Needs Improvement
Part 1 Crime Rate Cleared (Violent and Property)
Police Department

Metric Definition

The percentage of the Part I Crimes reported to the Goldsboro Police Department (GPD) that are cleared by the officers and/or investigators on an annual basis. Crimes are categorized as Violent (Homicide, Forcible Rape, Robbery and Aggravated Assault) and Property (Burglary, Larceny, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Arson).

Target Definition

The "Target" is greater than the average for U.S. municipalities of comparable population size (25,000 – 49,999 residents), with the average Clearance Rate for Violent Crime being 45.5%, and Property Crime at 18.59%; "Close to Target" is within 15% of the average; anything else "Needs Improvement".

Organizational Effect

The GPD has made investments in advanced technologies, case management software, and training, greatly expanding the department’s ability to investigate crimes both traditionally and forensically; ultimately leading to an increase in arrests. The GPD has hired a civilian crime scene analyst and will hire a civilian crime scene technician to better document and solve crime.

Target Data

The GPD defines the targets and collates the data with state and national statistics which are managed and published by the State Bureau of Investigation (SB) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) annually.

Significance

Solving and ultimately preventing crime is the goal of the GPD. We have a responsibility to the victims of crime to make every effort to reach a legal conclusion and closure. The Clearance Rate provides us with a unit of measure to focus criminal investigation and crime prevention efforts. The GPD is above average for solving property crime but below targets for violent crime.

Part 1 Crime Rate Cleared (Violent and Property)

Crime Clearance Rate

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Part 1 Crime Rate Cleared (Violent and Property) (Chart Type: Column with Target Line) Plot Bands 2016 Goldsboro Violent: 25.20% Goldsboro Property: 23.60% National Property: 22.80% National Violent: 47.50% 2017 Goldsboro Violent: 33.70% Goldsboro Property: 26.90% National Property: 22.20% National Violent: 48.10% 2018 Goldsboro Violent: 31.60% Goldsboro Property: 24.10% National Property: 22.80% National Violent: 49.50% 2019 Goldsboro Violent: 25.90% Goldsboro Property: 19.80% National Property: 17.20% National Violent: 45.50% 2020 Goldsboro Violent: 30.90% Goldsboro Property: 21.40% National Property: 14.05% National Violent: 42.12% 2021 Goldsboro Violent: 31.70% Goldsboro Property: 19.80% National Property: 12.46% National Violent: 40.29% 2022 Goldsboro Violent: 14.96% Goldsboro Property: 8.31% National Property: 12.46% National Violent: 40.29% 2023 Goldsboro Violent: 21.90% Goldsboro Property: 13.95% National Property: No Value National Violent: 40.29% 2024 Goldsboro Violent: No Value Goldsboro Property: No Value National Property: No Value National Violent: No Value 2025 Goldsboro Violent: No Value Goldsboro Property: No Value National Property: No Value National Violent: No Value
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Series Status

SeriesValue
Goldsboro Violent
Needs Improvement
21.90%
National Violent
40.29%
Goldsboro Property
Not Defined
13.95%
National Property