If you have issues viewing or accessing this file, please contact us at NCJRS.gov. I I I 19 7 I I I I I IN MARYLAND I I I I I I I I I en 'I UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS I r.....---_________........ t"" I IN MEMORIAM I I Members of the Criminal Records - Central Repository express their sympathy to the families of Maryland law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. In 1977, those officers killed I were: I DENNIS L. RILEY Patrolman First Class I Charles County Sheriff's Department 1948 - 1977 I * PAUL N. MITCHELL I Patroluan, Anne Arundel County Police Department 1946 - 1977 I * I CHARLES A. HUCKEBA Patrolman, Baltimore County Police Department I 1951 - 1977 I * GREGG A. PRESBURY ,I Trooper, Maryland State Police 1950 - 1977 I I I I I I .. I I I I I I , I '}STATE OF MARYLAND 'I UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS I I -- .., I BLAIR lEE III I ACTING GOVERNOR I ROBERT J. lAllY I SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL II SERVICES II THOM.AS S. SMITH SUPERINTENDENT, MARYLAND I STATE POLICE I I L..-.________________ ~ -- ------ ------------------------------------------- . .. I CRIMINAL RECORDS I CENTRAL REPOSITORY I I MAJOR H. W. DASHIELlS DIRECTOR I LAMONT EDWARDS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR I VICTOR J. KONSAVAGE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE I EDGAR H. WHITEMAN FIELD REPRESENTATIVE I' ROBERT J. SPANGLER FIELD REPRfiSENT A TIVE I I UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SECTION I -------.~-.------------------------------- ROSE MARIE DECARLO ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST I STAFF I JANET L. ASBURY I M. ANTOINETTE COMFORT BARBARA JACOBS I ANN LEVIN I ELEANOR D. MERCER PHYLLIS SARKIN I BEATRICE SHAPIRO DENISE E. SMITH I 'I I COLONEL THOMAS S SMITH PI KESVILLe:. MARYLAND 21208 I SUPEnlNTENDENT I I MARYLAND STATE POLICE I May 12, 1978 I Honorable Blair Lee III Acting Governor of Maryland State House I Annapolis, Maryland 21404 I Dear Governor Lee: Pursuant to Article 88B, Sections 9 and 10, of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Maryland State Police respect­ I fully submits the 1977 Uniform Crime Report for your information and review. The information presented here represents the third I annual report produced by the Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The statistics presented were compiled from monthly reports submitted to Criminal Records-Central Repository by law enforcement agencies throughout Maryland. Ever'y effort has been made to verify the accuracy and completeness of the pub- I 1i shed information. This information is presented with the hope that it will be of valuable assistance to law enforcement per-sonnel in I planning programs to combat criminal activity in Maryland. This report ;s dedicated to the public officials and law enforcement officers who have cooperated in the establish­ I ment and operation of the Maryland Uniform Crime Reporting Pro­ gram. Their diligence and interest have made this report possible. Sincerely, , ~~Superlntendent I I' I ---.-.-------~. ,I 1£a.u1 l£ttfnrrtmttti orll~r nf l£tl1i(5 I 1\.s n 14attJ £ttfnrttntttd (offirer. nt'llunJamltnlaf Jul'l id 10 I JeNe mantinJ; 10 "alegua,J live!) anJ I'1"OI'e"/'1; 10 prolllell'" innocllni a'lain,,1 I Jecel'lion, I'll wltat again,,1 Ofpl'ejjion 0,. intimiJalion, anJ I', peace/ul again,,! violence or JiJo,.J,,; anJ 10 n:Jpeci tl..e eonJlilulional ";lJlb 0/ all I men 10 /;tll"/", "Iualil'l anJ i""lice. I I miU teep m" p";vale life un:JulliltJ ~ an example 10 all; main lain coura- 1ttouJ calm in Il_ /ace 0/ JlUUJer, 4COI'ft, Or riJicut; Jellclop Je!f-NJlrainl; anJ I te con"lanll" minJlulo/I'e weI/aN %ll..er:s. JJoneJI in Il..ou,,'1 anJ JeeJ in toll.. '"'I per"onalanJ olficiall;f.,!) willte exem"f",,! in ote"in, ILe law" I o/I'e lanJ anJ ILe Nflulali",,,,, 0/"",'1 Jepa,.lmen/. Wl..al.vel" -.9 "e" 0,. Lea,. 0/ tot cm,f;(J(tt,nlial natu,.. 01' ILat '" conf;.JeJ 10 m.1I in m'l officialcapacil'l w;/f te I tel'l eve,. "ecrel anle":J Nlle/alion i" nectl:J:Ja",! in. Il..e pe,.fonna.n.ce 0/ ""'1 J,d,. I tuiU nwe,. ael o/Adou.,,!:! or pevmif l'erJonal feelintp, I'rltju.Jice:J, animo:J­ i/ieJ 0,. f,.i'!nJ:J'ip:J 10 influnlce m'l JeeiJion:J. UJUJ.. no eompl"OmiJe fo,. crime I anJ wU' ,.elenlle4:J pro:Jl!culion 01 criminal, -.9 willltnforce the law couriltOu:Jl" anJ al'prol',.ialef'J wit'oul ~ar or lallor,. malia or ill wll, neVIl,. ttmp/o'Jin,. I unnece:J:Ja",/ force 0,. IIiotnce anJ nlWe,. accel'iin'l 'JrtZluilid. I Jl rtrngnilt II,,! taJge 0./ ""I n/fiu a:J a :J'Inatol 0/ putte /ail', anJ .. 9aenpl if a.J. .;:It putlie I,."JI fo til l..elJ 40 /on'l ~ .!J am l/l"U.e 10 Il..e etl..ie:J 0/ I~e police JeNice. -.9 willeOn.:Jianll" tJl";IItt I~) aeLieve Il..e:Je otjec/illlltJ mlJ iJl/at, JttJicalin'l m'j"lIlf ttllON (loJ 10 m'J eto!JtM pl"O~J!oitJn ..