U.S. Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of Investigation

Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook

Revised 2004

EDITORIAL NOTE: The Uniform Crime Reporting(UCR) Program staff of the FBI worked for over three years on therevision of the UCR handbook. Individuals from the various units
that make up the national UCR Program read, reviewed, and madesuggestions during this long endeavor. Our goal was to make thehandbook user friendly as well as educationally sound. From apedagogical standpoint, we tried to present one concept at a timeand not overwhelm the user with too much information at once.
Consequently, classifying and scoring are presented in two separate
chapters. The user can learn first how to classify the Part I offenses
and then how to score them. For easy reference, we consolidated
explanations of important UCR concepts, such as jurisdiction,
hierarchy, and separation of time and place, in one chapter. We
retained many of the examples with which users are alreadyfamiliar, and we also updated many of the examples so they betterreflect the American society of the twenty-first century. Further,where possible, we tried to align summary and National IncidentBased Reporting System (NIBRS) ideas and definitions to help
emphasize that summary and NIBRS are part of the same UCR
Program. Listening to suggestions from users of this manual, we
added an Index as a quick-reference aid and a Glossary; however,we were cautious to retain standard UCR definitions.
The national UCR Program thanks the many substance reviewers from various state UCR Programs for their time and for theirconstructive comments. These suggestions were invaluable to thecompletion of this project; we recognize that the state Programsand their participating agencies and their considerable efforts indata collection and reporting are the foundation of a successful
national Program.

FOREWORD
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has expanded in scope, importance, and size since
its inception over seven decades ago. The Program began with law enforcement agencies in 400
cities from 43 states submitting crime data in January 1930 and now encompasses approximately
17,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide that voluntarily contribute their crime statistics.
Without the support of these city, county, state, tribal, and federal agencies, the Program could
not fulfill its mission to generate a reliable set of crime statistics for use in law enforcementadministration, operation, and management. To ensure the best reporting possible, the UCR staff
developed, and has further revised, this handbook to assist participating agencies in understanding
and completing monthly and annual reporting forms. It is of the utmost importance that administrators, as well as those persons bearing responsibility for preparing the reports, have a thoroughunderstanding of information contained in this handbook. The completeness and accuracy ofeach agency’s crime reporting is crucial to a wide variety of data users so that they can understandcrime, formulate policies, make strategic and operational decisions, and conduct criminologicalresearch and analysis.
Inquiries concerning UCR may be addressed to:
Uniform Crime Reporting Program
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306(888) UCR-NIBR/(888) 827-6427

Additional copies of this handbook are available upon request. The handbook is also published on
the FBI’s Web site at <www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm>.

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Contents
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Uniform Crime Reporting Program Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Historical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
The National Incident-Based Reporting System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Advisory Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Quality Assurance Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
State UCR Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Non-Program States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Law Enforcement Data Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CHAPTER I—GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Classifying and Scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Jurisdiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Hierarchy Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Separation of Time and Place Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
CHAPTER II—CLASSIFYING OFFENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
CRIMINAL HOMICIDE (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Justifiable Homicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
FORCIBLE RAPE (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Forcible Rape—Rape by Force (2a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Forcible Rape—Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
ROBBERY (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Robbery—Firearm (3a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Robbery—Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. (3d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Aids to Classifying Assaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
BURGLARY—BREAKING OR ENTERING (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Hotel Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
LARCENY-THEFT (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Pocket-picking (6Xa) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Purse-snatching (6Xb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Shoplifting (6Xc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Theft From Motor Vehicles (Except Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories) (6Xd) . . . . . . . . . .33
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories (6Xe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Theft of Bicycles (6Xf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Theft From Buildings (6Xg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Theft From Coin-operated Device or Machine (6Xh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
All Other Larceny-theft Not Specifically Classified (6Xi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
ARSON (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Arson—Structural (8a–g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Arson—Mobile (8h–i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Arson—Other (8j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Cautions In Classifying Arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
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Contents—continued
CHAPTER III—SCORING OFFENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Crimes Against the Person Versus Crimes Against Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Scoring Offenses on the Return A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
CRIMINAL HOMICIDE (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Justifiable Homicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
FORCIBLE RAPE (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Forcible Rape—Rape by Force (2a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Forcible Rape—Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
ROBBERY (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Robbery—Firearm (3a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Robbery—Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. (3d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
ASSAULT (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Assault—Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
BURGLARY—BREAKING OR ENTERING (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Hotel Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
LARCENY-THEFT (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
ARSON (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Arson—Structural (8a–g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Arson—Mobile (8h–i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Arson—Other (8j) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
CHAPTER IV—MONTHLY REPORTING FORMS AND THEIR PREPARATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
RETURN A—MONTHLY RETURN OF OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
SUPPLEMENT TO RETURN A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
MONTHLY RETURN OF ARSON OFFENSES KNOWN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
AGE, SEX, AND RACE (ASR) OF PERSONS ARRESTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Police Disposition Of Juveniles (Not Including Neglect Or Traffic Cases) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
SUPPLEMENTARY HOMICIDE REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED (Form 1-705) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
ANALYSIS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTED (Form 1-701) . . . .110
HATE CRIME INCIDENT REPORT AND QUARTERLY HATE CRIME REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
CHAPTER V—OTHER UCR PROGRAM FORMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
SUPPLY REQUEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
TALLY BOOK: RETURN A AND SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF OFFENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
TALLY SHEET FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED . . . . . . . . . . . .134
TALLY SHEET, AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF PERSONS ARRESTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
CHAPTER VI—PART II OFFENSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

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INTRODUCTION
Uniform crime reporting is a collective effort on the part of city, county, state, tribal, and federal
law enforcement agencies to present a nationwide view of crime. Agencies throughout the country
participating in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program provide summarized reports on eightPart I offenses known to law enforcement and reports on persons arrested. They also provide information about law enforcement officers killed and assaulted and on hate crime. For the most part,agencies submit crime reports monthly to a centralized crime records facility within their state. The
state UCR Program then forwards the data, using uniform offense definitions, to the FBI’s national
UCR Program. Agencies in states that do not have a state Program submit their statistics directly tothe national Program. The FBI provides report forms, tally sheets, tally books, and self-addressedenvelopes to these direct contributors (local agencies that do not have the benefit of a state Program).
The FBI compiles, publishes, and distributes the data to participating agencies, state UCR Programs,
and others interested in the Nation’s crime data.

Uniform Crime Reporting Program Publications
The culmination of this national data collection effort is three annual publications: Crime in the
United States, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, all of whichhave become sources of data widely used by law enforcement administrators, government policy
makers, social science researchers, the media, and private citizens. Additionally, UCR data are often
considered by the federal government in administering law enforcement grants.
The FBI publishes crime data through various Uniform Crime Reports. Twice a year, thenational UCR Program publishes reports in the Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report andPreliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, which provide the percent change of the Part I offenses
from the previous reporting period to the current one for population groups and geographical regions.
These reports also present the number of crimes reported by agencies with 100,000 and more resident
population. The annual publication, Crime in the United States, is a detailed report of offense andarrest data. It also provides data concerning the number of law enforcement employees and includes
analytical studies of particular interest to law enforcement and the public. The UCR state Programs
also publish data that they collect, including not only UCR statistics, but also data collected thatspecifically pertain to the individual states they represent.
The annual publication Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted provides detailed information on local, state, tribal, and federal officers killed and assaulted in the line of duty, circumstances surrounding the incidents, type of assignments, weapons used, etc. The book also includes
trend data for states and geographic regions. Once a year, the FBI publishes a press release thatprovides preliminary data on law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
The FBI also annually publishes Hate Crime Statistics. This book includes data on criminal
offenses committed against persons, property, or society that are motivated, in whole or in part, by theoffender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin.
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Historical Background
Recognizing a need for national crime statistics, the International Association of Chiefs of Police(IACP) formed the Committee on Uniform Crime Records in 1927 to develop a system for collecting uniform police statistics. The Committee first determined that the number of offenses known to
law enforcement, whether or not there was an arrest, would be the most appropriate measure of the
Nation’s criminality. Next, the members evaluated various crimes on the basis of their seriousness,frequency of occurrence, pervasiveness in all geographic areas of the country, and likelihood of being
reported to law enforcement. Based on this assessment, the Committee identified seven crimes to bereported to the national Program: felonious homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary—
breaking or entering, larceny-theft, and auto theft. From the beginning, the Committee realized thatthe differences among criminal codes precluded a mere aggregation of state statistics to arrive at anational total. Further, because of the variances in punishment for the same offenses in different state
codes, no distinction between felony and misdemeanor crimes was possible. To avoid these problems and provide nationwide uniformity in crime reporting, the Committee formulated standardized
offense definitions by which law enforcement agencies were to submit data without regard for local
statutes.
The culmination of the Committee’s work was the publication in 1929 of Uniform Crime
Reporting, a complete manual for police records and statistics. The manual established uniform
definitions for Part I and Part II crimes and described procedures for completing the Return A,
Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police. During that year, law enforcement agencies in 400
cities from 43 states and the territories of Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Hawaii submitted statistics to the
IACP, which subsequently published the first monthly Uniform Crime Reports for the United Statesand Its Possessions. The pamphlet consisted of one table, “Number of Offenses Known to the Police:
January 1930.”. . . the FBI assumed
responsibility
for managing the
UCR Program in
September 1930.

At the urging of the IACP, Congress enacted legislation in 1930
authorizing the Attorney General to gather crime information. The
Attorney General, in turn, designated the FBI to serve as the national
clearinghouse for the data collected, and the FBI assumed responsibility
for managing the UCR Program in September 1930.

Over the years, the scope of the UCR Program expanded in response to suggestions from law
enforcement advisory groups or to comply with federal mandates. For example, agencies began
contributing data on the age, sex, and race of arrestees in 1952. In 1958, upon the recommendationof the Committee on Uniform Crime Reporting, the FBI incorporated the concept of a national Crime
Index, the total of six Part I offenses and larceny over $50, to serve as a general indicator of criminality. Crime in the United States, 1960, presented the first full year of reporting for the 50 states,
including the new states Alaska and Hawaii. Also in 1960, the UCR Program first collected national
statistics on law enforcement officers killed. In 1962, the Program published the Supplementary
Homicide Report (SHR). For the first time, national data were available concerning the age, sex, andrace of murder victims, the weapon used, and the circumstances surrounding the offense.
Changes to the Program over the next three decades included collecting comprehensive data
regarding law enforcement officers killed and assaulted, arson, and crimes motivated by bias. In
1972, the UCR Program began gathering specific information on incidents in which officers were
killed or assaulted. In 1978, Congress mandated the collection of arson data and, in 1982, directed
the FBI to permanently count arson as a Part I offense. Beginning in 1980, the Office of Management
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and Budget (OMB) authorized the FBI to collect ethnic origin data regarding persons arrested. The
UCR Program collected ethnicity data until 1987, when the OMB’s authorization expired. Following
passage of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 (the Act), the UCR Program began collecting theadditional variable of bias motivation in incidents in which the offense resulted in whole or in part
because of the offender’s prejudice against a race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national
origin. In 1994, Congress amended the Act to include bias against physical or mental disability.

The National Incident-Based Reporting System
By the 1980s, law enforcement was calling for a complete overhaul and modernization of the UCR
Program. At a conference on the future of UCR, which was held in Elkridge, Maryland, in 1984, participants began developing a national data collection system that would gather information about eachcrime incident. By the end of the decade, the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
was operational. NIBRS collects data on each incident and arrest within 22 offense categories madeup of 46 specific crimes called Group A offenses. For each incident known to police within thesecategories, law enforcement collects administrative, offense, victim, property, offender, and arrestee
information. In addition to the Group A offenses, there are 11 Group B offenses for which only arrest
data are collected. The intent of NIBRS is to take advantage of available crime data maintained inmodern law enforcement records systems. Providing considerably more detail, NIBRS yields richer
and more meaningful data than those produced by the traditional summary UCR system. The conference attendees recommended that the implementation of national incident-based reporting proceed ata pace commensurate with the resources and limitations of contributing law enforcement agencies.

Advisory Groups
Providing vital links between local law enforcement and the FBI in the conduct of the UCR
Program are the Criminal Justice Information Systems Committees of the IACP and the National
Sheriffs’ Association (NSA). The IACP, as it has since the Program began, represents the thousandsof police departments nationwide. The NSA encourages sheriffs throughout the country to participate
fully in the Program. Both committees serve in advisory capacities concerning the UCR Program’s
operation.
In 1988, a Data Providers’ Advisory Policy Board was established. That Board operated until
1993 when it combined with the National Crime Information Center Advisory Policy Board to forma single Advisory Policy Board (APB) to address all FBI criminal justice information services. The
current APB advises the FBI concerning UCR policy and procedures. The UCR Subcommittee of the
APB ensures continuing emphasis on UCR-related issues. The Association of State Uniform Crime
Reporting Programs focuses on UCR issues within individual state law enforcement associations andalso promotes interest in the UCR Program. These organizations foster widespread and responsible useof uniform crime statistics and lend assistance to data contributors when needed.

Quality Assurance Review
The UCR Quality Assurance Review (QAR) is available to state UCR Programs on a voluntarybasis as part of the FBI’s triennial audit of states’ criminal justice information systems. The purposeof the QAR is to ensure that each state UCR Program adheres to summary and incident-based reporting methods that are consistent with UCR standards in order to achieve uniform crime reporting
nationwide. In 2001, the QAR incorporated a statistical sampling methodology to select records
for data quality review and to project the number of discrepant crime reports a state UCR Programsubmits to the national UCR Program. The QAR can then make suggestions to improve a local or
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state agency’s reporting practices. The national Program encourages state UCR Programs to avail
themselves of the opportunity to assess the integrity of their data and to receive assistance in complying with Program requirements.

State UCR Programs
As early as 1969, state UCR Programs began submitting data collected by agencies within thestate to the national UCR Program. An important aspect of transferring the responsibility of collecting crime data from local agencies from the FBI to the state was a guarantee of consistency andcomparability in the data forwarded by the state Program. The following are the conditions underwhich a state Program must operate:
1. The state Program must conform to the national UCR Program standards, definitions, andinformation required. These requirements, of course, do not prohibit the state from gatheringother statistical data beyond the national collection.
2. The state criminal justice agency must have a proven, effective, statewide Program and haveinstituted acceptable quality control procedures.
3. The state crime reporting must cover a percentage of the population at least equal to that covered by the national UCR Program through direct reporting.
4. The state Program must have adequate field staff assigned to conduct audits and to assist contributing agencies in record-keeping practices and crime reporting procedures.
5. The state Program must furnish the FBI with all of the detailed data regularly collected by the
FBI from individual agencies that report to the state Program in the form of duplicate returns,
computer printouts, and/or appropriate electronic media.
6. The state Program must have the proven capability (tested over a period of time) to supply all
the statistical data required in time to meet publication deadlines of the national UCR Program.
The FBI fulfills its responsibilities in connection with the state UCR Program by:• Editing and reviewing individual agency reports for both completeness and quality.
• Having direct contact with individual agency contributors within the state when necessary inconnection with crime reporting matters.
• Coordinating individual agency contacts with the state UCR Program.
• Assessing the validity of reported data by providing a Quality Assurance Review.
• Coordinating with the state UCR Program to conduct training within the state on law enforcement record-keeping and crime-reporting procedures.
• Sending state UCR Program monthly reporting forms for distribution to agencies within thatstate. (See Non-Program States.)Should circumstances develop whereby the state agency does not comply with the aforementioned
requirements, the national Program may reinstitute a direct collection of the required reporting forms
from law enforcement agencies within the state. (See Non-Program States.)

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Non-Program States
Agencies in states without a state UCR Program are direct contributors, that is, they submit theirreports directly to the FBI. They receive the following reporting forms from the FBI:
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police (Return A); Supplement to Return A(Supplement); Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested (ASR); Supplementary Homicide Report(SHR); Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted (LEOKA); Monthly Return of Arson Offenses
Known to Law Enforcement; Hate Crime Incident Report; and Quarterly Hate Crime Report. All
agencies in both Program and non-Program states annually receive from the FBI the form Numberof Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees as of October 31. Detailed explanations of these forms
are included throughout this handbook. Additionally, tally sheets, tally books, and law enforcement record-keeping forms are available upon the request of law enforcement agencies from: Crime
Statistics Management Unit, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (304) 625-4830 or
facsimile (304) 625-3566.

Law Enforcement Data Requirements
The collection of reports on a nationwide scale is based on the fact that police need to compile
certain basic data for local administrative and operational purposes.
Local law enforcement executives need to know:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

The number and kinds of criminal acts that occur (offenses known).
The number of such crimes or offenses cleared.
The personal characteristics concerning persons arrested.
Law enforcement disposition of juveniles.
Law enforcement employee information.

These tabulations come from basic records that show:
1. The extent of the patrol and crime prevention problem.
2. A measure of the results of investigative activity to solve crimes.
3. The characteristics and identities of known offenders.
An efficient record-keeping system makes possible these tabulations and studies and permits close
supervision and corrective administrative action where necessary. Law enforcement officials can also
readily present a clear picture of the crime situation in their jurisdictions and of the positive steps
taken to meet the conditions.
Law enforcement is a public service, and citizens expect a full accounting from the police
commissioner, police chief, or sheriff concerning the administration of the agency and the statusof public safety within their jurisdiction. Full participation in the UCR Program ensures that law
enforcement administrators have available the core statisitcs they need to meet this expectation.

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Guidelines for Records Management
An efficient record-keeping system that provides the information needed for generating UCR data
should meet the following guidelines:
1. Permanent documentation of each crime is made immediately upon receipt of a complaint orcall for service. All reports of thefts and attempted thefts are included, regardless of the valueof property involved.
2. The staff or headquarters has control over the receipt of each complaint or call for service toensure each is promptly recorded and accurately tabulated.
3. Documentation is made in each case showing fully the details of the offense as alleged by thecomplainant and as disclosed by the investigation. An effective follow-up system is used tosee that reports are promptly submitted in all cases.
4. All reports are checked to see that the crime classification conforms to the uniform classification of the offenses. That is, all offenses reported to the UCR Program, regardless of what
the offense is called at the local, state, tribal, or federal level, must conform to the UCR
classification of offenses.
5. The offense reports on crimes cleared by arrest or exceptional means are noted as cleared.
6. Arrest records are complete, with special care being taken to show the final disposition of thecharge.
7. Records are centralized; records and statistical reports are closely supervised by the administrator; periodic inspections are made to ensure strict compliance with the rules and regulations of the local agency relative to records and reports.
8. Statistical reports conform in all respects to the UCR standards and regulations.
Small agencies may request that the FBI send them forms entitled Register of Incidents/Offenses(Daily Log) and Register of Persons Charged (Arrest Sheet). These forms help smaller agencies
maintain a permanent record of their operations and prepare crime reports; however, their use is amatter of preference. The forms may be inadequate in a department with 15 or more officers.

Persons Arrested
Contributing agencies submit the number of persons arrested for all violations, except traffic
offenses, on monthly returns to their state Program or directly to the FBI. Agencies record the age,sex, and race of both adult and juvenile arrestees so that arrest trends and volume can be computed.

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CHAPTER I

GENERAL INFORMATIONThis chapter contains some general information law enforcement personnel should know before
they embark on a comprehensive discussion of reporting offenses and arrests to the UCR Program.
Information covered in this chapter includes (1) a general discussion of classifying and scoring
offenses, (2) a list of Part I and Part II offenses, (3) an explanation of jurisdiction, (4) an explanationof the Hierarchy Rule, and (5) an explanation of separation of time and place.

Classifying and Scoring
Classifying and scoring offenses are the two most important functions that a participant in the
UCR Program performs. The data that contributing agencies provide arebased on these two functions, so scrupulous attention to the Program’s
guidelines helps to ensure accurate and reliable data.
Classifying andClassifying is determining the proper crime categories in which toreport offenses in UCR. The offense’s classification is based on thefacts of an agency’s investigation of crimes. (See Chapter II.) Scoringis counting the number of offenses after they have been classified andentering the total count on the appropriate reporting form. The appropriate scoring of Part I crimes is directly related to the two types of crimes
involved, crimes against the person and crimes against property. (See
Chapter III.)scoring offenses
are the two mostimportant functions
that a participant in
the UCR Program
performs.

City, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agency participants must classify
and score offenses from the records of calls for service, complaints, and/or investigations. Since
these crime statistics are intended to assist law enforcement in identifying the crime problem,
participants must record offense counts, not the findings of a court, coroner, or jury or the decision of a prosecutor.
For practical purposes, the reporting of offenses known is limited to the following crime classifications because they are the most serious and most commonly reported crimes occurring in all areas of
the United States. Together they serve as a gauge of the level and scope of crimes occurring acrossthe country.

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Offenses
Part I Offenses
Part I offense classifications include (in this particular order):1. Criminal Homicide
2. Forcible Rape
3. Robbery
4. Aggravated Assault
5. Burglary
6. Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft)
7. Motor Vehicle Theft
8. ArsonPart II Offenses
Part II offenses encompass all other reportable classifications outside those defined as Part I. Law
enforcement agencies report to the FBI only arrest data involving the Part II crimes:
9. Other Assaults
10. Forgery and Counterfeiting
11. Fraud
12. Embezzlement
13. Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, Possessing
14. Vandalism
15. Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, etc.
16. Prostitution and Commercialized Vice
17. Sex Offenses
18. Drug Abuse Violations
19. Gambling
20. Offenses Against the Family and Children
21. Driving Under the Influence
22. Liquor Laws
23. Drunkenness
24. Disorderly Conduct
25. Vagrancy
26. All Other Offenses
27. Suspicion
28. Curfew and Loitering Laws—(Persons under 18)
29. Runaways—(Persons under 18)

Jurisdiction
The purpose of establishing appropriate jurisdiction is to depict the nature and volume of crimein a particular community, not for an agency to claim or take credit for the number of investigations,arrests, etc., or to serve as a measurement of agency workload.

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Throughout the United States, there are thousands of law enforcement agencies, some of whichhave overlapping jurisdictions. To be certain that data (offense or arrest) are not reported more thanonce by overlapping jurisdictions, the national UCR Program developed the following guidelines:
1. City law enforcement agencies should report offenses that occur within their city
jurisdictions.
2. County or state law enforcement agencies should report offenses that take place in the county
outside the limits of the city.
3. Federal agencies should report offenses within their investigative jurisdictions if they are notbeing reported by a local/state law enforcement agency.
4. When two or more local, state, tribal, or federal agencies are involved in the investigation of
the same offense and there is a written or oral agreement defining the roles of the investigating agencies, the agreement must designate which agency will report the offense.
5. When two or more federal agencies are involved in the investigation of the same offense andthere is no written or oral agreement defining their roles, the federal agency having lead or
primary investigative jurisdiction should report the data. If there is uncertainty as to which is
the lead or primary agency, the agencies must agree on which agency will report the offense.
6. Agencies must report only those arrests made for offenses committed within their own jurisdictions.
7. The recovery of property should be reported only by the agency from whose jurisdiction it
was stolen, regardless of who or which agency recovered it.
In other words, cities having their own police departments, as a rule, report their own crime data
to the UCR Program. However, crime data for smaller locales may be combined with those for larger
agencies, e.g., sheriffs’ offices and state police. This practice most often occurs in rural or unincorporated places employing constables, town marshals, or other officers who infrequently report Part I
offenses. A special form has been devised for law enforcement officers in these small locales for use
in reporting offense data to the sheriff’s office or another larger law enforcement agency. Agencies
may obtain copies of this form, Report of Offenses Committed During Month Of _____, from: Crime
Statistics Management Unit, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (304) 625-4830 or facsimile(304) 625-3566.
In cases where the county sheriff or state police has a contract to provide law enforcement services
for a rural or unincorporated area, the sheriff or state police will continue to report data occurring
within the boundaries of these areas. In some localities, the sheriff, state police, or a federal law
enforcement agency will assist a local police department in the investigation of crimes committed
within the limits of the city. Even though this is the case, the city police department will report theoffenses, unless, again, there is a written or oral agreement specifying otherwise.
The jurisdictional guidelines provide for most local reporting. Whenever possible, the local law
enforcement agency of the geographical area in which the crime occurred should report the data.

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Hierarchy Rule
There is a significance to the order in which the Part I offenses are presented, with criminal homicide being the highest in the hierarchy and arson being the lowest. The Part I offenses are as follows:
1. Criminal Homicide
a. Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
b. Manslaughter by Negligence2. Forcible Rapea. Rape by Forceb. Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape
3. Robberya. Firearmb. Knife or Cutting Instrumentc. Other Dangerous Weapond. Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.
4. Aggravated Assault
a. Firearmb. Knife or Cutting Instrumentc. Other Dangerous Weapon
d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury
5. Burglary
a. Forcible Entryb. Unlawful Entry—No Forcec. Attempted Forcible Entry
6. Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft)
7. Motor Vehicle Thefta. Autosb. Trucks and Busesc. Other Vehicles
8. Arsona.–g. Structuralh.–i. Mobilej.
Other
The experience of law enforcement agencies in handling UCR data shows that, for the most part,
offenses of law occur singly as opposed to many being committed simultaneously. In these singleoffense situations, law enforcement agencies must decide whether the crime is a Part I offense. If so,
the agency must score the crime accordingly. However, if several offenses are committed at the sametime and place by a person or a group of persons, a different approach must be used in classifying andscoring. The law enforcement matter in which many crimes are committed simultaneously is calleda multiple-offense situation by the UCR Program. As a general rule, a multiple-offense situation
requires classifying each of the offenses occurring and determining which of them are Part I crimes.
The Hierarchy Rule requires that when more than one Part I offense is classified, the law enforcement
agency must locate the offense that is highest on the hierarchy list and score that offense involved andnot the other offense(s) in the multiple-offense situation.
The Hierarchy Rule applies only to crime reporting and does not affect the number of charges forwhich the defendant may be prosecuted in the courts. The offenses of justifiable homicide, motor
vehicle theft, and arson are exceptions to the Hierarchy Rule.

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The following scenarios illustrate the proper application of the Hierarchy Rule in reporting a
multiple-offense incident.
1. Two women broke into a new car dealership after closing hours. They took the cash from thedealership’s office safe and two new automobiles from the garage.
Applying the Hierarchy Rule to crime reporting: A Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a),Larceny-theft (6), and a Motor Vehicle Theft (7a) were committed. Following the Hierarchy
Rule, only the Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a), the highest of the offenses on the list of Part I
offenses, must be scored.
2. A burglar broke into a home, stole several items, and placed them in a car belonging to theowner of the home. The homeowner returned and surprised the thief, who in turn knocked
the owner unconscious by hitting him over the head with a chair. The burglar drove away inthe homeowner’s car.
Applying the Hierarchy Rule to crime reporting: A Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a),Larceny-theft (6), Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c), Aggravated Assault—Other
Dangerous Weapon (4d), and Motor Vehicle Theft—Auto (7a) occurred in this situation.
After classifying the offenses, the reporting agency must score only one offense—Robbery—
Other Dangerous Weapon (3c)—the crime appearing first in the list of Part I offenses.
3. A white female, aged 23, was being arrested on the street on charges of soliciting for prostitution. During the arrest, she attempted to spray Mace into the arresting officer’s face. The
officer’s search incident to the arrest resulted in the recovery of a credit card belonging to anindividual that had previously reported it stolen. There was no indication that the card had
been used fraudulently.
Applying the Hierarchy Rule to crime reporting: In this situation, Prostitution andCommercialized Vice; Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, Possessing; and Aggravated
Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c) were committed. Following the Hierarchy Rule,
only the Part I offense, Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c), must be classified and scored.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that are exceptions to the
Hierarchy Rule.
4. Someone stole a pickup truck that had attached to it a camper containing camping equipment.
The police recovered the truck and camper but not the equipment.
Exception to the Hierarchy Rule: Motor Vehicle Theft (7) is a special type of Larcenytheft (6). It is a separate classification because of the volume of such thefts and the prevailingneed of law enforcement for specific statistics on this offense. Therefore, when classifying,
the reporting agency must choose between Larceny-theft (6) and Motor Vehicle Theft (7). In
cases such as this, the agency must classify and score the offense as Motor Vehicle Theft (7b).
5. As a result of arson in an apartment building, six persons were found dead.

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Exception to the Hierarchy Rule: The Part I crimes of Murder (1) and Arson (8) are
involved in this multiple-offense situation. The reporting agency must report Criminal
Homicide (1) offenses (one for each victim) on the Return A and one arson on the Monthly
Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement. (See page 75 for an explanation of
Return A and page 94 for an explanation of the monthly arson report.)
NOTE: The Hierarchy Rule does not apply to the offense of arson. For a multiple-offense situation, of which one offense is arson, the reporting agency must report the arson and thenapply the Hierarchy Rule to the remaining Part I offenses to determine which one is themost serious. Put more simply, when an arson is involved in a multiple-offense situation,
the reporting agency must report two Part I offenses, the arson as well as the additional
Part I offense.

