Crime Statistics
Offense Definitions
Murder - The willful (non-negligent) killing
of one human being by another.
Negligent Manslaughter - The killing of
another person through negligence.
Forcible Sex Offenses - 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 sex offenses include:
Forcible Rape - The carnal knowledge of
a person, forcibly and/or against the person's
will; or not forcibly or against the person's will
where the victim is incapable of giving his/her
temporary permanent mental or physical incapacity
(or because of his/her youth).
Forcible Sodomy - Oral or anal sexual
intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or
against the person's will; or 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 permanent mental of physical
incapacity.
Sexual Assault with an Object - The use
of an object or instrument to unlawfully
penetrate, however slight, the genital or anal
opening of the body of another person, forcibly
and/or against that person's will or not forcibly
against the person's will where the victim is
incapable of giving consent because of his/her
youth or because of his/her temporary permanent
mental or physical incapacity.
Forcible Fondling - The touching of the
private body parts of another person for the
purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly and/or
against the person's will; or not forcibly and/or
against the person's will where the victim is
incapable of giving consent because of his/her
youth of because of his/her temporary permanent
mental of physical incapacity.
Non-Forcible Sex Offenses - Unlawful,
non-forcible sexual intercourse. Non-forcible sex
offenses include:
Incest - Non-forcible sexual intercourse
between person 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.
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 putting
the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault - An unlawful attack by
one person upon another where either the offender
displays a weapon or the victim suffers obvious severe
or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken
bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe
laceration of loss of consciousness.
Burglary - The unlawful entry into a building
or other structure with the intent to commit a felony
or a theft.
Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted
theft of a motor vehicle.
Arson - The unlawfully and intentionally
damage, or attempt to damage, any real or personal
property by fire or incendiary device.
Liquor Law Violations - The violation of laws
or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale,
purchase, transportation, possessing or use of
intoxicating alcoholic beverages.
Drug Related Violations (Sale and Possession)
- The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution,
sale, purchase, transportation or importation of any
controlled drug or narcotic substance. Or, the
unlawful manufacture, sale, purchase, possession or
transportation of equipment or devices used for
preparing and/or taking drugs or narcotics (drug
paraphernalia).
Weapon Law Violations - The violation of laws
or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale,
purchase, transportation, possession or use of
firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary
devices or other deadly weapons. |
