If you have issues viewing or accessing~~ this" .. file contact us at NCJRS.gov. -. '.~- u - ~ J A " ----'.• . - t ~ • - .. -: -- II - I • --. t- - .. - . .. -~.-. : ., • I • I ~ II I. ~ _., _-. - I. -;;_ - _. 6}" _tK\ ~ ~ A ~ --- --- Office of The Executive Director 700 Kipling st Suite 3000 Denver, CO 80215-5865 d s (303) 239-4398 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY "CRIME IN COLORADO - 1986°1 This report documents that Colorado is not an island, remote and secure from the problem of violent criminal activity, or from the 'multitude of other crimes which so degrade the quality of life in America. We are all victims of crime, either directly or indirectly, and the monetary and emotional expense of our victimization is unacceptable. It is time for us to find new and better ways to defend our citizens from the outrage of unprovoked criminal attack. The Colorado Department of Public Safety stands ready to support all Colorado law enforcement agencies as we move ahead together. Sincerely, DEPARTMENT Gi)~ . l'Ioy Romer David J.~as GOVERNOR Execut;~~i~ector David J. Thomas XECUTIVE DIRECTOR Colorar,o State Patrol 106172 U.S. Department of Justice Colorado Bureau National Institute of Justice of Investigation This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the Colorado Law person or organization originating it. Points of view or opinions stated Enforcement Training Academy in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of Division of Justice. Criminal Justice Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has been Division of Disaster granted by Emergency Services Colorado Department of Public Division of Fire Safety Safety to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system reqUires permis­ sion of the copyright owner. d S COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF Carl W. Whiteside, Deputy Director PUBLIC SAFETY Colorado Bureau of Investigation This summarizes criminal activity reported to law enforcement authorities statewide during 1986. It is at best a partial representation of the nature and extent of our crime problem. We are grateful for the continuing cooperation of the Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police whose assistance makes this report possible, and we welcome your comments about its content and format. Roy Romer GOVERNOR Carl W. Whiteside Da .. d J Thomas Deputy Director XECUTIVE DIRECTOR Colorado Slate Patrol Coiro ado Bureau of Invesllgallon Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy DIYISIOn of Crtmlnal Justice DIVISion of Disaster Emergency 5e"'lces DlvlSolon of F"e palety 690 Kipling Street, SUite 3000 3416 N. Elizabeth Street 1',) Box47 Denver, Colorado 80215-5865 Pueblo, Colorado 81008 Montrose. Colorado 81402 (303) 239-4300 (303) 542-1133 (303) 249-8621 Deputy William Truesdale Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Killed in the line of Duty: June 18, 1986 On June 18, 1986 Deputy Truesdale was working off duty as a security officer at a Lakewood bank. During an attempted robbery at the bank, Deputy Truesdale was shot and severely wounded by the suspects. He passed away later that day from his wounds at the age of 54. Officer Patrick J. Pollack Denver Police Department Killed in the line of Duty: December 12, 1986 On December 12, 1986 Officer Pollack and his partner, Officer Dan Saracino, responded to a robbery in progress at 8216 East Colfax Avenue. As the two officeb"s approached on foot, they observed a party run from the building, and both officers chased the fleeing suspect on foot. Dur­ ing the chase, the suspect fired several shots at Officer Pollack severely wounding him. Officer Saracino fired at the suspect resulting in severe injuries to the suspect. Both Officer Pollack and the suspect died of their wounds later that night at Denver General Hospital. Courage knows no limits. It is not bound by a persons age or sex or race. Courage is a spirit that is at home in the hearts of brave men and women everywhere. This book is dedicated to all the brave men and women who serve our society at the risk of making the supreme sacrifice. TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Participation and Training Assistance ...................................... 1 Index Offense Definitions ........................................................... 3 Index of Crime ...................................................................... 3 Index Crime Trends ............................ .................................... 4 Crime Reported 1986 ............................................................... 5 Agency Offense Data ............................................................... 7 Summaries by Jurisdiction .......................................................... 19 Arson Summary ..................................................................... 53 Arrest Data Narrative ............................................................... 55 Arrest by Sex ....................................................................... 55 Statewide Totals ............................. '0' ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 56 Arrest Report ....................................................................... 57 Agency Arrest Totals ................................................................ 59 Assault Data ........................................................................ 77 Homicide Data ...................................................................... 79 INTRODUCTION Two-hundred thirty-three law enforcement agencies reported crime statistics to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation during 1986. This included 62 sheriffs' departments, 169 municipal and other local agencies, plus the Colorado State Patrol and the Division of Wildlife. The on-line incident by incident phase of the State Crime Statistics Program included 99 of the above agen­ cies. This direct input is supplemented by the entry of the hard copy summary reports by the CBI staff. The statistics are collected and stored in the Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC) computer. Agencies reporting Part II offensl~s to the CBI via CCIC receive monthly and annual summary reports from the CBI concerning those Part II incidents. TRAINING ASSISTANCE The CCIC staff provides continuing quality control, monitoring, and training assistance to the personnel of over 250 criminal justice agencit~s statewide. This assistance insures that accurate, complete, and properly classified crime information is identified, recorded, and reported. Files maintained relate to criml~, arrests, arrest disposition, fugitives, and stolen and/or recovered property. The CCIC staff also assures proper use by over 2,000 CCIC terminal operators of the state and national law enforcement telecommunications systems. COLORADO !If.DGWICK LOGAN WE; L 0 PHILLIPS MOReAN VU"''' WAGHIN6TON ADAMS AA",PAHoe KIT CARSON LI NCOlH CH~VIf.NHI! E. L PA S 0 K IOWA CROWLEY 1-r----,r-----"1 BI:.NT pROW£;AII OTeRO MI14I!:AAL mACA ARCHULETA 1 INDEX OFFENSE DEFINITIONS 1. Criminal Homicide - The willful killing of one human being by another. 2. Forcible Rape - The camal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. 3. Robbery - The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custbdy, or ,control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or putting the victim in fear. 4. Assault - The unlawful attack by one person upon another. Aggravated Assault-An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. 5. Burglary - The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. 6. Larceny-Theft - The unlawful taking, carrying, leading or riding away of pro­ perty from the possession or constructive possession of another. 7. Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. 8. Arson - Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle, aircraft or personal property of another. THE INDEX OF CRIME The crime index consists of the seven most commonly reported offenses which compose the Part I crimes: murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. (Excludes "manslaughter by negligence and simple assaults"). The tabulations on the following pages present a sum­ mary picture of Part I crimes for the State of Colorado. Reference to the Uniform Crime Reporting definitions of each of these crimes should be made for a more precise understanding of what kinds of criminal activity these statistics represent. The seven index crimes are also divided into two groups to enable further analysis. The categories and their components are: VIOLENT CRIMES PROPERTY CRIMES Murder Burglary Forcible Rape Larceny-theft Robbery Motor Vehicle Theft Aggravated Assault For 1986 both the number of actual offenses reported and the rate of occurrence increased. The crime rate is the number of actual crimes reported for every 100,000 inhabitants. Based upon a 1986 estimated Colorado population of 3,296,054 the crime rate rose 1.4% while the number of reported offenses increased by 3.0%. Both the violent crime and property crime totals increased in 1986. The chart below relfects those changes. Rate Per Statewide Statewide Statewide 100,000 Inhabitants 1985 1986 Change Over 1985 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate VIOLENT CRIME 15,154 466.1