010, 184 or 69.2% males were between the ages of 18-34. Over the past four (4) years, 743 or 55.8% of murder victims were male between the ages of 18-34. In 2010, the majority of female victims murdered were between the ages of 35 and 54 (18 victims). However, this is not the norm over the last four years where the most female victims fell into the 18 to 34-age bracket (44%).

Numeric total and percentage of overall total.

GENDER 2007 2008 2009 2010 FEMALE 43 11.1% 33 9.9% 47 15.4% 40 13.1%

MALE 346 88.9% 299 90.1% 258 84.6% 266 86.9% TOTAL 389 100.0% 332 100.0% 305 100.0% 306 100%

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Males have accounted for 87.8% of all murder victims in during the past four (4)

More than one out of every three females (40.5%) were murdered as a result of

domestic abuse during the last four (4)

The majority of females killed during the last four years (72 or 44.2%) have been between the ages of 18-34. The majority of males killed fall into the 18-

24 age bracket-423 or 36.2% during the same period.

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AGE –VICTIMS

The majority of murder victims killed in 2010 was between the ages of 18 to 24 years old. (118 or 38.6%). This age bracket has accounted for 457 or 34.3% of the victims over the last four years. Of the 457 murder victims between the age of 18-24 over the last four years, 385 or 84.2% were African-American. The most vulnerable age brackets; newborn to seventeen(17) yrs. of age had eighteen (18) victims in 2010 which was the same number for 2009 and age 65 & over were there was a decreased from twelve (12) to ten (10) victims in 2010.


AGE BRACKETS 2007 2008 2009 2010 0-10 3 0.8% 3 0.8% 6 2.0% 6 2.0% 11-17 24 6.2% 14 4.2% 12 3.9% 12 3.9% 18-24 113 29.0% 118 35.6% 108 35.4% 118 38.6% 25-34 108 27.7% 86 25.9% 81 26.6% 82 26.7% 35-44 64 16.5% 62 18.8% 50 16.4% 41 13.4% 45-54 51 13.1% 31 9.3% 24 7.9% 27 8.8% 55-64 14 3.6% 9 2.7% 12 3.9% 10 3.3% 65+ 12 3.1% 9 2.7% 12 3.9% 10 3.3%

TOTALS 389 100.0% 332 100.0% 305 100.0% 306 100.00%

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61.1% of all murder victims were between the ages of 18 and 34

over the last four (4) years.

Slightly more than one out of every three-murder victims (34.3%)

during the last four years has been between 18-24 years old!

The same numbers of juveniles were killed in 2010 (18) that were killed in

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A Closer Look at Juvenile Victims of Murder-(17 Years and Under) Race-Gender-Age

Murder is the most horrific crime committed against society. It is even more heinous when the victim is a child. There were eighteen children murdered in 2010. There has been eighty (80) children, ages newborn to seventeen (17) years of age, that have been murdered in Philadelphia during the past four (4) years. The following is a breakdown of the Age, Race, and Sex of the eighty Juvenile murder victims during the last four years.

JUVENILE –RACE

RACE 2007 2008 2009 2010 WHITE 2 2 3 0 BLACK 25 15 15 18 TOTALS 27 17 18 18

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All eighteen (18) juvenile murder victims in 2010 were African-

American.

There were two (2) females killed under the age of 18 in 2010. This total was down

from the previous year total of five (5).

There have been no Asian or Native American

murdered since 2006.

There have been eighty (80) juveniles killed over the last four years. 73 or

91.3 % have been African-American.

Juvenile victims accounted for 5.9% (18 victims) of the over all murders in 2010.

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JUVENILE-AGES

AGE 2007 2008 2009 2010 NEWBORN-10 YRS 3 3 6 6

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Historical Trend of Murder in Philadelphia

Since 1990, a total of 7,824 people have been murdered within the confines of the City of Philadelphia. Murder victims totaled the highest in 1990 when 500 people were killed and the lowest total recorded in 2002 when 288 people were killed. The city has seen a fluctuation of murder totals from the high of 1990 right thru to 2010 as indicated by the below charts. The 2010 murder victims were .3% more than in 2009. Murders have decreased almost 21.9% since 2007. The murder rate per 100, 000 people peaked in 1990 when thirty-two (32) out 100,000 people were the victim of murder. The murder rate in 2010 was 19.8 per 100, 000 as compared to 19.7 per 100,000 for 2009 (based on population printed in FBI 2010 Crime in the US.). Juvenile murder victims totaled 687 from 1990-2010. This represents 8.8% of the overall total of murder victims during this period.

