Uniform Crime Reporting Definitions

Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attack by one person upon another where in the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threatening manner, or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible laceration, or loss of consciousness.

Arson: To unlawfully and intentionally damage, or attempt to damage, any real or personal property by fire or incendiary device.

Burglary: The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a theft.

Forcible Entry: A forced entry is where force of any degree, or a mechanical contrivance of any kind (e.g. a passkey or skeleton key) is used to unlawfully enter a building or other structure.

Unlawful Entry (No force): An unforced entry is one where the unlawful entry is achieved without force through an unlocked door or window.

Attempted Forcible Entry: The attempt to commit a forcible entry, without succeeding.

Criminal Homicide: The killing of one human being by another.

Murder/Non negligent Manslaughter: The willful (non negligent) killing of one human being by another.

Negligent Manslaughter: The killing of another person through negligence.

Motor Vehicle Theft: The theft of a motor vehicle.

Robbery: The taking, or attempting to take, anything of value under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody, or care of another person by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.

Sex Offenses
Forcible: Any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent.

Forcible Rape: The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

Forcible Sodomy: Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

Sexual Assault with an Object: To use an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the persons will because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.

Forcible Fondling: The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.

Non Forcible: Unlawful, non forcible sexual intercourse.

Incest: Non forcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.

Statutory Rape: Non forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.

Theft: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession, or constructive possession, of another person.

Hate Crime: Crime of aggravated assault, arson, burglary, criminal homicide, motor vehicle theft, robbery, sex offenses, and/or crime involving bodily injury in which the victim was intentionally selected because of the victims' actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability.

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