DEFINITION ANALYSIS Volume Victim/Offender Relationships 47

1999 CRIME IN TEXAS DEFINITION Victim/Offender Relationships The largest percentage of family violence reports The Texas Family Code defines Family Violence as an act by a member of a family or household was between married spouses. The second most commonly reported relationship among offenders against another member that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or a threat that and victims was common-law spouses and the third reasonably places the member in fear of imminent most common relationship was roommates. physical harm. The law excludes the reasonable discipline of a child and defines abuse as physical Relationshio of Victim to Offender Relation- Group Victim's Percent injury that results in substantial harm or genuine ship Type Percent Relationship of Total threat; sexual contact, intercourse, or conduct; or Husband 5.7 compelling or encouraging the child to engage in Wife 25.8 sexual conduct. Marital 56.2% Common-Law Husband 3.3 Common-Law Wife 17.4 By definition and for the purposes of family violence Ex-Husband 0.8 reports, 'Family' includes individuals related by con Ex-Wife 3.2 sanguinity (blood) or affinity, marriage or former Father 1.9 marriage, biological parents of the same child fos Mother 5.0 ter children, foster parents, and members or f~rmer Son 2.4 members of the same household (including room Daughter 3.4 mates). Parental/ 15.7% Stepfather 0.8 Child Stepmother 0.3 Step-Son 0.8 ANALYSIS Step-Daughter 1.0 Foster Parent 0.05 Volume Foster Child 0.02 Grandfather 0.1 The total reported number of Texas family violence Grandmother 0.3 incidents in 1999 was 177,176. This represented a Grandson 0.09 .8 percent increase when compared to 1998. These Granddaughter 0.2 incidents involved 192,202 victims (up .5 percent Brother 2.9 from 1998) and 186,265 offenders (down .6 percent Sister 3.7 from 1998). Step-Brother 0.1 Other 28.1% Step-Sister 0.1 Family Male Roommate 2.8 Family Violence 1999 1998 % Change Female Roommate 8.4 Reported Incidents 177,176 175,725 +0.8% Male In-Law 1.1 Reported Victims 192,202 191,324 +0.5% Female In-Law 1.4 Reported Offenders 186,265 187,412 -0.6% Other Male Family Member 2.1 Other Female Family Membet 4.5 Unk. Relationship-Male 0.07 Unk. Relationship-Female 0.2 47 FAMILY VIOLENCE 1999 CRIME IN TEXAS Victims Family Violence Offenders Incidents of family violence in 1999 involved 192,202 victims. Of the victims whose sex was by Age known, 25 percent were male and 75 percent 0-14 were female. The age group with the highest num 15-19 ber of victims was the 20-to-24 year-old bracket. 20-24 25-29 30-34 Of the victims whose ethnicity was known, 35 per 35-39 cent were Hispanic and 65 percent were not 40-44 Hispanic. For the victims whose race was known, 45-49 7 4 percent were listed as White, 25 percent were 50-54 Black, and 1 percent were American Indian or 55-59 60-64 ~Offenders Alaskan Native and Asian or Pacific Islander. Of 65-69 the White victims, 75 percent were female, 75 per 70+ cent of the Black victims were female, 76 percent of the American Indian or Alaskan Native victims were female and 76 percent of the Asian or Pacific Islander victims were female. Hispanic. Of the offenders whose race was known, 72 percent were White, 27 percent were Family Violence Victims Black, and less than 1 percent were American by Age Indian or Alaskan Native and Asian or Pacific Islander. An examination of offenders by race finds that 78 percent of the White offenders were THOUSANDS male, 73 percent of the Black offenders were male, 73 percent of the American Indian or Alaskan Native offenders were male, and 67 per cent of the Asian or Pacific Islander offenders were male. Officer Assaults A serious problem inherent to police intervention and investigation of family violence is the potential for law officers to be assaulted. In 1999, during. the course of responding to family violence inci dents, 564 Texas law officers were assaulted. By contrast, Uniform Crime Reports for 1999 listed 5,019 assaults on law officers during all types of police activity. Offenses Offense information in the family violence program Offenders is collected according to federal UCR guidelines and do not necessarily conform to Texas state In 1999, 186,265 offenders were involved in inci definitions. Complete offense definitions are avail dents of family violence. Of the offenders whose able in the appendix to this publication. Family vio sex was known, 78 percent were male and 22 per lence offense information falls into six general cat cent were female. The age group showing the egories: assaults, homicides, kidnapping/abduc highest number of offenders was the 35-to-39 tions, robberies, forcible sex offenses, and non year-old bracket. forcible sex offenses. Of the six main