OVERALL MURDER & JUVENILE VICTIM TOTALS 2007-2010

YEAR JUVENILE ADULTS 2007 27 362 2008 17 315 2009 18 287 2010 18 288

Forty-six (46) or 57.5% of juveniles killed over the last four years have been sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age.

There were six (6) victims under the age of ten (10) murdered in 2010. The

same number in 2009.

Juvenile murder victims for last four years. Sex-male- (90%)

Race-African-American- (92.5%) Age-16 yrs-( 31.3%)

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ADULT MURDER VICTIM RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION TOTALS 1990-2010

Population Source:F.B.I. Crime-in-the-Nation & US Census

*BASED ON ESTIMATED POPULATION IN FBI CRIME IN THE US PUBLICATIONS

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Murders in Philadelphia 1990-2010

There have been a total of six-hundred and eighty-seven (687) juveniles

murdered in Philadelphia since 1990.

The total number of juveniles killed in 2010 (18) was the second lowest total in the last twenty-one



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JUVENILE MURDER VICTIM RATE PER 100, 000 JUVENILE POPULATION

2000-2010 Source:Census Bureau

POPULATION ESTIMATES FROM CENSUS BUREAU

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- Adult Murder in Philadelphia by Police District

2010 There were 306 murder victims in Philadelphia in 2010. 59% (180) occurred in seven (7) police districts; 12th, 14th, 22nd, 24th, 25th ,35th and 39th. The police district having the most murder victims was the 22nd Police District with thirty-four (34) victims. The district with the second highest was the 25th with twenty-seven (27) murders. These two districts combined for sixty-one (61) or 20 % of the murders in 2010. The 5th Police District did not have a murder in 2010-the second consecutive year.

3RD MERGED INTO 4TH AND 23RD INTO 22ND IN 201092ND DISBANDED IN 2009

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JUVENILE MURDER RATE IN 2000 SEVEN (7) JUVENILES PER 100,000 JUVENILES POPULATION

JUVENILE MURDER RATE IN 2009 FIVE (5) JUVENILES PER 100,000 JUVENILES POPULATION

Notable Decreases 2rd District/ -45% 12th District/ -25%

16th District/ -39 %

Notable Increases 1ST District/ 50% 9th District/ 66 %

24th District/ 130% 39th District/ 39%

The 5th District did not have a murder in

2009 & 2010!

JUVENILE MURDER RATE IN 2010 FIVE (5) JUVENILES PER 100,000 JUVENILES POPULATION

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Juvenile Murder in Philadelphia by Police District 2010

There were eight-teen (18) juvenile murder victims in Philadelphia in 2010-the same number as 2009. The 25th and 35th Police Districts had the most with three (3) victims. The 25th District has had the most juvenile murder victims over the last four years (13). Ten (10) out of the twenty –one (21) police districts had no juvenile murder victims in 2010.

4TH MERGED INTO 3RD AND 23RD INTO 22ND IN 2010

92ND DISBANDED IN 2009

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Historical Trend of Murder in Philadelphia by Police District 2007-2010

There were 1,332 murders committed during the past four (4) years in the City of Philadelphia. Almost one (1) out of every three (3) murder victims (416 or 31.2%) met their demise in three (3) police districts; 12 th, 22nd (includes 23rd), and the 25 th. The 22nd/23rd Police District experienced the most murders with 167 victims with the 25th Police District having the second highest murder total with 130 victims. During the past four (4) years, eighty (80) or 6% of the above total of 1,332 murder victims were juveniles. 38.8% or 31 of the juvenile total were killed in three (3) police districts; 22nd/23rd, 17th, and the 25th. The 25th Police District experienced the most juvenile murders with thirteen (13). The three (3) police districts with the lowest incident of overall murders in the city during the last four years; 5th,7th, and the 9th (21 or 1.6%)

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Almost one out of every three persons killed during the last four (4) years! were killed in the 12th 22nd, and 25th Police Districts!

The 5th Police District has had one murder during the past four (4) years!

