Social and Mental Health - Tarrant County

Tarrant County Community Health Report 2003
Domain VI. Social & Mental Health
Indicator VI-5.
Adults
Crime Arrest
Each year, the Texas Department of
Public Safety reported more than
70,000 adult crime arrests in
Tarrant County. This translates to
an overall adult crime arrest rate of
about 69 per 1,000 persons (Table
32).
Males had a much higher crime
arrest rate than females (Table 32).
In both years, the male arrest rate
was more than three times that of
females.
The crime arrest rate in Blacks was
highest, followed by Hispanics and
Whites (Table 33). The arrest rate
in Blacks was more than twice that
of Hispanics and Whites in both
years.
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Adult crime arrests declined with
age (Table 34). People 18-24 had
the highest rate (Table 34). This is
more than twice that of the next age
group with the second highest rate,
25-34 years (Table 34). The crime
arrest rates declined in all age
groups from 2000 to 2001 (Table
34).
Alcohol-related offenses were the
most reported crimes, followed by
drug-related offenses and crimes
against people in both years (Table
35).
Table 32: Tarrant County Adult Crime Arrest by Gender
2000 2001
Case Rate Case Rate
Male 54,880 108.0 56,239 107.3
Female 16,994 32.0 17,765 32.5
Total 71,874 69.1 74,004 69.1
Age 18 years and older
Rates per 1,000 population
Table 33: Tarrant County Adult Crime Arrest by Race
2000 2001
Case Rate Case Rate
White 36,269 71.1 37,413 74.3
Black 20,694 166.3 20,481 158.1
Hispanic 14,338 80.0 15,572 80.4
Other 573 12.4 536 10.7
Age 18 years and older
Rates per 1,000 population
Table 34: Tarrant County Adult Crime Arrest by Age
Group
2000 2001
Case Rate Case Rate
18-24 27180 188.7 25362 171.4
25-34 21208 90.0 20982 86.9
35-44 17402 70.0 17374 69.1
45-54 6492 34.9 6430 32.8
55-64 1322 12.6 1338 12.1
65 + 400 3.3 388 3.1
Rates per 1,000 population
Data Source: Texas Department of Public Safety
Monitoring & Assessment Project 146