Separation of Time and Place Rule
Occasionally, an individual or a group will perpetrate a number of offenses over a short period oftime. If there is a separation of time and place between the commission of several crimes, the reporting agency must handle each crime as a separate incident and must classify and score each offense
individually.
Same time and place means that the time interval between the offenses and the distance between
locations where they occurred are insignificant. Normally, the offenses must have occurred during an
unbroken time duration and at the same or adjoining location(s). However, incidents can also be comprised of offenses which, by their nature, involve continuing criminal activity by the same offender(s)at different times and places, as long as investigation deems the activity to constitute a single criminaltransaction.
The following scenarios illustrate the proper application of the Separation of Time and Place
Rule:
1. A man and a woman were parked at a secluded location. A gunman surprised them and shotand killed the man when he resisted. He abducted the woman and drove across town to a
secluded area where he forcibly raped her. The police arrested the perpetrator at the scene.

If there is a separation oftime and place between
the commission ofseveral crimes, thereporting agency must
handle each crime as aseparate incident . . . .

Application of the Separation of Time and Place Rule: This incident is
an example of two separate crimes against the person—Criminal Homicide(1a) and Forcible Rape(2a). The Hierarchy Rule does not apply because
there is a separation of time and place between the two crimes.
2. A robber entered a bank, stole $5,000 from a teller at gunpoint, andthen escaped in a getaway car. At a shopping center parking lot
across town, the robber and an accomplice stole a car in their effort
to elude police.

Application of the Separation of Time and Place Rule: Because of the separation of timeand place between the robbery and the theft of the motor vehicle, these incidents must not be
handled as a multiple-offense situation. The two crimes must each be classified and scored as
separate offenses—one Robbery—Firearm (3a) and one Motor Vehicle Theft—Auto (7a).
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3. A man forcibly entered a sporting goods store, which was closed, and stole cash andmerchandise including numerous firearms. The next day, the police arrested a man during
an attempted street robbery. The man was armed with a handgun, which further police
investigation determined he stole from the sporting goods store the previous day.
Application of the Separation of Time and Place Rule: In this scenario, two crimes havebeen committed at different times and places—a burglary and a robbery. In other words,
there are two distinct operations with a separation of time and place. The reporting agency
should classify and score separately the Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a) and the Robbery—Firearm (3a).
4. A known purse snatcher caught in the act was subsequently identified by four additional
women as having snatched their purses at different times. All stated that the thief knocked
them down when he stole their purses. The thief admitted to all five robberies.
Application of the Separation of Time and Place Rule: This scenario illustrates five
separate and distinct operations by the same offender. The reporting agency must classify andscore five Strong-arm Robbery offenses (3d).
Because it is not possible to provide instructions that will cover all of the situations that mightoccur, in some cases the reporting agency will have to use its best judgment in determining how many
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NotesCHAPTER II

CLASSIFYING OFFENSESClassifying is determining the proper crime categories in which to report offenses in UCR.
The classification of the offense is based on the facts of an agency’s investigation of a crime.
When agencies report offense data to a state or the national UCR Program, they must first appropriately classify offenses known to police into the Part I or II standard offense categories as defined by the
Program. This practice ensures that offenses with different titles under state and local law are considered and appropriately recorded in UCR. (See Chapter VI for a discussion of Part II offenses.)
Generally, agencies classify attempts to commit a crime as though the crimes were actually completed. The only exception to this rule applies to attempts or assaults to murder wherein the victim
does not die. These offenses must be classified as aggravated assaults rather than attempted murders.
Unusual situations will arise in the effort to classify offenses, and all cannot be covered in thishandbook. In classifying the unusual situations, agencies must consider the nature of the crimealong with the guidelines provided herein. If agencies require assistance, they should communicate
with their state UCR Program. Direct contributors should contact the national Uniform Crime Reporting
Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone(888) UCR-NIBR/(888) 827-6427.
Essential to the Program’s maintaining uniform and consistent data, all reporting agencies mustuse standard UCR Program definitions of the offenses. The standard UCR definitions for Part I
offenses are presented and explained in this chapter.

CRIMINAL HOMICIDE (1)• Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter• Manslaughter by Negligence

Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a)Definition: The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.
As a general rule, any death caused by injuries received in a fight, argument, quarrel, assault, orcommission of a crime is classified as Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a).

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The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a):1. A berserk gunman shot and killed three pedestrians. The police subdued the offender andplaced him under arrest.
2. A neighbor discovered an infant who had been beaten. The neighbor rushed the infant to thehospital. The infant later died as a direct result of the injuries. Investigation revealed that themother was responsible. The mother was not considered mentally competent, and the district
attorney did not wish to prosecute.
3. A man shot and killed his neighbor in an argument over the location of their property line.
The police arrested the man and charged him with murder.
4. A husband and wife had an argument. The wife shot the husband and severely wounded him.
He grabbed the gun and shot and killed her. The husband survived his wounds. The police
subsequently arrested him.
5. A man was in a fight on the second floor of a building. During the fight, he was knocked
through a window and fell to his death. No arrest was made.
6. While attempting to break up a fight, a man was struck over the head with an ashtray by oneof the combatants. During the incident, a pre-existing aneurysm burst in the man’s head,causing his death. No arrest was made.
7. A psychiatrist counseling a young female patient performed a criminal abortion on her. She
died of peritonitis resulting from the operation. The psychiatrist fled the state and is stillwanted for the crime.
8. A teller chased a robber from a bank. The robber fired at him. His shot missed the teller but
killed a woman walking on the street. The police did not locate the robber.
9. While playing cards, two men got into an argument. The first man attacked the second witha broken bottle. The second man pulled a gun and killed the first. The police arrested theshooter; he claimed self-defense. The police found no other witnesses.
10. A felon fleeing in her car attempted to get through a police roadblock. As a result, she struck
and killed two police officers.
Agencies must not classify the following as Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent
Manslaughter (1a):• Suicides• Fetal deaths• Traffic fatalities• Accidental deaths• Assaults to murder• Attempts to murder

Suicides, traffic fatalities, and fetal deaths are excluded from the UCR Program; however, some
accidental deaths are classified as Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (lb). (See page18.) Attempts and assaults to murder must be classified as aggravated assaults. (See page 23.)

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Situations in which a victim dies of a heart attack as the result of a crime are not classified as
criminal homicide. A heart attack cannot, in fact, be caused at will by an offender. Even in instanceswhere an individual is known to have a weak heart, there is no assurance that an offender can cause
sufficient emotional or physical stress to guarantee that the victim will suffer a fatal heart attack.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must not classify as Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a):11. A man was despondent over the breakup of his marriage. Police officers discovered his bodyin his home office with a bullet wound to his head and a revolver still in his hand. They also
found a suicide note in the victim’s handwriting on his desk.
12. A woman was attacked by her boyfriend, who struck her several times in the abdomen with abaseball bat. The victim was eight months pregnant at the time of the attack. Her baby was
stillborn. (Refer to Aggravated Assault, page 23.)
13. A woman swerved her vehicle to avoid hitting a dog in the road.
She struck and killed two children playing near the roadway.
14. A convenience store clerk was robbed at gunpoint. The victim,
who was under a doctor’s care from previous heart surgery, had aheart attack during the robbery. He collapsed and died in the store.
(Refer to Robbery, page 21.)

Justifiable HomicideSituations in which
a victim dies of aheart attack as theresult of a crime are
not classified as
criminal homicide.

Certain willful killings must be classified as justifiable or excusable. In UCR, Justifiable
Homicide is defined as and limited to:• The killing of a felon by a peace officer in the line of duty.
• The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.
NOTE: To submit offense data to the UCR Program, law enforcement agencies must report thewillful (nonnegligent) killing of one individual by another, not the criminal liability of theperson or persons involved.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
would consider Justifiable Homicide:
15. A police officer answered a bank alarm and surprised the robber coming out of the bank. The
robber saw the responding officer and fired at him. The officer returned fire, killing the robber. The officer was charged in a court of record as a matter of routine in such cases.
16. When a gunman entered a store and attempted to rob the proprietor, the storekeeper shot andkilled the felon.
NOTE: Justifiable homicide, by definition, occurs in conjunction with other offenses. Therefore,
the crime being committed when the justifiable homicide took place must be reported as aseparate offense. Reporting agencies should take care to ensure that they do not classify a
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killing as justifiable or excusable solely on the claims of self-defense or on the action of acoroner, prosecutor, grand jury, or court.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
would not consider Justifiable Homicide:
17. While playing cards, two men got into an argument. The first man attacked the second witha broken bottle. The second man pulled a gun and killed his attacker. The police arrested theshooter; he claimed self-defense.

Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b)Definition: The killing of another person through gross negligence.
As a general rule, any death caused by the gross negligence of another is classified as Criminal
Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b).
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b):18. While two juveniles were playing with a gun, one playfully pointed it at the other. The youth
pointing the gun fired it and killed the other. At the time of arrest, the juvenile claimed noknowledge of the gun being loaded.
19. A target shooter was practicing in an unincorporated wooded area near some houses. One
shot missed the target and killed a resident. The police arrested the shooter.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must not classify as Manslaughter by Negligence (1b):20. A man was riding his motorcycle without a helmet and ran off the roadway. He was killed in
the subsequent crash.
21. A woman slipped on her neighbors’ icy sidewalk and died as a result of the fall.
22. A woman was a passenger in a man’s car. The man drove through an ungated railroad crossing. A train struck the car, killing both the driver and the passenger.
23. A man drove his pickup truck recklessly and exited the interstate at a high rate of speed.
While attempting a right turn at the first intersection, he lost control of his vehicle and struck
and killed three pedestrians standing at a bus stop. The police arrested the driver at the scene
for vehicular manslaughter.
NOTE: Deaths of persons due to their own negligence, accidental deaths not resulting fromgross negligence, and traffic fatalities are not included in the category Manslaughter by
Negligence. The findings of a court, coroner’s inquest, etc., do not affect classifying or
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FORCIBLE RAPE (2)• Rape by Force• Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape
Reporting agencies must classify one offense for each female raped or upon whom an assault torape or attempt to rape has been made. Reporting agencies must classify rapes or attempts accomplished by force or threat of force as forcible regardless of the age of the female victim.

Forcible Rape—Rape by Force (2a)Definition: The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly andagainst her will.
Carnal knowledge is defined by Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th ed.
as “the act of a man having sexual bodily connections with a woman;sexual intercourse.” There is carnal knowledge if there is the slightest penetration of the sexual organ of the female (vagina) by thesexual organ of the male (penis).

Reporting agencies
must classify rapes or
attempts accomplishedby force or threat offorce as forcible regardless of the age of thefemale victim.

“Against her will” includes instances in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because ofher temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of her youth). The ability of thevictim to give consent must be a professional determination by the law enforcement agency. The ageof the victim, of course, plays a critical role in this determination. Individuals do not mature mentallyat the same rate. For example, no 4-year-old is capable of consenting, whereas victims aged 10 or 12
may need to be assessed within the specific circumstances regarding the giving of their consent.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Rape by Force (2a):1. Law enforcement received a complaint from a victim who claimed that when she was leaving
work late one night, she was attacked in the company parking lot by an unidentified male andforcibly raped. The offender was not apprehended.
2. Two men lured a woman to their motel room with the promise of discussing a job opportunity. They threatened her with a knife and both forcibly raped her. On complaint by the
woman, the police arrested both men.
3. Three girls were attacked, assaulted, and raped by four boys. Each boy raped each of thegirls. No arrests were made.

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Forcible Rape—Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b)Assaults or attempts to forcibly rape are classified as Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b).
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b):4. A man attacked a woman on the street, knocked her down, and attempted to rape her. A
pedestrian frightened the man away before he could complete the attack.
5. At a local bar, a man slipped gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a date rape drug, into awoman’s drink. However, the man was unable to lure the woman away from her friends.
Investigators concluded that the man intended to have intercourse with the woman andarrested him.
Agencies must not classify statutory rape, incest, or other sex offenses, i.e. forcible sodomy,
sexual assault with an object, forcible fondling, etc. as Forcible Rape (2a or 2b). The UCR Programapplies the following definitions:• Statutory rape–nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age ofconsent.
• Incest–nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the
degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
However, if the female victim associated with either offense, statutory rape or incest, is forced
against her will to engage in sexual intercourse, the incident must be classified as Rape by Force (2a).
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must not classify as Forcible Rape:
6. A 15-year-old male had consensual sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female. The age ofconsent in the state is 16.
7. At a family reunion, a woman had sexual intercourse with her nephew, in violation of thestate’s incest laws. No force or weapon was involved.
8. A man forcibly sodomized his male cousin. The cousin was hospitalized with internal
injuries.
NOTE: By definition, sexual attacks on males are excluded from the rape category and must be classified as assaults or other sex offenses depending on the nature of the crime and the extent of
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ROBBERY (3)• Firearm• Knife or Cutting Instrument• Other Dangerous Weapon• Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.

Definition: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or
control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by
putting the victim in fear.
Robbery is a vicious type of theft in that it is committed in thepresence of the victim. The victim, who usually is the owner or
person having custody of the property, is directly confronted by theperpetrator and is threatened with force or is put in fear that force
will be used. Robbery involves a theft or larceny but is aggravatedby the element of force or threat of force.

Robbery involves a theftor larceny but isaggravated by theelement of force orthreat of force.

Because some type of assault is an element of the crime ofrobbery, an assault must not be reported as a separate crime as longas it was performed in furtherance of the robbery. However, if the injury results in death, a homicide
offense must be reported.
Armed robbery, categories 3a, 3b, and 3c, includes incidents commonly referred to as stickups,
hijackings, holdups, heists, carjackings, etc. Carjackings are robbery offenses in which a motor vehicle
is taken through force or threat of force. In such cases, following the Hierarchy Rule, agencies must
report only a robbery, not a motor vehicle theft. Robberies wherein only personal weapons, such as
hands, fists, and feet, are used (3d) or threatened to be used may be referred to as strong-arms or muggings.
The UCR Program considers a weapon to be a commonly known weapon (a gun, knife, club, etc.)
or any other item which, although not usually thought of as a weapon, becomes one in the commission of a crime. Reporting agencies must classify crimes involving pretended weapons or those inwhich the weapon is not seen by the victim, but the robber claims to possess one, as armed robbery(3a, 3b, and 3c). Should an immediate on-view arrest prove that there is no weapon involved, theagency must classify the offense as strong-arm robbery (3d).
Law enforcement must guard against using the public’s terminology such as “robbery of an apartment” or “safe robbery” when classifying a robbery offense, inasmuch as the public is referring to aburglary situation.

Robbery—Firearm (3a)Robbery—Firearm (3a) includes robberies in which any firearm is used as a weapon or employed
as a means of force to threaten the victim or put the victim in fear. Attempts are included in thiscategory.

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The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Robbery—Firearm (3a):1. A man came to a victim’s door and asked to use the phone. After being admitted to theresidence, he pulled a gun and demanded money. He took the victim’s money and fled. The
police have yet to apprehend the suspect.
2. A lone male with a gun appeared in a tavern and ordered ten patrons and the owner to handover their cash and jewelry. After obtaining their possessions, the man left.
3. Four individuals planned to rob a local supermarket. One of the group informed the police.
On the appointed day, the four walked in the front door of the market armed with handguns.
They were all arrested. The informant was released for cooperating.
4. A person with a shotgun entered a rural grocery store and ordered the clerk to hand over the
cash. The clerk complied. The suspect ran out of the store to a waiting car. The clerk
notified the police. The police spotted the suspect’s vehicle and engaged in a high-speed
chase. They apprehended a 17-year-old suspect.

Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b)The category Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b) includes robberies in which a knife,
broken bottle, razor, ice pick, or other cutting or stabbing instrument is employed as a weapon oras a means of force to threaten the victim or put the victim in fear. Attempts are included in thiscategory.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b):5. A lone male approached a car stopped at a traffic light. The male brandished a knife andordered the driver of the car to get out of the vehicle. She complied, and the male thenjumped into the car and drove away, leaving the car owner frightened but unhurt. The woman
called the police.
6. A man was walking down the street when an assailant grabbed him and held a broken bottle
to his throat. While the assailant was attempting to remove the victim’s wallet from his
pocket, the police arrived and arrested the assailant.

Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c)The category Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c) includes robberies in which a club, acid,
explosive, brass knuckles, Mace, pepper spray, or other dangerous weapon is employed or its use isthreatened. Attempts are included in this category.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c):7. Two men accosted a third, an acquaintance, in an alley near a bar. They beat him severelywith a club and took his wallet containing several hundred dollars. The victim reported theincident to the police. No arrest was made.
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8. A woman robbed a jewelry store by threatening to detonate a bomb. Two store employees
managed to detain the suspect until the police arrived. The subject was arrested.
9. While a motorist was stopped at an intersection, a man armed with a canister of Mace forcibly removed her from her convertible. The man got into the vehicle and drove away. The
motorist suffered several cuts and bruises in the confrontation. The police were unable tolocate the offender or the vehicle.

Robbery—Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. (3d)The category of Robbery—Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc., (3d) includes muggings andsimilar offenses in which only personal weapons such as hands, arms, feet, fists, and teeth areemployed or their use is threatened to deprive the victim of possessions.
In the absence of force or threat of force, as in pocket-picking or purse-snatching, the offense
must be classified as larceny-theft rather than robbery. However, if in a purse-snatching or other suchcrime, force or threat of force is used to overcome the active resistance of the victim, the offense must
be classified as strong-arm robbery (3d).
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Robbery—Strong-arm (3d):10. During a purse-snatching, a thief shoved a woman to the ground and took her purse. The
thief escaped.
11. A juvenile was observed by a store security guard concealing compact discs under his shirt.
When he was confronted, the youth punched the security guard and fled the store, leaving thecompact discs behind.

ASSAULT (4)Definition: An unlawful attack by one person upon another.
Agencies participating in the UCR Program must collect assault information on the offenses thatare aggravated in nature, as well as on those that are not. Assaults that are not aggravated are classified by the national Program as Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e).

Aggravated Assault
Definition: An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severeor aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the useof a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
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The UCR Program considers a weapon to be a commonly known weapon (a gun, knife, club, etc.)
or any other item which, although not usually thought of as a weapon, becomes one in the commission of a crime.
The categories of Aggravated Assault (4a–4d) include assaults or attempts to kill or murder;
poisoning; assault with a dangerous or deadly weapon; maiming; mayhem; assault with explosives;and assault with disease (as in cases when the offender is aware that he/she is infected with a deadly
disease and deliberately attempts to inflict the disease by biting, spitting, etc.). All assaults by one
person upon another with the intent to kill, maim, or inflict severe bodily injury with the use of any
dangerous weapon are classified as Aggravated Assault. It is not necessary that injury result froman aggravated assault when a gun, knife, or other weapon that could cause serious personal injury isused.
Occasionally, it is the practice of local jurisdictions to charge assailants in assault cases withassault and battery, disorderly conduct, domestic violence, or simple assault even though a knife, gun,or other weapon was used in the incident. This type of offense must be reported to the UCR Programas aggravated assault (4a–4d).

Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a)The category Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a) includes all assaults in which a firearm of any
type is used or is threatened to be used. Assaults with revolvers, automatic pistols, shotguns, zipguns, rifles, etc. are included in this category.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a):1. A man had an argument with his girlfriend. She left and later returned with a gun and shot
the man, attempting to kill him. He recovered from his gunshot wound. The police arrested
the woman. She was prosecuted for attempted murder.
2. While an officer was attempting to serve a warrant, the individual ran from her. The subject
turned and fired on the officer, wounding her. Assisting officers caught and arrested the individual.

Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b)The category Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b) includes assaults wherein
weapons such as knives, razors, hatchets, axes, cleavers, scissors, glass, broken bottles, and ice picks
are used as cutting or stabbing objects or their use is threatened.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b):3. During a dice game, a heated argument erupted and one man stabbed another with a hypodermic needle. The victim recovered but refused to press charges against his attacker.

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4. During an argument, a man cut a woman with a razor. The police were unable to locate thesuspect.

Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c)The category Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c) includes assaults resulting
from the use or threatened use of any object as a weapon in which serious injury does or could result.
The weapons in this category include, but are not limited to, Mace, pepper spray, clubs, bricks,
jack handles, tire irons, bottles, or other blunt instruments used to club or beat victims. Attacks byexplosives, acid, lye, poison, scalding, burnings, etc. are also included in this category.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c):
5. At the scene of a riot, three police officers were attacked by 20 rioters who were armed withclubs and rocks. The police officers sustained injuries that caused them to be hospitalized. A
total of 45 rioters, including 18 of those participating in the assaults, were arrested for disorderly conduct.
6. During an argument, a man picked up a tire iron and hit his neighbors, a man and his wife.
The man suffered a minor bruise, but the wife had a concussion from a blow to the head. The
police arrested the attacker.
7. During a physical altercation between two patrons at a local tavern, one of the men displayed
a vial filled with a biological contaminant in a threatening manner. The police arrived at thetavern and arrested the individual.
8. The police responded to a fight-in-progress call. They found the offender beating a victim
about the face and head with a shoe. The victim suffered a cut that required several stitches.
The offender was arrested at the scene.

Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d)The category Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d) includes only
the attacks using personal weapons such as hands, arms, feet, fists, and teeth, that result in serious or
aggravated injury. Reporting agencies must consider the seriousness of the injury as the primary factor
in establishing whether the assault is aggravated or simple. They must classify the assault as aggravated if the personal injury is serious, for example, there are broken bones, internal injuries, or stitches
required. On the other hand, they must classify the offense as simple assault if the injuries are notserious (abrasions, minor lacerations, or contusions) and require no more than usual first-aid treatment.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d):9. A man came home drunk. During an argument with his wife, he slapped her with an open
hand and broke her jaw. The police arrested the husband, but his wife refused to prosecute.
10. During an argument over a parking space, one man pushed another to the ground. The manon the ground suffered an abrasion and a broken wrist. The individual who pushed him waslater arrested for assault.
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Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e)The category Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e) includes all assaults which do not
involve the use of a firearm, knife, cutting instrument, or other dangerous weapon and in which thevictim did not sustain serious or aggravated injuries. Simple assault is not a Part I offense—it is a
Part II offense but is collected under 4e as a quality control matter and for the purpose of looking at
total assault violence.
Agencies must classify as simple assault such offenses as assault and battery, injury caused by
culpable negligence, intimidation, coercion, and all attempts to commit these offenses. Under certain
circumstances, offenses of disorderly conduct, domestic violence, or affray must be classified as
simple assault. (For more information about Other Assaults as a Part II offense, see page 139.)
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e):11. Several bar patrons were watching a football game on television. The supporters of the two
teams exchanged heated words that led to a fist fight. The bartender called the police. Noneof the participants cooperated, so the police could not determine who started the fight. The
police arrested six patrons who had suffered bruises and minor cuts and charged them withaffray.
12. A married couple was arguing about financial problems. The husband slapped his wifeand left the house. The wife followed him, and they continued their argument. The police
responded to a call by a neighbor. The wife told them that her husband slapped her. The
police arrested the husband for domestic violence.
13. An employee of a local retail establishment received numerous e-mail messages at work fromher ex-boyfriend, against whom she had a restraining order. The e-mail messages contained
sexually offensive material and threats of violence to the employee; she turned them over tothe police.
14. Police responded to a reported fight at a residence. Upon arrival, they discovered a manwith a bruise around one eye. The man said that his son, aged 17, had struck him during anargument. The boy admitted to striking his father and apologized. The police documented
the incident but did not arrest anyone at the scene because the father did not wish to press
charges.
15. Two men were waiting in a line to enter a nightclub. One man tried to bully the other man
into giving up his place in line by threatening to punch him in the face. Refusing to be
intimidated, the man reported the threat to the nightclub’s bouncer who called the police. The
police cited the bully but did not arrest anyone at the scene.

Aids to Classifying Assaults
Careful consideration of the following factors should assist reporting agencies in classifying
assaults:
1. The type of weapon employed or the use of an object as a weapon
2. The seriousness of the injury
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Often, the weapon used or the extent of the injury sustained will be the deciding factor in
distinguishing aggravated from simple assault. In only a limited number of instances should it benecessary for the agency to examine the intent of the assailant.
Prosecutorial policy in a jurisdiction must not dictate an agency’s classification of an assault.
Reporting agencies must examine and classify assaults according to the standard UCR definitions,regardless of whether they are termed misdemeanors or felonies by local definitions.
Aggravated assault is a troublesome crime to classify. If a numberof persons are involved in a dispute or disturbance and law enforcement investigation cannot distinguish the aggressors from the victims,
the reporting agency must count the number of persons assaulted as
the number of offenses. In such circumstances, assault classifications may require agencies to identify and report both aggravated andsimple assaults within the same crime scenario. Additionally, multiple
types of weapons may be used during the commission of the assaults.
Occasionally, classifying offenses in this category will involve reporting
offenses in two or more subcategories when reporting the assaults.

Often, the weapon
used or the extent of
the injury sustained
will be the deciding
factor in distinguishing aggravated from
simple assault.

The following scenario offers an example of a multiple-offense situation in which some of theoffenses must be classified as a simple assault and others as aggravated assault:
16. During a confrontation between two groups of people, a fight occurred during which severalof the participants were injured. None of the combatants were cooperative, and all claimed
to be innocent. It was unclear to police who was responsible for which assault. The policearrested eight persons, five of whom were severely beaten and in need of emergency medical
treatment.
Explanation: To report this crime to the UCR Program, law enforcement must report a total of eight
assaults. Even though all the victims were not known, it was known that five persons were severely beaten. Therefore, reporting agencies must classify five offenses
as Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d) and threeoffenses as Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e).
The following scenario offers an example of a multiple-offense situation in which offenses must beclassified in two aggravated assault subcategories:
17. Police responding to a disturbance call found a juvenile gang fight in progress. The participants escaped, except for seven youths who suffered injuries. None would cooperate, and thepolice could not determine who started the fight. Three gang members were cut severely withknives. The remaining four suffered broken bones from being beaten with clubs. The policearrested the combatants who were under the age of 18 on felonious assault charges.
Explanation: A total of seven assault offenses must be reported: three offenses classified as
Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b) and four offenses classified as
Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c).

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BURGLARY—BREAKING OR ENTERING (5)• Forcible Entry• Unlawful Entry—No Force• Attempted Forcible Entry
Definition: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
The UCR Program classifies offenses locally known as burglary (any degree), unlawful entry withintent to commit a larceny or felony, breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny, housebreaking, safecracking, and all attempts at these offenses as burglary.
The UCR Program’s definition of a structure includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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OfficeOther building
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Public building
Railroad car
Room
SchoolStableStorage facility
Vessel (ship)
Warehouse

Additionally, any house trailer or other mobile unit that is permanently fixed as an office, residence, or storehouse is considered a structure. Tents, tent trailers, motor homes, house trailers, orother mobile units that are being used for recreational purposes are not considered structures. The
UCR Program does not consider a telephone booth a structure.

Hotel Rule
Burglaries of hotels, motels, lodging houses, or other places where lodging of transients is themain purpose can present reporting problems to law enforcement. If a number of units under a single
manager are burglarized and the offenses are most likely to be reported to the police by the manager
rather than the individual tenants, the burglary must be reported as a single offense. Examples areburglaries of a number of rental hotel rooms, rooms in flop houses, rooms in youth hostels, and units
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period of time that would preclude the tenancy from being classified as transient, then the burglaries
would most likely be reported separately by the occupants. Such burglaries must be reported as separate offenses. Examples of this latter type of multiple burglary would be the burglaries of a number
of apartments in an apartment house, of the offices of a number of commercial firms in a businessbuilding, of the offices of separate professionals within one building, or of a number of rooms in acollege dormitory.
Thefts from automobiles, whether locked or not; shoplifting from commercial establishments; andthefts from telephone booths, coin boxes, or coin-operated machines are all classified as larceny-theft
offenses. If the area entered was one of open access, thefts from the area would not involve an unlawful trespass and would be classified as larceny-theft. A forcible entry or unlawful entry in which notheft or felony occurs but acts of vandalism, malicious mischief, etc. are committed is not classified asa burglary provided investigation clearly established that the unlawful entry was for a purpose otherthan to commit a felony or theft. (For information about vandalism as a Part II offense, see page 141.)
Of course, if the offender unlawfully entered the structure, a multiple offense exists and the agency
must classify the offense as a burglary.
Larceny-theft is an element of burglary and, therefore, must not be reported as a separate offense if
associated with the unlawful entry of a structure. If a forcible or unlawful entry of a building is madeto steal a motor vehicle, the reporting agency must count the offense andthe value of the vehicle under burglary, not motor vehicle theft.
When a question arises as to whether a type of structure comes within
the scope of the burglary definition, the law enforcement officer must
look to the nature of the crime and be guided by the examples set forth.
If a question remains, the agency should contact its state UCR Program.
Direct contributors should contact the national Uniform Crime Reporting
Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (888) UCR-NIBR/(888) 827-6427.