The 25th Police District had the most juvenile murder victims over the past

four (4) years-thirteen (13)

TOTAL MURDERS 2007-2010

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Shooting Victims & Murder Victims By Firearm and Police District

2009 and 2010 There were a total of 1,615 persons shot in Philadelphia in 2010. This was a 6.2% increase from 2009 when 1,521 were shot. Of the 1,615 people shot in 2010, 244 or 15.1% of the overall total of shooting victims died as a result of the gunshot.(excluding justifiables, suicides, and accidental shootings) The below chart shows the number of gunshot victims per police district and the number that died from their wounds.

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2009-10 MURDERS BY FIREARM 2009-10 SHOOTING VICTIMS

Note: Shooting victims include robbery, aggravated assault, accidental, self-inflicted. Murder victims included in shooting victim totals.

The 22nd District had the most gunshot and murder by gunshot

victims in 2010.

The 22nd/23rd and the 25th Police Districts have accounted for 21% of the shooting victims and 17% of the murder

victims during the past two (2) years.

The 5th District had the least amount of gunshot and murder by gunshot

victims in 2010.

There were 48 suicides by

firearm in 2010. Both the 5th and 8th District had

five (5).

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2009 & 2010 MURDER VICTIMS AND SHOOTING VICTIMS

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The Where, When, Why, & How of Murders in Philadelphia

2007- 2010 There have been a total of 1,332 murder victims in Philadelphia during the last four (4) years. Of this number, eighty (80) were juvenile murder victims. The following is a breakdown on the circumstances involving all the murders that have occurred during this time:

Inside or Outside?

Location 2007 2008 2009 2010

Inside 108 86 83 76 Outside 281 246 222 230

TOTALS 389 332 305 306

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INSIDE OUTSIDE

26.5% of murders have occurred inside some type of dwelling during the past four (4) years!

There were fourteen (14) residential murders (home invasions) in 2010. Down 22% from the previous year (18).

489 or 15.6% of shooting victims in 2009 and 2010 died from their gunshots.

Fifteen (15) murders occurred inside of commercial establishments in 2010.

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Day of Week 2007 2008 2009 2010 MONDAY 52 36 49 31 TUESDAY 33 41 40 39

WEDNESDAY 53 32 39 47 THURSDAY 60 46 39 50

FRIDAY 47 47 37 48 SATURDAY 78 58 47 48

SUNDAY 66 72 54 43 TOTALS 389 332 305 306

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TOTALS 389 332 305 306

Saturday and Sunday are the days when murders most frequently occurred during the past four (4) years-35%.

Occurrences on the remaining four days are almost equal.

The most murders occurring during the

past four (4) years have occurred on Sunday.

More murders occurred on Thursday (50) than any other day in 2010.

8pm and 11:59 pm The time of day that murder occurred the most during the

last four (4) years: 416 murders or 31% of the

four year total. Almost one (1) out of every three (3) murders

happened in this 4- hour period.

Almost one (1) out of every two (2) murders (48%) occurred during the traditional weekend days over the last four (4) years: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

59 % of the murders in 2010

occurred between the hours of

8 pm and 4 am.

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JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Why?(Motive)

Month 2007 2008 2009 2010 January 32 25 19 21

February 30 24 24 18 March 39 21 24 31 April 33 31 25 22 May 28 28 24 25 June 40 33 28 29 July 42 24 26 32

August 33 29 29 27 September 27 29 27 36

October 29 38 27 27 November 33 24 30 14 December 23 26 22 24 TOTALS 389 332 305 306

Motive 2007 2008 2009 2010 DRUGS 52 33 30 26

DOMESTIC 30 21 36 30 ARGUMENT 192 171 158 129

SEXUAL 0 0 0 7 RES.ROBBERY 17 22 18 14

COMM. ROBBERY 9 6 1 2 HIGHWAY ROBBERY 48 32 30 48

CHILD ABUSE 3 2 3 6 OTHER 10 10 12 5

*RETALIATION N/A N/A N/A 14 UNDETERMINED 28 35 17 25

TOTAL 389 332 305 306 *ADDED 2010

The month with the least amount of

murders during the past four (4) years

is December. (7.1% or 95 murders)

More people have been murdered in the month of

June during the last four (4) years than any other month.

Of the 650 murders resulting from arguments during the past four (4) years, 550 or 85% died from gunshot

wounds.

Almost one (1) out of every three (3) people murdered in 2010 was murdered during

March, July, and September (99 or 32.5%).

42% of the murders occurring in 2010 were

the result of an argument-an 18%

decrease from 2009.

