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7. To identify problems that have the potential for becoming more <br />serious problems for individual citizens, for the police, or the <br />government. <br />8. To create and maintain a feeling of security in the community. <br />Crime Comparisons <br />While not originally intended for the comparison of police department <br />operations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) <br />is frequently used to determine if an agency's operations are in line with other <br />similar cities. Because of variations in reporting methodology between agencies, <br />these statistics should only be used as a rough indicator of performance. <br />Uniform Crime Reports most often utilize "Index" crimes as the measure of <br />serious crime in a community. "Index" crimes include Murder, Rape, Robbery, <br />Aggravated Assault, Robbery, Burglary, Theft, and Auto Theft. <br />A review of UCR statistics submitted to the Texas Department of Public <br />Safety for 2006 shows that Paris has a higher overall crime rate than the <br />comparison cities. (2006 is the most recent published comparison of crime in <br />Texas. Paris returned to using standard UCR reporting in 2006. The <br />department had been using the National Incident Based Reporting System, a <br />newer reporting method, but use of NIBRs involved different definitions of some <br />sex crimes which tended to overstate the crime problem in the city.) <br />2006 Reported Crime by Jurisdiction <br />2006 Pop <br />City Name <br />24,318 <br />Denison city <br />24,686 <br />Marshall city <br />26,364 <br />Greenville city <br />27,291 <br />Paris city <br />641,752 <br />Fort Worth <br />1,248,223 <br />Dallas <br />Total <br />Violent <br />Property <br />Crime per <br />Crime per <br />Crime per <br />Total <br />1,000 <br />Violent <br />1,000 <br />Prop. <br />1,000 <br />Crime <br />Residents <br />Crime <br />Residents <br />Crime <br />Residents <br />1221 <br />50.21 <br />93 <br />3.82 <br />1128 <br />46.39 <br />1233 <br />49.95 <br />141 <br />5.71 <br />1092 <br />44.24 <br />1655 <br />62.77 <br />230 <br />8.72 <br />1425 <br />54.05 <br />2001 <br />73.32 <br />220 <br />8.06 <br />1781 <br />65.26 <br />40755 <br />63.51 <br />4224 <br />6.58 <br />36531 <br />56.92 <br />100650 <br />80.63 <br />15058 <br />12.06 <br />85592 <br />68.57 <br />Page 15 <br />