Annual Report 2000
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Crime
In
Cumberland
County
Issued by:
The Cumberland County Sheriffs Office
Records Management and Information Center
(REMIC)
Mark
A. Rundlett, Director / Earl (Moose) Butler, Sheriff
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
page iii
HIGHLIGHTS
OF ACTIVITIES
. page 1
MANAGEMENT
AND PLANNING
.. page 2
RADIO
DISPATCH ANALYSIS
page 3
SWORN
OFFICER STRENGTH
page 7
CRIME
FACTORS
.. page 8
WHERE
DO WE STAND
... page 9
PATROL
AREA DESCRIPTIONS
. page 10
PATROL
AREA TRENDS
.. page 11
SUBDIVISIONS
.. page 13
CRIME
INCIDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS
.. page 15
UCR
PART I OFFENSES
... page 16
VIOLENT
CRIMES
HOMICIDES
... page 19
RAPES
. page 25
ROBBERIES
... page 31
ASSAULTS
. page 37
ASSAULTS
ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
.. page 42
PROPERTY
CRIMES
BURGLARIES
page 47
LARCENIES
... page 51
AUTO
THEFTS
.. page 56
UCR
PART II OFFENSES
. page 60
ARRESTS
INFORMATION
.. page 64
FOREWORD
This crime report includes only those offenses,
which have been reported to the Cumberland County Sheriffs Office. See the
attached map outlining the areas under the Sheriffs patrol jurisdiction. In order to obtain a complete Cumberland
County crime picture you must add those offenses that have been reported to the
Fayetteville, Spring Lake, Hope Mills and Stedman Police Departments. The FBIs annual report Crime in the U.S.
and the SBIs Crime in North Carolina will also be helpful if you are looking
for crime statistics covering the entire country.
The
information in this report reflects data as it has been reported. No guessing, no speculating
just plain
facts.
HIGHLIGHTS OF
ACTIVITIES IN 2000
Listed below is a summary of
the most meaningful events recorded in 2000
·
The most significant
accomplishment in 2000 was implementation of the Computer Aided Dispatch
System. This new computerized system
provides valuable information to officers in the field to promote additional
support for officer safety. Officers
can requests mug shots from the central records system to be viewed in the
patrol car.
·
There were a total of 73,026
calls for service in 2000, an increase of 6.4% compared to the 68,417 recorded
in 1999.
·
During 2000 the total number of investigations
initiated was 18,496 a decrease of 1% from the 18,671 investigations recorded
in 1999.
·
The dollar amount of the property
reported lost/stolen in 2000 was 6,442,775.08 (18,664 items) compared to
$5,242,279.55 (15,682 items) in 1999, an increase of 18.3%.
· The dollar amount of recovered stolen property was $617,416.96 (1642 items) or 9.58% of the property reported stolen. The value of the recovered property increased 48.8% from 1999.
· Damaged and Burned property reported in 2000 was $7,725,418.49 (317 items). Seized property amounted to $1,340,824.05, which included 1,443 seized items.
MANAGEMENT AND
PLANNING INFORMATION - 2000
·
Cumberland County covers an
estimated area of 661 square miles, of which 52.24 square miles lie within the
city limits of Fayetteville. This
leaves the Sheriff's office with 608.76 square miles to patrol.
·
The total population in the
county is now 307,000 inhabitants of who approximately 183,500 are located in
the sheriff's patrol area.
·
The Sheriff's office employs
262 Paid Sworn Deputies, 59 Non-Paid Sworn Deputies (F- Platoon), 73 jailers
and 113 civilians. It also supervises
88 school-crossing guards.
·
A patrol officer handles an
average of 182 complaints during the year and initiates an average of 53
investigation reports.
·
The number of funeral
escorts conducted by the Motorcycle Unit was 610. Funeral escorts on weekends conducted by F-Platoon were 130.
·
The number of alarm calls
was 14,088 and the number of alarms requiring no action was 13,866
(98.4%). There were 222 alarm calls
that were actually the result of a crime being committed.
