SCIBRS_Manual

SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

NIKKI R. HALEY MARK A. KEEL

Governor Chief

South Carolina Incident Based

Reporting System (SCIBRS)

TRAINING MANUAL

Revised 2014

An Accredited Law Enforcement Agency

P.O. Box 21398 / Columbia, South Carolina 29221-1398 / (803) 896-1639 / Fax (803) 896-7122

SCIBRS Contacts

Manager: Kelly Scarboro (803) 896-4793 kscarboro@sled.sc.gov

Analyst: Alexandra Perez-Caballero (803) 896-2280 acaballero@sled.sc.gov

Trainer: Lakesha Fields (803) 896-0405 lfields@sled.sc.gov

Auditor: Natalia Rice (803) 896-2277 nrice@sled.sc.gov

Special Agent: Dana Wilkes (803) 896-2292 dwilkes@sled.sc.gov

Fax: (803) 896-7122

General Questions Email: scibrs@sled.sc.gov

TESTING Submissions

Send Test data files to this e-mail address: sleducr@sled.sc.gov

Note: Always put your ORI, name of your department, month/year of data to be tested

and TEST in ―Subject‖ box of your e-mail. In body of e-mail, state ―This is a TEST file for

XXX department for XX month/XX year‖. Also Give name, e-mail address, and phone

number of who we should contact for questions, errors, etc. See Naming Conventions

below for naming data files.

“LIVE” SUBMISSIONS TO SCIBRS (Only after notification of certification by SLED)

Send LIVE data files to this e-mail address: sleducr@sled.sc.gov

Note: Always put name of your department, month/year of data being submitted in

―Subject‖ box of your e-mail. In body of e-mail, state ―This is a LIVE file for XXX

department for XX month/XX year‖. Also give the name, e-mail address, and phone

number of who we should contact for questions, errors, etc.

Naming Your Data Files – Important!

Files sent to SLED for processing must conform to our naming conventions. Files that do

not conform must be renamed and the agency notified to comply with these conventions.

Files received after 1 February 2004 that do not conform will be rejected and returned to

the agency unprocessed.

The File name will contain eight characters (digits) with a three character file extension.

The file name will contain the core numbers (4th thru 7th characters) of the agency ORI. As

an example, for the ORI SC0123400 the core numbers are the county number and PD

identifier as follows: 1234.

The file name will contain the numeric month. In this example the abbreviation for

January will look like: 123401.

The file name will contain the two digit year. In this example the year is 2006. Now the

file looks like: 12340106.

The file will contain the extension .dat or .txt

Now the complete file name looks like: 12340105.dat

Contents

1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................6

1.1 Background of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.................6

1.2 Jurisdiction ..............................................................................................7

2 INCIDENTS & OFFENSES............................................................................7

2.1 Definition of an Incident ..........................................................................8

The Concept of Acting in Concert

The Concept of Same Time and Place

Examples of Acting in Concert and Same Time and Place

2.2 Classifying Offenses .................................................................................8

Criteria for Distinguishing Between Group A and Group B Offenses

Additional Information Regarding Classifying Offenses

Offense Categories – Crimes Against Persons, Property, and Society

The Use of Offense Codes in the SCIBRS

2.3 Group A and Group B Offense Listing .....................................................12

Group A Offenses

Group B Offenses

2.4 Offense Definitions ................................................................................16

Source of Offense Definitions

State Offenses

Group A Offenses

Group B Offenses

3 FLAT FILE SUBMISSIONS.........................................................................42

3.1 Group A Incident Report ........................................................................42

3.2 Group B Arrest Report...........................................................................44

3.3 Zero Report............................................................................................44

3.4 Report Modifications.............................................................................44

3.5 Window Records ...................................................................................46

3.6 Activity/Run Date...................................................................................47

4 DATA ELEMENTS & DATA VALUES .........................................................47

4.1 Definition of Data Element .....................................................................47

4.2 Mandatory Versus Optional Data Elements ...........................................48

4.3 Definition of Data Values .......................................................................48

4.4 Clarification of Specific Data Elements & Data Values ...........................48

Administrative Segment…………………………………………………………..…………..49

Data Element 1 (ORI)