An almost equal amount of murders

occurred in the first six-months of 2010 (48%) that occurred in the

second half. (52%)

There were fourteen (14) murders in November 2010. This was the lowest monthly total since April 1998

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2007 2008 2009 2010

A Closer Look-Domestic Abuse and Murder in 2010; There were thirty (30) murders committed in 2010 that homicide investigators determined to be domestic as the motive for the killing. This was a 16.7% decrease from the year before when there were thirty-six (36). There were no domestic related murders that were murder suicides. Files from the victims were culled to ascertain if any had any history of obtaining Protection From Abuse Orders (PFA) from the courts. Of the thirty (30) victims, one (1) had a valid protection order against the person that killed them. There has been a total 117 domestic related murders during the last 4 years.

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Arguments led to 49% (650) of the murders over the last four (4) years!

Domestic related murders decreased 16.7% in 2010

from 2009!

Who were the victims of domestic related murders in 2010?

70% over the age of 30 years. 70% African-American.

47%-Females

33% of the domestic murder victims for 2010 were stabbed to death.

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How Did They Die?

Motive 2007 2008 2009 2010

ARSON 2 2 0 1 BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA 20 11 16 18

PHYSICAL ASSAULT 1 9 11 11 KNIFE/EDGED WEAPON 30 27 24 20

STRANGULATION 4 2 4 9 GUNSHOT 327 278 245 244

OTHER 5 3 5 3 TOTAL 389 332 305 306

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2007 2008 2009 2010

Firearms-Weapon of Choice Since 2007, there have been 1,332 murders committed in Philadelphia. Of these 1,332 killings, a firearm was used to commit 1,094 or 82% of these murders. Below is a closer look at the type of firearm and caliber that was used to commit the murder Note: Firearm type and caliber have not been identified for all murders committed by a firearm .R&P Database supplies firearm linked guns.

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Gunshots were once again the

leading cause of death in 2010. 244 or 80% of

murder victims were shot to

death!

There have been 765 firearms linked to murders during the past four years. Of these weapons, 327 or 43% were

9mm semi-automatic handguns.

Of the 1,094 murders committed by firearms during the past four (4), 1,067 or 98% were

committed by handguns

Firearm is the weapon of choice when it comes to murder in Philadelphia. Over the last four (4) years,

82% or 1,094 murder victims were killed by a firearm!

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A Closer Look at Juvenile Victims of Murder-(17 Years and Under) The Where, When, Why, & How

of Juvenile Murder Victims in Philadelphia 2007-2010

Inside or Outside?-Juveniles

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INSIDE OUTSIDE

What Day of Week?-Juveniles

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

2007 2008 2009 2010

Time of Day-Juveniles?

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2007 2008 2009 2010

Sixty (60) or 75% of juvenile murder victms were killed outside on the streets of Philadelphia during the last four (4) years.

More than half (53%) of the

juveniles murdered during the past four (4) years have been

killed on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

2010 Juvenile Murders: 11 or 61% occurred from Friday to Sunday.

2010 Juvenile Murders: Six (6) during curfew hours

Three (3) during school hours Seven (7) between 9 pm & 11 pm

22 or 28% of Juvenile victims were killed

during curfew hours over the last four (4)

years.

More juveniles have been killed on Friday than any other day of the week during the last four (4)

years-19 or 24%

2010 Juvenile murders: 12 or 67% occurred outside.

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What Month?-Juveniles

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2007 2008 2009 2010

Why-Juvenile?(Motive)

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DRUGS DOMESTIC ARGUMENT HIGHWAYROBBERY

CHILD ABUSE OTHER RETALIATION UNDETER.

2007 2008 2009 2010

How Did They Die?-Juveniles

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ARSON BLUNT FORCETRAUMA

PHYSICAL ASSAULT KNIFE/EDGEDWEAPON

GUNSHOT OTHER

2007 2008 2009 2010

40 or 50% of Juvenile

murder victims were killed

over an argument

during the past four (4) years.

Handgun is the firearm of choice when it comes to murder in Philadelphia .Over the last four (4) years, 54 or 68% of juveniles

murdered were killed by a firearm.

18 or 23% of Juvenile victims of murder during the last four (4) years were killed in July.

53 or 66% of Juveniles murdered over the last four (4) years have been killed in traditional school year months (Sept.-June).