categories, assaults accounted for 98% of all offenses. Of the offenders whose ethnicity was known, 36 Information for each individual crime is represent percent were Hispanic and 64 percent were not ed in the chart on the next page. 48 1999 CRIME IN TEXAS FAMILY VIOLENCE Family Violence Offenses Of the apparent major injuries, severe lacerations were the most common at 32 percent. Possible internal injuries were reported in 29 percent of the Type Group% Offense % apparent major injury reports, and apparent bro Aggravated Assault 15.6% ken bones were noted in 13 percent of the appar Assaults: 98.1% Simple Assault 72.1% ent major injury cases. Intimidation 10.4% Murder & Nonnegligent Manslauahter 0.08% Type of Family Violence Injuries Homicides: 0.09% Negligent Manslaughter 0.004% Justifiable Homicide 0.001% Kidnapping/ Kidnapping/Abduction 0.1% Abduction 0.1% Robberv 0.1% Robberv 0.1% Forcible Rape 0.5% Forcible Forcible Sodomy 0.2% Sex 1.5% Sexual Assault w/Object 0.08% Offenses: Forcible Fondling 0.7% Non-Forcible Incest 0.04% Sex Offenses 0.07% Statutory Rape 0.03% Injuries Weapons For the purposes of this family violence report, the police officers who responded to disturbance calls The most common weapon involved in family vio determined the extent of injuries and all injuries lence cases was physical force through the use of were considered to be apparent injuries. If later hands, feet, and fists (strong-arm), which accounts medical attention indicated that the injuries were for 76 percent of the incidents. The Texas Family more or less severe than noted by the responding Violence law considers the use of threats and officer, this information is not included in the family intimidation to be serious enough to report and, violence report. The majority of reported injuries thus, 1O percent of the reports were listed as (51%) were considered to be minor injuries. In involving no weapons. Knives or cutting instru another 45 percent of family violence reports, 'no ments (4 percent), blunt objects (3 percent), injury' was recorded. Major injuries were reported firearms (2 percent) and other (5 percent) account in 4 percent of the cases. for the remaining cases. Considered as other weapons were motor vehicles, poison, explosives, fire, drugs, unknown, and miscellaneous weapons. Family Violence Major Injuries Unconsciousness 5% Other 21% Weapons Used in Family Broken Bones Violence stunt None 10% Knife 4% Object Strong 3% Arm Firearm 2% Other 5% 49 FAMILY VIOLENCE 1999 CRIME IN TEXAS FAMILY VIOLENCE BY JURISDICTION AGENCY INCIDENTS AGENCY INCIDENTS ANDERSON COUNTY BEXAR COUNTY Anderson CO SO 100 Bexar CO SO 1,321 Palestine PD 280 San Antonio PD 8,100 ANDREWS COUNTY Alamo Heights PD 18 Andrews CO SO 19 Balcones Heights PD 18 Andrews PD 40 Castle Hills PD 13 ANGELINA COUNTY Converse PD 24 Angelina CO SO 218 Hollywood Park PD 6 Diboll PD 38 Kirby PD 87 Huntington PD 6 Leon Valley PD 46 Olmos Park PD 7 Lufkin PD 303 Terrell Hills PD 4 ARANSAS COUNTY Universal City PD 101 Aransas CO SO 82 Windcrest PD 18 Aransas Pass PD 60 Live Oak PD 33 Rockport PD 58 UT H/S Ctr San Antonio PD 1 ARCHER COUNTY UT San Antonio PD 4 Archer CO SO 4 Alamo Comm. College Dist. PD 1 Holliday PD 3 Selma PD 1 ARMSTRONG COUNTY Somerset PD 10 Armstrong CO SO 5 Helotes PD 9 ATASCOSA COUNTY St. Mary's Univ PD 2 Atascosa CO SO 121 Fair Oaks Ranch PD 4 Lytle PD 28 BLANCO COUNTY Pleasanton PD 62 Blanco CO SO 16 Poteet PD 42 Blanco PD 7 Jourdanton PD 15 Johnson City PD 4 AUSTIN COUNTY BORDEN COUNTY Austin CO SO 37 Borden CO SO 4 Bellville PD 9 BOSQUE COUNTY Sealy PD 11 Bosque CO SO 12 Wallis PD 20 Clifton PD 6 BAILEY COUNTY Meridian PD 3 Bailey CO SO 3 BOWIE COUNTY Bowie CO SO 224 Muleshoe PD 26 De Kalb PD 12 BANDERA COUNTY Nash PD 14 Bandera CO SO 101 New Boston PD 1 BASTROP COUNTY Texarkana PD 461 Bastrop CO SO 235 Wake Village PD 27 Bastrop PD 56 Hooks PD 13 Elgin PD 46 BRAZORIA COUNTY Smithville PD 27 Brazoria CO SO 847 BAYLOR COUNTY Alvin PD 126 Baylor CO SO 5 Angleton PD 162 Seymour PD 20 Clute PD 18 BEE COUNTY Danbury PD 7 Bee CO SO 70 Freeport PD 91 Beeville PD 180 Lake Jackson PD 99 BELL COUNTY Manvel PD 39 Bell CO SO 253 Pearland PD 185 Belton PD 89 Richwood PD 18 Harker Heights PD 63 Sweeny PD 10 Killeen PD 1,323 West Columbia PD 16 Nolanville PD 16 Alvin Comm Coll PD 1 Temple PD 740 Brazoria PD 29 Central Tx College PD 7 Jones Creek PD 4 Morgans Point Resort PD 6 Surfside Beach PD 8 Oyster Creek PD 2 50 1999 CRIME IN TEXAS FAMILY VIOLENCE AGENCY INCIDENT AGENCY INCIDENT BRAZOS COUNTY CASTRO COUNTY Brazos CO SO 187 Castro CO SO 2 Bryan PD 537 Dimmitt PD 33 College Station PD 178 Hart PD 8 BREWSTER COUNTY CHAMBERS COUNTY Brewster CO SO 2 Chambers CO SO 78 Alpine PD 41 Mont Belvieu PD 22 Sul Ross St Univ PD 5 CHEROKEE COUNTY BRISCOE COUNTY

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