Data Element 2 (Incident Number)

Data Element 2A (Cargo Theft)

Data Element 3 (Incident Date)

Data Element 4 (Cleared Exceptionally)

Data Element 5 (Exceptional Clearance Date)

Offense Segment…………………………………………………………..……………………..52

Data Element 6 (UCR Offense Code)

Data Element 7 (Offense Attempted/Completed)

Data Element 8 (Offender Suspected of Using)

Data Element 8A (Bias Motivation)

Data Element 9 (Location Type)

Data Element 10 (Number of Premises Entered)

Data Element 11 (Method of Entry)

Data Element 12 (Type Criminal Activity/Gang Information)

Data Element 13 (Type Weapon/Force Involved)

Property Segment…………………………………………………………..……………………65

Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.)

Data Element 15 (Property Description)

Data Element 16 (Value of Property)

Data Element 17 (Date Recovered)

Data Element 18 (Number of Stolen Motor Vehicles)

Data Element 19 (Number of Recovered Motor Vehicles)

Data Element 20 (Suspected Drug Type)

Data Element 21 (Estimated Drug Quantity)

Data Element 22 (Type Drug Measurement)

Victim Segment…………..…………………………………………………………..…………..84

Data Element 23 (Victim Sequence Number)

Data Element 24 (Victim Connected to UCR Offense Code)

Data Element 25 (Type of Victim)

Data Element 25A (Type of Officer Activity/Circumstance)

Data Element 25B (Officer Assignment Type)

Data Element 25C (Officer – ORI Other Jurisdiction)

Data Element 26 (Age of Victim)

Data Element 27 (Sex of Victim)

Data Element 28 (Race of Victim)

Data Element 29 (Ethnicity of Victim)

Data Element 30 (Resident Status of Victim)

Data Element 31 (Aggravated Assault/Homicide Circumstances)

Data Element 32 (Additional Justifiable Homicide Circumstances)

Data Element 33 (Type Injury)

Data Element 34 (Offender Number to be Related)

Data Element 35 (Relationship of Victim to Offender)

Offender Segment……….…………………………………………………………..…………..96

Data Element 36 (Offender Sequence Number)

Data Element 37 (Age of Offender)

Data Element 38 (Sex of Offender)

Data Element 39 (Race of Offender)

Data Element 39A (Ethnicity of Offender)

Arrestee Segment…………..………………………………………………………..………….98

Data Element 40 (Arrestee Sequence Number)

Data Element 41 (Arrest Transaction Number)

Data Element 42 (Arrest Date)

Data Element 43 (Type of Arrest)

Data Element 44 (Multiple Arrestee Segments Indicator)

Data Element 45 (UCR Arrest Offense Code)

Data Element 46 (Arrestee Was Armed With)

Data Element 47 (Age of Arrestee)

Data Element 48 (Sex of Arrestee)

Data Element 49 (Race of Arrestee)

Data Element 50 (Ethnicity of Arrestee)

Data Element 51 (Resident Status of Arrestee)

Data Element 52 (Disposition of Arrestee Under 18)

5 TRAINING ...............................................................................................106

5.1 Automated Submission to SCIBRS………………………………………………….106

5.2 NIBRS Action Type Codes .....................................................................111

5.3 Quality Assurance Review Process………………………………………………….112

5.4 Training and Education…………………………………………………………………113

5.5 N-DEx, SCEIx, & SC CODE ………………..…………………………………....……..114

1 Introduction

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)

Program‘s primary objective is to collect reliable and detailed criminal information for use

in law enforcement administration, operation, and management. Criminologists,

sociologists, legislators, municipal planners, the media and students of criminal justice

use the data for varied research and planning purposes. SLED‘s UCR Program prepared

this manual to assist Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) in reporting crime statistics via

South Carolina Incident-Based Reporting System (SCIBRS). It addresses both National

Incident-Based Reporting (NIBRS) and SCIBRS policies, the types of offenses reported

and guidelines for an agency to become certified to submit NIBRS and SCIBRS data.