Agencies must also
include in thiscategory burglary byconcealment inside abuilding followed byexiting the structure.

NOTE: It is important to remember that offenses must be classified according to UCR definitions
and not according to state or local codes. Some states might, for instance, categorize ashoplifting or a theft from an automobile as burglary. These offenses are not classified asburglaries in UCR and must be reported to the national Program as larceny-thefts.

Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a)Law enforcement must classify as Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a) all offenses where force ofany kind is used to unlawfully enter a structure for the purpose of committing a theft or felony. Thisdefinition applies when a thief gains entry by using tools; breaking windows; forcing windows, doors,transoms, or ventilators; cutting screens, walls, or roofs; and where known, using master keys, picks,
unauthorized keys, celluloid, a mechanical contrivance of any kind (e.g., a passkey or skeleton key),or other devices that leave no outward mark but are used to force a lock. Agencies must also include
in this category burglary by concealment inside a building followed by exiting the structure.

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The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a):1. A liquor store was broken into on a holiday when the store was closed. The next day, themanager found alcoholic beverages and money were missing and called the police.
2. A burglar used a key to enter four units in a condominium complex and stole numerous articles from each residence. The resident in each condominium called the police. The police
made no arrest.
3. A man hid in a theater. After it closed, he stole money from the cash register and left thepremises during the night. The police made no arrest.

Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b)The entry of a structure in a Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b) situation is achievedby use of an unlocked door or window. The element of trespass to the structure is essential in thiscategory, which includes thefts from open garages, open warehouses, open or unlocked dwellings, andopen or unlocked common basement areas in apartment houses where entry is achieved by other than
the tenant who has lawful access.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b):4. While a housewife was in the backyard hanging clothes, a 14-year-old boy entered her housethrough the unlocked front door and took her purse. When the woman realized her purse was
missing, she called the police. The police subsequently located the boy and charged him withjuvenile delinquency.
5. A woman posing as a maintenance employee entered an unlocked office and stole a walletfrom a cabinet.
6. During the night, someone stole a $24,000 car out of an unlocked, but closed, private garage.
Two days later, police found the car abandoned in a nearby town. No suspect was identified.
In certain circumstances of burglary, an agency may be required to identify, classify, and report
both Forcible Entry (5a) and Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b) within the same incident. Therefore,
the agency will occasionally report offenses in two or more categories.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify in two subcategories of burglary:
7. After closing hours, a thief entered an unlocked door of a warehouse. The warehouse contained a number of offices of individual shipping companies. The subject broke into eight ofthe company offices, rifled the office desks, and stole some items from each office.
Explanation: The reporting agency must classify this incident as eight offenses of Burglary—
Forcible Entry (5a) and one offense of Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b).

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Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c)This category includes those situations where a forcible entry burglary is attempted but notcompleted. Once the thief is inside a locked structure, the offense becomes a Burglary—Forcible Entry(5a). Agencies must classify attempts to enter an unlocked structure as well as actual trespass to an
unlocked structure as Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b). Only situations in which a thief has
attempted to break into a locked structure are classified as Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c).
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c):8. Police investigation verified an attempted break-in at the local bank. There were no suspects
in the incident.

LARCENY-THEFT (6)• Pocket-picking• Purse-snatching• Shoplifting• Thefts From Motor Vehicles• Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories• Theft of Bicycles• Theft From Buildings• Theft From Coin-operated Device or Machine• All Other
Definition: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding
away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Constructive possession is defined by Black’s Law Dictionary,
6th ed. as “where one does not have physical custody or possession,
but is in a position to exercise dominion or control over a thing.”

All thefts and attempted
thefts are included inthis category with one
exception: motor
vehicle theft.

Larceny and theft mean the same thing in the UCR Program. All thefts and attempted thefts areincluded in this category with one exception: motor vehicle theft. Because of the high volume of
motor vehicle thefts, this crime has its own offense category.
For the UCR Program, agencies must report local offense classifications such as grand theft,
petty larceny, felony larceny, or misdemeanor larceny as larceny-theft. Also, agencies must report alllarceny offenses regardless of the value of the property stolen.
Agencies must not classify as larceny the offenses of embezzlement; fraudulent conversion of
entrusted property; conversion of goods lawfully possessed by bailees, lodgers, or finders of lost
property; counterfeiting; obtaining money by false pretenses; larceny by check; larceny by bailee; orcheck fraud. Each of these crimes falls within one of the Part II offense categories, defined on pages
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The UCR Program divides the category larceny-theft into the following subcategories, which
are included on the Supplement to Return A reporting form under the heading Additional Analysis ofLarceny and Motor Vehicle Theft (6X).

Pocket-picking (6Xa)
Definition: The theft of articles from a person by stealth where the victim usually does not
become immediately aware of the theft.
Pocket-picking includes the removal of such items as wallets from women’s purses and men’s
pockets. It usually occurs in a crowd, public conveyance, or other similar situation to disguise theactivity. Reporting agencies must also include theft from a person in an unconscious state, including
drunks, in this category. However, if the victim is manhandled or if force beyond simple jostling isused to overcome the resistance of the victim, the offense becomes a strong-arm robbery and must be
so classified.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as pocket-picking (6Xa):
1. While standing in a crowd watching a parade, a man was jostled by someone who stole hisbillfold containing over $200.

Purse-snatching (6Xb)
Definition: The grabbing or snatching of a purse, handbag, etc., from the custody of anindividual.
The purse must be in the physical possession of the victim in order for the theft to be classified as
purse-snatching. If more force is used than is actually necessary to snatch the purse from the graspof the owner, or if the victim resists the theft in any way, then the offense is classified as a strong-arm
robbery. If a woman leaves her purse unattended and a thief steals it, the offense is classified as Theft
From Buildings (6Xg) or All Other Larceny-theft Not Specifically Classified (6Xi).

Shoplifting (6Xc)
Definition: The theft by a person (other than an employee) of goods or merchandise exposed
for sale.
By definition, the offender in a shoplifting incident has legal access to the premises and, thus, notrespass or unlawful entry is involved. The category includes thefts of merchandise displayed as apart of the stock in trade outside buildings such as department stores, hardware stores, supermarkets,
fruit stands, and gas stations.

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The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as shoplifting (6Xc):
2. Two persons entered a hardware store together. While one engaged the clerk in a discussion
in the back of the store, the other stole a power saw valued at $125.

Theft From Motor Vehicles (Except Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts andAccessories) (6Xd)
Definition: The theft of articles from a motor vehicle, whether locked or unlocked.
This type of larceny includes thefts from automobiles, trucks, truck
trailers, buses, motorcycles, motor homes, or other recreational vehicles.
It also includes thefts from any area in the automobile or other vehicle
including the trunk, glove compartment, or other enclosure. Some of
the items included in this theft category are cameras, suitcases, wearing
apparel, cellular phones, MP3 players, and packages. Agencies musttake care not to report items that are automobile parts and accessories
since these fall under the category Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts andAccessories (6Xe).
Certain state statutes might interpret theft from motor vehicles asburglaries. For the UCR Program, however, agencies must classify thesethefts as Theft From Motor Vehicles (6Xd).

If a theft from a motor
vehicle occurs in conjunction with a motor
vehicle theft, reporting agencies mustclassify the incident
as a motor vehicle
theft.

The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Theft From Motor Vehicles (6Xd):
3. A tractor trailer parked in the company parking lot was broken into, and 20 cases of canned
food were taken.
In larceny situations where both motor vehicle parts and accessories and articles from the motor
vehicle are stolen, agencies must report the offense resulting in the greatest value of property loss.
If a theft from a motor vehicle occurs in conjunction with a motor vehicle theft, reporting
agencies must classify the incident as a motor vehicle theft.

Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories (6Xe)Definition: The theft of any part or accessory attached to the interior or exterior of a motor
vehicle in a manner that would make the part an attachment to the vehicle or necessary for the operation of the vehicle.
Thefts of motors, transmissions, radios, heaters, hubcaps and wheel covers, manufacturers’
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category. Agencies must be careful to report only parts or accessories that are attached to the vehicle.
If items being transported in the vehicle are stolen, reporting agencies must classify the offense as a
Theft From Motor Vehicles (6Xd).
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories (6Xe):
4. A thief broke into a locked car and was attempting to remove an expensive compact discplayer when the owner of the car returned. The owner called the police, who arrested theman.

Theft of Bicycles (6Xf)Definition: The unlawful taking of any bicycle, tandem bicycle, unicycle, etc.
The category Theft of Bicycles includes all bicycle thefts reported to law enforcement agencies.
The UCR Program classifies thefts of motorcycles, motor scooters, mopeds, etc., as Motor Vehicle
Theft—Other Vehicles (7c).

Theft From Buildings (6Xg)
Definition: A theft from within a building that is open to the general public and where theoffender has legal access.
The category Theft From Buildings includes thefts from such places as churches, restaurants,
schools, libraries, public buildings, and other public and professional offices during the hours whensuch facilities are open to the public. This category does not include shoplifting and thefts from coinoperated devices or machines within open buildings; these offenses must be classified according totheir separate larceny categories.
Agencies must report a theft from a structure accompanied by a breaking or unlawful entry
without breaking (trespass) as burglary, not as larceny-theft.

Theft From Coin-operated Device or Machine (6Xh)Definition: A theft from a device or machine which is operated or activated by the use of a coin.
Coin-operated or currency-operated devices or machines (operated through use of coins, paper
money, tokens, etc.) include candy, cigarette, and food vending machines; telephone coin boxes; parking meters; pinball machines; video machines; and washers and dryers located in laundromats where
no breaking or illegal entry of the building is involved.
Agencies must classify as burglary incidents in which a building is broken into or illegally enteredand a coin-operated or currency-operated device or machine in the building is rifled for money and/or
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All Other Larceny-theft Not Specifically Classified (6Xi)
Definition: All thefts which do not fit the definition of the specific categories of larceny listed
above.
The category All Other Larceny-theft includes:• Theft from fenced enclosures• Theft from boats and airplanes• Theft of jet skis
• Theft of animals• Theft of lawnmowers• Theft of lawn furniture• Theft of hand tools• Theft of farm and construction equipment where no breaking or entering of a structure is
involved• Theft following illegal entry of a tent, tent trailer, or travel trailer used for recreational
purposes• Theft of airplanes, bulldozers, and motorboats• Theft of gasoline from a self-service gas station
NOTE: The UCR Program considers only incidents in which an individual leaves a self-service
gas station without paying for gasoline as larceny-theft. Purchasing gasoline from a fullservice gas station implies a tacit agreement with the service attendant. Therefore, agencies
must classify incidents in which a driver leaves a full-service gas station without paying theattendant as fraud, not larceny-theft.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as All Other Larceny-theft Not Specifically Classified (6Xi):
5. A local airport reported the theft of a single-engine airplane by a mechanic who did not havepermission to take the plane. The police apprehended the subject.
6. Two 17-year-old boys boarded a rowboat at dockside and stole a fishing rod and reel. The
police apprehended both boys, but no charges were formally filed.

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (7)• Autos• Trucks and Buses• Other Vehicles
Definition: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Motor Vehicle Theft includes the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle, which the UCR
Program defines as a self-propelled vehicle that runs on land surface and not on rails; for example,
sport utility vehicles, automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, motor scooters, all-terrain vehicles,
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and snowmobiles are classified as motor vehicles. This category does not include farm equipment,
bulldozers, airplanes, construction equipment, or water craft (motorboats, sailboats, houseboats, or jetskis). Taking a vehicle for temporary use when prior authority has been granted or can be assumed
such as in family situations, rental car agreements, or unauthorized use by chauffeurs and others
having lawful access to the vehicle must not be classified as motor vehicle thefts.
Reporting agencies must classify as Motor Vehicle Theft all cases where automobiles are taken by
persons not having lawful access even though the vehicles are later abandoned. They should include
joyriding in this category. If a vehicle is stolen in conjunction with another offense, the reporting
agency must classify the crimes using the procedures for classifying multiple offenses (see page 10).

Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a)The category Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a) includes the thefts of all sedans, station wagons,
coupes, convertibles, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and other similar motor vehicles that serve theprimary purpose of transporting people from one place to another. Automobiles used as taxis arealso included. Some states allow a station wagon to be registered as a truck; however, licensing is
not a determining factor. The UCR Program stipulates that a station wagon must be classified as an
automobile.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a):1. A juvenile took a sport utility vehicle from in front of the owner’s residence. Approximately
3 hours later, the police found the vehicle on the other side of town, abandoned and out ofgas. The juvenile was not apprehended.
2. An owner awoke to find his car several parking spaces north of where it had been parked
the previous night. There was no damage. The vehicle had not been hot wired. The ownernoticed that the gas tank was empty. He notified the police.
3. A woman stopped at a mailbox and left her minivan running while she got out to mail a letter.
A 14-year-old boy jumped into the vehicle and drove away. The police recovered the auto 2hours later, wrecked against a tree. They arrested the boy.
4.

A taxi was stolen from a parking lot. The police recovered it in another city.

Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b)The category Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b) includes the theft of those vehicles
specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to commercially transport people and cargo. Pickup
trucks and cargo vans, regardless of their use, are included in this category. The UCR Program
considers a self-propelled motor home to be a truck.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b):5. A self-propelled motor home was stolen from the driveway of a citizen’s residence. The
police later found the vehicle stripped of all removable parts.
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6. Three 16-year-old students drove their school bus from the school’s property to a local shopping center to buy concert tickets. They had no permission to use the bus. Even though nocharges were filed against the youths, all three were summoned to appear before the juvenile
court.

Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c)The category Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c) includes all other motor vehicles thatmeet the UCR definition such as snowmobiles, motorcycles, motor scooters, trail bikes, mopeds, golf
carts, all-terrain vehicles, and motorized wheelchairs. Obviously, all situations cannot be covered, so
the classifier’s decision must be based on UCR standards and the results of law enforcement investigation.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c):7. A winter retreat lodge in a mountain area had numerous snowmobiles for the use of its
guests. During the night, three of these vehicles were stolen.

ARSON (8)• Arson—Structural• Arson—Mobile• Arson—Other
Definition: Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to
defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
Agencies must report as arson only fires determined through investigation to have been willfully
or maliciously set. Attempts to burn are included in this offense, but fires of suspicious or unknown
origins are not. Agencies must classify one offense for each distinct arson operation originating
within the reporting jurisdiction. If an arson is perpetrated in one locale and spreads to another, thejurisdiction in which the fire originated must report it.

Arson—Structural (8a–g)• Single occupancy residential (houses, townhouses, duplexes, etc.)• Other residential (apartments, tenements, flats, hotels, motels, inns, dormitories, boarding
houses, etc.)• Storage (barns, garages, warehouses, etc.)• Industrial/manufacturing• Other commercial (stores, restaurants, offices, etc.)• Community/public (churches, jails, schools, colleges, hospitals, etc.)• All other structure (out buildings, monuments, buildings under constructions, etc.)
In classifying the object of an arson as structural, reporting agencies must use the guidelines fordefining structures set forth in the discussion of burglary in this handbook (page 28). A house trailer
or mobile unit that is permanently fixed as an office, residence, or storehouse must be consideredstructural property.
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Structures are further divided into two subcategories: residential and nonresidential. The UCR
Program considers a residential structure to be any dwelling used for human habitation, including
houses, townhouses, apartments, etc. In order to comply with the UCR definition of Arson—Single
Occupancy Residential (8a) structures must meet all three of the following conditions:• Private dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, etc. each occupied by a single family group• Total sleeping accommodations for no more than 20 persons• No more than two rooms per unit rented to outsiders
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Arson—Structural (8a–g):
1. As the result of fire, several condominiums were destroyed or damaged. Investigation
revealed an arsonist had ignited a fire in one condominium; however, the fire spread to several
adjacent buildings, causing $400,000 total damage.
Residential property not meeting the above-listed criteria are classified as Other Residential (8b).
For the purpose of reporting arson, temporary living quarters such as hotels, motels, inns, are includedin the Other Residential category. The remaining structural subcategories address nonresidential
property and are self-explanatory.

Arson—Mobile (8h–i)••

Motor vehicle (automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, etc.)
Other mobile property (trailers, recreational vehicles, airplanes, boats, etc.)

Motor vehicles by UCR definition must be self-propelled and run on land surface and not on rails;
for example, sport utility vehicles, automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, motor scooters, all-terrain
vehicles, and snowmobiles are classified as motor vehicles.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Arson—Mobile (8h–i):
2. Someone threw a firebomb at a parked vehicle; the device missed the car and burned harmlessly in the street.
3. The owner of an airplane willfully burned it to collect the insurance money. The fire also
damaged the plane’s hangar; the estimated total loss was $450,000. The owner fled the area
and could not be found.

Arson—Other (8j)
The category Arson—Other (8j) subcategory encompasses arson of all property not classified as
structural or mobile. Willful or malicious burnings of property such as crops, timber, fences, signs,
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The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify as Arson—Other (8j):4. A 16-year-old boy, whose motive was revenge, burned the timber belonging to a local
rancher, causing $200,000 in damage. The police arrested the juvenile.

Cautions In Classifying Arson
Key to properly classifying arson is establishing the point of origin of a fire. If an individual willfully burns a vehicle parked adjacent to a home and the fire subsequently spreads to and destroys thehome, the appropriate arson subcategory would be Mobile—Motor Vehicle (8h). In cases where thepoint of origin is undetermined or in instances of multiple points of origin, the agency must report thestructural, mobile, or other category of property that suffered the greatest fire damage.
Incidents in which persons are killed as a direct result of arson are classified as both criminal
homicides and arson. Similarly, the number of persons severely injured during an arson must bereported as aggravated assaults along with the arson.
NOTE: The Hierarchy Rule does not apply to the offense of arson. In
cases in which an arson occurs in conjunction with another Part I
crime, the agency must report both crimes, the arson and the additional Part I offense. For multiple offenses, one of which is arson,
the reporting agency must report the arson and apply the Hierarchy
Rule to the remaining Part I crimes to determine which one is themost serious and should also be reported.

Key to properlyclassifying arson
is establishing thepoint of origin of afire.

The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must classify both as Arson—Structural (8a–g) and the appropriate Part I offense:
5. The police and fire investigators determined a fire was deliberately set in a single-family
home valued at $165,000. Rescue workers assisted in helping the family escape; however, achild, aged 8, died at the scene from smoke inhalation. No arrests were made.
Explanation: Law enforcement must report arson and criminal homicide.
6. Three individuals broke into a warehouse. While inside, they spray painted the walls. They
located the night watchman and kicked him into unconsciousness. The watchman sustained
several broken ribs. Prior to leaving, the vandals sloshed gasoline around the premises. The
police arrived on the scene and apprehended two of the three suspects as they were attempting to ignite the gasoline. Investigators estimated the damage at $4,000.
Explanation: Law enforcement must report arson and aggravated assault.
7. A fire was reported at the local college dormitory. Ten students were killed as a direct resultof the flames and asphyxiation. Two more students died from internal injuries received when
they attempted to jump to safety. Six people were hospitalized with second- and third-degreeburns. Final investigative reports of the incident revealed that tennis balls soaked in alcohol
had been ignited against a dormitory room door as a prank.
Explanation: Law enforcement must report arson and criminal homicide.

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CHAPTER IIISCORING OFFENSES
Scoring is counting the number of offenses after they have been classified. The appropriate
scoring of Part I crime is directly related to the two types of crimes involved, crimes against theperson and crimes against property.
Generally, agencies score attempts to commit a crime as though the crimes were actually completed. The only exception to this rule applies to attempts or assaults to murder wherein the victim
does not die; these offenses must be scored as aggravated assaults rather than attempted murders.

Crimes Against the Person Versus Crimes Against Property
Distinguishing between crimes committed against persons and those committed against property
greatly facilitates the process of scoring offenses. In the UCR Program, the offenses of criminal
homicide, forcible rape, and aggravated assault are crimes against the person. For these crimes, one
offense is counted for each victim. Robbery, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson
are crimes against property. For these crimes, one offense is counted for each distinct operation or
attempt, except in the case of motor vehicle theft for which one offense is counted for each stolen
vehicle and one offense for each attempt to steal a motor vehicle.

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Data Entry

Scoring Offenses on the Return A
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

CRIMINAL HOMICIDE (1)• Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter• Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence
Crime Against the Person
Score One Offense Per Victim

Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
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Data Entry

1. A berserk gunman shot and killed three pedestrians. The police subdued the offender andplaced him under arrest. (Three offenses, three offenses cleared by arrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

3

3

3

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide
b. Manslaughter by Negligence

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CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2. A neighbor discovered an infant who had been beaten. The neighbor rushed the infant to thehospital. The infant later died as a direct result of the injuries. Investigation revealed that themother was responsible. The mother was not considered mentally competent, and the district
attorney did not wish to prosecute. (One offense, one offense cleared by exceptional means.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

3. A man shot and killed his neighbor in an argument over the location of their property line.
The police arrested the man and charged him with murder. (One offense, one offense clearedby arrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

4. A husband and wife had an argument. The wife shot the husband and severely wounded him.
He grabbed the gun and shot and killed her. The husband survived his wounds. The police
subsequently arrested him. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDE

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a. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

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Data Entry

5. A man was in a fight on the second floor of a building. During the fight, he was knocked
through a window and fell to his death. No arrest was made. (One offense, one offense notcleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

6. While attempting to break up a fight, a man was struck over the head with an ashtray by oneof the combatants. During the incident, a pre-existing aneurysm burst in the man’s head,causing his death. No arrest was made. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

7. A psychiatrist counseling a young female patient performed a criminal abortion on her. She
died of peritonitis resulting from the operation. The psychiatrist fled the state and is stillwanted for the crime. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

8. A teller chased a robber from a bank. The robber fired at him. His shot missed the teller but
killed a woman walking on the street. The police did not locate the robber. (One offense,
one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

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Data Entry

9. While playing cards, two men got into an argument. The first man attacked the second witha broken bottle. The second man pulled a gun and killed the first. The police arrested theshooter; he claimed self-defense. The police found no other witnesses. (One offense, one
offense cleared by arrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

10. A felon fleeing in her car attempted to get through a police roadblock. As a result, she struck
and killed two police officers. (Two offenses, two offenses not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18

and attempts)(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

22

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

NOTE: For each Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) reported on
the Return A, the reporting agency must make an entry on the front of the Supplementary
Homicide Report (SHR) form in order to provide additional required information. The UCR
Program uses the SHR to provide more detailed information about the victim and offender ina homicide such as the relationship of victim to offender, the weapon used, and the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death. (Refer to pages 104–107 for a discussion of the SHRform). Additionally, the agency to which the deceased officers were assigned must complete
the applicable law enforcement officers killed and assaulted forms. (See pages 109–111 fora discussion of these forms.)

Justifiable Homicide
To report justifiable homicides on the Return A, agencies must score one offense for each victim
in Column 2 on line 1a. Agencies must score that same number of offenses in Column 3, Unfounded.
Finally, agencies must not score the number of actual offenses in Column 4 because a justifiablehomicide is not an offense.
NOTE: A justifiable homicide, by definition, occurs in conjunction with other offenses. Therefore,
the crime being committed when the justifiable homicide took place must be reported as aseparate offense. Further, the crime being committed by the felon at the time of his or her
death must be cleared by exceptional means. (See pages 80–81 for a discussion of clearedby exceptional means.) Reporting agencies must ensure that they do not classify a killingas justifiable or excusable solely on the claims of self-defense or on the action of a coroner,
prosecutor, grand jury, or court.

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The following scenario is an example of a justifiable homicide by a police officer that reporting
agencies must score as Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) and thenscore as Unfounded:

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

11. A police officer answered a bank alarm and surprised the robber coming out of the bank.
The robber saw the responding officer and fired at him. The officer returned fire, killing therobber. The officer was charged in a court of record as a matter of routine in such cases.
(One offense of criminal homicide, unfounded, and one offense of robbery, cleared by
exceptional means.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence12

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1

1

1

1

1
1

NOTE: In this situation, the general rule for classification does not apply. The activity of the robber
is classified as robbery. The killing by the officer in the line of duty is classified as justifiable homicide and must be entered opposite the criminal homicide (1a) category in Column
2 of the Return A and unfounded in Column 3. Therefore, the killing has been accounted
for as murder, but also reported as unfounded. Additionally, this incident must be classified
and scored as an assault on the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted form 1-701.
The following scenario is an example of a justifiable homicide by a private citizen that reporting
agencies must score as Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) and thenscore as Unfounded:

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

12. When a gunman entered a store and attempted to rob the proprietor, the storekeeper shot andkilled the felon. (One offense of murder, unfounded, and one offense of robbery, cleared by
exceptional means.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence12

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1
1

1
1

1
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Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b)As a general rule, one offense is counted for each death caused by the gross negligence of another.
Deaths of persons due to their own negligence, accidental deaths not resulting from gross negligence,and traffic fatalities are not included in the category Manslaughter by Negligence (1b). However,arrests in connection with traffic fatalities must be counted on the Age, Sex, and Race of Persons
Arrested (ASR) form opposite “Manslaughter by Negligence.” The findings of a court, coroner’s
inquest, etc., do not affect classifying or scoring; these are law enforcement statistics.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Criminal Homicide—Manslaughter by Negligence (1b).

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

13. While two juveniles were playing with a gun, one playfully pointed it at the other. The youth
pointing the gun fired it and killed the other. At the time of arrest, the juvenile claimed noknowledge of the gun being loaded. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1

1

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

14. A target shooter was practicing in an unicorporated wooded area near some houses. One shot
missed the target and killed a resident. The police arrested the shooter. (One offense, one
offense cleared by arrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

1

NOTE: For each Manslaughter by Negligence (1b) reported on the Return A, the reporting agency
must make an entry on the back of the SHR form in order to provide additional required
information.

FORCIBLE RAPE (2)• Rape by Force• Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape
Crime Against the Person
Score One Offense Per Victim

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Forcible Rape—Rape by Force (2a)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Forcible Rape—Rape by Force (2a):1. Law enforcement received a complaint from a victim who claimed that when she was leaving
work late one night, she was attacked in the company parking lot by an unidentified male andforcibly raped. The offender was not apprehended. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2
Data Entry

1

3

20

a. Rape by Force

21

b. Attempts to commit Forcible Rape

22

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

2. FORCIBLE RAPE TOTAL

4

1

1

1

1

2. Two men lured a woman to their motel room with the promise of discussing a job
opportunity. They threatened her with a knife and both forcibly raped her. On complaint by
the woman, the police arrested both men. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

2. FORCIBLE RAPE TOTAL

20

a. Rape by Force

21

b. Attempts to commit Forcible Rape

22

1

1

1

1

1
1

NOTE: In cases where several males attack one female, agencies must count the number of victims,
not the number of offenders nor the number of times the female was raped.
3. Three girls were attacked, assaulted, and raped by four boys. Each boy raped each of thegirls. No arrests were made. (Three offenses, three offenses not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

2. FORCIBLE RAPE TOTAL

20

a. Rape by Force

21

b. Attempts to commit Forcible Rape

22

3
3

3
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Forcible Rape—Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Forcible Rape—Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape (2b):4. A man attacked a woman on the street, knocked her down, and attempted to rape her. A
pedestrian frightened the man away before he could complete the attack. The police were
notified. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

2. FORCIBLE RAPE TOTAL

20

a. Rape by Force

21

b. Attempts to commit Forcible Rape

22

1

1

1

1

Actual offenses of forcible rape are scored opposite item 2a, and assaults or attempts to forciblyrape are scored opposite item 2b. Both subtotals, 2a and 2b, are added for forcible rape total.
5. At a local bar, a man slipped gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a date rape drug, into awoman’s drink. However, the man was unable to lure the woman away from her friends.
Investigators concluded that the man intended to have intercourse with the woman andarrested him. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearance

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

2. FORCIBLE RAPE TOTAL

20

a. Rape by Force

21

b. Attempts to commit Forcible Rape

22

1
1

1

1

ROBBERY (3)• Firearm• Knife or Cutting Instrument• Other Dangerous Weapon• Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.
Crime Against Property
Score One Offense Per Distinct Operation
Agencies must not count the number of victims robbed, those present at the robbery, or the number of offenders when scoring this crime.