• law en/orc.m~/•. I I iv I I , ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I' I I I I ! The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services acknowledges the support made available from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, obtained through the Governor's Commission I on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, which provided the funds to establish and operate the Maryland Uniform Crime Report­ ing Program and make this third Annual Report possible. I I I I I I I I I I I' v I TABLE OF CONTENTS , Letter of Transmittal ................................... iii I Law Enforcement Code of Ethics .......................... iv I~cknowl edgement .......... , ........... AI •••••••••••• It •••••• v Introduction ...................................... II' ••••• 3 Classification of Offenses .............................. 11 I Prof; 1e of Maryl and ..................................... 19 Crime Factors .............. ., .............................. 2'1 ,I Crime Index . 1,1 •••••••• t •••• ,. ••••••••••••••••••••• '" •••••••• 23 Ma ryl and Offen se Data ................" ................... 27 Crime Index Offenses ....•...................... 29 Murder ........................................ 39 I Rape ... It I •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 47 Robbery ....................................... 53 Aggravated Asr~ult ............................ 59 Breaking or En~ering .......................... 65 I Larceny ....................................... 73 Motor Vehicle Theft ................•........... 79 Index Offense Data ............................ 85 I Municipal ity Crime Rates ............................... .. 101 Maryl and Arrest Data .................................... 109 Violent Crime ................................. 111 I Property Crime ... II •••••••••• \10 •••••••••••• -0 ••••• 112 Drug Abuse Violation Arrests ...........•....... 112 Gambling Arrests ........•...................... 112 Law Enforcement Employee Data •........................... 149 I Law Enforcement Officers Killed ........•....... 151 Law Enf9rcement Officers Assaulted ............ 153 Law Enforcement Employee Data ••................ 163 I~ I I I I I I I I vi I I I L~ST OF TABLES AND CHARTS Crime Index for Maryl and ...•............................. 1 I Cri me Trends for Ma ryl and ...........•.. ', ......•.......... 2 Maryl and UCR System Flow ......................... ., .... .. 9 Crime Index Offenses-Vol ume by Month .................... 32 I Violent Crime-Volume by Month ........................... 33 Property Crime-Volume by Month .......................... 34 Cl earance Rates .... " ......... "." .......... "" ..... "."" .... .). 35 Stolen Property-Analysis of Value Stolen & Recovered .... 36 I Value of Property Stolen-Percent of Volume Recovered .... 37 Murder-Vol ume by Month ..... ".""." ... " .. " .... ".""" ........ " .... ,, 42 Murder Victims-Analysis by Age, Sex & Race .............. 43 I Murder-Distribution by Type of Weapon ................... 44 Murder-Distribution by Day of Week ........•............... 45 Rape-Volume by Month ......................... c •••••••••• 6: 50 I Rape-Percent 0i stri bution by Nature ..................... 51 Rape Arrests-Percent Distribution by Age Groups ......... 52 Robbery-Vol ume by Month ....•................ , ........... 56 Robbery-Val ue of Property Stol en ........ , ............... 57 I Robbery-Percent Distribution by Type of Weapon ..........• 58 Aggravated Assault-Volume by Month ...................... 62 Aggravated Assault-Percent Distribution by Type of Weapon ......... < •••••• 63 Breaking or Entering-Vol ume by Month .................... 68 Breaking or Entering-Value of Property Stolen ........... 69 I Breaking or Entering-Percent Distribution by Nature ..... 70 Breaking or Entering-Percent Distribution by Type ....... 71 Larceny-Vol ume by Month .... _............................ 76 Larceny-Percent Distribution by Type .•.................•. 77 I Larceny-Distribution by Type ........................... .. 78 Motor Vehicle Theft-Volume by Month ..................... 82 Motor Vehicle Theft··Percent D'istribution by I Type of Vehicle ............ 83 Motor Vehicle Theft-Percent of Value Recovered ...•....... 84 Maryland UCR Crime Index Report by Region, County I &Agency ......... 88 Municipal ity Crime Index ..... , .....................•..... 102 Arrests-Juvenile .............. ""' .......................... 114 Arrests-Adul t .................. "........ til •••••••••••••••• 115 t Arrests-Adults vs. Juveniles ............................• 116 Arrests-Drug Abuse Violations-Percent Distribution by Type ., ..•...... 117 I Arrests-Percent Distribution by Sale & Possession of Drug Abuse Violation ........ 118 Arrests-Drug Abuse Violations-Possession vs. Sale & Manufacturing .......•...... 119 I Arrests-Gambling Violations-Percent Distribution I' by Type .......•... 120 I' I vii I I Arrests-Sex & Race of Persons Arrested