1.1 Background of the South Carolina Incident-Based Reporting

System

South Carolina was the first state to implement an operational state UCR program, SLED

administered the program. The information collected and the uniform classification

under which it is collected are based directly upon the guidelines developed by the

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Federal Bureau of Investigation

(FBI).

Upon initiation of the South Carolina UCR program in July, 1973, SLED, in conjunction

with the FBI, held workshops around the state to instruct or refresh the county and city

law enforcement agencies on the scope of the program and the mechanics of completing

the forms.

Since that time, SLED, along with the local law enforcement agencies, has instituted an

incident-based records management system which has greatly enhanced and improved

the quality of information gathered under the Uniform Crime Reports system. Under this

procedure, crime data and other information gathered by municipal and county law

enforcement agencies are collected and submitted to SLED on a daily, monthly and

annual basis. This new system lent itself to a more complete and accurate crime reporting

system which, in most instances, alleviated some of the paperwork with which many

departments had been burdened. An additional advantage of using standard incident and

booking reports was realized from the uniformity of documents. Standardized reports

facilitated the exchange of information between law enforcement agencies within the

state. The forms have been included in the report writing classes taught at the South

Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.

In 1991 South Carolina became the first state to implement the new NIBRS which was

developed by the FBI, using our state as a model and demonstration site. The NIBRS is an

enhanced version of the previous South Carolina system.

1.2 Jurisdiction

The purpose of establishing appropriate jurisdiction is to depict the nature and amount of

crime in a particular community. Throughout the United States, there are thousands of

LEAs; some have overlapping jurisdictions. To ensure LEAs with overlapping

jurisdictions are not reporting duplicate data (offense or arrest), the SLED UCR Program

developed the following guidelines:

1. Local, county, state, tribal, and federal LEAs should report offenses that occur

within their jurisdictions.

2. When two or more local, county, state, tribal, or federal LEAs are involved in the

investigation of the same offense, the agency with investigative jurisdiction based

on local, county, state, tribal, and federal law and/or applicable interagency

agreements or memorandums of understanding should report the offense. If there

is uncertainty as to the lead or primary agency, the agencies must agree on which

agency should report the offense.

3. LEAs will report only those arrests made for offenses committed within their own

jurisdictions.

4. The recovery of property should be reported only by the LEA who first reported it

missing and/or stolen regardless of which agency recovered it.

As a rule, cities having their own police departments report their own crime data.

However, smaller locales may combine their crime data with larger agencies (e.g., sheriffs‘

offices and state police) for reporting purposes. This practice most often occurs in rural or

unincorporated areas employing constables, town marshals, or other officers who

infrequently report offenses. In cases where the county sheriff or state police has a

contract to provide law enforcement services for an incorporated city, the sheriff or state

police will continue to report incidents occurring within the boundaries of these cities.

These reports should reflect the geographic location of where the incident occurred by use

of the city‘s Originating Agency Identifier (ORI). In some localities, the sheriff, state

police, or a federal LEA 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 should report the offenses unless there is a written or oral agreement

specifying otherwise.

2 Incidents & Offenses

Participation in SCIBRS requires LEAs to report certain facts about each criminal incident

coming to their attention within their jurisdiction. In most cases, officers capture the data

through an incident report when a complainant first reports the crime. In other instances,

officers may collect data via a mobile terminal which interfaces with their department‘s

records management system.

2.1 Definition of an Incident

With regard to the SCIBRS, SLED‘s UCR Program defines an incident as one or more

offenses committed by the same offender, or group of offenders acting in concert, at the

same time and place.

The Concept of Acting in Concert

Acting in concert requires all of the offenders to actually commit or assist in the

commission of all of the crimes in an incident. The offenders must be aware of, and

consent to, thecommission of all of the offenses; or even if nonconsenting, their actions

assist in the commission of all of the offenses. See Example 1, Acting in Concert. This is

important because the SCIBRS considers all of the offenders in an incident to have

committed all of the offenses in an incident. The arrest of any offender will clear all of the

offenses in the incident. If one or more of the offenders did not act in concert, then the

LEA should report more than one incident. See Examples 2 and 3, Acting in Concert.