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Robbery—Firearm (3a)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Robbery—Firearm (3a):1. A man came to a victim’s door and asked to use the phone. After being admitted to theresidence, he pulled a gun and demanded money. He took the victim’s money and fled. The
police have yet to apprehend the suspect. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1

1

2. A lone male with a gun appeared in a tavern and ordered ten patrons and the owner to handover their cash and jewelry. After obtaining their possessions, the man left. (One offense,
one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1

1

3. Four individuals planned to rob a local supermarket. One of the group informed the police.
On the appointed day, the four walked in the front door of the market armed with handguns.
They all were arrested. The informant was later released for cooperating. (One offense, one
offense cleared by arrest.)
2

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

3

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

4

1
1

1
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4. A person with a shotgun entered a rural grocery store and ordered the clerk to hand overthe cash. The clerk complied. The suspect ran out of the store to a waiting car. The clerk
notified the police. The police spotted the suspect’s vehicle and engaged in a high-speed
chase. They apprehended a 17-year-old suspect. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrestof a person under 18.)
2

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

3

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

4minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1
1

1

1

1
1

Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Robbery—Knife or Cutting Instrument (3b):5. A lone male approached a car stopped at a traffic light. The male brandished a knife andordered the driver of the car to get out of the vehicle. She complied, and the male thenjumped into the car and drove away, leaving the car owner frightened but unhurt. The woman
called the police. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)2

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

3

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

50

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

4

1
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6. A man was walking down the street when an assailant grabbed him and held a broken bottle
to his throat. While the assailant was attempting to remove the victim’s wallet from his
pocket, the police arrived and arrested the assailant. (One offense, one offense cleared byarrest.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1
1

1

1

Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c)
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Robbery—Other Dangerous Weapon (3c):7. Two men accosted a third, an acquaintance, in an alley near a bar. They beat him severelywith a club and took his wallet containing several hundred dollars. The victim reported theincident to the police. No arrest was made. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1

1

8. A woman robbed a jewelry store by threatening to detonate a bomb. Two store employees
managed to detain the suspect until the police arrrived. The subject was arrested. (One
offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)
2

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

3

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

4

1

1

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9. While a motorist was stopped at an intersection, a man armed with a canister of Mace
forcibly removed her from her convertible. The man got into the vehicle and drove away.
The motorist suffered several cuts and bruises in the confrontation. The police were unable
to locate the offender or the vehicle. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1

1

Robbery—Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. (3d)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Robbery—Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. (3d):10. During a purse-snatching, a thief shoved a woman to the ground and took her purse. The
thief escaped. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

1

1

1

11. A juvenile was observed by a store security guard concealing compact discs under his shirt.
When he was confronted, the youth punched the security guard and fled the store, leaving thecompact discs behind. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm

3152

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

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ASSAULT (4)• Firearm• Knife or Cutting Instrument• Other Dangerous Weapon• Strong-arm—Hands, Fist, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury• Other Assaults—Simple, Not AggravatedCrime Against the Person
Score One Offense Per Victim
Attempts and assaults to murder must be classified as aggravated assault.
NOTE: Aggravated assault is a troublesome crime to score. If a number of persons are involved ina dispute or disturbance and law enforcement investigation cannot distinguish the aggressors from the victims, reporting agencies must count the number of persons assaulted as thenumber of offenses.

Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Aggravated Assault—Firearm (4a):1. A man had an argument with his girlfriend. She left and later returned with a gun and shot
the man, attempting to kill him. He recovered from his gunshot wound. The police arrested
the woman. She was prosecuted for attempted murder. (One offense, one offense cleared byarrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm41

1b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

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2. While an officer was attempting to serve a warrant, the individual ran from her. The subject
turned and fired on the officer, wounding her. Assisting officers caught and arrested theindividual. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

1

1

1
1

NOTE: Additionally, this incident must be classified and scored as an assault on the Law
Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted form 1-701.

Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument (4b):3. During a dice game, a heated argument erupted and one man stabbed another with ahypodermic needle. The victim recovered but refused to press charges against his attacker.
(One offense, one offense cleared by exceptional means.)
1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2

3

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated45

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

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or known to police

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

4

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4. During an argument, a man cut a woman with a razor. The police were unable to locate thesuspect. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm41

1b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

1

Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c)
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon (4c):
5. At the scene of a riot, three police officers were attacked by 20 rioters who were armed withclubs and rocks. The police officers sustained injuries that caused them to be hospitalized.
A total of 45 rioters, including 18 of those participating in the assaults, were arrested for
disorderly conduct. (Three offenses, three offenses cleared by arrest).

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

33

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

3

3

3

3

NOTE: Additionally, this incident must be classified and scored as an assault on the Law
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6. During an argument, a man picked up a tire iron and hit his neighbors, a man and his wife.
The man suffered a minor bruise, but the wife had a concussion from a blow to the head. The
police arrested the attacker. (Two offenses, two offenses cleared by arrest.)
1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2

3

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

22

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

4

2

2

2

2

7. During a physical altercation between two patrons at a local tavern, one of the men displayed
a vial filled with a biological contaminant in a threatening manner. The police arrived at thetavern and arrested the individual. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

1

1

8. The police responded to a fight-in-progress call. They found the offender beating a victim
about the face and head with a shoe. The victim suffered a cut that required several stitches.
The offender was arrested at the scene. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

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Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Aggravated Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.—Aggravated Injury (4d):9. A man came home drunk. During an argument with his wife, he slapped her with an open
hand and broke her jaw. The police arrested the husband, but his wife refused to prosecute.
(One offense, one offense cleared by exceptional means.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

1

1

10. During an argument over a parking space, one man pushed another to the ground. The manon the ground suffered an abrasion and a broken wrist. The individual who pushed him waslater arrested for assault. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

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Assault—Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Assault—Other Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated (4e):11. Several bar patrons were watching a football game on television. The supporters of the two
teams exchanged heated words that led to a fist fight. The bartender called the police. Noneof the participants cooperated, so the police could not determine who started the fight. The
police arrested six patrons, who had suffered bruises and minor cuts, and charged them withaffray. (Six offenses, six offenses cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearance

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated45

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

6

6

6

6

6

6

12. A married couple was arguing about financial problems. The husband slapped his wife and left
the house. The wife followed him, and they continued their argument. The police responded toa call by a neighbor. The wife told them that her husband slapped her. The police arrested thehusband for domestic violence. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

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13. An employee of a local retail establishment received numerous e-mail messages at work fromher ex-boyfriend, against whom she had a restraining order. The e-mail messages contained
sexually offensive material and threats of violence to the employee, so she turned them overto the police. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

1

1

14. The police responded to a reported fight at a residence. Upon arrival, they discovered a manwith a bruise around one eye. The man said that his son, aged 17, had struck him during anargument. The boy admitted to striking his father and apologized. The police documented
the incident but did not arrest anyone at the scene because the father did not wish to press
charges. (One offense, one offense cleared by exceptional means.)
1
Data Entry

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

4

1

1

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15. Two men were waiting in a line to enter a nightclub. One man tried to bully the other man
into giving up his place in line by threatening to punch him in the face. Refusing to be
intimidated, the man reported the threat to the nightclub’s bouncer who called the police.
The police cited the bully but did not arrest anyone at the scene. (One offense, one offense
cleared by exceptional means.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated45

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

1

1

1

The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting
agencies must score as simple assaults and as aggravated assaults:
16. During a confrontation between two groups of people, a fight occurred during which severalof the participants were injured. None of the combatants were cooperative, and all claimed to
be innocent. It was unclear to the police who was responsible for which assault. The policearrested eight persons, five of whom were severely beaten and in need of emergency medical
treatment. (A total of eight offenses must be reported: five offenses classified as Aggravated
Assault—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. [4d] and three offenses classified as Other Assaults—
Simple, Not Aggravated [4e]. Eight offenses cleared by arrest.)
1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2

3

4

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

88

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

5

5

5

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

3

3

3

8

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The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score in two aggravated assault subcategories:
17. Police responding to a disturbance call found a juvenile gang fight in progress. The
participants escaped, except for seven youths who suffered injuries. None would cooperate,
and the police could not determine who started the fight. Three gang members had been
cut severely with knives. The remaining four suffered broken bones from being beatenwith clubs. The police arrested the combatants who were under the age of 18 on felonious
assault charges. (A total of seven assault offenses must be reported: three offenses classified
as Aggravated Assault—Knife or Cutting Instrument [4b] and four offenses classified as
Aggravated Assault—Other Dangerous Weapon [4c]. Seven offenses cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

77

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42

3

3

3

3

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

4

4

4

4

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated45

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BURGLARY—BREAKING OR ENTERING (5)• Forcible Entry• Unlawful Entry—No Force• Attempted Forcible Entry
Crime Against Property
Score One Offense Per Distinct Operation
The UCR Program scores as burglary those offenses locally known as burglary (any degree),unlawful entry with intent to commit a larceny or felony, breaking and entering with intent to commit
a larceny, housebreaking, safecracking, and all attempts at these offenses.

Hotel Rule
Burglaries of hotels, motels, lodging houses, and other places where lodging of transients is themain purpose are scored under provisions of the Hotel Rule. This principle of scoring dictates that
if a number of dwelling units under a single manager are burglarized and the offenses are most likely
to be reported to the police by the manager rather than the individual tenants, the burglary must bescored as one offense.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score under the provisions of the Hotel Rule:
1. A thief entered a hotel, forcibly entered seven unoccupied guests’ rooms and stole cash,
jewelry, and other personal belongings from each room. Subsequent police investigation
eliminated hotel employees and others who had lawful access to the rooms. (One offense,
one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

1
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1
1

However, if the individual living areas in a building are rented or leased to the occupants for aperiod of time, which would preclude the tenancy from being classified as transient, then the occupants would probably report the burglaries separately. Reporting agencies must score these burglaries
as separate offenses. Examples of this latter type of multiple burglary include burglaries of a number
of apartments in an apartment house, the offices of a number of commercial firms in a business building, or the offices of separate professionals within one building.

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The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as multiple offenses of Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a):2. The manager of a self-storage facility called the police to investigate a possible burglary.
Once on the scene, the police determined that six storage facilities had been forced open andthat items had been stolen from each facility. No arrest has been made. (Six offenses, six
offenses not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

6
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

6

6

6

Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a):1. A liquor store was broken into on a holiday when the store was closed. The next day, themanager found alcoholic beverages and money were missing and called the police. (One
offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

1
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1
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2. A burglar used a key to enter four units in a condominium complex and stole numerous
articles from each residence. The resident in each condominium called the police. The
police made no arrest. (Four offenses, four offenses not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

4
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

4

4

4

3. A man hid in a theater. After it closed, he stole money from the cash register and left
the premises during the night. The police made no arrest. (One offense, one offense notcleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

1
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1

1

Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b):4. While a housewife was in the backyard hanging clothes, a 14-year-old boy entered her housethrough the unlocked front door and took her purse. When the woman realized her purse was
missing, she called the police. The police subsequently located the boy and charged him withjuvenile delinquency. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest of a person under age 18.)
1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2

3

4

Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

50

1

64

6

or known to police

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

5

a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1
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5. A woman posing as a maintenance employee entered an unlock ed office and stole a walletfrom a cabinet. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)1
Data Entry

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

4

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

5

50

1
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1

1

6. During the night, someone stole a $24,000 car out of an unlocked, but closed, private garage.
Two days later, police found the car abandoned in a nearby town. No suspect was identified.
(One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

1
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1

1

In certain circumstances involving burglary, the reporting agency may be required to classify
and score both Forcible Entry (5a) and Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b) within the same incident.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as both Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a) and Burglary—Unlawful Entry—No Force (5b):7. After closing hours, a thief entered an unlocked door of a warehouse. The warehouse
contained a number of offices of individual shipping companies. The subject broke into eightof the company offices, rifled the office desks, and stole some items from each office. (Eightoffenses of Burglary—Forcible Entry [5a], not cleared; one offense of Burglary—Unlawful
Entry—No Force [5b], not cleared, for a total of nine offenses. Nine offenses not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

9

9

a. Forcible Entry

51

8

8

b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

1

1

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

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Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c)
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Burglary—Attempted Forcible Entry (5c):8. Police investigation verified an attempted break-in at the local bank. There were no suspects
in the incident. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2

3

4

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

5

50

1
a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1

1

LARCENY-THEFT (6)Crime Against Property
Score One Offense Per Distinct Operation
In larceny-theft situations, whether a single article or several articles are stolen from one place on
the same occasion, only one distinct operation has occurred, and reporting agencies must score one
offense. The number of offenses reported would be one even if several items belonging to different
people were stolen at the same time from one place. (See the Separation of Time and Place Rule,
page 12.)
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Larceny-theft (6):
1. While standing in a crowd watching a parade, a man was jostled by someone who stole hisbillfold containing over $200. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL

60

1(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)

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2. Two persons entered a hardware store together. While one engaged the clerk in a discussion
in the back of the store, the other stole a power saw valued at $125. (One offense, one
offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL

60

1

1

(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)

3. A tractor trailer parked in the company parking lot was broken into, and 20 cases of canned
food were taken. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL

60

1

1

(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)

4. A thief broke into a locked car and was attempting to remove an expensive compact discplayer when the owner of the car returned. The owner called the police, who arrested theman. (One offense, one offense cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

11

and attempts)

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL

60

1(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)

5. A local airport reported the theft of a single-engine airplane by a mechanic who did not havepermission to take the plane. The police apprehended the subject. (One offense, one offense
cleared by arrest.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

and attempts)

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL

60

1minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)

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6. Two 17-year-old boys boarded a rowboat at dockside and stole a fishing rod and reel. The
police apprehended both boys, but no charges were formally filed. (One offense, one offense
cleared by arrest of a person under age 18.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

and attempts)

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL

60

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

1

1

(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (7)• Autos• Trucks and Buses• Other Vehicles
Crime Against Property
Score One Offense For Each Stolen Vehicle
To score thefts of motor vehicles, reporting agencies must score one offense for each vehicle
stolen and one offense for each attempt to steal a motor vehicle. The theft of a vehicle must be scoredas such even though the vehicle was recovered very soon after the theft occured.

Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Motor Vehicle Theft—Autos (7a):1. A juvenile took a sport utility vehicle from in front of the owner’s residence. Approximately
3 hours later, the police found the vehicle on the other side of town, abandoned and out ofgas. The juvenile was not apprehended. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

70

1

68

a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

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2. An owner awoke to find his car several parking spaces north of where it had been parked
the previous night. There was no damage. The vehicle had not been hot wired. The ownernoticed that the gas tank was empty. He notified the police. (One offense, one offense notcleared.)1
Data Entry

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

4

70

1
a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

1

1

1

3. A woman stopped at a mailbox and left her minivan running while she got out to mail a letter.
A 14-year-old boy jumped into the vehicle and drove away. The police recovered the auto 2hours later, wrecked against a tree. They arrested the boy. (One offense, one offense clearedby arrest of a person under age 18.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

70

1
a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

1

1

1

1
1

1
1

4. A taxi was stolen from a parking lot. The police recovered it in another city. (One offense,
one offense not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

70

1
a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

1

1
1

Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b)The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Motor Vehicle Theft—Trucks and Buses (7b):

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5. A self-propelled motor home was stolen from the driveway of a citizen’s residence. The
police later found the vehicle stripped of all removable parts. (One offense, one offense notcleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

70

1
a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

1

1

1

6. Three 16-year-old students drove their school bus from the school’s property to a local shopping center to buy concert tickets. They had no permission to use the bus. Even though nocharges were filed against the youths, all three were summoned to appear before the juvenile
court. (One offense, one offense cleared by exceptional means of a person under age 18.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

70

1
a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

1

1

1

1
1

1
1

Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c)
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Motor Vehicle Theft—Other Vehicles (7c):7. A winter retreat lodge in a mountain area had numerous snowmobiles for the use of its
guests. During the night, three of these vehicles were stolen. (Three offenses, three offenses
not cleared.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

70

3

70

a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73

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ARSON (8)• Structural• Mobile• Other
Crime Against Property
Score One Offense Per Distinct Operation
Because of the unique nature of the crime of arson, the UCR Program provides a separate
reporting form (Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement) for collecting arson
data. On the form, the various property types appear in Column l. Columns 2 through 6 are identical to those on the Return A, but two additional columns are included on the arson form. Reporting
agencies must use Column 7 to enter the number of arson offenses that involved structures (a–g only)that were uninhabited, abandoned, deserted, or not normally in use. In Column 8, the agency mustenter the estimated value of property damage for all arson offenses entered in Column 4. These two
additional columns are discussed further in Chapter IV of this handbook. (See pages 94–96.)

Arson—Structural (8a–g)
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Arson on the Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement:
1. As the result of fire, several condominiums were destroyed or damaged. Investigation
revealed an arsonist had ignited a fire in one condominium; however, the fire spread to several
adjacent buildings, causing $400,000 total damage. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

A. Single Occupancy Residential:11$400,000

Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes, etc.

2. The police and fire investigators determined a fire was deliberately set in a single-family
home valued at $165,000. Rescue workers assisted in helping the family escape; however, achild, aged 8, died at the scene from smoke inhalation. No arrests were made. (One offenseof arson, one offense of criminal homicide, not cleared.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

A. Single Occupancy Residential:

11$165,000

Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes, etc.

NOTE: The criminal homicide must also be reported on the Return A form and on the SHR form.
See NOTE on page 39 for further explanation.

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Data Entry

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDE

1

a. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

121

3. A fire was reported at the local college dormitory. Ten students were killed as a direct resultof the flames and asphyxiation. Two more students died from internal injuries received
when they attempted to jump to safety. Six people were hospitalized with second- and thirddegree burns. Final investigative reports of the incident revealed that tennis balls soaked inalcohol had been ignited against a dormitory room door as a prank. No arrests were made.
Investigators estimated the damage at $1.5 million. (One offense of arson, one offense notcleared; 12 offenses of criminal homicide, 12 offenses not cleared.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)

6

7

8

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Include Attempts)

1

B. Other Residential:

1$1,500,000

Apartments, Tenements, Flats, Hotels,
Motels, Inns, Dormitories, Boarding
Houses, etc.

Data Entry

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide

11b. Manslaughter by Negligence

12

12

12

4. Three individuals broke into a warehouse. While inside, they spray painted the walls. They
located the night watchman and kicked him into unconsciousness. The watchman sustained
several broken ribs. Prior to leaving, the vandals sloshed gasoline around the premises.
The police arrived on the scene and apprehended two of the three suspects as they wereattempting to ignite the gasoline. Investigators estimated the damage at $4,000. (One offenseof arson, one offense of aggravated assault, one offense cleared by arrest.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

1

C. Storage

1

1

Barns, Garages, Warehouses, etc.

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$4,000NOTE: The aggravated assault must also be reported on the Return A form.

Data Entry

1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearance

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

1

1

1

1

1

1

Arson—Mobile (8h–i)
5. Someone threw a firebomb at a parked vehicle; the device missed the car and burned
harmlessly in the street. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

1

H. Motor Vehicles:

1$0

Automobiles, Trucks, Buses,
Motorcycles, etc.
UCR Definition

6. The owner of an airplane willfully burned it to collect the insurance money. The fire also
damaged the plane’s hangar; the estimated total loss was $450,000. The owner fled the area
and could not be found. (One offense, one offense not cleared.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

I. Other Mobile Property:

11$450,000

Trailers, Recreational Vehicles,
Airplanes, Boats, etc.

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Arson—Other (8j)7. A 16-year-old boy, whose motive was revenge, burned the timber belonging to a local
rancher, causing $200,000 damage. The police arrested the juvenile. (One offense, one
offense cleared by arrest of a person under age 18.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

1

J. TOTAL OTHER

1

1$200,000

1

Crops, Timber, Fences, Signs, etc.

Because of the hazardous nature of the professions of police officers and firefighters, arson-related
deaths and injuries of these individuals are excluded from the Return A and SHR but law enforcement
officer deaths and injuries should be reported on the appropriate LEOKA forms (see pages 109–111).
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Arson, but not murder.
8. The police and fire officials responded to a report of a car, valued at $15,000, burning parked
along an interstate highway. As two firefighters approached the car, it exploded, killing thetwo firefighters. Debris from the explosion struck a police officer causing a laceration that
required stitches. Investigation determined that an incendiary device caused the fire. (One
offense, one offense not cleared.)
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded)

Complaints

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Useand attempts)(Include Attempts)

H. Motor Vehicles:1

1

Automobiles, Trucks, Buses,
Motorcycles, etc.
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$15,000

CHAPTER IV

MONTHLY REPORTING FORMS AND THEIR PREPARATION

RETURN A—MONTHLY RETURN OF OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE
POLICEThe Return A is the form local, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies use
monthly for the UCR Program to collect data on offenses that become known to them. It is importantthat contributing agencies report on the Return A all of the Part I offenses occurring in their jurisdictions each month. If no offenses have occurred during the month, the reporting agency must submit
the Return A with zeros in the Grand Total row. Agencies must also count and include on the Return
A the offenses cleared by arrest or exceptional means as defined in this handbook (see pages 80–81).

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The UCR Program suggests that agencies preparing to submit information on the Return A use
a tally book to aid in classifying and scoring the Part I offenses during the month. Available free ofcharge from the UCR Program, these books have the same format as the Return A. During the month,reporting agencies can make tallies from their offense reports and then easily transfer the data in total
to the reporting form. Agencies should not send the tally book to the national or state Programs but
maintain it in their own files.

1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

The following explains each column on the Return A:

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

Column 1: CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES
The Part I criminal offenses to be scored on the Return A are listed in Column 1. (Definitions forPart I offenses can be found in Chapter II.) They include:
1. Criminal Homicide
2. Forcible Rape
3. Robbery
4. Aggravated Assault
5. Burglary
6. Larceny-theft
7. Motor Vehicle Theft
NOTE: There is a separate form on which to report arson offenses.

Column 2: OFFENSES REPORTED OR KNOWN TO POLICE (INCLUDEUNFOUNDED AND ATTEMPTS)
Reporting agencies must indicate in Column 2 all actual and attempted offenses reported within
their jurisdictions for the month. Agencies must also include in this column any crimes committed inprevious months but not reported until the current month. It is important that agencies enter into thiscolumn all known offenses, including those subsequently determined to be unfounded. Each entry
made on the Return A and tally book must be classified according to the standard UCR definition.
(Attempted murder is scored as an aggravated assault.)

Column 3: UNFOUNDED, I.E., FALSE OR BASELESS COMPLAINTS
Occasionally, an agency will receive a complaint that is determined through investigation to
be false or baseless. In other words, no crime occurred. If the investigation shows that no offense
occurred nor was attempted, UCR Program procedures dictate that the reported offense must be
unfounded in Column 3. Agencies must still record all such Part I offenses and then score them as
unfounded on the current month’s Return A.

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NOTE: The recovery of stolen property, the low value of stolen property, the refusal of the victim
to cooperate with prosecution, or the failure to make an arrest does not unfound a legitimate
offense. Also, the findings of a coroner, court, jury, or prosecutor do not unfound offenses
or attempts that law enforcement investigations establish to be legitimate. If, after scoringan actual offense in one of the Part I categories, new information is developed through investigation that shows that the offense in fact did not occur, an agency must unfound it on thenext monthly Return A the agency submits. Additionally, if the offense the agency unfounds
has a property value, the agency must unfound the value as well.
The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must report as unfounded complaints:

The recovery ofstolen property,
the low value ofstolen property,
the refusal of thevictim to cooperatewith prosecution, or
the failure to makean arrest does notunfound a legitimate
offense.

1. A woman claimed that a man attempted to rape her in his
automobile. When law enforcement personnel talked to bothindividuals, the complainant admitted that she had exaggerated andthat the man did not attempt to rape her.
2. Law enforcement received a report of a burglary. Upon
investigation, officers determined that a man climbed through thewindow of his own home after having locked himself out of his
house by mistake. A neighbor had thought he was a burglar
and called the police.
3. While attending a convention, a man reported to the police that his
wallet was stolen by a pickpocket. It was later recovered at theconvention’s lost and found department. The police concluded that
he had dropped his wallet.

Column 4: NUMBER OF ACTUAL OFFENSES (COLUMN 2 MINUS COLUMN 3)(INCLUDE ATTEMPTS)
To complete Column 4, for each offense in Column 1, reporting agencies must subtract the
number in Column 3 from that in Column 2 in order to delete the unfounded offenses. The differenceis the number of actual offenses that occurred in the jurisdiction for the month in question.

Column 5: TOTAL OFFENSES CLEARED BY ARREST OR EXCEPTIONAL
MEANS (INCLUDE COLUMN 6)
Part I offenses in the UCR Program are cleared either by arrest or exceptional means. In
Column 5, reporting agencies must make one entry for each offense that they clear. Column 5 shows
the total number of offenses cleared and includes the number of offenses cleared by the handling ofjuveniles, adults, or both. Column 5 does NOT show the number of persons arrested.

ClearancesPart I offenses reported on the Return A can be cleared either by arrest or exceptional means. However, no distinction between cleared by arrest and cleared by exceptional means is made on the reportwhen filling out Column 5.
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Cleared by Arrest. An offense is cleared by arrest, or solved for crime reporting purposes,
when at least one person is (1) arrested, (2) charged with the commission of the offense, and (3)turned over to the court for prosecution (whether following arrest, court summons, or police notice).
Although it makes no physical arrest, an agency can claim an offense is cleared by arrest when
the offender is a person under 18 years of age and is cited to appear in juvenile court or before otherjuvenile authorities.
Reporting agencies must remember that the number of offenses and not the number of persons
arrested are counted in the clearances that they record on the Return A. Agencies cannot report moreclearances than offenses in a given month unless they are scoring clearances of offenses that werereported in previous months.
Several crimes may be cleared by the arrest of one person, or the arrest of many persons may clear
only one crime. Further, if several persons are involved in the commission of a crime and only one isarrested and charged, the agency must list the crime on the Return A as cleared by arrest. When theother persons involved in the crime are arrested at a later date, the agency must not record anotherclearance because the offense was already cleared following the arrest of the first person.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as cleared by the arrest of one person:
1. A murder was committed. The police subsequently arrested a suspect whom they charged
and turned over to the court.
On the Return A, agencies must score one offense of Criminal Homicide—Murder andNonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) (Columns 2 and 4) and one offense of Criminal Homicide—Murder
and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) cleared (Column 5). The agency must also enter informationon the SHR (see pages 104–108) and one arrest for Criminal Homicide on the ASR form. (See pages
96–102.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder/Nonnegligent Homicide
b. Manslaughter by Negligence

11

1

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

1

1

12

The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as one offense cleared by the arrest of only one of several individuals involved in thecrime:
2. Five thieves broke into a warehouse; law enforcement arrested and charged one of the thieves.
On the Return A, the reporting agency must score one offense of Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a)(Columns 2 and 4) and one offense of Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a) cleared by arrest. The agency
must also enter one arrest on the ASR form.

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CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

1

50

a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1

1

1
1

Later, the agency arrested and charged the other four thieves.
The agency must make no further entry on the Return A because the offense has already been
listed as cleared by arrest; however, it must record four additional burglary arrests on the ASR form.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as cleared by the arrest of one person:
3. The police arrested one suspect identified in connection with five separate forcible entry
burglaries and charged him with the five offenses.
The contributing agency must report all five previously reported offenses as cleared by arrest(Column 5) even though only one person was involved. The agency also must record one burglaryarrest on the ASR form.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

550

a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

5

5
5

5
5

Cleared by Exceptional Means. In certain situations, law enforcement is not able to follow
the three steps outlined under “Cleared by Arrest” to clear offenses known to them. Often they haveexhausted all leads and have done everything possible in order to clear a case. If agencies can answer
all of the following questions in the affirmative, they can clear the offense exceptionally for the purpose of reporting to UCR.
1. Has the investigation definitely established the identity of the offender?
2. Is there enough information to support an arrest, charge, and turning over to the court for
prosecution?

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3. Is the exact location of the offender known so that the subject could be taken into custodynow?
4. Is there some reason outside law enforcement control that precludes arresting, charging,and prosecuting the offender?
Examples of Exceptional Clearances. Generally, an offense can be exceptionally cleared when
it falls into one of the following categories. The list is not all-inclusive; there may be other circumstances in which a law enforcement agency is entitled to an exceptional clearance.
1. Suicide of the offender. (The person who committed the offense is dead.)
2. Double murder. (Two persons kill each other.)
3. Deathbed confession. (The person who committed the offense dies after making theconfession.)
4. Offender killed by police or citizen.
5. Confession by an offender who is already in law enforcement custody or serving a sentence.
(This is actually a variation of a true clearance by arrest—the offender would not be“apprehended” but in most situations would be prosecuted on the new charge.)
6. Offender is prosecuted by state or local authorities in another city for a different offense
or is prosecuted in another city or state by the federal government for an offense which may
be the same. (Law enforcement makes an attempt to return the offender for prosecution, but
the other jurisdiction will not allow the release.)
7. Extradition denied.
8. Victim refuses to cooperate in the prosecution. (This action alone does not unfound theoffense. The answer must also be yes to questions 1, 2, and 3 in the section Cleared by
Exceptional Means.)
9. Warrant is outstanding for felon but before being arrested the offender dies. (The methodof death is irrelevant.)
10. The handling of a juvenile offender either orally or by written notice to parents in instances
involving minor offenses such as petty larceny. No referral is made to juvenile court as amatter of publicly accepted law enforcement policy.
The UCR Program recognizes that departmental policy in various law enforcement agencies
permits discontinuing an investigation and administratively closing cases for which all investigation
has been completed. The administrative closing of a case or the clearing of it by departmental policy
does not permit exceptionally clearing the offense for UCR unless all four questions mentioned earlier
can be answered yes. Additionally, the recovery of property does not clear a case. Clearances inaccordance with UCR procedures should have no effect on whether an agency has internal policies as
to closing a case or discontinuing active investigation.