19 or 24% of juvenile murder victims were killed as a result of child or domestic abuse over the last four (4)

2010 Juvenile murders: Most occurred July- (4).

2010 Juvenile murders: 39% of murders as a result of an argument.

2010 Juvenile Murders: 12 or 67% died from a

gunshot wound.

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STATUS OF MURDER CASES 2007-2010

There were a total of 306 murders in Philadelphia in 2010. Of this total, 166 or 54% have been solved. An additional six (6) murders have warrants issued on suspects. There were a total of 1,332 murders over the last four years in the City of Philadelphia. The following is a breakdown of the status of the murder cases from the last four (4) years:

STATUS 2007 2008 2009 2010 ACTIVE 167 116 114 140

CLEARED BY ARREST 215 203 180 161 EXCEPTIONALLY CLEARED 7 13 11 5

FUGITIVE SOUGHT 2 2 4 6 JUSTIFIABLE 4 0 0 0

UNFOUNDED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS 1 1 0 0 TOTAL 389 332 305 306

Note: Totals based on UCR guidelines. Totals at the time of publication.

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215

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203

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114

180

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140

161

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250

ACTIVE CLEARED BYARREST

EXCEPTIONALLYCLEARED

FUGITIVE SOUGHT JUSTIFIED UNFOUNDED

2007 2008 2009 2010

NOTE: TOTALS REFLECT UCR CALENDAR YEAR AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION.

UCR MURDER CLEARANCE RATES 2007-2010

58.6%

75.2% 75.5%

70.3%

0.0%

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20.0%

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50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010

UCR CLEARANCE RATE

2010 UCR Murder Clearance Rate: 70.3% Clearance Rate.\

2009 UCR Murder Clearance Rate:

75.5% Clearance Rate.

801 or 60 % of the murders committed over the last four (4) years have been cleared by arrest, exceptionally cleared, or reclassified as a non-murder.

Status of murders occurring in 2010: 172 or 56% of cases an arrest or offender identified.

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STATUS OF JUVENILE MURDER CASES CLEARANCE RATE

2007-2010

82.4% 83.3%

72.20%

66.7%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010

JUVENILE UCR CLEARANCE RATE

CRIMINAL HISTORY-VICTIMS

There were a total of 306 murder victims in Philadelphia during 2010. 245 or 80% had previous criminal records at the time of their death and sixty-one (61) victims or 20% had no prior records. There were eighteen (18) juvenile murder victims included in the aforementioned total. Nine (9) or 50% of the juvenile victims had prior arrests.

2010 ADULT AND JUVENILE MURDER VICTIMS PRIOR ARRESTS236

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PRIOR-ADULT NO-PRIOR ADULT *PRIOR-JUVENILE *NO-PRIOR JUVENILE

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2007 2008 2009 2010

PRIOR-ADULT NO-PRIOR ADULT *PRIOR-JUVENILE *NO-PRIOR JUVENILE

80% of all murder victims had a criminal record at the time of their death in 2010-slightly higher than the

last four-year average of 76%.

50% of the 2010 Juvenile murder victims had a prior arrest.

2007 27 victims

19 murders cleared by arrest. 8

are active-no arrests.

2008 17 victims



2009 18 victims



2010 18 victims



76% of all murder victims during the past four (4) years had a prior arrest.

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2010 VICTIMS-PRIOR ARRESTS

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ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX-TEN 11 AND OVER

SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM/STATISTICAL UNIT DATABASE

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2010 VICTIMS REFLECTS WHAT

THE HIGHEST CHARGE OUT OF ALL OF VICTIMS

PRIORS.

MURDER 0 4 1 4

RAPE 1 3 3 1

ROBBERY 16 9 37 24

AGG. ASSLT 16 13 14 8

BURGLARY 3 2 3 1

THEFT/VEHICLE THEFT 13 5 10 2

VUFA 1 2 2 0

DRUGS 19 8 3 0

OTHER PT. TWO OFFENSES 13 4 0 0

ONE-THREE ARRESTS FOUR-FIVE ARRESTS SIX -TEN ARRESTS ELEVEN OR MORE ARREST

2010 MURDER VICTIMS HIGHEST CHARGE ON THEIR CRIMINAL HISTORY.

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DRUGS VUFA ALL OTHER PT.2

46% of the murder victims with prior arrests had six or more arrests at the

time of their death in 2010.

20% of murder victims in 2010 had no prior arrests.

