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CRIME IN KENTUCKY COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY 2000 CRIME REPORT PAUL E. PATTON GOVERNOR PATRICK N. SIMPSON COMMISSIONER KENTUCKY STATE POLICE Printed with State funds FY 2003 DEDICATION This 2000 Crime in Kentucky Report is dedicated to: OFFICER JASON WAYNE CAMMACK (Kentucky Motor Vehicle Enforcement) WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE OF HIS LIFE ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY Officer Jason Wayne Cammack was on routine patrol on Sunday, April 23, 2000, on I-64 eastbound in Woodford County, Kentucky. Officer Cammack turned through the median just east of the Midway I-64 exit. Due to a lack of witness statements, it is undetermined as to why Officer Cammack crossed the median, and accelerated in the westbound lane of I-64 except that he was possibly trying to apprehend a speeding vehicle. At approximately the 66 mile marker, Officer Cammack came upon two vehicles, one in the right lane, and one in the left lane, at which time it appears Officer Cammack steered into the median dropping only the left side tires of his vehicle off of the roadway. It is at this time that Officer Cammack lost control of his vehicle and traveled across both Westbound lanes of the interstate striking a rock embankment, and coming to rest back on the highway. On scene, Woodford County Emergency Medical Services and the Woodford County Fire Department utilized emergency medical and rescue efforts. Officer was then airlifted by the University of Kentucky Aeromedical Service to the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky. Officer Cammack died of his injuries at 11:45 p.m. at the University of Kentucky Medical Center Emergency Room. 2000 CRIME FACTS • 119,165 serious crimes were committed in 2000. • A serious crime was committed every 2 minutes, 16 seconds. • Murder was committed every 47 hours, 52 minutes. • Firearms were used in 66% of all murders. • 66% of all murder victims were white; 65% were male. • Rape was committed every 8 hours, 41 minutes. • Robbery was committed every 2 hours, 42 minutes. • 46.4% of violent crimes were solved. • 1,058 police officers were assaulted. • 17.9% of property crimes were solved. • Property crimes outnumbered violent crimes by 8.9 to 1. • 45,221 persons were arrested for DUI. • 34,082 arrests were made for drug violations. • A total of 281,196 arrests were made in 2000. 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from the Governor....................................................................................................... iii Letter of Transmittal, Commissioner, Kentucky State Police......................................................iv Dedication .....................................................................................................................................v Kentucky Crime Facts..................................................................................................................vi Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................vii KENTUCKY’S UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING................................................................1 KENTUCKY UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM................................................2 STATE OFFENSE DATA ...........................................................................................3 OFFENSE DATA .........................................................................................................5 CLEARANCE RATES ................................................................................................6 MURDER ............................................................................................................................7 RAPE ...................................................................................................................................9 ROBBERY .........................................................................................................................10 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT..............................................................................................11 BURGLARY ......................................................................................................................12 LARCENY .........................................................................................................................13 VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN/RECOVERED ..........................................................14 AUTO THEFT ....................................................................................................................15 ARSON...............................................................................................................................16 KENTUCKY OFFENSES BY COUNTY AND AGENCY...............................................17 PROGRAMS OF INTEREST..................................................................................................33 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ...................................................................................................34 HATE/BIAS CRIME……………………………………………………………………...36 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE…..............................................................................38 DUI CONVICTIONS BY COUNTY .................................................................................39 STATE ARREST DATA…………………………… ..……………………….……………...42 STATE ARREST DATA……………………………………….………………………...43 2000 TOTAL ARRESTS BY AGE-JUVENILE………………… ………………………45 2000 TOTAL ARRESTS BY AGE-ADULT .....................................................................46 2000 TOTAL ARRESTS BY SEX.....................................................................................48 2000 TOTAL ARRESTS BY RACE..................................................................................49 TOTAL ARRESTS BY COUNTY-ADULT AND JUVENILE.........................................50 2000 DRUG ARRESTS: BY AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DRUG TYPE .................................90 BY COUNTY AND DRUG TYPE.............................................................................91 2000 DUI ARRESTS BY AGE, SEX, AND RACE ..........................................................94 LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES: MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS .........................................................................98 SHERIFFS’ DEPARTMENTS.........................................................................................103 COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS.............................................................................105 DRUG TASK FORCES....................................................................................................105 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES................................................................106 COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS ................................106 STATE AGENCIES .........................................................................................................106 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSAULTED .......................................................107 KENTUCKY’S UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM Crime in Kentucky 2000 – Page 1 Kentucky Uniform Crime Reporting System Prior to July 1, 1987, Kentucky’s Uniform Crime Reporting System was based on monthly summary counts of criminal offenses and arrests. This data submitted by state and local law enforcement agencies was adequate for broad analysis of general crime trends; however, it did not provide necessary tools for detailed studies required to meet the needs of criminal justice professionals, the law enforcement community and Kentucky legislators. After July 1, 1987, law enforcement agencies were required to submit “Incident” information, which differed from “Summary” in that it provided full-detail crime specifics. This marked the beginning of Kentucky’s Incident Based Reporting System, which required the submission of either the Uniform Offense Report (UOR1) or the uniform data elements as contained in the statewide database. The State has been certified for NIBRS reporting, which is already taking place in selected law enforcement agencies. As more agencies become technologically able to submit incident based information, our crime data will become more complete – thus greatly enhancing our query capabilities. 1998 through 2000 You should be aware that, in an effort to improve the quality of the Crime in Kentucky report, several adaptations were made in 1998 data reporting and have continued through 2000. These changes are in accordance with UCR guidelines, and will affect your ability to compare the numbers published in the 1998, 1999, and/or 2000 report with previously published data. Definitions of Part I crimes are listed on each individual offense page; however, the following list is intended to help clarify the data classification process: 1) The offense of Murder does not contain suicides, negligent manslaughters, accidental deaths, assaults to murder, traffic fatalities and attempted murders. 2) Rape reflects the number of offenses for each female victim raped or upon whom an assault to rape or attempt to rape has been made. 3) Robbery is a crime committed in the presence of the victim who is directly confronted by the perpetrator and is threatened with force or put in fear that force will be used. 4) In the absence of force or threat of force (as in pocket-picking or purse-snatching), the offense is classified as larceny. 5) Aggravated Assaults include all assaults by one person upon another with the intent to kill, maim, or inflict severe bodily injury with the use of any dangerous