Column 6: NUMBER OF CLEARANCES INVOLVING ONLY PERSONS UNDER
18 YEARS OF AGE
To complete Column 6, reporting agencies must enter the number of offenses cleared involving
offenders under 18 years of age only. The number in Column 6 must never be greater than the number in Column 5. If an offense is cleared by arrest or exceptional means and the offenders include
both adults and persons under 18 years of age, reporting agencies must score the clearance only in
Column 5. If a clearance involves only persons under age 18, reporting agencies must score theclearance in both Columns 5 and 6. Reporting agencies must remember that the number of persons
arrested is not being counted in Columns 5 and 6. Agencies must count only the number of offenses
cleared.
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NOTE: Agencies also must score clearances in Columns 5 and 6 for crimes that were reported inprevious months but not cleared until the current month.

Grand Total
The GRAND TOTAL row at the bottom of the Return A must show a sum for each column.
Agencies must remember that the grand total of Column 2 minus that of Column 3 must equal the
grand total of Column 4.
1
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

2

3

5

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

GRAND TOTAL

4

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In the event that an agency has no offenses or arrests to report (zero reports) for the month, theagency must check the appropriate boxes at the bottom of the Return A.
For example, if no arson offenses occurred during the month, the agency must simply mark the
NO ARSON REPORT box. In this case, the agency need not submit the Monthly Return of Arson
Offenses Known to Law Enforcement form.

After the reporting agency has completed the Return A, the person who prepared it must sign anddate the form. The chief, commissioner, sheriff, or superintendent of the agency must then sign theform in the appropriate space. Even if no offenses have occurred during the reporting month, theagency must submit the Return A by forwarding it to the state UCR Program or the FBI (for nonProgram states) by the seventh day after the close of each month.
Any questions regarding the completion of the Return A can be directed to the Uniform Crime
Reporting Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg,
WV 26306 or by calling (888) UCR-NIBR/(888) 827-6427.

Adjustments of Previous Returns
Law enforcement investigation in the current month may show that actual offenses the agency
recorded on a previous month’s report require adjustment; that is, an offense might be (1) unfounded,(2) reclassified, or (3) subtracted from previous totals. It may be necessary for the agency to adjust
the totals reported to the UCR Program for the past month or prior months. Agencies can makeneeded adjustments on the current month’s report; these do not affect the reliability of the figures
because such adjustments tend to offset one another from month to month over a period of time.
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The following scenarios illustrate incidents known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as unfounded the next month:
1. In March, an agency scored an offense of Robbery—Strong-arm (3d). Investigation in April
showed the offense was unfounded or false. Therefore, the reporting agency must add 1 toApril’s figures in Column 3 of the Return A. (The agency must make no entry in Column 2 toadjust the figure.)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

*1

*1

-1

-1

If a finished report looks like the above (no robberies reported in the current month), a note on theform will help flag this entry for special attention. If the agency uses a marking such as an asteriskor minus sign on any such entry on the current Return A, the national UCR Program suggests that theagency include a short note explaining its use of the symbol.
For example: * Offense reported last month, unfounded this month.
Further, if the agency received five complaints of robbery (three by firearm, two strong-arm) in
April and none were unfounded, the entry in example 1 would result in the agency’s reducing the fiverobberies to four actual offenses, as shown below.

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

5

1

3

2

4
3

1

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2. A police department reported seven actual robberies in June and reported five robberies(three by firearm, one by knife or cutting instrument, and one by other dangerous weapon)
in July. Through investigation in July, the department determined one of the offenses,
Robbery—Firearm (3a), reported in June to be unfounded.
2

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5

1

4

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

30

a. Firearm31

3b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

1

1

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

1

1

d. Strong-arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.)

34

1

2

Explanation: The department must record a 1 in the unfounded column in July, resulting in a totalof four robberies for the current month’s report. The department must also subtract
the unfounded offense from the correct robbery category (in this example, Robbery—Firearm [3a]) so that the correct number will appear in each of the other robbery categories.
3. In February, a police department reported an actual offense of Aggravated Assault—Knife
or Cutting Instrument (4b). Two months later, the victim died as a result of injuries received
during the assault, so the department must classify the offense as Criminal Homicide—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a) and prepare the Return A for April as follows:

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDEa. Murder and Nonnegligent Homicide (score attempts
as aggravated assault) if homicide reported.
Submit Supplementary Homicide Report.
b. Manslaughter by Negligence

1

1

-1

-1

11
12

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

-1

-1

Explanation: The above procedure subtracts an aggravated assault offense from Columns 2 and 4
and adds a murder. If a clearance was previously shown for the aggravated assault, thereporting agency must deduct one clearance (Column 5) from the aggravated assault
and then add one to the murder category.

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4. Police questioned a suspect about forcible entry burglaries. The suspect admitted to two burglaries that police had recorded on crime reports in previous months, as well as five others
during prior months that had not been reported by the victims.
Explanation: The reporting agency has cleared seven forcible entry burglaries, but has listed only
two on the Return A. (It is the law enforcement agency’s responsibility to verify
offenses that come to their attention through confession of subjects.) The entries on
the current month’s Return A for this situation would be:

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

Data Entry

1

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

5

5

5

5

7
7

5. In September, a couple returned from a month-long vacation and discovered their house had
been broken into. Police investigation determined that the burglary most likely occurredin August just after the couple had left. The reporting agency must include the offense on
September’s Return A as follows:1
Data Entry

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

4

50

a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

6
Number of clearances

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

or known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

5

1
1

1
1

SUPPLEMENT TO RETURN A
All agencies reporting data to the UCR Program are asked to prepare the Supplement to Return
A (Supplement), which is a monthly reporting of the nature of crime and the type and value of property stolen and recovered. The Supplement requires that a value be established for property stolen andrecovered in each Part I crime except aggravated assault. (Arson is reported on a separate form.) The
determination of the value of property stolen is an obligation of the investigating officer; such information is essential to ensure the completeness of a law enforcement investigative report on stolen
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Valuation of Stolen Property
Questions frequently arise as to the method most commonly used by law enforcement to determine the value of stolen property. To answer these questions, the national UCR Program suggests thatreporting agencies:
1. Use the fair market value for articles that are subject to depreciation because of wear and tear,age, or other factors that cause the value to decrease with use.
2. Use the cost to the merchant (wholesale cost) of goods stolen from retail establishments,
warehouses, etc. In other words, use the dollar value representing the actual cash loss to thevictim without any markup or profit added.
3. Use the victim’s evaluation of items such as jewelry, watches, and other similar goods that
decrease in value slightly or not at all with use or age.
4. Use the replacement cost or actual cash cost to the victim for new or almost new clothes, auto
accessories, bicycles, etc.
5. Use common sense and good judgment to dictate a fair market value of the stolen items whenthe victim obviously exaggerates the value of stolen property for insurance or other purposes.
In most instances, the reporting agency can accept the victim’s evaluation. The reporting agency
must score the theft of nonnegotiable instruments, such as traveler’s checks, personal checks, credit
cards, debit cards, money orders, stocks, bonds, and food stamps, but
record no value. Negotiable instruments, such as bonds payable to theAn agency mustbearer, must be valued at the current market price at the time of theft.
Values must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
record only thevalue of property
stolen in its
jurisdiction.

Often the condition of property is different at recovery than it waswhen stolen. The market value at the time of recovery must be used even
if it is less than the value reported at the time of the theft.

An agency must record only the value of property stolen in its jurisdiction. Likewise, the agency
must record only the monetary value of recovered property that was originally stolen from its jurisdiction regardless of who recovers the property or where it was recovered. In other words, even if
another law enforcement agency recovers the stolen property, the jurisdiction from which the property
was stolen must report the value of the recovered property on its Supplement to Return A. This procedure applies to all stolen property including automobiles. Some agencies find it valuable, of course,
to maintain separate records on property recovered by them for another jurisdiction.

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There are two sides of the Supplement. The front is entitled Property by Type and Value andthe back is entitled Property Stolen by Classification. The following explains each side of the
Supplement.

SUPPLEMENT TO RETURN A
MONTHLY OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE
This form deals with the nature of crime and the monetary value of property stolen and recovered. The total offenses recorded on theform should be the same as the number of actual offenses listed in Column 4 of the Return A for each crime class. Include attempted crimeson this form, but do not include unfounded offenses. If you cannot complete the report in all areas, please record as much information as isavailable. Tally sheets will be sent upon request.

PROPERTY BY TYPE AND VALUE(1)(A) Currency, Notes, Etc.

01(B) Jewelry and Precious Metals

02(C) Clothing and Furs

03(D) Locally Stolen Motor Vehicles

04(E) Office Equipment

05(F) Televisions, Radios, Stereos, Etc.

06(G) Firearms

07(H) Household Goods

08( I ) Consumable Goods

09(J) Livestock

10(K) Miscellaneous

11

TOTAL

Monetary Value of Property Stolen in Your Jurisdiction

Data Entry

Type of Property

00

StolenRecovered

(2)

(3)

$

The total of this column should
agree with the grand total (dataentry 77) shown on page 2.

Property by Type and Value$

Include in this column all property
recovered even though stolen in priormonths. The above is an accounting
for only that property stolen in yourjurisdiction. This will include property
recovered for you by other jurisdictions,but not property you recover for them.

The front of the Supplement asks for the type of property stolen and the monetary value of property stolen and recovered. In recording the monetary value, agencies must record amounts rounded
to the nearest dollar. Agencies should consider the primary use of the stolen item when recording theitem in one of the 11 classifications provided on the Supplement. The location of the theft is not necessarily a consideration for identifying an item’s classification since items may be stolen from a truck,a residence, a business establishment, or other location. Using the following guidelines, the reporting
agency can classify all property in one of these property types:(A) Currency, Notes, Etc. Property stolen in this category includes currency and legal documentsthat are considered negotiable (payable without restriction) in the open market. Examples
are legal tender, i.e., coins and paper currency, endorsed checks, endorsed money orders,
endorsed traveler’s checks, bearer checks and bonds, and stamp and coin collections. Checks
that are not negotiable because they have not been properly countersigned and stolen credit/
debit cards are not included in this classification; they must be included in Miscellaneous (K).

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(B) Jewelry and Precious Metals. Items to be considered in this category are watches, bracelets,rings, necklaces, and other articles that have real value and are generally used for personal
adornment. Metals that, in and of themselves, have a high intrinsic value such as gold, silver,
and platinum are also included. Common metals such as iron, aluminum, and copper are notconsidered precious metals.
(C) Clothing and Furs. All items of wearing apparel for human use, including pelts or skins to be
used as wearing apparel, must be counted in this category. Accessories such as purses, handbags, belts, wallets, shoes, scarves, and ties are also included.
(D) Locally Stolen Motor Vehicles. A motor vehicle is defined as a self-propelled vehicle thatruns on the land surface and not on rails. Vehicles in this category will include automobiles,
sport utility vehicles, trucks, minivans, buses, motorcycles, snowmobiles, golf carts, motor
scooters, mopeds, all-terrain vehicles, trail bikes, motor homes, etc. (See page 36 for further
explanation.)(E) Office Equipment. In this category are included such devices as typewriters; calculators; cash
registers; copying machines; facsimile machines; computer hardware or software; computers,
computer peripherals, e.g., tape and disk drives and printers; and storage media, e.g., magnetic tapes, magnetic, and optical disks.
(F) Televisions, Radios, Stereos, Etc. All items that are designed for the specific purpose of reproducing photographic images or sound are included in this category, e.g., television cameras
and receivers, still picture cameras, motion picture cameras and projectors, radios (receiving
and sending), digital video disc players, MP3 players, camcorders, tape recorders, cassettes(tape or video), videotape recorders, stereo equipment, compact disc players, and compact
discs.
(G) Firearms. Items in this category are weapons that fire a shot by the force of an explosion,e.g., all handguns, rifles, shotguns, and other such devices commonly referred to as firearms.
Notable exceptions to this category are BB, pellet, air, or gas-powered guns.
(H) Household Goods. This category includes general household items, such as beds, sofas,
chairs, washers, dryers, furnaces, desks, tables, bookcases, air conditioners, and antique furniture. Agencies must classify electronic equipment such as computers, scanners, and printers stolen from home offices or dens as Office Equipment (E).
(I) Consumable Goods. Items such as alcoholic beverages (e.g., beer, wine, and liquor); foods;
cigarettes; gasoline; grooming products (e.g., deodorants, aftershave lotion, and perfume);
beverages; firewood; and drugs/narcotics are listed in this category. Consumable should be
defined broadly as expendable items that are used up or consumed by humans for nutrition,
enjoyment, or hygiene.
(J) Livestock. Such animals as live cattle, hogs, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, and otheranimals commonly raised as farm stock are included in this category. Common household
pets, such as dogs, cats, and birds, are excluded; they must be included in Miscellaneous (K).
(K) Miscellaneous. Items that are not accounted for in the above listing would fall into thiscategory. Some general examples are shrubbery; vehicle parts/accessories; watercraft, e.g.,
motorboats, sailboats, houseboats, jet skis; trailers; aircraft; books; household pets; credit/
debit cards; cellular phones; farm equipment; tools; bicycles; and air rifles.

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DATA ENTRY

Property Stolen by Classification
CLASSIFICATION

Number of Actual

Monetary

Offenses (Column 4

Value of Property Stolen

Return A)

1. MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER

12$

2. FORCIBLE RAPE

20$

3. ROBBERY(a) HIGHWAY (streets, alleys, etc.)

31(b) COMMERCIAL HOUSE (except c, d, and f)

32(c) GAS OR SERVICE STATION

33(d) CONVENIENCE STORE

34(e) RESIDENCE (anywhere on premises)

35

(f)

36

BANK

(g) MISCELLANEOUSTOTAL ROBBERY

37
30

$

The Property Stolen by Classification side of the Supplement requires the reporting agency to provide the total number of actual offenses from Column 4 of the Return A and the monetary value of theproperty stolen for six of the eight Part I offenses. (Aggravated assault is omitted since UCR standard
definitions stipulate that when property is taken through the use of force or threat of force, the offense
is classified as robbery. Arson is excluded because information about this offense is collected on a
separate form.)
1. Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter requires the number of offenses from Column 4 of
the Return A and the value of property stolen incidental to the offense. If no property wasstolen, the reporting agency must enter a zero (0) in the value column.
2. Forcible Rape must be completed in the same manner as Classification 1 (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter).
3. Robbery includes seven general locations that describe where the offense took place.
(a) Highway—includes robberies that occur on streets, in alleys, and generally in view of law
enforcement patrol but outside structures.
(b) Commercial house—includes robberies that occur within commercial establishments,
such as supermarkets, department stores, restaurants, taverns, finance companies, motels,
and hotels. Gas stations, convenience stores, and banking institutions are excluded
because separate categories for each are provided.
(c) Gas or service station—includes robberies that occur in all gas stations with the primaryfunction of selling gasoline, petroleum, and related products.
(d) Convenience store—includes robberies that occur in a neighborhood store that specializes
in the sale of consumable items, is easily accessible, and generally has extended hours ofoperation.
(e) Residence—includes robberies of dwellings used for human habitation. The reporting
agency must include robberies occurring anywhere on the dwelling premises as residential, but exclude those that occur at hotels, motels, lodging houses, and other places where
lodging of transients is the main purpose. The reporting agency must score robberies inthese excluded locations as robbery in commercial houses.
(f) Bank—includes robberies of banks, savings and loan associations, building and loan
associations, credit unions, and other such institutions. The responding agency must notinclude lending institutions and finance companies where the function is lending money
only. These must be included as robberies in commercial houses.

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(g) Miscellaneous—encompasses robberies that are not included in categories (a) through (f).
The reporting agency must include robberies that occur on or at waterways, houses ofworship, union halls, schools, government buildings, subways, trains, airplanes, professional offices such as doctors’ or lawyers’ offices, and wooded areas.

CLASSIFICATIONDATA ENTRY

The reporting agency must enter the monetary value of the property stolen and the actual numberof robberies in the appropriate corresponding areas on the Property Stolen by Classification side of
the Supplement. The total number of actual robberies must be the same as the total number of actual
robberies in Column 4 on the Return A.

Number of Actual

Monetary

Offenses (Column 4

Value of Property Stolen

Return A)

5. BURGLARY - BREAKING OR ENTERING(a) RESIDENCE (dwelling)
51(1) NIGHT (6 p.m. - 6 a.m.)52(2) DAY (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.)53(3) UNKNOWN(b) NONRESIDENCE (store, office, etc.)(1) NIGHT (6 p.m. - 6 a.m.)54(2) DAY (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.)55(3) UNKNOWN

56

TOTAL BURGLARY

50$

5. Burglary—Breaking or Entering includes breakdowns for residence and nonresidence andtime of day:(a) Residence (dwelling)(1) Night (6 p.m. - 6 a.m.)(2) Day (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.)(3) Unknown(b) Nonresidence (store, office, etc.)(1) Night (6 p.m. - 6 a.m.)(2) Day (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.)(3) Unknown
As a general guideline, agencies can consider any burglary occurring exactly at 6 a.m. as (2) Day
and exactly at 6 p.m. as (1) Night. In some instances, it is difficult for law enforcement to determine
the time a burglary occurred. For example, a burglary discovered in a mountain cabin after the snow
has melted could have occurred at any time during the owner’s absence of several months. In thisinstance, the reporting agency must score the burglary as (a) Residence, (3) Unknown.
The total number of actual burglary offenses on the Supplement must be the same as the total in
Column 4 on the Return A.

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DATA ENTRY

CLASSIFICATION

Number of Actual

Monetary

Offenses (Column 4

Value of Property Stolen

Return A)

6. LARCENY - THEFT (except Motor Vehicle Theft)(a) $200 AND OVER

61(b) $50 TO $200

62(c) Under $50

63

TOTAL LARCENY (Same as Item 6X)

60$

6. Larceny-theft includes breakdowns for the estimated value of the stolen items:(a) $200 and over(b) $50 to $200(c) Under $50 (Reporting agencies must include attempted larceny-thefts in thisbreakdown.)
As a general guideline, agencies can consider any item valued at exactly $200 as (a) $200 and

DATA ENTRY

over.

CLASSIFICATION

Number of Actual

Monetary

Offenses (Column 4

Value of Property Stolen

Return A)

ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS OF LARCENY AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
6X. NATURE OF LARCENIES UNDER ITEM 6(a)

POCKET-PICKING

81

(b)

PURSE-SNATCHING

82

(c)

SHOPLIFTING

83

(d)

FROM MOTOR VEHICLES (except e)

84

(e)

MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

85

(f )

BICYCLES

86(g)

FROM BUILDING (except c and h)

87

(h)

FROM ANY COIN-OPERATED MACHINES (parking meters, etc.)

88

(i )

ALL OTHER89

TOTAL LARCENIES (Same as Item 6)80$

6X. Nature of larcenies includes breakdowns for the types of larceny-thefts scored underClassification 6 and their associated values:(a) Pocket-picking(b) Purse-snatching(c) Shoplifting(d) From Motor Vehicles (includes suitcases, cameras, clothing, etc., and excludes those
items in [e])(e) Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories (includes batteries, hubcaps, tires, gasoline, etc.)(f) Bicycles(g) From Building (includes structures with free access and excludes those items in[c] and [h])(h) From Any Coin-operated Machines (parking meters, vending machines, etc.)(i) All Other
The total number of actual larceny-thefts recorded in Classification 6 and Classification 6X must
be the same as the total number of actual larceny-thefts reported in Column 4 on the Return A.
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7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (Includes Alleged Joy Ride)
GRAND TOTAL - ALL ITEMSDATA ENTRY

CLASSIFICATION

Number of Actual

Monetary

Offenses (Column 4

Value of Property Stolen

Return A)

70

$

77

$

7. Motor Vehicle Theft includes the number of actual motor vehicles stolen and their value.
A common occurrence is the theft of a motor vehicle containing personal property. The reporting agency must record only the vehicle theft but combine the value of the vehicle and the value ofstolen personal property into one total and record the figure under Classification 7. When a stolen
motor vehicle is recovered with personal property or accessories missing, the reporting agency mustrecord the value of the vehicle, less the value of the missing items.
For example, if a motor vehicle containing a coat was stolen, the reporting agency must record
one actual motor vehicle theft and the values of the car and coat combined in Classification 7. These
values must be recorded separately on the front of the Supplement. The value of the stolen car must
be included on line (d) Locally Stolen Motor Vehicles, and the value of the coat must be included online (c) Clothing and Furs. If that motor vehicle was recovered, but the coat was missing from it, thereporting agency must record the value of the vehicle less the value of the missing coat.
NOTE: If a building is forcibly or unlawfully entered to steal a motor vehicle, agencies must scorethe offense and the value of the vehicle under burglary, not motor vehicle theft. The value ofmotor vehicles stolen during burglaries must be recorded on the front of Supplement, line (d)Locally Stolen Motor Vehicles.
When multiple types of theft occur in one distinct operation (one offense), e.g., theft of motor
vehicle parts and accessories and theft of property within a motor vehicle, the reporting agency
must score the total theft value under the category that represents the greatest loss. For example, thetheft of a $70 automobile radio and a $20 gym bag from a motor vehicle would be recorded on theProperty Stolen by Classification under item 6Xe as motor vehicle parts and accessories with a total
value of $90.

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DATA ENTRY

CLASSIFICATION

Number of Actual
Offenses (Column 4
Return A)

7X. MOTOR VEHICLES RECOVERED(a)

STOLEN LOCALLY AND RECOVERED LOCALLY

91

(b)

STOLEN LOCALLY AND RECOVERED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS

92

(c)

TOTAL LOCALLY STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLES RECOVERED (a & b)

93

(d)

STOLEN IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND RECOVERED LOCALLY

94

7X. Motor Vehicles Recovered includes breakdowns to indicate the location of recovered motor
vehicles:(a) Stolen locally and recovered locally(b) Stolen locally and recovered by other jurisdictions(c) Total locally stolen motor vehicles recovered (subtotal of [a] and [b])(d) Stolen in other jurisdictions and recovered locally
Reporting agencies must record all motor vehicles recovered regardless of the type of Part I
offense committed when the vehicle was stolen.

Reconciling the Supplement to Return A
Agencies should note that the total number of actual larceny offenses for all the breakdowns underClassification 6X must be the same as the total number of larceny-thefts recorded on the Return A andin Classification 6, Larceny-theft on the Property Stolen by Classification side of the Supplement.
Agencies must record the sum of the value of property stolen in the murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft categories on theGrand Total—All Items line of the Property Stolen by Classification side of the Supplement. The
total of property stolen listed on the front (Property Type and Value) of the Supplement must be thesame as the Grand Total on the reverse side of the form (Property Stolen by Classification).
The information recorded on the Supplement is important for crime analysis. If all the information requested is not available, the reporting agency should accurately record what it can provide andattach a note to the Supplement advising that the form is incomplete.
Agencies can obtain a tally book to aid them in completing of the Supplement by contacting the
Crime Statistics Management Unit, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (304) 625-4830 or facsimile(304) 625-3566.
NOTE: A multipage pullout to aid with reconciliation of the Return A with the Supplement can befound at the end of this chapter on page 129.

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MONTHLY RETURN OF ARSON OFFENSES KNOWN TO
LAW ENFORCEMENTThe Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement solicits data on all arson
offenses reported to law enforcement. As has been previously discussed in Chapter I, the Hierarchy
Rule does not apply to arson. This crime is always reported, even in multiple-offense situations.
When there are no arsons or attempted arsons to be reported during a particular month, the reporting agency must check the NO ARSON REPORT box on the Return A. There is no need to return thearson report itself.
The following explains each column on the monthly arson report.
Column 1 of the arson report contains a listing of the various property classifications, which werediscussed in Chapter III. Columns 2 through 6 are identical to those on the Return A; instructions forcompleting those columns can be found on pages 77–82. In Column 7, the agency must record thenumber of arsons occurring in structures that were uninhabited, abandoned, or not normally in use at
the time of the incident. Finally, the agency must record in Column 8 the estimated dollar value of
property damage resulting from arson.
MONTHLY RETURN OF ARSON OFFENSES KNOWN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
This report is authorized by law Title 28, Section 534, United States Code, and the enactment of the fiscal year 1979, Department of Justice Authorization Bill S. 3151.
While you are not required to respond, your cooperation in using this form to report all incidents of arson which become known to your department during the month willassist the FBI in compiling comprehensive, accurate data on a timely basis. Instructions appear on reverse side.
1

2

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded)

Complaints

and attempts)

3

4

5

6

7

8

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Use(Include Attempts)

S
T
R
U
C
T
U
R
A
L

M
O
B
I
L
E

A. Single Occupancy Residential:
Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes, etc.

$

B. Other Residential:
Apartments, Tenements, Flats, Hotels, Motels,
Inns, Dormitories, Boarding Houses, etc.

$

C. Storage:
Barns, Garages, Warehouses, etc.

$

D. Industrial/Manufacturing:$

E. Other Commercial:
Stores, Restaurants, Offices, etc.

$

F. Community/Public:
Churches, Jails, Schools, Colleges, Hospitals, etc.

$

G. All Other Structure:
Out Buildings, Monuments, Buildings Under
Construction, etc.

$

TOTAL STRUCTURE$

H. Motor Vehicles:
Automobiles, Trucks, Buses, Motorcycles, etc.
UCR Definition$

I. Other Mobile Property:
Trailers, Recreational Vehicles, Airplanes, Boats, etc.

$

TOTAL MOBILE$

J. TOTAL OTHER
Crops, Timber, Fences, Signs, etc.

$$

GRAND TOTAL

Agency Identifier ________________________

Month_________

Agency_______________________________

State__________DO NOT WRITE HERE
Recorded

Prepared by______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EditedChief, Commissioner, Sheriff, or Superintendent

Adjusted

EnteredCorres.

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Whenever arson is committed in conjunction with another Part I offense involving the theft ofmoney or property, the reporting agency must enter the value of property stolen on the Supplement in
the appropriate categories. The reporting agency must enter the value of property damaged becauseof the arson on the arson report opposite the correct property classification.
The following scenario illustrates an incident known to law enforcement that reporting agencies
must score as Arson (8e) and Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a):A man forcibly entered a restaurant, opened the safe, and removed its contents. He then poured
gasoline on the floor and ignited it. The fire department extinguished the blaze. Investigation disclosed $2,000 in currency had been taken from the safe. Damage to the restaurant and property
totaled $50,000 as a result of the arson.
1

2

3

4

5

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

Offenses Reported
or Known to Police(Include Unfounded)

Complaints

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of

False or Baseless

Actual Offenses

and attempts)

6

7

8

Total Offenses Cleared

Number of

Offenses Where

Estimated Value of

by Arrest or

Clearances

Structures

Property Damage(Column 2 Minus

Exceptional Means

Involving Only

Uninhabited,

Column 3)(Include Column 6)

Persons Under

Abandoned, or not

18 Years of Age

Normally in Use(Include Attempts)

S
T
R
U
C
T
U
R
A
L

A. Single Occupancy Residential:
Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes, etc.

$

B. Other Residential:
Apartments, Tenements, Flats, Hotels, Motels,
Inns, Dormitories, Boarding Houses, etc.

$

C. Storage:
Barns, Garages, Warehouses, etc.

$

D. Industrial/Manufacturing:$

E. Other Commercial:
Stores, Restaurants, Offices, etc.

1

1

$

50,000F. Community/Public:
Churches, Jails, Schools, Colleges, Hospitals, etc.

$

G. All Other Structure:
Out Buildings, Monuments, Buildings Under
Construction, etc.

$

TOTAL STRUCTURE$

J. TOTAL OTHER
Crops, Timber, Fences, Signs, etc.

$

GRAND TOTAL

1

1$50,000

The reporting agency must record the information concerning the arson on the Monthly Return ofArson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement opposite the property classification Other Commercial:
Stores, Restaurants, Offices, etc. The agency must record a 1 in Columns 2 and 4 on line E and theestimated value of property damage to the restaurant ($50,000) in Column 8.
The Hierarchy Rule does not apply; therefore, the agency also must make an entry on the Return
A showing one offense of Burglary—Forcible Entry (5a). In this case, property was both stolen in aburglary and destroyed as a result of the arson. On the front of the Supplement, opposite the category,
Currency, Notes, Etc., the reporting agency must enter the value of currency stolen as $2,000. On thereverse of the Supplement under the section titled Property Stolen by Classification, the agency mustrecord the offense in the Burglary—Breaking or Entering Non-Residence classification and indicatethat the time is unknown.

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Data Entry

1

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

2

3

4

5

6

Offenses reported

Unfounded, i.e.

