NCJ Number
235628
Date Published
2009
Length
179 pages
Annotation
This report presents data on Part I and Part II Index offenses known to police for 2009 in Missouri under the Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
Abstract
In 2009, 233,467 Crime Index offenses were reported to the police in Missouri. For every 100 Crime Index offenses, 24.2 cases were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. Violent offenses - murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault - composed 12.6 percent of the 2009 Missouri Crime Index (29,456 offenses). For every 100 violent Index offenses, 46.5 were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. A brief analysis is provided for each type of violent offense. Property offenses - burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson - composed 87.4 percent of the total offenses in 2009 (204,011 offenses). For every 100 property offenses, the cases were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. A brief analysis of each type of property offense is provided. In addition to data on crime Index offenses and arrest data, the report also presents data on domestic-violence incidents, officers killed or assaulted in the line of duty, and law enforcement employment levels in the State. Extensive tables and figures