154 or 63 % of the murder victims with prior arrests had a prior

arrest for a violent crime.

Nine (9) murder

victims in 2010 killed someone

before they were killed.

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A Closer Look at Juvenile Victims of Murder & their prior arrest record

There were nine (9) juvenile murder victims in 2010 that had a prior record at the time of their death. Below is a breakdown of the number of priors for each and the highest charge:

TOTAL VICTIMS WITH PRIOR ARRESTS

HIGHEST CHARGE

LISTED ON CRIMINAL RECORD

PRISON TIME IMPOSED

FOR ANY PRIOR

ON PROBATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR

DEATH

9 0 0

4 JUVENILE VICTIMS HAD 1 PRIOR ARREST

2 JUVENILE VICTIM HAD 2 PRIOR ARRESTS




MURDER 0

RAPE 0

ROBBERY 2

AGG. ASSAULT 2

BURGLARY 1

DRUGS 2

OTHER PT.2 ARRESTS 2

TOTAL 9

SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM

END OF MURDER VICTIM ANALYSIS

2010 03/11/2011

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MURDER OFFENDERS 2010

There were 306 murder victims in Philadelphia in 2010. Of this total, 166 or 54 % have been cleared by arrest or exceptionally cleared. There are presently 146 or 48% unsolved murders or the fugitive sought has not been arrested for 2010. Of the 166 murders that were cleared by arrest or exceptional cleared for 2010 murders, a total of 197 offenders have been arrested. The following is a breakdown of murder offenders that have been arrested for murder for each respective year (not UCR ) during 2007 thru 2010:

RACE-OFFENDERS


RACE 2007 2008 2009 2010 WHITE 41 15.40% 46 18.60% 42 20.90% 33 16.8% BLACK 221 82.80% 195 78.90% 156 77.60% 163 82.7%

ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER 5 1.80% 6 2.50% 2 1.00% 1 .50% AMERICAN INDIAN 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.50% 0 0%

TOTAL 267 100.00% 247 100.00% 201 100.00% 197 100.00%

*HISPANIC ETHNICITY 20 7.50% 26 10.50% 26 12.90% 21 10.7%

*INDICATES THAT OF THE ABOVE 197 OFFENDERS, 21 OR 10.7% WERE OF HISPANIC ETHNICITY AND ARE INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE FOUR RACE CATEGORIES.

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WHITE BLACK ASIAN/PACIFICISLANDER

AMERICAN INDIAN HISPANIC ENTHNICITY

2007 2008 2009 2010

735 or 81% of all persons arrested

for murder during the past four (4) years have been

African-American.

One (1) out of every ten (10)

people arrested for murder

during the past four (4) years

were of Hispanic Ethnicity.

There have only been fourteen (14) Asians (1.5%) and one (1) Native

American (.1%) arrested for murder during the past four (4) years.

Race-Murder Victims/ Offenders for last four years: 81% of murder offenders were African-American.

78 % murder victims were African-American.

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GENDER-OFFENDERS


GENDER 2007 2008 2009 2010 FEMALE 17 6.4% 13 5.3% 17 8.5% 17 8.6%

MALE 250 93.6% 234 94.7% 184 91.5% 180 91.4% TOTAL 267 100% 247 100% 201 100% 197 100%

17 13 17 17

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FEMALE MALE

AGE-OFFENDERS Numeric total and percentage of overall total

AGE BRACKETS 2007 2008 2009 2010

11-17 19 7.1% 26 10.5% 14 6.9% 18 9.1% 18-24 129 48.3% 120 48.6% 88 43.8% 100 50.8% 25-34 77 28.8% 65 26.3% 42 20.9% 45 22.8% 35-44 28 10.6% 22 8.9% 28 13.9% 20 10.2% 45-54 8 3.0% 9 3.7% 21 10.5% 9 4.6%

55 +OVER 6 2.2% 5 2.0% 8 4.0% 5 2.5% TOTALS 267 100% 247 100% 201 100% 197 100%

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11-17 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 + OVER

2007 2008 2009 2010

Gender-Murder Victims/ Offenders for last four years: 93 % of murder offenders are male.

88 % murder victims are male.

Females accounted for 7% of the

overall arrests for murder during the

last four years.

Almost 50% of all murder offenders during the last four (4) years have

been between the ages of 18 and 24.

Age-Murder Victims/ Offenders for last four years: 48 % of murder offenders between 18-24 yrs old.