Number of actual

Total offenses

Number of clearancesor known to police

false or baseless

Offenses (column 2cleared by arrest or

involving only

(Include “unfounded”

complaints

minus Column 3)

exceptional means

persons under 18(Include attempts)(Include column 6)

years of age

and attempts)

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

a. Forcible Entry

51b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

1

1

PROPERTY BY TYPE AND VALUE(1)(A) Currency, Notes, Etc.

01(B) Jewelry and Precious Metals

02(C) Clothing and Furs

03(D) Locally Stolen Motor Vehicles

04(E) Office Equipment

05(F) Televisions, Radios, Stereos, Etc.

06(G) Firearms

07(H) Household Goods

08( I ) Consumable Goods

09(J) Livestock

10(K) Miscellaneous

11

TOTAL

Monetary Value of Property Stolen in Your Jurisdiction

Data Entry

Type of Property

00

$

2,000

$

2,000

StolenRecovered

(2)

(3)

$

AGE, SEX, AND RACE (ASR) OF PERSONS ARRESTEDThe UCR Program uses the ASR forms to collect arrest data monthly from the Nation’s law
enforcement agencies. These forms provide a record of the total number of persons arrested, cited, or
summoned for criminal acts in all Part I and Part II crimes. In addition, they furnish basic data concerning the personal characteristics—age, sex, race—of persons arrested in a particular month. (TheOMB authorized the FBI to collect ethnic origin data regarding persons arrested beginning in 1980.
The FBI collected ethnicity data until 1987, when the OMB’s authorization expired.)
There are two basic forms on which an agency can report arrests: Age, Sex, and Race of Persons
Arrested—Under 18 Years of Age (pink form) and Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested—18 Yearsof Age and Over (white form). The two forms are similar in content with the exception that the form
for persons under 18 years of age includes two additional categories—curfew and loitering law violations and runaways.
These ASR forms are designed to collect data on the number of persons arrested, not the number ofcharges lodged. For example, a person may be arrested on several charges at one time; in this situation, the agency must score only one arrest. Likewise, one person may be arrested many times

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during a month for similar or different violations within a jurisdiction. Because of a separation oftime between arrests, the agency must score each arrest separately. More than one charge could be
lodged during each arrest, but the agency must score only one arrest for each instance. These forms
also require agencies to report the number of arrests by age, by sex, and by race. If an agency has nojuvenile or adult arrests to report in a given month, it must mark the appropriate boxes on the Return A
and should not submit the ASR form.

Racial Designations
The racial categories used in the UCR Program were adopted from the Statistical Policy
Handbook (1978) published by the Office of Federal Statistical Policy and Standards, U.S.
Department of Commerce. The racial designations are defined as follows:
White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the
Middle East.
Black. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples ofNorth America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community
recognition.
Asian or Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example,
China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa.

Classifying and Scoring Arrests
To classify and score arrests, the UCR Program expands the scope of offenses to include both
Part I and Part II crimes. (See pages 15–39 for an explanation of Part I offenses and pages 139–147
for an explanation of Part II offenses.) The descriptive words and phrases listed under each of thePart II crime classifications were chosen from various state statute titles and/or common law and may
aid the reporting agency in finding the proper classification. If an agency requires assistance in determining how to classify a certain offense, it may contact its state UCR Program. Direct contributors
may contact the national UCR Program, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone (888) UCR-NIBR/(888) 827-6427, or include a note when submitting the monthly returns.
The following guidelines are designed to help an agency properly classify and score arrests.
1. For each person arrested, reporting agencies must use only one crime classification. If aperson was arrested for several offenses, both Part I and Part II, agencies must ignore thePart II crimes and score only the Part I crime appearing highest in the hierarchy.
(See page 10 for an explanation of the Hierarchy Rule.)
2. If a person was arrested for several Part II offenses, the agency itself should determine whichis the most serious offense and score only that one arrest.

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3. Persons arrested as aiders, abettors, conspirators, solicitors, and accessories must be includedin the arrest for the offense classification in which they were involved.
4. Juvenile arrests must be scored in one of the specific crime classifications. The reporting
agency must not consider any general formal charge requirement, such as juvenile
delinquency, when completing the ASR.
5. The reporting agency must count one arrest for each separate occasion on which a person isarrested.
6. If two or more persons are arrested for committing one offense, the reporting agency must
count each individual as a separate arrest.
7. If the reporting agency determines that an offender in custody has committed other crimes,
it must not score additional arrests for those crimes. Agencies must score only the originalarrest.
NOTE: Agencies must remember to count the number of persons arrested, not the number ofcharges placed against a person.

Preparing the ASR Forms
The reporting agency must record on the appropriate ASR (according to age) all persons processedby arrest, citation, or summons during the past month for committing an offense in its jurisdiction,
including:
1. Those persons arrested and released without a formal charge being placed against them.
(An arrest has occurred when a law enforcement officer detains an adult with the intentionof seeking charges against the individual for a specific offense(s) and makes a record of thedetention.)
NOTE: Agencies should exercise caution when determining how to classify each adult arrest. If
the formal charges were filed, the agency would score the arrest in the appropriate crime
category. However, if formal charges were not filed, the agency should score the arrest as
the Part II offense, Suspicion (see page 147).
2. Juveniles taken into custody or arrested but merely warned and released without being
charged.
The agency must enter opposite each offense the number of persons taken into custody, listingthem according to age and sex. Then, the agency must enter opposite each offense the number of
persons taken into custody according to race, without regard to sex.
An agency must not score on these forms persons arrested for other jurisdictions. The agency forwhich the arrest is made must count the arrest and, thus, avoid duplication in counting. Althoughmost agencies probably maintain a separate record of such arrests for departmental administrative use,
they must not include the arrest on these forms. Arrests for federal offenses must be included only
when the arrest is for a federal crime that occurred in the agency’s jurisdiction and the offense is alsoa crime under the state penal code.
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Juveniles
The UCR Program considers a juvenile to be an individual under 18 years of age regardless of thestate definition. An agency must score a juvenile arrest when the circumstances are such that if theindividual were an adult, an arrest would have been counted. The reporting agency must score juvenile arrests opposite the classification of the offense for which the juvenile was taken into custody.
For example, if police arrested a juvenile for committing an offense of larceny, the agency must scorethe arrest opposite the larceny-theft classification on this report, even though the technical charge isjuvenile delinquency.
Agencies must not score as an arrest those incidents in which police contact a juvenile who hascommitted no offense or those situations in which police take a juvenile into custody for his or her
own protection, e.g., neglect cases.
The juvenile arrest form (pink) provides for agencies to enter arrests for the juvenile offenses of
runaways and curfew and loitering law violations. Agencies must score violations of local juvenile
acts other than these two offenses in the All Other Offenses classification. Reporting agencies mustscore not only arrests in the usual sense, but also any situation where a young person, in lieu of an
actual arrest, is summoned, cited, or notified to appear before the juvenile or youth court or similar
official for a violation of the law.
Agencies must include on the form only violations by young persons where some police or official
action is taken beyond a mere interview, warning, or admonishment. For example, children playing
ball in the street who are instructed by an officer to go to the playground for such activity would not
be counted as arrested any more than would an adult who is only warned against burning leaves ona windy day. Additionally, call backs or follow-up contacts with young offenders by officers for the
purpose of determining their progress must not be counted as arrests. Reporting agencies should keep
in mind that statistics are being gathered to measure criminal activity, not juvenile court activity.
The identities of individuals are not included on the ASR (or any UCR)
form; the UCR Program uses the forms to gather statistics. Therefore,
rules or laws pertaining to the confidential treatment of the identity ofjuvenile offenders do not preclude the UCR Program or an agency fromcollecting data for administrative use.
When juvenile records are not readily available because they are kept
in a juvenile bureau, youth bureau, or other special office, the reporting
agency can resolve statistical compilation problems involving juveniles in
one of the following ways:

Agencies must
include on the form
only violations by
young persons
where some police
or official action istaken beyond a mereinterview, warning,or admonishment.

1. Juvenile or youth officers can route the arrest report (or copy)
through the main records operation so that the necessary countcan be made.
2. Agencies can route a statistical slip with a juvenile processing number but no name to theemployee who prepares statistical reports. The slip should include the crime or violation andthe age, sex, and race of the youth.

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3. The juvenile office can develop a tally of all information needed for reporting to the UCR
Program and periodically send it to the statistical employee for consolidation with the tally ofadult arrests.
4. The juvenile or youth bureau can maintain the pink arrest forms separately and consolidatethem with other returns at the end of the month.

Police Disposition Of Juveniles (Not Including Neglect Or Traffic Cases)
The block on the first page of the Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested—Under 18 Years of Ageform is for the purpose of collecting data concerning the law enforcement disposition of juveniles
who are taken into custody or arrested. The reporting agency must use individual state age definitionsof juveniles in completing the Police Disposition of Juveniles form.
An adult arrestee is usually held for prosecution for some charge or is released for future handling in court. However, depending on the seriousness of the offense and the offender’s prior criminal
record, a juvenile may be warned by the police and released to parents, relatives, friends, or guardians. Juveniles may also be referred to the probation department or some other branch of the juvenile
court, to welfare agencies, to other law enforcement agencies, or in the case of serious offenders, tocriminal or adult court by waiver of the juvenile court.
As previously stated, the word arrest as it applies to juveniles is intended to mean the law enforcement handling of all juveniles who have committed a crime and are taken into custody under such circumstances that, if the juvenile were an adult, an arrest would have been counted. Agencies must notinclude as arrests police contacts with juveniles where no offense has been committed and instanceswherein juveniles are taken into custody for their own protection. Agencies must also not include
traffic cases.

POLICE DISPOSITION OF JUVENILES—NOT TO INCLUDE NEGLECT OR TRAFFIC CASES(Follow your State age definition for juveniles)

TOTAL

1. Handled within Department and released.
(Warning, released to parents, etc.)

2. Referred to juvenile court or probation department.

3. Referred to welfare agency.

4. Referred to other police agency.

5. Referred to criminal or adult court.

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The following specific guidelines are designed to help an agency complete each of the five entries
in the Police Disposition of Juveniles section on the juvenile arrest form:
1. Handled within Department and released.
Police take many juveniles into custody or arrest them for committing a violation but make noreferral to juvenile court and do not file formal charges. In most cases, the juvenile is warned by thepolice and released, frequently to parents, relatives, or friends. Reporting agencies must enter suchcases on line 1—Handled within Department and released on the Police Disposition of Juveniles
breakdown on the front page of the pink form. Agencies must also remember to score an arrest on theinside of this form.
2. Referred to juvenile court or probation department.
Reporting agencies must enter on line 2 the number of juveniles arrested and referred to the probation department or other individual, agency, or group working within the jurisdiction of the juvenile
court. If a juvenile is arrested and referred more than once during the month, the agency must counteach referral just as it would score each arrest for an adult.
3. Referred to welfare agency.
The rules for completing line 2 also apply to line 3 except that the police refer the youth to a
welfare agency, either public or private, rather than to juvenile court or the probation department.
4. Referred to other police agency.
In most instances, entries opposite line 4 include (1) juveniles arrested by a department at therequest of another law enforcement agency, (2) juveniles who committed crimes in one jurisdiction
but reside in another and are turned over for handling to their home jurisdiction, or (3) juveniles who
commit crimes in one jurisdiction but have also committed crimes in their home jurisdictions and areturned over to the latter for handling.
Although juveniles taken into custody for committing a crime in another jurisdiction must be
included in the disposition portion of the form, Age, Sex, Race of Persons Arrested—Under 18 Yearsof Age, they must be excluded from the arrest figures on the inside of the form. Agencies must
include in this category juveniles taken into custody as runaways, truants, curfew and loitering law
violators, etc.
5. Referred to criminal or adult court.
Many jurisdictions have statutes that permit the waiving of juveniles for trial to criminal or adultcourt as adults. The reporting agency must enter the number of juveniles referred or waived to adultcourt opposite line 5 and not opposite line 2.
Even if subsequent judicial actions transfer the case to another agency or court, the reporting
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TOTALThe total (the sum of the numbers entered on lines 1 through 5) includes all juvenile arrests by anagency for the month. The total on the Police Disposition of Juveniles may not equal the number ofjuveniles actually scored as arrested on the ASR form because juveniles who are picked up and turned
over to another police agency are included, and only those youths who committed an offense in thereporting agency’s jurisdiction are scored in both the disposition portion and the inside arrest portionof the form.

SUPPLEMENTARY HOMICIDE REPORTThe SHR is a two-sided form designed to collect additional details regarding the murder victim
and offender, their relationship to one another, the weapon used, and the circumstances in each criminal homicide. Detailed data regarding the criminal homicide category can only be as comprehensive
as the input provided by the individual contributing agency.

Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
On the front of the form, the reporting agency must record details of all willful (nonnegligent)killings (Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter [1a]). The agency must include here any justifiablehomicides as defined by the UCR Program. (See page 17 for further information on justifiablehomicide.)
In the situation column, the reporting agency must indicate whether the homicide involved single
or multiple victims and offenders. The following are the codes agencies must use to identify the typeof situation:
A–Single Victim/Single Offender
B–Single Victim/Unknown Offender or Offenders
C–Single Victim/Multiple Offenders
D–Multiple Victims/Single OffenderE–Multiple Victims/Multiple Offenders
F–Multiple Victims/Unknown Offender or Offenders

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SUPPLEMENTARY HOMICIDE REPORT

Sex

Age

Situation*

Incident

AgencyMonth and Year** - See reverse side for explanation

Age

Offender**Sex

Victim**

Race

State

Prepared By

Club, Poison, etc.)

Agency Identifier(Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun,

Do Not Write

Weapon Used

In These Spaces

Data CodeChief, Sheriff, Commissioner, Superintendent

Title

Neighbor, Stranger, etc.)

Father, Acquaintance,(Husband, Wife, Son,

to Offender

Relationship of Victim

Adjusted

Verified

PunchedEditedRecorded

DO NOT WRITE HERE

barroom brawl, etc.)

shot robber, killed by patron during(Victim shot by robber, robbery victim

Circumstances

1a. Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
List below specific information for all offenses shown in item 1a of the monthly Return A. In addition, list all justifiable killings of felons by a citizen or by a peace officer in the line of duty. A brief explanation in the circumstances column regarding unfounded homicide offenses will aid the national Uniform Crime Reporting Program in editing the reports.

This report is authorized by law Title 28, Section 534, United States Code. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation in using this form to list data pertaining to all homicides reported on your Return A willassist the FBI in compiling comprehensive, accurate data regarding this important classification on a timely basis.

Race

The reporting agency must use only one situation code per criminal homicide incident regardlessof the number of victims. A new code signifies the beginning of a new murder situation.
The reporting agency must key the situation codes to the victim, i.e., list each victim only once.
In single victim/single offender situations (Code A), the age, sex, and race of both the victim andoffender must appear directly opposite each other on the same line. In those situations where a single
victim is killed by two or more offenders (Code C), the reporting agency must record the age, sex,
and race of the victim beside the same data for the first offender. The agency must enter information
about the remaining offenders on separate lines under that of the first offender.
In those situations where two or more victims are killed by a single offender (Code D), the agency
must record the age, sex, and race of each victim and also record opposite each victim the age, sex,
and race of the offender. This practice will not result in the multiple counting of offenders inasmuch
as the situation code employed indicates only one offender was involved. When multiple victims are
killed by multiple offenders (Code E), the reporting agency must enter the age, sex, and race of each
victim followed by the age, sex, and race of the offender.
If the offender or offenders are unknown (Codes B and F), all that is required is the appropriate
data concerning the victim.

Age, Sex, and Race
Instructions for coding the age, sex, and race of both victims and offenders are provided on the
SHR form. Agencies must record ages as 01 to 99 years, with those aged 100 or older entered as 99.
Newborns up to one week old must be coded NB, and victims over one week old but less than one
year must be coded as BB. Unknown ages must be shown as 00. Agencies must use only two characters in the age columns.
Reporting agencies must record the gender of both victims and offenders as M for male and F for
female. If the gender is unknown, the agency must use the letter designation U. Agencies must use
only one character in this column.
Race designations for both victims and offenders are White—W, Black—B, American Indian or
Alaskan Native—I, Asian or Pacific Islander—A, and Unknown—U. Agencies must use only theserace designations.

Weapon Used
When describing the weapon used in a criminal homicide, the reporting agency must give ascomplete a description of the weapon as is available. If a weapon was used that could be employed
in several ways, the agency must state how it was used. For example, if a bottle was used in thecommission of a murder, the agency must state whether the person was killed by beating, cutting, or
stabbing. Where firearms are used, the report must indicate whether the firearm was a handgun, rifle,
or shotgun.

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Relationship of Victim to Offender
The reporting agency must keep in mind that, in the UCR Program, the relationship to be reported
for all homicides is that of the victims to the offenders, not the offenders to the victims. For
example, in a murder incident where a wife is killed by her husband, the reported relationship must
be wife. The relationship of the victim to each separate offender must be shown. That is, for each
offender listed in the age, sex, and race columns, the reporting agency must also enter the relationshipof the victim to that person.

Circumstances
In this portion of the SHR form, using as many lines as necessary, the reporting agency mustfurnish a brief statement as to the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death. For those killings
that occur in conjunction with the commission of another felony such as a robbery or a rape, theagency must identify the specific offense involved. In other criminal homicides, the agency must
provide as much information as possible so that murders resulting from lovers’ quarrels, drunkenness,arguments over money, revenge, narcotics, gangland killings, etc., can be identified. Vague descriptions such as, altercation, fight, and quarrel, do not provide sufficient information for analysis and will
not be accepted by the national UCR Program.
Statements of circumstances must be based on information known to law enforcement following
its investigation, not decisions of a grand jury, coroner’s inquest, or other agency outside law
enforcement.

Manslaughter by Negligence
On the back of the SHR form, agencies must report deaths due tonegligence (Manslaughter by Negligence [1b]). Agencies must use the same
instructions to complete this side of the form (Manslaughter by Negligence)as they used to complete the front of the form (Murder and Nonnegligent
Manslaughter) in order to provide the situation code; age, sex, and race ofboth victim and offender; weapon used; and relationship of victim to offender
information. The circumstances for the manslaughter by negligence segmentof this form vary only in that, for obvious reasons, certain circumstances
employed in the murder and nonnegligent manslaughter section would
not apply. Manslaughter by negligence offenses commonly result fromcircumstances such as the following: victim shot in hunting accident, guncleaning, and children playing with gun.

Reportingagencies must
not include
traffic fatalities,
accidental
deaths, or deathsof victims dueto their own
negligence on
the SHR.

NOTE: Reporting agencies must not include traffic fatalities, accidental deaths, or deaths of victims
due to their own negligence on the SHR. Agencies must provide information regarding allother negligent manslaughters, however, regardless of prosecutorial action taken.
Refer to page 18 for examples of offenses that must be classified and scored on the Return A as
Manslaughter by Negligence (1b).

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Sex

Age

Incident

Offender**Age

Victim**Race

SUPPLEMENTARY HOMICIDE REPORT (Continued)

In These Spaces

Do Not Write

Data CodeF - Multiple Victims/Unknown Offender or Offenders

C - Single Victim/Multiple Offenders

Race - White - W, Black - B, American Indian or Alaskan Native - I, Asian or Pacific Islander - A, Unknown - U. Use only these as race designations.

Sex - M for Male and F for Female. Use one character only.

** - Age - 01 to 99. If 100 or older use 99. New born up to one week old use NB. If over one week, but less than one year old use BB. Use two characters only in age column.

Use only one victim/offender situations code per set of information. The utilization of a new code will signify
the beginning of a new murder situation.

E - Multiple Victims/Multiple Offenders

D - Multiple Victims/Single Offender

B - Single Victim/Unknown Offender or Offenders

barroom brawl, etc.)

shot robber, killed by patron during

Father, Acquaintance,
Neighbor, Stranger, etc.)(Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun,
Club, Poison, etc.)

Circumstances(Victim shot by robber, robbery victim

Relationship of Victim
to Offender (Husband, Wife, Son,

Weapon Used

Do not list traffic fatalities, accidental deaths, or death due to the negligence of the victim. List below all other negligent manslaughters, regardless of prosecutive action taken.

Sex* - Situations A - Single Victim/Single Offender

Situation*

1b. Manslaughter by Negligence

Race

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LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTEDThe UCR Program collects data from all contributing agencies through a subprogram called Law
Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, or simply LEOKA, on officer line-of-duty deaths andassaults. Reporting agencies must submit data on forms 1-701 and 1-705 (explained in this sectionof the manual) on their own duly sworn officers feloniously or accidentally killed or assaulted in theline of duty. The purpose of this data collection is to identify situations in which officers are killed or
assaulted, describe the incidents statistically, and publish the data to aid agencies in developing policies to improve officer safety.
The Program considers a line-of-duty death to have occurred when the officer is on or off duty andacting in an official capacity, that is, reacting to a situation that would ordinarily fall within the scopeof his or her official duties as a law enforcement officer. Suicides and deaths caused by heart attacks
or other natural causes as well as deaths occurring while the officer is acting in a military capacity are
not included in this definition.
A felonious death occurs when an officer is killed because of or while performing his or her official duties and as a direct result of a criminal act by a subject. An accidental death occurs when
an officer dies as a result of an accident he or she is involved in while performing his or her duties.
Some examples of accidental deaths include an officer being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic; receiving fatal injuries in a motor vehicle, airplane, or helicopter accident while on patrol or
involved in a pursuit; or drowning during a rescue attempt.
Agencies must report data on officers who are killed or assaulted and who meet all of thefollowing criteria:•

Be working in an official capacity•

Have full arrest powers•

Wear a badge (ordinarily)•

Carry a firearm (ordinarily)•

Be paid from governmental funds set aside specifically for payment of sworn law enforcement representatives

Normally, these officers are employed by local, county, state, tribal, or federal entities in occupations such as municipal or county police, constables, state police, highway patrol officers, sheriffs anddeputies, marshals, and special agents. Individuals employed in local, state, tribal, or federal criminal
justice agencies, but involved in protective, prosecutorial, or confinement activities, such as federal
judges, U.S. attorneys, probation officers, corrections officers, jailers, and prison officials, are usually
not included.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED(Form 1-705)
The form entitled Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted (LEOKA) should be used byagencies to report line-of-duty felonious or accidental killings and assaults on their officers for agiven month. (See Form 1-705.) If no officers are killed or assaulted during a given month, reporting agencies should not submit this form. However, the reporting agency must mark the NO LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED REPORT . . . box on the Return A.

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When an officer is killed or assaulted in another jurisdiction, the agency where the death or assault
occurred must report the crime, e.g., homicide or aggravated assault, on the Return A. The agency
where the officer actually is employed must report the death or assault on the LEOKA Form 1-705.
In the section of the LEOKA Form 1-705 labeled OFFICERS KILLED, the reporting agency
must enter the number of sworn officers with full arrest powers killed in the line of duty by felonious
acts and those killed by accident or negligence while acting in an official capacity. Agencies must notinclude officers who are victims of nonfatal assaults on this section of the form.
In the section of the LEOKA Form 1-705 labeled OFFICERS ASSAULTED, agencies mustrecord assaults on sworn officers. Reporting agencies must count all assaults that resulted in serious
injury or assaults in which a weapon was used that could have caused serious injury or death. They
must include other assaults not causing injury if the assault involved more than mere verbal abuse or
minor resistance to an arrest. In other words, agencies must include in this section all assaults on
officers, whether or not the officers sustained injuries.
NOTE: Agencies must follow the Hierarchy Rule in reporting those incidents involving aggravatedassaults on law enforcement officers while they are responding to or taking necessary action
at the scene of a crime. For example, if an officer is assaulted at the scene of a robbery, theagency must score only the robbery on the Return A; the agency must record the assault on
the LEOKA Form 1-705. However, if the officer is assaulted during a burglary incident, theagency, following the Hierarchy Rule, must score only the assault on both the Return A andthe LEOKA forms.

ANALYSIS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED AND
ASSAULTED (Form 1-701)
When an agency submits a LEOKA Form 1-705 to the national UCR Program indicating that an
officer sustained an injury as a result of an assault with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument, the national Program asks that the agency then complete and submit LEOKA Form 1-701,
Analysis of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted. There are two instances for which anagency must complete this 8-page questionnaire (Form 1-701):
1. When an officer is killed
2. When an officer is assaulted and injured with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument

Guidelines for Completing the LEOKA Form 1-705
1. Each time an officer is assaulted in the line of duty, the reporting agency must locate theappropriate line (1-11) that corresponds to the type of activity in which the officer was
engaged at the time of the assault and record the assault by making an entry on the line in oneof the Columns (B–E) under Type of Weapon. If more than one type of weapon was used
to commit a single assault, the reporting agency must select the weapon first encountered inmoving from Column B to Column E. Agencies must not enter any other type of weapon that
may have been used.
2. Next, the agency must make an entry in one of the Columns (F–L) under Type of Assignment.
Column F (Two-officer Vehicle) and Columns G and H (One-officer Vehicle) pertain touniformed officers, Columns I and J (Detective or Special Assignment) to nonuniformed
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officers, and Columns K and L (Other) to officers assaulted while working in other capacities
such as foot patrol, off duty, etc. The term Assisted refers to law enforcement assistance only.
3. If the assault has also been cleared, the agency must record the clearance in Column M(Officer Assaults Cleared).
4. Next, the agency must make an entry on either line 13 (Number With Personal Injury) orline 14 (Number Without Personal Injury) in the appropriate column (B–E). Finally, it
must mark the time of the assault in the appropriate AM or PM block of line 15. Reporting
agencies must record each assault in the same manner. A tally sheet is available for agencies
to report assaults of law enforcement officers and can be obtained by contacting the Crime
Statistics Management Unit, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; telephone(304) 625-4830 or facsimile (304) 625-3566.
5. At the end of the month, reporting agencies must tabulate the totals for each category fromthe tally sheet or other work sheet and transfer the figures to the monthly LEOKA form
(1-705). After recording the appropriate numbers on the monthly LEOKA form (1-705),
the agency must add Columns B through L, lines 1 through 11, and enter each column’s
total on line 12. Then, the agency must add Columns B–E for lines 1–12 across and record
the totals in Column A (Total Assaults by Weapon). If the agency has scored all assaults
correctly, the total in Column A, line 12, will equal the total of Columns F through L (Type of
Assignment), line 12. These totals must equal the number of officers assaulted for the month.
6. To report the total number of assaults cleared, agencies must add lines 1 through 11 inColumn M (Officer Assaults Cleared). Agencies must count the number of assaults on
officers that have been cleared, including exceptional clearances as defined in this handbook.
They must not count the number of persons arrested for such offenses.
7. For lines 13 and 14, agencies must add each line across and record the total in Column A(Total Assaults by Weapon).
8. When an agency has completed the Form 1-705 correctly, the number in Column A, line
12 should equal the total number of officers assaulted for the month. The sum of lines B–E(Type of Weapon) on line 12 is also the total number of officers assaulted, as is the sum oflines F–L (Type of Assignment). Additionally, the sum of the figures on lines 13 and 14 is thetotal number of assaults. As a final check, agencies should total the figures on line 15 (Timeof Assaults), both AM and PM, to assure that these entries equal the total officer assaults.
9. If the information on line 13 indicates that an officer was assaulted and injured with a knife
or other cutting instrument, the agency should provide the Incident or Case Number in theblock on the bottom of the reverse side of the form.
It is important that agencies report all assaults whether the officer(s) sustained an injury or not.
The importance of providing complete and correct information on the LEOKA form cannot be overemphasized. The data reported on this form are essential for analyzing assaults on law enforcement
officers. Thus, the more complete the data, the better the analysis and the more valid the conclusions.

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Scoring Scenarios for Completing the LEOKA Form 1-705
Scenario 1:
At about 10:20 p.m., a plainclothes detective driving alone in a police vehicle responded to a burglary in progress call. While attempting to arrest the offender, the detective was stabbed with a knife.
Officers arrested the offender at the scene.
To score Scenario 1 on the LEOKA Form 1-705, the agency must begin by finding the column
labeled Type of Activity. The appropriate activity can be found on line 2, Burglaries in Progress or
Pursuing Burglary Suspects. Moving across this line, the agency must place a 1 in Column C, Knife
or Other Cutting Instrument, and place a 1 in Column I, Alone, to show that the officer assaulted was
unassisted. Also, the agency must enter a 1 in Column M, Officer Assaults Cleared, to show that theoffender was arrested. No other entries are required. For each officer assaulted, the agency mustselect only one Type of Assignment (Columns F through L).
Agencies must next complete line 13 or 14 and line 15. Because the detective was injured, line
13, Number with Personal Injury, is the appropriate line to use. To score this scenario, the agency
must enter a 1 on this line in Column C to indicate the injury was inflicted with a knife.
On line 15, Time of Assaults, it is important that the agency record appropriately the time ofoccurrence. The detective in this scenario was assaulted at 10:20 p.m., so the agency must score thetime of assault on the bottom half of line 15 in the block indicating the time period 10:00–12:00.
OFFICERS KILLED
Number of your law enforcement officers

By felonious act

killed in the line of duty this month.