·
The total number of
processes issued by the Civil Office was 40,448. Sixty-One percent or 24,685
papers were actually served.
·
The Sheriff's Office
processed 2905 Gun Permit Applications.
There were 6,812 handgun permits issued during the year. Also, 107 concealed carry permits were
issued.
·
There were 2,581 Records
Checks completed for various agencies in Cumberland County. There were also 2,501 Finger Print requests
taken for the year 2000.
·
In 2000, 35 deputies were
assaulted while performing their duties.
Even though the majority of the assaults were minor in nature, there are
still a big concern. Assaults on
officers decreased 45% from 1999.
·
There were 4,802 arrests
made during the 2000 year. The Warrants
and Fugitive Unit arrested 3,124 of those persons.
·
The arrest figures do not
reflect the total number of prisoners passing through the county jail. They are only those arrests made as a result
of crimes committed within the sheriff's area of operation.
CRIME FACTORS
The crime rates and volume of crime differ from area to area. Many factors must be taken under consideration when analyzing the causes and origins of crime. Following are some of the conditions, which will affect crime in your area.
1.
The density and size of a
community
2.
The composition of the
population in reference to race, sex and age.
3.
The economic status and
education of the population.
4.
The stability of the population
5.
The weather conditions in
the area.
6.
Policies and the attitudes
of the courts.
7.
Attitude of the public
towards the law and its enforcement.
8.
Hiring standards for
appointment to law enforcement.
9.
The overall strength and
efficiency of law enforcement.
CLEARANCES
Clearances in this report
refer to two clearance categories:
a.
Cleared by arrest
b.
Cleared by exceptional
means.
Offenses
cleared by exceptional means are those cases, which have been closed other than
by arrest and, for one of the following reasons:
- The victim refused to prosecute and requested
that the investigation be discontinued.
- The offender is in jail in another jurisdiction
and cannot be extradited.
- The case was transferred to another
jurisdiction.
- The offender has killed himself or was killed.
- The victim requested a report for insurance
purpose only.
WHERE DO WE STAND IN THE STATE
Compared
with other Counties in the State using 1999 Data..
Cumberland County placed
fourteenth this past year with a violent crime rate of (575) per 100,000
inhabitants. Mecklenburg County is
still in first place (1,338), followed by Durham County with (1093). The counties with the lowest violent crime
rates that reported for 100% of the county are Yancey (53) and Alexander. This information refers to the entire
counties including incorporated areas.
Cumberland County placed
twelfth this year with a property crime rate of (5,682) per 100,000
inhabitants. Durham County is still in
first place (9,040), followed by Mecklenburg County with (7,773). The counties with the lowest property crime
rates that reported for 100% of the county are Graham (370) and Yancey (500). This information refers to the entire counties
including incorporated areas.
Source, 1999 Crime
in North Carolina Report
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
The 1998 estimated
population make-up of Cumberland County as follows: White 181,208 (61.9%);
Black 93,385 (31.9%); Indian 4,683 (1.6%); Asian 6,147 (2.1%); and Other 7,318
(2.5%), it also lists Hispanic of all races at 14,051 (4.8).
Source, 1998 County Estimates
PATROL AREA DESCRIPTIONS
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has divided the area enclosed by the county boundaries into ten patrol zones. These patrol zones are described below and on the chart on page 13.
ZONE 1: East of the Cape Fear River along
Fayetteville City Limit Boundary to Old Clinton Road to New Highway 24 to
Sampson County Line.
ZONE 2: East side of Dunn Road to Eastover to
I-95. North East of I-95 to Exit
13. East on Highway 13 to Sampson
County Line.
ZONE 3: East of the Cape Fear River to Harnett
County Line. From Harnett County Line
East to Sampson County. Old Dunn Road
North to Eastover along I-95 to Exit 13 and North of Highway 13 to Sampson
County Line. Zone 3 covers an area
which is 104.5 square miles and has 9,871 inhabitants.