34 % murder victims between 18-24 yrs. old.

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A Closer Look at Juvenile Offenders of Murder- (17 Years and Under) Race-Gender-Age

Just like murder victims, murder offenders come in all races, genders and ages. There were eighteen (18) juveniles arrested in 2010 for murder. There have been a total of seventy-seven (77) juveniles arrested during the past four years for murder. The following is a closer look of the juveniles accused of murder.

Note: Juvenile offenders are counted in overall offender totals.

JUVENILE –RACE

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WHITE BLACK ASAIN/PACIFICISLANDER

AMERICAN INDIAN HISPANIC

2007 2008 2009 2010

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AGE

2007 2008 2009 2010

Fifty-five or 71% of Juvenile murder offenders during the past four (4)

years have been African-American.

There has been one (1) Asian and no Native American juvenile arrested for murder during the past four (4) years.

Almost 100% (75 out of 77) of juveniles arrested for

murder during the past four years have been males.

There have been only two (2) juvenile females

arrested for murder during the past four (4)

years.

83% ( 64 out of 77) of juveniles arrested for murder during the past four years

have been 16 or 17 years of age.

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Criminal History of Offenders

Recidivism is a topic always associated with crime committed in Philadelphia. Offenders arrested for murders committed in 2010 reinforce the belief recidivism is a problem in Philadelphia. Of the 197 offenders arrested in Philadelphia for murder in 2010, 174 or 88% had at least one prior arrest. There was a total of twenty-three (23) or 12 % of the offender total who had no prior arrests. Below is a breakdown of the criminal history of the murder offenders in 2010 that had a prior police record.

OFFENDERS ON PROBATION OR SERVED PRIOR PRISON TIME BEFORE BEING ARRESTED FOR MURDER.

5 5

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HAS SERVED PRISON TIME

PROBATION AT TIME OF MURDER

173 174

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PRIOR ARRESTS-OFFENDERS

NO PRIOR ARRESTS-OFFENDERS

SOURCE: CRIMINAL HISTORY FILE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COURT SYSTEM/STATISTICAL UNIT DATABASE

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2010 MURDER OFFENDERS HIGHEST

CHARGE FOR A PREVIOUS ARREST

BASED ON CRIMINAL HISTORY

MURDER 1 2 9 5

RAPE 1 1 1 2

ROBBERY 13 11 18 17

AGG. ASSLT 18 11 16 3

BURGLARY 2 1 0 0

THEFT 10 3 4 0

VUFA 3 1 0 0

DRUGS 15 3 0 1

OTHER PT. TWO OFFENSES 1 0 1 0



84% of persons arrested for murder in 2009 had a prior

criminal record-same as 2008.

74% of the persons arrested for murder in 2010 that had a previous criminal record were arrested for a violent crime (murder, rape, robbery, agg. assault) prior to committing murder in 2010.

Seventeen murder offenders for 2010 were charged with a previous murder.

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Criminal History of Juvenile Offenders

There were eighteen (18) juveniles arrested for murder in 2010. Fifteen (15) or 83% of juveniles arrested in 2010 had a prior criminal record before committing murder. The remaining three juveniles had no prior criminal record. (17%). Below is a breakdown of the number of priors for each and the highest charge:

TOTAL OFFENDERS WITH PRIOR ARRESTS

HIGHEST CHARGE LISTED ON CRIMINAL

RECORD

PRISON TIME IMPOSED

FOR ANY PRIOR

ON PROBATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR DEATH

3 N/A N/A

5 JUVENILE OFFENDER HAD 1 PRIOR ARREST

4 JUVENILE OFFENDERS HAD 2 PRIOR ARRESTS

1 JUVENILE OFFENDER HAD 3 PRIOR ARRESTS



1 JUVENILE OFFENDER HAD 6 PRIOR ARRESTS

ROBBERY 3

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 4

BURGLARY 1

THEFT 4

DRUGS 3

TOTAL 15


JUVENILE OFFENDERS 2007-2010

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2007 2008 2009 2010

PRIOR ARRESTS NO PRIOR ARRESTS

83% of juveniles arrested for murder during the past four (4) years had prior

records.

Of the seventy-seven (77) juveniles arrested for murder over the past four (4) years that had a prior arrest, fifty (50) or 65% had a

prior record for a violent crime-Rape, Robbery, or Aggravated A lt

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