By accident or negligence

OFFICERS ASSAULTED (Do not include officers killed) - See other side for instructions.
Type of Weapon

Total
Assaults
byWeaponType of Activity

Knife
or
Other
Cutting
InstruFirearm ment
B

A

Other
Dangerous
WeaponType of Assignment
TwoHands,
Officer
Fists,
Feet, Vehicle
etc.

D

C

E

F

One - Officer
VehicleAlone

AssistedG

H

Officer

Detective orSpecial Assign.
Alone Assisted
I

J

Assaults

Other
Alone

Assisted

ClearedK

L

M

1. Responding to Disturbancecalls (family quarrels, personwith firearm, etc.)
2. Burglaries in progress or
pursuing burglary suspects

1

1

1

3. Robberies in progress or
pursuing robbery suspects

12. TOTAL (1 - 11)1

13. Number with personal injury*
14. Number without personal injury
12:01
15. Time of assaults

2:00

4:00

6:00

8:00

10:00

12:00

AM
PM

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NOTE: Whenever the information on Form 1-705, line 13, reveals that an officer was assaulted
and injured with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument, the UCR Program sends
Form 1-701, the 8-page questionnaire to the agency. It is very important that agencies
reporting on hard copy forms complete the block on the reverse side of Form 1-705 YOURAGENCY’S INCIDENT OR CASE NUMBER(S). When sending the questionnaire (Form1-701), the UCR Program references the incident number to help the agency locate therequired information.
Because the officer in Scenario 1 was injured with a knife, the agency should record the Incident
or Case Number in the block located at the bottom of the reverse side of Form 1-705.
YOUR AGENCY’S INCIDENT OR CASE NUMBER(S)(Complete this block only if the assaulted officer was injured with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument.)
120300012345

Scenario 2:
Two uniformed officers on patrol in their cruiser responded to a robbery in progress at a bank two
blocks away. They were the first unit to arrive at approximately 2:30 p.m. as three armed subjects
with weapons drawn exited the bank. A brief exchange of gunfire ensued during which one officer
was killed and the other shot in the leg. Although one subject was wounded and apprehended at thescene, the other two escaped in their getaway car.
To score Scenario 2 on the LEOKA Form 1-705, the agency must first complete the top
portion, OFFICERS KILLED. The agency must enter a 1 on the line indicating By Felonious Act.
FBI Special Agents will follow up with a request that the victim officer’s agency complete the 8-pagequestionnaire, Analysis of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, Form 1-701. Next, theagency must record in the lower portion of the form the assault occurring in the incident.
In Scenario 2, the agency must score the assault on the partner who received the leg wound by
first determining the Type of Activity, in this case, line 3, Robberies in Progress or Pursuing Robbery
Suspects. The agency must enter a 1 on this line in Column B to show that the weapon used was a
firearm; a 1 in Column F, Two-officer Vehicle, to show the Type of Assignment; and a 1 in Column M,
indicating the assault has been cleared by the arrest of at least one offender.
Since the officer was injured, the agency must enter a 1 on line 13 in Column B, again indicating
the weapon used. The agency must record the time of the assault by placing a 1 in the PM portion ofline 15 in the block between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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OFFICERS KILLED

1

Number of your law enforcement officers

By felonious act

killed in the line of duty this month.

By accident or negligence

OFFICERS ASSAULTED (Do not include officers killed) - See other side for instructions.
Type of Weapon

Total
Assaults
byWeapon Firearm
Type of Activity

Knife
or
Other
Cutting
Instrument

B

A

Type of Assignment

TwoHands,
Officer
Danger- Fists,
ous
Feet, Vehicle
etc.
Weapon
Other

D

C

E

F

One - Officer
VehicleAlone

AssistedG

H

Officer

Detective orSpecial Assign.
Alone Assisted
I

J

Assaults

Other
Alone

Assisted

ClearedK

L

M

1. Responding to Disturbancecalls (family quarrels, personwith firearm, etc.)
2. Burglaries in progress or
pursuing burglary suspects
3. Robberies in progress or1

pursuing robbery suspects

11

12. TOTAL (1 - 11)1

13. Number with personal injury*
14. Number without personal injury
12:01
15. Time of assaults

2:00

4:00

6:00

8:00

10:00

12:00

AM
PM

1

Since one of the officers in Scenario 2 was injured with a firearm, the agency should record theIncident or Case Number in the block located at the bottom of the reverse side of Form 1-705.
YOUR AGENCY’S INCIDENT OR CASE NUMBER(S)(Complete this block only if the assaulted officer was injured with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument.)
120300012346

Scenario 3:
At 10:17 a.m., an officer alone in a patrol car answered a call from a woman threatened by herhusband. An off-duty officer who lived nearby went to assist the responding officer. As the two
officers attempted to talk to the man, he became enraged, and wielding a hammer and a knife, heattacked both officers. While subduing the individual and wrestling the weapons from him, one of theofficers suffered a serious knife wound. The man was subsequently arrested.
To score Scenario 3 in which two officers were assaulted, the agency must select the Type of
Activity, Responding to Disturbance Calls, line 1 and place a 2 in Column C. (Although the offender
employed more than one weapon, the agency must record the knife as the weapon since it is the first
weapon listed when moving from Column B to Column E.) Continuing on line 1, the agency mustshow both officers’ assignments by entering a 1 in Column H denoting one victim in a One-officer
Vehicle and a 1 in Column L to show the off-duty officer. Because the offender was arrested, both ofthese assaults are cleared, so the agency should report a 2 in Column M.

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OFFICERS KILLED
Number of your law enforcement officers

By felonious act

killed in the line of duty this month.

By accident or negligence

OFFICERS ASSAULTED (Do not include officers killed) - See other side for instructions.
Type of Weapon

WeaponFirearm

Knife
or
Other
Cutting
Instrument

A

B

C

Total
Assaults
byType of Activity
1. Responding to Disturbancecalls (family quarrels, personwith firearm, etc.)

Type of Assignment

TwoHands,
Officer
Fists,
ous
Feet, Vehicle
etc.
WeaponOther

Danger-D

E

F

One - Officer
VehicleAlone

AssistedG

H

2

Officer

Detective orSpecial Assign.
Alone Assisted
I

J

1

Assaults

Other
Alone

Assisted

Cleared

K

L

M

1

2

2. Burglaries in progress or
pursuing burglary suspects
3. Robberies in progress or
pursuing robbery suspects

12. TOTAL (1 - 11)1

13. Number with personal injury*

1

14. Number without personal injury
12:01
15. Time of assaults

2:00

4:00

6:00

8:00

10:00

AM

12:00

2

PM

Because one officer is injured and one is not, the agency must use both lines 13 and 14. On
line 13, the agency must record a 1 in Column C to show one officer received a knife wound and a
1 on line 14 in Column C to indicate one officer was uninjured. Finally, the agency must record thetime of assault by placing a 2 in the AM portion of line 15 in the block between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00.
One of the officers in Scenario 3 was injured with a knife; therefore, the agency should record theIncident or Case Number in the block located at the bottom of the reverse side of Form 1-705.
YOUR AGENCY’S INCIDENT OR CASE NUMBER(S)(Complete this block only if the assaulted officer was injured with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument.)
120300012347

Monthly LEOKA Report
At the end of the month, the reporting agency must complete one LEOKA Form 1-705 for submission to the national Program. If the agency has been using a tally sheet to track assaults, it must firsttransfer the figures from the worksheet to Form 1-705 and then calculate the totals. If the agency hasrecorded all of the assaults directly on the form, it should sum the totals and enter them on the appropriate lines and columns. If scenarios 1–3 reflected the only officers killed and assaulted during amonth, the reporting agency would complete Form 1-705 as follows:

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First, the agency must record in the top portion of the form the officer who was feloniously killed(Scenario 2) by placing a 1 on the top line, By Felonious Act.
Next, the agency must complete the bottom portion of the form, which will include the assault
data from scenarios 1–3. To begin, the agency must add Columns B–L down and enter each column’s
total on line 12. Next, the agency must add Column M down to record the number of assaults clearedon line 12. Then the agency must add Columns B–E (Type of Weapon) across on lines 1, 2, and 3 andenter those totals on the appropriate line in Column A (Total Assaults by Weapon).
For lines 13 and 14, the agency must add each line across and enter the resulting numbers inColumn A. Column A, line 12 must equal the agency’s total number of officers assaulted. If theagency has entered all numbers correctly, the sum of Columns F–L on line 12 will be the same number that appears in Column A, line 12 (the sums of Columns B–E). Additionally, the sum of all
entries on line 15, both AM and PM portions, will be the same as the total number of assaults enteredin Column A, line 12.
OFFICERS KILLED

1

Number of your law enforcement officers

By felonious act

killed in the line of duty this month.

By accident or negligence

OFFICERS ASSAULTED (Do not include officers killed) - See other side for instructions.
Type of Weapon
Knife
or
Other
Cutting
Instru-

Total
Assaults
byWeaponFirearm

ment

A

B

C

Type of Activity
1. Responding to Disturbancecalls (family quarrels, personwith firearm, etc.)22

2. Burglaries in progress or
pursuing burglary suspects

11

3. Robberies in progress or
pursuing robbery suspects

11

12. TOTAL (1 - 11)

4

1

3

13. Number with personal injury*

3

1

2

14. Number without personal injury

1
12:01

15. Time of assaults

Type of Assignment

TwoHands,
Officer
Danger- Fists,
ous
Feet, Vehicle
Weapon etc.
Other

D

F

E

Alone

AssistedG

H

Officer

Detective orSpecial Assign.
Alone Assisted
I

J

1

Assaults

Other
Alone
K

Assisted Cleared
L

M

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

1
2:00

4:00

6:00

8:00

10:00

12:00

2
1

AM
PM

One - Officer
Vehicle1

Because officers in scenarios 1–3 were injured with a firearm or knife, the reporting agency should
record the Incident or Case Number in the block located at the bottom of the reverse side ofForm 1-705.
YOUR AGENCY’S INCIDENT OR CASE NUMBER(S)(Complete this block only if the assaulted officer was injured with a firearm or a knife or other cutting instrument.)
120300012345
120300012346

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HATE CRIME INCIDENT REPORT AND QUARTERLY HATE CRIMEREPORT
The Hate Crime Incident Report and the Quarterly Hate Crime Report are separate from and in
addition to the routine Summary UCR submission. Reporting agencies must remember that in hatecrime reporting, there is no Hierarchy Rule. They must report offense data (not just arrest data) for
Intimidation and Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property. On these forms, all reportable biasmotivated offenses must be included regardless of whether arrests have been made. Reporting agencies should refer to the publication Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines for additional information
about hate crime reporting.

Background
Hate crimes are not separate, distinct crimes, but are traditional offenses motivated, in whole orin part, by the offender’s bias. Consequently, contributing agencies can collect hate crime data bycapturing additional information about offenses they are already reporting to the UCR Program.
The object of the data collection is to indicate whether an offender was motivated, in whole orin part, to commit an offense because of a bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation,or ethnic or national origin group. Because of the difficulty of determining an offender’s subjective
motivation, agencies must report a hate crime only if investigation revealed sufficient objective facts
to lead a reasonable and prudent person to conclude that the offender’s actions were motivated, inwhole or in part, by bias.

. . . all reportablebias-motivatedoffenses must be
included regardlessof whether arrests
have been made.

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Agencies must make an important distinction when reporting a hatecrime. The mere fact that an offender is biased against a victim’s race,
religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or national origin is not
sufficient to deem the offense a hate crime. Rather, the agency must
determine that the offender’s criminal act was motivated, in whole or inpart, by the offender’s bias.

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Guidelines for Completing the HATE CRIME INCIDENT REPORT(Form 1-699)
The Hate Crime Incident Report captures the type of offense, the location of the offense, the bias
motivation, the type of victim, and the number and race of offenders.
Reporting agencies must use the Hate Crime Incident Report to report a bias-motivated incident or
to adjust information submitted on a previously reported incident. Agencies should include additional
information on separate paper if they feel it will add clarity to the report.
Agencies must also indicate the type of report as Initial or Adjustment and provide the Originating
Agency Identifier and the Date of Incident.
INCIDENT NUMBER
Agencies must provide an identifying incident number, preferably the case or file number.
UCR OFFENSE
Agencies must provide codes for all offenses within an incident that they have determined tobe bias motivated as well as the number of victims for each offense. In multiple offense incidents,
agencies must report only those offenses determined to be bias motivated. If more than four biasmotivated offenses are involved in one incident, agencies must use additional Hate Crime Incident
Reports and make the appropriate entry in the Page
ofof Same Incident portion of eachform.
LOCATION
Agencies must check the box that indicates the most appropriate location of each bias-motivatedoffense.
BIAS MOTIVATION
Agencies must check the box that accurately represents the nature of the bias motivation for biasmotivated offense number 1 as well as write in the bias-motivation codes if the incident includes morethan one offense (if the motivation is different from that listed in offense number 1).
VICTIM TYPE
Agencies must check the box that indicates the type of victim(s) identified within the incident.
When the type of victim is Individual (1), agencies must indicate the total number of individuals(persons) who were victims in the incident. (Society/Public is applicable only in the National
Incident-Based Reporting System.)
NUMBER OF OFFENDERS
Agencies must provide the number of offenders. Incidents involving multiple offenders mustnot be coded as Unknown Offender because it is known that more than one offender was involved.
Agencies must enter “00” for Unknown Offender when nothing is known about the offender including the offender’s race. When an agency reports the race of the offender, it cannot indicate “00”Unknown; the agency must indicate at least one offender.

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RACE OF OFFENDER(S)
Agencies must check the box showing the race of the offender(s), if known. If a group of offenders comprised more than one race, the agency should check the box indicating Multiple Races (grouponly). If the agency has entered the number of offenders as Unknown, it must also indicate that therace of the offender is Unknown.

Scoring Scenarios for Completing the Hate Crime Incident Report
The following pages present scenarios that after a complete law enforcement investigation were
determined to be bias-motivated offenses as well as the accompanying Hate Crime Incident Reportforms (1-699) scored as appropriate.

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Scenario 1:
A deputy sheriff received a radio call to go to an apartment and interview an individualcomplaining of threats made over the telephone. When the deputy arrived at the apartment, thecomplainant, a white male, informed the deputy that he was gay and that over the last two weeks he
had received repeated telephone calls from a person who stated that the complainant had been seen
going into “gay bars,” and therefore, the caller was going to “beat him up.”
To score Scenario 1, agencies would complete the Hate Crime Incident Report (Form 1-699) as
follows:

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Scenario 2:
Three members of a fringe neo-Nazi group broke into a Jewish synagogue. While inside, theyspray painted anti-Semitic slogans throughout the synagogue. They located the rabbi and kicked him
into unconsciousness. The rabbi sustained several broken ribs. Prior to leaving, the vandals sloshedgasoline around the premises. The police arrived on the scene and apprehended two of the three suspects as they were attempting to ignite the gasoline.
To score Scenario 2, agencies would complete the Hate Crime Incident Report (Form 1-699) as
follows:

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Guidelines for Completing the QUARTERLY HATE CRIME REPORT(Form 1-700)
At the end of each calendar quarter, the reporting agency must submit a single Quarterly Hate
Crime Report, together with an individual Hate Crime Incident Report form for each bias-motivatedincident identified during the quarter (if any). If no hate crimes occurred during the quarter, theagency must check the box indicating that there were no hate crime incidents in this quarter andsubmit only the Quarterly Hate Crime Report.
The Quarterly Hate Crime Report should be used to identify the reporting agency, to state thenumber of bias-motivated incidents being reported for the calendar quarter, and to delete any incidents
previously reported that have been determined during the reporting period not to have been motivatedby bias.

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LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES REPORTThe Law Enforcement Employees Report, which is annually sent to law enforcement agencies
throughout the country, asks that the agency provide a count of the employees on its payroll as of
October 31 of a given year. The primary purpose of this form is to gather information relating to thenumber of full-time law enforcement employees, both officers and civilians.
The number of officers reported should include only all full-time, sworn personnel with full arrest
powers. Agencies must include the sheriff and deputies, constables, marshals, the chief and membersof the police force, and other officers whose duties are to enforce and preserve the public peace. The
report must not include persons performing guard or protection duties such as crossing guards, special
or reserve officers, merchant police, or jailers at state correctional facilities and state prisons who are
not paid from law enforcement funds. Agencies may include city and county jailers only if they are
full-time employees and their salaries are paid out of law enforcement funds. Although some jailers
may be sworn personnel, if their salaries are paid from a separate budget for the operation of the jailand they do not perform other law enforcement functions such as patrol, they must not be included in
the count for this form.
In reporting the number of civilian employees, agencies must include persons such as clerks, radio
dispatchers, meter attendants, stenographers, jailers, correctional officers, and mechanics provided
they are all full-time employees of the agency. Employees who are on leave with pay should be
included in the total. Again, agencies must not include in the count persons who are not paid fromlaw enforcement funds.
NOTE: If a small jurisdiction monthly reports offenses to the sheriff’s office or another larger
agency, that larger agency should include the small jurisdiction’s officer and civilian
employee counts with its own.

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Notes

CHAPTER V

OTHER UCR PROGRAM FORMS
SUPPLY REQUESTThe national UCR Program provides forms and tally sheets at no cost to law enforcement agencies. The FBI does request that supply orders be limited to reasonable amounts and that the materials
be used for law enforcement purposes. To request UCR forms or supplies, agencies should contact
the Crime Statistics Management Unit by telephone (304) 625-4830 or by facsimile (304) 625-3566.
Agencies that are authorized to use the Law Enforcement OnLine (LEO) intranet account may order
UCR supplies on the Internet by completing the on-line form at:<http://home.leo.gov/lesig/cjis/general_information/catalog/supply_request.htm>.

TALLY BOOK: RETURN A AND SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF
OFFENSESThe UCR Program provides tally sheets and tally books at no cost upon the request of local law
enforcement agencies that do not have automated record-keeping systems. UCR tally forms aredesigned for agencies to use in-house with their manual records systems. They are not intended to be
used as reporting forms. Instead, they are designed to assist record keepers in submitting monthly andannual reports to the UCR Program. The forms enable agencies to score daily, weekly, or as-timeallows, and they provide an informal record to ensure that all offenses have been properly scored andrecorded on the monthly reports. The tally system makes it easier for the agency to locate a scoringerror or an omission. The UCR Program recommends that users oftally systems retain the tally forms for a period of time as a reference
to answer questions concerning reports previously submitted.
UCR tally forms . . .
The use of a tally is not mandatory; forms offered by the UCR
Program are but one of many possible systems available to agencies
in order to complete statistical reports with the greatest ease and least
confusion.

enable agencies toscore daily, weekly, or
as-time-allows . . . .

The forms in the tally book are designed for agencies to collect data on those offenses occurring
during the month that are to be reported on the Return A, Supplement, and SHR. If agencies score alloffenses properly in the tally book, they can complete these three monthly reports by merely totalingeach column and transferring the totals to the monthly reporting forms. The UCR Program recommends that agencies use a step-by-step procedure when using the tally book. For example, the record
keeper should (1) classify and score the reported offenses, (2) record the total value of property stolenin each incident, (3) enter any necessary supplemental information for each crime, (4) enter the typeand value of property taken, and (5) score the type and value of property recovered. Some record
keepers note the case number or a part of the case number at each of the steps in order to trace or double check for proper tallying.
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NOTE: For an analysis of larcenies by value of property stolen, the reporting agency must count the
number of offenses; total the value of larcenies in Column (A) Over $200, Column (B) $50–
200, and Column (C) Under $50; and enter the totals in item 6 on the Supplement to Return
A. The agency must enter a value of zero ($0) for all attempted larcenies (regardless of thevalue of the item in the attempt) in Column (C) Under $50.
The following scenarios demonstrate the function of the tally book in the reporting process.

Scenario 1:
A 28-year-old black male robbed a local tavern and obtained $500 in cash. The victim bartender,a white male aged 35, was shot and killed by the offender, who used a .38-caliber handgun. The
offender was captured within the hour and admitted to the robbery. The police recovered the cash.
To score this incident in the tally book, the reporting agency must:
1. Classify the incident as a Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter (1a); score the offense on
the top of page 2 by marking a tally in Columns 2, 4, and 5 for the Return A.
2. Score the $500 as Value of Property by Classification.
3. Score on the bottom of page 2 the necessary supplementary homicide data.
MURDER & NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER

1

2

3

4

Classification of Offenses

Offenses reported or known
to police (include unfounded Unfounded, i.e. false or
and attempts)
baseless complaints

1. MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENTMANSLAUGHTER

1

5

6

Total offenses cleared
Number of actual offens- by arrest or excepNumber of clearanceses (column 2 minus col- tional means (includes involving only persons
under 18 years of age
umn 3) include attempts col. 6)

1

1

ENTER “$0” IF NOTHING IS STOLENNUMBER OF ACTUAL OFFENSES AND VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN

Number of
Offenses

Value

1

$500

Number of
Offenses

Value

Number of
OffensesValue

TALLY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY HOMICIDE REPORT
1a. Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
List below specific information for all offenses shown in item 1a of the monthly Return A. In addition, list all
justifiable killings of felons by a citizen or by a peace officer in the line of duty.

A 35 M W 28 M

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Race

Sex

Age

Sex

Offender*
Race

Age

Date

AgencyCase
NumberSituation**

Victim*B

Relationship of Victim to Offender
Circumstances (Victim shot by robber,killed by patron during barroom brawl,
Weapon Used (Handgun, Rifle, (Husband, Wife, Son, Father,
Shotgun, Club, Poison, etc.)
Acquaintance, Neighbor, Stranger, etc.) etc.)

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Stranger

Victim shot by robber

4. Score on page 16, in Column A, the $500 cash as Value of Property Stolen.
VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN(GROUPED AS TO TYPE OF PROPERTY)
Explanation: List under the appropriate heading the value of property stolen in connection with Part I Offenses. List onlythat property stolen from within your jurisdiction. When all entries from the month have been made, obtain a total for eachcolumn and transfer the figures to the Supplement to Return A, Page. 1.
Jewelry andPrecious
Currency
Clothing and Locally Stolen
OfficeTVs RadiosHouseholdConsumable
Notes Etc.
Furs
Motor Vehicles Equipment
Stereos Etc.
Goods
Goods
Firearms
Livestock
Misc.
Metals
A
C
D
E
F
H
I
G
J
K
B
Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value

500

5.

Score on page 18, column A, the $500 as Value of Property Recovered.
VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED(GROUPED AS TO TYPE OF PROPERTY)
Explanation: List under the appropriate heading the value of property recovered, which was stolen in connection with Part I
Offenses committed in your jurisdiction. Exclude property recovered for other departments. Include property recovered byother jurisdictions which was originally stolen in your jurisdiction. When all entries from the month have been made, obtain atotal for each column and transfer the figures to the Supplement to Return A, Page. 1.

Jewelry andPrecious
Currency
Clothing and Locally Stolen
OfficeTVs RadiosHouseholdConsumable
Notes Etc.
Furs
Motor Vehicles Equipment
Stereos Etc.
Goods
Goods
Firearms
Livestock
Misc.
Metals
A
C
D
E
F
H
I
G
J
K
B
Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value

500

Scenario 2:
During the night, someone forcibly entered a late model passenger car parked on a street in a
residential area. The car’s compact disc player, valued at $780, was stripped from the dash; clothing,valued at $200, was removed from the rear seat. The offender was unknown, and the property was notrecovered. To score this incident on the tally book, the reporting agency must:
1. Classify the incident under UCR definitions as larceny-theft (6). (Not auto burglary.) At the
top of page 12 of the tally form, score a tally in Columns 2 and 4 for the Return A.
2. Score the $980 value under the appropriate monetary value category at the bottom of page 12,
Column A.
LARCENY-THEFT

1

2

3

Classification of Offenses

Offenses reported
or known to police(include unfounded
and attempts)

Unfounded, i.e.
false or baselesscomplaints

4

5

6

Total offenses cleared
Number of actual offenses by arrest or excepNumber of clearances(column 2 minus column tional means (includes involving only persons3) include attempts
under 18 years of age
col. 6)

6. LARCENY-THEFT (Except for
Motor Vehicle Theft) TOTAL

1

1

For an analysis of larceny by value of property stolen, count the number of offenses and total value of larcenies $200 and over, $50 to $200, and under $50 in value andenter in item 6 on the Supplement to Return A. Enter all attempted larcenies in “under $50” with a zero value.

Agency Case Number
12(A) $200 and over(B) $50 to $200

(C) Under $50$980

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3. On page 13 (6X CATEGORIES), score the total $980 under Motor Vehicle Parts andAccessories (Column E). (In a larceny-theft situation where both motor vehicle parts andaccessories and articles from the motor vehicle are stolen, agencies must report the offense
resulting in the greatest value of property loss.)
LARCENY-THEFT (TYPE OF THEFT)
6X CATEGORIESEnter “$0” if nothing is stolen
A
AgencyCase
Number1

B
PocketPicking

C
Purse
SnatchingD

Shoplifting

2

E
From Motor
Vehicles(Except E)

F
Motor Vehicle
Parts andAccessories

G

BicyclesFrom
Buildings
Except (Cand H)H

From any Coin- I
operated Machine(Parking meters,etc.)

All Other$980

4. On page 16, score $200 in Column C for the clothing and $780 in Column F for the compact
disc player.
VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN(GROUPED AS TO TYPE OF PROPERTY)
Explanation: List under the appropriate heading the value of property stolen in connection with Part I Offenses. List onlythat property stolen from within your jurisdiction. When all entries from the month have been made, obtain a total for eachcolumn and transfer the figures to the Supplement to Return A, Page. 1.

Jewelry andPrecious
Currency
Clothing and Locally Stolen
OfficeTVs RadiosHouseholdConsumable
Notes Etc.
Furs
Motor Vehicles Equipment
Stereos Etc.
Goods
Goods
Firearms
Livestock
Misc.
Metals
A
C
D
E
F
H
I
G
J
K
B
Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value Case # Value

200

780

5. On page 18 (Columns C and F), either score zero or leave blank since no property wasrecovered.

TALLY SHEET FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED ORASSAULTED
The Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted (LEOKA) tally is available, without cost, toassist record keepers in gathering data on each incident in order to have a summary record at the closeof the reporting month. The reporting agency can transfer the totals in each column to the monthly
LEOKA report.
The first page of the LEOKA tally sheet is to be used for recording the number of officers killed
by felonious act or by accident or negligence. The center pages of this tally sheet are for the agency
to record the six categories of data gathered on each officer assaulted. These six categories are (1) thetype of activity in which the officer was engaged when assaulted; (2) the type of weapon used against
the officer; (3) the type of assignment of the officer when assaulted; (4) clearance information, if
appropriate; (5) assaults resulting in injury and no injury; and (6) the time of day when the officer was
assaulted. These tally forms are for agencies to use in-house and are not intended to be used as a substitute for the official reporting forms.

TALLY SHEET, AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF PERSONS ARRESTED
The tally sheet for age, sex, and race of persons arrested consists of seven pages designed torecord the age, sex, and race of persons arrested during a reporting month. After the reporting agency
marks the tally sheet for all arrests, it must transfer the totals in each block and column to the appropriate ASR form. The separate pages, which are color-coded, can be detached. Agencies should use
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the white sheets to collect arrest data on persons 18 years of age and over, and the pink sheets to collect arrests of those persons under 18 years of age. The arrest sheets are for collecting data by age ofthe person arrested and not by state definitions of adult and juvenile. The last page of the tally sheet
is for recording the disposition of juveniles according to individual state definitions of a juvenile.

LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS
Law enforcement agencies should have two basic types of records in a records system:
1. A record of calls for service, offenses, and the law enforcement action taken in response tothese matters
2. A record of persons arrested or otherwise handled by law enforcement
For law enforcement agencies with only a small contingent of personnel, an elaborate andinvolved records system is neither desirable nor warranted by the volume of police activity that exists.
The Manual of Law Enforcement Records, printed by the FBI, illustrates a variety of indices and otherrecord keeping procedures that might be useful for small to medium-sized law enforcement agencies.
Law enforcement agencies interested in using the manual as a reference source in either modifying apresent records system or establishing a new one may request copies at no charge by contacting theFBI’s Crime Statistics Management Unit at (304) 625-4830.