ZONE 4: West of Cape Fear River to Harnett County
Line. North of Fayetteville City Limits
and East of Highway 87 & 210 to Harnett County Line.
ZONE 5: West of Highway 87 & 210 to Harnett
County Line bordering along Fort Bragg Reservation and Fayetteville City
Limits.
ZONE 6: West of School Road to boundary of
Fayetteville City Limits and Fort Bragg Reservation to the Hoke County Line,
North-West of US 401 South.
ZONE 7: South-East of US 401 South to Hoke County
Line. West of Graham Road to Strickland
Bridge Road to Fisher Road. East of
Fisher Road to Bingham Drive. West of
Bingham Drive to Hope Mills City Limits.
From Hope Mills City Limits down Camden Road South.
ZONE 8: South of Fayetteville City Limits along 401
South to Graham Road. East of Graham
Road to Strickland Bridge Road to Fisher Road.
East of Fisher Road to Bingham Drive.
East of Bingham Drive to Hope Mills City limits. North on Camden Road from Hope Mills City
Limits to somewhere
ZONE 9: From Natal Road down Camden Road South to
the Hoke County Line. From Natal Road
and Camden Road to US 301. Down US 301
South to the Robeson County Line.
UCR PART I OFFENSES
The Seven
Major Crimes
DEFINITIONS PART
I OFFENSES
When classifying crime offenses the following Uniform Crime Report (UCR) definitions were applied:
Violent
Crimes
MURDER
The willful,
non-negligent killing of one person by another.
RAPE
The carnal knowledge of a female through the use of force or the threat of force.
ROBBERY
The taking of
property of one person by another through the use of force or the threat of
force.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
The unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting serious injury.
Property
Crimes
BURGLARY
The unlawful
entry of a building for the purpose of stealing property.
LARCENY
The unlawful
taking of property without the use of force, or fraud.
AUTO THEFT
The unlawful taking of a motor vehicle excluding temporary use by persons having lawful access.
HOMICIDES
There were 14 Homicides cases reported
in 2000, compared to 8 that were reported in 1999. Of the 14 homicide cases, there were 16 victims that resulted in
an increase of 42.9% from the previous year.
On the average there was a murder reported every 26 days in the
Sheriff's area of responsibility.
1. OCCURRENCE INFORMATION:
A. Most frequent month: January 0 July 2
February 0 August 2
March 0 September 2
April 2 October 1
May 2 November 0
June 2 December 1
B. Most frequent day: Sunday 2
Monday 0
Tuesday 1
Wednesday 2
Thursday 4
Friday 1
Saturday 4
C. Most frequent times: 00 - 04 3
04
- 08 1
08
- 12 1
12
- 16 3
16
- 20 2
20
- 24 4
D. Most frequent patrol area:
Zone
1 0 Zone 6 0
Zone
2 3 Zone 7 4
Zone
3 0 Zone 8 0
Zone
4 4 Zone 9 1
Zone
5 1
2. VICTIM, SUSPECT AND WEAPON INFORMATION:
A. Most frequent weapon: Firearm 11
Knife 0
Other 3
The weapons
used included handguns, a rifle, and a shotgun.
B. Most frequent victim:
Race: White 8
Black
7
Indian
1
Sex: Male 14
Female
2
Age groups: Victim ages ranged from a 05 to 50 years of
age.
C. Most frequent offender:
Race: White 8
Black
9
Indian
1
Asian
1
Sex: Male 19
Female
0
Age
groups: The most frequent offenders
were 14 & 41 years of age and, the ages ranged from 14 to 47.
3. CIRCUMSTANCES
A. Motives: Child
Abuse 2
Argument/Dispute 3
Drug Dealings 2
Gang Related 1
Unknown 4
Other Felony Involved 2
B. Relationships Acquaintances 5
Stranger 3
Parent/Child 3
Boyfriend/Girlfriend
2
Unknown 1