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Register of Incidents/Offenses
The Register of Incidents/Offenses (Daily Log) is intended to be used as a page of a complaint
book in a small law enforcement agency. The form has spaces for recording important data regarding
the circumstances of calls for service or complaints received by the department as well as the complainant, and the action taken regarding each complaint. The column headings on this register are
self-explanatory. As in any record keeping task in law enforcement, it is very important that agencies
provide as complete details as possible to ensure that the records are meaningful.
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Register of Persons Charged
The Register of Persons Charged (Arrest Sheet) also is intended for use by small agencies as apage in a ledger. The form provides spaces for recording information regarding the arrests made by
officers. It is most important that agencies make a written record of descriptive data concerning persons arrested, the date of the arrest, the charge placed against the person, and the final disposition of
the charges against that person. Professional law enforcement requires a written record of every arrest
to ensure the correct handling of the person charged as well as for the protection of the police officer.
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Report of Offenses Committed During Month
Sheriffs, county police, state police, and other law enforcement organizations that consolidate
data and prepare monthly returns for the UCR Program may be interested in employing the Reportof Offenses Committed During Month to assist in gathering the data from rural areas. The form isintended for the use of constables, town marshals, and other law enforcement officers in rural or unincorporated areas who infrequently report Part I offenses. Officers can use the form to report monthly
the offenses that become known to the sheriff’s office or another larger agency that, in turn, prepares acomplete monthly return for the jurisdiction. The form is available to law enforcement agencies freeof charge by contacting the FBI’s Crime Statistics Management Unit at (304) 625-4830.
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Consolidated Daily Report and Consolidated Monthly Report
A professional law enforcement administrator requires up-to-date information regarding personnel matters of the agency, as well as the activities of the officers. The Consolidated Daily Report isa form that agencies can use to record information regarding personnel, number of offenses reported,
number of persons arrested, and a summary of traffic offenses. The form also provides for entries ineach of these areas from previous periods so that comparisons can be made.
The Consolidated Monthly Report is similar in format to the Consolidated Daily Report and provides a means whereby an agency’s entire activity within a month can be summarized. Both of these
forms enable a law enforcement agency to summarize its activity and enable managers to compare
and analyze information to make informed decisions. The forms are also valuable to an agency inpreparing and submitting monthly reporting forms to the UCR Program.

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CHAPTER VIPART II OFFENSESThe UCR Program divides offenses into two groups—Part I and Part II. The Program collects
data on all Part I offenses that become known to law enforcement whether or not they involve arrests.
These crime totals are essential to measuring the level and scope of crimes occurring across the country. Part II offenses are all crime classifications other than those defined as Part I. The UCR Program
collects arrest data for both Part I and Part II offenses.
One of the fundamental goals of the UCR Program is to maintain uniformity in the offense andarrest data it collects. In November 1932, the UCR Program adopted a Standard Classification of
Offenses for the compilation of criminal statistics. This classification was devised and adopted so that
law enforcement, judicial, and penal statistics could be uniformly compiled in terms of a single classification of offenses. The explanation of the Part II offenses that follow
include some of the offense titles described in local and state law. These
titles have been included as descriptive data to aid reporting agencies in
One of thedetermining the offenses that must be included or excluded in each classifundamental goals
fication. (The numbers next to the offense classifications correspond to theof the UCR Program
numbers on the ASR form.)is to maintain
uniformity in theoffense and arrest
data it collects.

9. Other Assaults

An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severeor aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth,
possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness. To unlawfully place another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm through the use of threatening words and/or other conduct, but
without displaying a weapon or subjecting the victim to actual physical attack (e.g., intimidation).
Some examples of local jurisdiction offense titles that must be included in Other Assaults are:Simple assault
Minor assault
Assault and battery
Injury by culpable negligence
Resisting or obstructing an officer

Stalking
Intimidation
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10. Forgery and Counterfeiting
The altering, copying, or imitating of something, without authority or right, with the intent todeceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or imitated as that which is original or genuine; or the selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the intent todeceive or defraud.
In the majority of states, forgery and counterfeiting are treated as allied offenses.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Altering or forging public and other records
Making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting bills, notes, drafts, tickets, checks, credit cards, etc.
Forging wills, deeds, notes, bonds, seals, trademarks, etc.
Counterfeiting coins, plates, banknotes, checks, etc.
Possessing or uttering forged or counterfeited instruments
ErasuresSigning the name of another or fictitious person with intent to defraud
Using forged labels
Possession, manufacture, etc., of counterfeiting apparatuses
Selling goods with altered, forged, or counterfeited trademarks
Attempts to commit any of the above

11. Fraud
The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another person or other entity
in reliance upon it to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right. Fraudulent conversion
and obtaining of money or property by false pretenses.
Fraud involves either the offender receiving a benefit or the victim incurring a detriment. The
benefit or detriment could be either “tangible” or “intangible.” Intangibles are anything which cannot be perceived by the sense of touch. They can be benefits, e.g., a right or privilege, a promotion,enhanced reputation; or a detriment, e.g., loss of reputation, injured feelings.
Examples of common fraud cases are where something of value, such as a DVD player or an
automobile, is rented for a period of time but is not returned. This offense, conversion of goods
lawfully possessed by bailees, is classified as fraud and not larceny. In such cases, the offenders
originally had lawful possession of the property (the property was either rented, loaned, or the person
was in some way entrusted with its possession) and through deceit (they promised to return it) kept
the property.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Bad checks, except forgeries and counterfeiting
False pretenses/swindle/confidence games
Leaving a full-service gas station without paying attendant
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Credit card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud
Impersonation
Welfare Fraud
Wire Fraud
Attempts to commit any of the above

12. Embezzlement
The unlawful misappropriation or misapplication by an offender to his/her own use or purpose ofmoney, property, or some other thing of value entrusted to his/her care, custody, or control.
Generally, the victims of embezzlement offenses are businesses, financial institutions, etc.
Reporting agencies must include attempts.

13. Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, Possessing
Buying, receiving, possessing, selling, concealing, or transporting any property with the knowledge that it has been unlawfully taken, as by burglary, embezzlement, fraud, larceny, robbery, etc.
Reporting agencies must include attempts to commit any of the above.

14. Vandalism
To willfully or maliciously destroy, injure, disfigure, or deface any public or private property, realor personal, without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control by cutting, tearing,breaking, marking, painting, drawing, covering with filth, or any other such means as may be specified by local law.
This offense covers a wide range of malicious behavior directed at property, such as cutting auto
tires, drawing obscene pictures on public restroom walls, smashing windows, destroying school
records, tipping over gravestones, and defacing library books.
Reporting agencies must include attempts to commit any of the above.

15. Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, Etc.
The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation,possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, orother deadly weapons.

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This classification encompasses weapon offenses that are regulatory in nature. Agencies must
include in this classification:
Manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons
Carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly
Using, manufacturing, etc., of silencers
Furnishing deadly weapons to minors
Aliens possessing deadly weapons
Attempts to commit any of the above

16. Prostitution and Commercialized Vice
The unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual activities for profit. To solicit customers ortransport persons for prostitution purposes; to own, manage, or operate a dwelling or other establishment for the purpose of providing a place where prostitution is performed; or to otherwise assist or
promote prostitution.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Prostitution
Keeping a bawdy house, disorderly house, or house of ill fame
Pandering, procuring, transporting, or detaining women for immoral purposes, etc.
Attempts to commit any of the above

17. Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution)
This classification includes offenses against chastity, common decency, morals, and the like.
The ability of the victim to give consent must be a professional determination by the law enforcement agency. The age of the victim, of course, plays a critical role in this determination. Individuals
do not mature mentally at the same rate. Certainly, no 4-year old is capable of consenting, where victims aged 10 or 12 may need to be assessed within the specific circumstances.
Sexual attacks on males are included in this classification. However, depending on the nature of
the crime and the extent of the injury, the offense could be classified as an assault. (See explanationof assaults on page 23 of this handbook.)
This classification includes all sex offenses except forcible rape, prostitution, and commercialized
vice.
Agencies must include in this classification:
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Indecent liberties

Statutory rape (no force)
Attempts to commit any of the above

18. Drug Abuse Violations
The violation of laws prohibiting the production, distribution, and/or use of certain controlled
substances and the equipment or devices utilized in their preparation and/or use. The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession, transportation, or importation of any
controlled drug or narcotic substance. Arrests for violations of state and local laws, specifically thoserelating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.
The UCR Program collects information on arrests for drug abuse violations based on the
narcotics involved. Agencies must include all arrests for violations, including attempts, and subdivide
the arrests by differentiating between Sale/Manufacturing and Possession:
Sale/Manufacturing
a. Opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine)b. Marijuanac. Synthetic narcotics—manufactured narcotics which can cause true drug addiction (demerol,
methadones)d. Dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbiturates, benzedrine)
Possession
e. Opium or cocaine and their derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine)f. Marijuanag. Synthetic narcotics—manufactured narcotics which can cause true drug addiction (demerol,
methadones)h. Dangerous nonnarcotic drugs (barbiturates, benzedrine)

19. Gambling
To unlawfully bet or wager money or something else of value; assist, promote, or operate a gameof chance for money or some other stake; possess or transmit wagering information; manufacture,sell, purchase, possess, or transport gambling equipment, devices, or goods; or tamper with the outcome of a sporting event or contest to gain a gambling advantage.
To unlawfully stake money or something else of value on the happening of an uncertain event oron the ascertainment of a fact in dispute.
To unlawfully operate, promote, or assist in the operation of a game of chance, lottery, or othergambling activity.
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To unlawfully manufacture, sell, buy, possess, or transport equipment, devices, and/or goods used
for gambling purposes.
To unlawfully alter, meddle in, or otherwise interfere with a sporting contest or event for the purpose of gaining a gambling advantage.
Reporting agencies must divide gambling arrests into three categories:
Bookmaking (horse and sport book)Numbers and lottery
All other (illegal gambling machines, etc.)

20. Offenses Against the Family and Children
Unlawful nonviolent acts by a family member (or legal guardian) that threaten the physical, mental, or economic well-being or morals of another family member and that are not classifiable as otheroffenses, such as Assault or Sex Offenses.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Nonviolent cruelty to other family members
Nonviolent abuse
Desertion, abandonment, or nonsupport of spouse or child
Neglect or abuse of spouse or child (if injury is serious, score as aggravated assault)
Nonpayment of alimony
Attempts to commit any of the above
NOTE: Agencies must not include victims of these charges who are merely taken into custody for
their own protection.

21. Driving Under the Influence
Driving or operating a motor vehicle or common carrier while mentally or physically impaired as
the result of consuming an alcoholic beverage or using a drug or narcotic.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence
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22. Liquor Laws
The violation of state or local laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase,transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, not including driving under the influenceand drunkenness.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing, etc., of intoxicating liquor
Maintaining unlawful drinking places
Bootlegging
Operating still
Furnishing liquor to a minor or intemperate person
Underage possession
Using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor
Drinking on train or public conveyance
Attempts to commit any of the above

23. Drunkenness
To drink alcoholic beverages to the extent that one’s mental faculties and physical coordination are
substantially impaired. Exclude driving under the influence.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Drunkenness
Drunk and disorderly

Common or habitual drunkard
Intoxication

24. Disorderly Conduct
Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize the community, or
shock the public sense of morality.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Unlawful assembly
Disturbing the peace
Disturbing meetings
Disorderly conduct in state institutions, at court, at fairs, on trains or public conveyances, etc.
Blasphemy, profanity, and obscene language
Refusing to assist an officer
Attempts to commit any of the above

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The violation of a court order, regulation, ordinance, or law requiring the withdrawal of persons
from the streets or other specified areas; prohibiting persons from remaining in an area or place in an
idle or aimless manner; or prohibiting persons from going from place to place without visible meansof support.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Suspicious person
Suspicious character
Begging
Loitering (persons 18 and over)Vagabondage

26. All Other Offenses
All violations of state or local laws not specifically identified as Part I or Part II offenses, except
traffic violations.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Admitting minors to improper places
Abduction and compelling to marryBigamy and polygamyBlackmail and extortion
Bribery
Combination in restraint of trade, trusts, monopolies
Contempt of court
Criminal anarchism
Criminal syndicalism
Discrimination, unfair competition
Kidnapping
Marriage within prohibited degrees
Offenses contributing to juvenile delinquency such as employment of children in immoral
vocations or practices, and admitting minors to improper places.
Perjury and subornation of perjury
Possession, repair, manufacture, etc., of burglar’s tools
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Possession or sale of obscene literature, pictures, etc.
Public nuisances
Riot and rout
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Trespass
Unlawfully bringing weapons into prisons, hospitals, airports, businesses, schools, etc.
Unlawfully bringing drugs or liquor into state prisons, hospitals, etc.; furnishing to convicts
Unlawful disinterment of the dead and violation of sepulture
Unlawful use, possession, etc., of explosives
Violations of state regulatory laws and municipal ordinances that are not already included inthis list
Violation of quarantine
All offenses not otherwise classified
Attempts to commit any of the above

27. Suspicion
Arrested for no specific offense and released without formal charges being placed.
Although suspicion is not an offense, it is the grounds for many arrests in those jurisdictions
where the law permits. After law enforcement officers examine the situation, they will either formallycharge the prisoner or release him/her. Reporting agencies must classify the offense for which thoseindividuals were formally charged as one of the Part I or II offenses. The suspicion classification islimited to suspicion arrests where persons arrested are released by the police.

28. Curfew and Loitering Laws (Persons under age 18)
Violations by juveniles of local curfew or loitering ordinances.

29. Runaways (Persons under age 18)
Limited to juveniles taken into protective custody under the provisions of local statutes.
Although running away does not constitute a criminal offense, agencies should report each handling of a runaway. Handling of runaways from one jurisdiction by another jurisdiction should becounted by the home jurisdiction.

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NotesGLOSSARY
A goal of the UCR Program, as developed by law enforcement, was to provide a “common
denominator” language that transcends the varying local and state laws. State statutes and local
ordinances must be very specific in defining crimes so that persons facing prosecution will know theexact charges being placed against them. On the other hand, the definitions used in UCR are genericin order not to exclude varying state and federal statutes relating to the same type of crime. These
definitions are not meant to be used for charging persons with crimes; to the contrary, they are meant
to be “receptacles” or “pigeonholes” for reporting crimes that are committed throughout the UnitedStates. Accordingly, the offense definitions in the UCR Program are based on the common-law definitions found in the Black’s Law Dictionary, the Program’s 1932 Standard Classification of Offenses,
and the National Crime Information Center’s Uniform Offense Classifications.
Adult—A person 18 years of age or older.
Aggravated Assault—An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting
severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of aweapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
All Other Offenses—All violations of state or local laws not specifically identified as Part I or Part II
offenses, except traffic violations.
Arson—Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud, adwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
Assault—An unlawful attack by one person upon another.
Autos—Sedans, station wagons, coupes, convertibles, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and other similar motor vehicles that serve the primary purpose of transporting people from one place to another.
Bias Crime—A criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated,
in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or
ethnicity/national origin; also known as a hate crime.
Burglary—The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
Carnal Knowledge—The act of a man having sexual bodily connections with a woman; sexual intercourse. The slightest penetration of the sexual organ of the female (vagina) by the sexual organ of
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Classifying—Determining the proper crime categories in which to report offenses in UCR. The
offense’s classification is based on the facts of an agency’s investigation of crimes.
Cleared by Arrest—An offense is considered cleared when at least one person involved in thecommission of the offense has been (1) arrested, (2) charged, and (3) turned over to the court for
prosecution.
Cleared by Exceptional Means—A clearance in which some element beyond law enforcement
control prevents filing of formal charges against the offender. Agencies can clear an offense
exceptionally if they can answer all of the following in the affirmative. (1) Has the investigation
definitely established the identity of the offender? (2) Is there enough information to support
an arrest, charge, and turning over to the court for prosecution? (3) Is the exact location of theoffender known so that the subject could be taken into custody now? (4) Is there some reason
outside law enforcement control that precludes arresting, charging, and prosecuting the offender(for example, suicide, deathbed confession, double murder, etc.)?
Constructive Possession—The condition in which a person does not have physical custody or possession, but is in a position to exercise dominion or control over a thing.
Conversion—An unauthorized assumption and exercise of the right of ownership over goods or
personal chattels belonging to another to the alteration of their condition or the exclusion of theowner’s rights.
Crimes Against Property—Offenses in this category include robbery, burglary, larceny-theft, motor
vehicle theft, and arson. One offense is counted for each distinct operation, except in the case of
motor vehicle theft for which one offense is counted for each stolen vehicle.
Crimes Against the Person—Offenses in this category include criminal homicide, forcible rape, andaggravated assault. One offense is scored for each victim.
Criminal Homicide—The willful killing of one human being by another.
Curfew and Loitering (Persons under age 18)—Violations by juveniles of local curfew or loitering
ordinances.
Disorderly Conduct—Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize thecommunity, or shock the public sense of morality.
Driving Under the Influence—Driving or operating a motor vehicle or common carrier whilementally or physically impaired as the result of consuming an alcoholic beverage or using a drugor narcotic.

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Drug Abuse Violations—The violation of laws prohibiting the production, distribution, and/or use ofcertain controlled substances and the equipment or devices utilized in their preparation and/or use.
The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use, possession, transportation,
or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance. Arrests for violations of state andlocal laws, specifically those relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.
Drunkenness—To drink alcoholic beverages to the extent that one’s mental faculties and physicalcoordination are substantially impaired. Exclude driving under the influence.
Embezzlement—The unlawful misappropriation or misapplication by an offender to his/her own use
or purpose of money, property, or some other thing of value entrusted to his/her care, custody, or
control.
Forcible Rape—The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
Forgery and Counterfeiting—The altering, copying, or imitating of something without authority orright, with the intent to deceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or imitated as thatwhich is original or genuine; or the selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitatedthing with the intent to deceive or defraud.
Fraud—The intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another person or otherentity in reliance upon it to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right. Fraudulent
conversion and obtaining of money or property by false pretenses.
Gambling—To unlawfully bet or wager money or something else of value; assist, promote, or
operate a game of chance for money or some other stake; possess or transmit wagering information; manufacture, sell, purchase, possess, or transport gambling equipment, devices or goods; ortamper with the outcome of a sporting event or contest to gain a gambling advantage.
Hate Crime—A criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity/national origin; also known as a bias crime.
Hierarchy Rule—When more than one Part I offense is classified, the law enforcement agency must
locate the offense that is highest on the hierarchy list and score that offense and not the otheroffense in the multiple-offense situation. There is a significance to the order in which the Part I
offenses are presented, with murder being the highest in the hierarchy and arson being the lowest. The offenses of justifiable homicide, motor vehicle theft, and arson are exceptions to the
Hierarchy Rule.
Hotel Rule—Burglaries of hotels, motels, lodging houses, and other places where lodging of transients is the main purpose are scored under provisions of the Hotel Rule. This principle of scoring
dictates that if a number of dwelling units under a single manager are burglarized and the offenses
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Justifiable Homicide—The killing of a felon by a peace officer in the line of duty or the killing of afelon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.
Juvenile—A person under 18 years of age.
Larceny-theft—The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
Liquor Laws—The violation of state or local laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale,purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages, not including driving under the
influence and drunkeness.
Manslaughter by Negligence—The killing of another person through gross negligence.
Motor Vehicle—A self-propelled vehicle that runs on land surface and not on rails.
Motor Vehicle Theft—The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter—The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human beingby another.
Offenses Against the Family and Children—Unlawful nonviolent acts by a family member (or legal
guardian) which threaten the physical, mental, or economic well-being or morals of another family member and which are not classifiable as other offenses, such as Assault or Sex Offenses.
Other Vehicles—All other vehicles that meet the UCR definition for motor vehicles such as snowmobiles, motorcycles, motor scooters, trail bikes, mopeds, golf carts, and all-terrain vehicles.
Part I Offenses—The first of two main groupings of UCR crime classifications consisting of eight
offenses (criminal homicide, forcible rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny-theft,motor vehicle theft, and arson).
Part II Offenses—The second of two main UCR groupings of crime classifications not already designated in Part I. Agencies are limited to reporting arrest information only for Part I offenses withthe exception of simple assault.
Prostitution and Commercialized Vice—The unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual
activities for profit.
Rape—The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
Robbery—The taking or attempted taking of anything of value from the care, custody, or control of aperson or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

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Runaways (Persons under age 18)—Limited to juveniles taken into protective custody under theprovisions of local statutes.
Scoring—Counting the number of offenses after they have been classified and entering the total counton the appropriate reporting form. The appropriate scoring of Part I crimes is directly related tothe two types of crimes involved: crimes against the person and crimes against property.
Separation of Time and Place Rule—A standard UCR scoring practice that stipulates if there is aseparation of time and place between the commission of several crimes, the reporting agency must
handle each crime as a separate incident and must classify and score each offense individually.
Sex Offenses—Offenses against chastity, common decency, morals, and the like.
Simple Assault—All assaults and attempted assaults which are not of an aggravated nature and do
not result in serious injury to the victim.
Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, Possessing—Buying, receiving, possessing, selling, concealing, or transporting any property with the knowledge that it has been unlawfully taken, as byburglary, embezzlement, fraud, larceny, robbery, etc.
Structure—Includes, but is not limited to, apartments, barns, cabins, churches, condominiums,
dwelling houses, factories, garages, house trailers or houseboats (used as a permanent dwelling), mills, offices, other buildings, outbuildings, public buildings, railroad cars, rooms, schools,
stables, vessels (ships), and warehouses.
Suspicion—Arrested for no specific offense and released without formal charges being placed.
Trucks and Buses—Vehicles specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to commercially transport people and cargo.
Unfounded—False or baseless complaints.
Vagrancy—The violation of a court order, regulation, ordinance, or law requiring the withdrawal of
persons from the streets or other specified areas; prohibiting persons from remaining in an area orplace in an idle or aimless manner; or prohibiting persons from going from place to place without
visible means of support.
Vandalism—To willfully or maliciously destroy, injure, disfigure, or deface any public or private
property, real or personal, without the consent of the owner or person having custody or control
by cutting, tearing, breaking, marking, painting, drawing, covering with filth, or any other suchmeans as may be specified by local law.
Weapons: Carrying, Possessing, Etc.—The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.
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IndexA
Accidental Death 18, 46, 107, 108
Adjustments of Previous Returns 82
Advisory Groups 3Age, Sex, and Race (ASR) of Persons Arrested 96, 99
Age, Sex, and Race (ASR) of Persons Arrested—Under 18 Years of Age 96, 100
Aggravated Assault 23, 53. See also Assault
All Other Larceny-thefts 35, 91. See also Larceny-theft
All Other Offenses 146, 149
Analysis of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 110
Arrests 8, 96, 101, 134, 136, 139
Arson 12, 37, 71, 82, 94, 149
Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, Monthly Return of 94
Assault 23, 53, 85, 89, 142, 149
Assault of a Police Officer 110
Assaults, Other 26, 139
Assaults—Simple, Not Aggravated 26, 58, 153

B
Bias or Bias Motivation 1, 3, 118, 149. See also Hate Crime
Bicycles, Theft of. See Theft of Bicycles. See also Larceny-theft
Breaking or Entering. See Burglary
Buildings, Theft From. See Theft From Buildings. See also Larceny-theft
Burglary 28, 41, 62, 90, 95, 149C
Carjacking. See Robbery
Carnal Knowledge 19, 149
Classifying 7, 15, 77, 87, 97, 150
Cleared by Arrest 79, 150
Cleared by Exceptional Means 80, 150
Coin-operated Devices or Machines, Theft From. See Theft From Coin-operated Devices or Machines.
See also Larceny-theft
Consolidated Daily Report 138
Consolidated Monthly Report 138
Constructive Possession 31, 150
Conversion 31, 140, 150
Crimes Against Property 41, 150
Crimes Against the Person 41, 150
Criminal Homicide 15, 39, 41, 46, 150
Curfew and Loitering Laws (Persons under age 18) 147, 150

D
Data Requirements 5
Disorderly Conduct 24, 145, 150
Disposition of Juveniles 5, 102
Driving Under the Influence 144, 150
Drug Abuse Violations 143, 151
Drunkenness 145, 151

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E
Embezzlement 141, 151
Employees, Law Enforcement. See Law Enforcement Employees Report

F
Felonious Killing of a Law Enforcement Officer 109
Fetal Death 16
Forcible Rape 19, 41, 46, 151
Forcible Rape—Attempts 20, 48
Forgery and Counterfeiting 140, 151
Forms:
Age, Sex, and Race (ASR) of Persons Arrested 96, 99
Age, Sex, and Race (ASR) of Persons Arrested—Under 18 Years of Age 100
Analysis of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 110
Consolidated Daily Report 138
Consolidated Monthly Report 138
Hate Crime Incident Report 118, 119, 125
Law Enforcement Employees Report 126, 127
Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted 109, 112
Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement 94
Quarterly Hate Crime Report 124, 125
Register of Incidents/Offenses (Daily Log) 135
Register of Persons Charged (Arrest Sheet) 136
Report of Offenses Committed During Month 137
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police 75, 76
Supplementary Homicide Report 104, 105, 108
Supplement to Return A 85, 87
Supply Request 131
Tally Book: Return A and Supplementary Report of Offenses 131, 132
Tally Sheet, Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested 134
Tally Sheet for Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted 134
Fraud 140, 151

G
Gambling 143, 151
Gasoline, Theft of. See Theft of Gasoline

H
Hate Crime 1, 118, 151
Hate Crime Incident Report 118, 119, 125
Hate Crime Report, Quarterly. See Quarterly Hate Crime Report
Hierarchy Rule 10, 39, 151
Hierarchy Rule, Exceptions to 12
Historical Background 2
Homicide. See Criminal Homicide
Hotel Rule 28, 62, 151J
Jurisdiction 8, 86
Justifiable Homicide 17, 44, 152
Juvenile Arrests 98. See also Age, Sex, and Race (ASR) of Persons Arrested—Under 18 Years of AgeJuveniles 81, 101, 152

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L
Larceny-theft 10, 31, 66, 91, 152
Law Enforcement Employees Report 126, 127
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 1, 109
Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted 109, 112
Law Enforcement Records 135
Line-of-duty Death 109. See also Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted
Liquor Laws 145, 152M
Manslaughter by Negligence 18, 46, 107, 152
Manual of Law Enforcement Records 135
Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement 94
Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories, Theft of. See Larceny-theft
Motor Vehicle Theft 10, 35, 68, 92, 152
Motor Vehicle, Theft From. See Larceny-theft
Multiple-offense Situation 10, 12, 27
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter 15, 41, 104, 152

N
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) 3
Nonnegligent Manslaughter. See Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
Non-Program States 5OOffender 44, 79, 80, 104, 106, 107, 118, 120
Offenses 8, 41, 75, 94, 131. See also Part I Offenses and Part II Offenses
Offenses Against the Family and Children 144, 152
Other Assaults 139

P
Part I Offenses 8, 10, 152
Part II Offenses 8, 139, 152
Pocket-picking 32, 91. See also Larceny-theft
Police Disposition of Juveniles 102. See also Age, Sex, and Race (ASR) of Persons Arrested—Under 18 Yearsof AgeProperty by Type and Value 87
Prostitution and Commercialized Vice 142, 152
Publications 1
Purse-snatching 32, 91. See also Larceny-theft

Q
Quality Assurance Review (QAR) 3, 4
Quarterly Hate Crime Report 124, 125

R
Racial Designations 97
Rape 152. See also Forcible Rape
Rape of Males 20. See also Assault and Sex Offenses
Register of Incidents/Offenses (Daily Log) 135

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Register of Persons Charged (Arrest Sheet) 136
Report of Offenses Committed During Month 137
Return A—Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police 75, 76
Robbery 21, 48, 83, 89, 152
Runaways (Persons under age 18) 147, 153

S
Scoring 7, 41, 113, 121, 132, 153
Separation of Time and Place Rule 12, 153
Sex Offenses (Except Forcible Rape and Prostitution) 142, 153
Shoplifting 32, 91. See also Larceny-theft
SHR. See Supplementary Homicide Report
Simple Assault 153. See also Assault
State UCR Programs 4
Stolen Property 78, 86
Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, Possessing 141, 153
Strong-arm. See Robbery
Structure 28, 37, 153
Suicide 16. See also Cleared by Exceptional Means
Supplementary Homicide Report 104, 105, 108
Supplement to Return A 85, 87
Supply Request 131
Suspicion 147, 153T
Tally Book: Return A and Supplementary Report of Offenses 131, 132
Tally Sheet, Age, Sex, and Race of Persons Arrested 134
Tally Sheet for Law Enforcement Officers Killed or Assaulted 134
Theft From Buildings 34, 91. See also Larceny-theft
Theft From Coin-operated Devices or Machines 34, 91. See also Larceny-theft
Theft From Motor Vehicles 33, 91. See also Larceny-theft
Theft of Bicycles 34, 91. See also Larceny-theft
Theft of Gasoline 35
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories 33, 91. See also Larceny-theft
Time and Place. See Separation of Time and Place Rule
Traffic Fatalities 16

U
Unfounded 77, 153

V
Vagrancy 146, 153
Valuation of Stolen Property 86
Vandalism 141, 153

W
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