The Concept of Same Time and Place

The fundamental concept of Same Time and Place presupposes if the same person or

group of persons committed more than one crime and the time and space intervals

separating them were insignificant, all of the crimes make up a single incident. Normally,

the offenses must have occurred during an unbroken time period and at the same or

adjoining locations. However, incidents can also be comprised of offenses which by their

nature involve continuing criminal activity by the same offenders at different times and

places, as long as law enforcement deems the activity to constitute a single criminal

transaction. See Example 4, Same Time and Place.

In the Smmary-Based Reporting (SBR), LEAs use the concept of Same Time and Place to

determine whether they should apply the Hierarchy Rule to a group of crimes; if so, the

agency reports only the crime highest in the hierarchy. Though SCIBRS does not follow

the Hierarchy Rule, LEAs must still apply the concept of Same Time and Place to

determine whether a group of crimes constitute a single incident. This is crucially

important since the application of the concept determines whether they should report the

crimes as individual incidents or as a single incident comprised of multiple offenses.

Examples of Acting in Concert and Same Time and Place

Because it is not possible to provide instructions covering all of the situations possible, the

reporting agency should use its best judgment in determining how many incidents were

involved in some cases.

Example 1, Acting in Concert

During a robbery scenario, one offender began to rape a victim in a bar. The other

offender told the rapist to stop and only rob the victim. In this example, there was only

one incident with two offenses, i.e., Robbery and Rape. Although the other robber did not

consent to the rape, by displaying a gun he prevented someone from coming to the

victim‘s assistance and thereby assisted in the commission of the crime. The LEA should

report one incident with two offenses; one offender is connected to the victim through the

offense of robbery and rape: the other is connected to the victim through the offense of

robbery.

Example 2, Acting in Concert

A domestic argument escalated from a shouting match between a husband and wife to an

aggravated assault during which the husband began beating his wife. The wife, in her own

defense, shot and killed the husband. The responding officer submitted one incident

report. The LEA should have reported this information via SCIBRS as two separate

incidents because the husband could not have been acting in concert with the wife in his

own killing. The LEA could have submitted one incident involving the Aggravated Assault

perpetrated by the husband and the second incident involving the killing. This would have

allowed the maintenance of the original incident number for record keeping purposes at

the local level and simultaneously satisfied reporting requirements for SCIBRS.

Example 3, Acting in Concert

Two offenders robbed a bar, forcing the bartender to surrender money from the cash

of the robbers, in searching for more customers to rob, found a female customer in the

rest room and raped her there without the knowledge of the other offender. When the

rapist returned, both robbers left. In this example, there were two incidents: one involving

Robbery and the other involving Rape, because the offenders were not acting in concert in

both offenses. The LEA should report two incidents, each with one offense.

Example 4, Same Time and Place

Over a period of 18 months, a computer programmer working for a bank manipulated the

bank‘s computer and systematically embezzled $70,000. The continuing criminal activity

against the same victim constituted a single incident involving the crime of

Embezzlement.

2.2 Classifying Offenses

For SCIBRS, LEAs must report all offenses within a particular crime. For example, an

incident can include the crimes of Rape, Motor Vehicle Theft, and Kidnapping/Abduction.

LEAs must ensure each reported offense is a separate, distinct crime and not just a part of

another offense. For example, every robbery includes some type of assault, but because

the assault is an element integral to the crime of Robbery, the LEA should report only

Robbery. However, if during a robbery the offender forces the victim to engage in sexual

relations, then the LEA should report both Robbery and Rape since forced sexual

intercourse is not an element of the crime of Robbery.

Note: Law enforcement should classify and report offenses after they complete the

preliminary investigation of a call for service or a complaint. Agencies should report only

offenses known to law enforcement, not the findings of a court, coroner, jury, or

prosecutor since identifying the crime problems faced by law enforcement is one of the

objectives of the SCIBRS.

Criteria for Distinguishing Between Group A and Group B Offenses

When reporting data to the SLED UCR Program via SCIBRS, law enforcement must also

classify the offenses within an incident as Group A offenses or Group B offenses. Though

some state and local records management systems require the same level of reporting for

all offenses, SCIBRS requires differing levels of details in reporting Group A and Group B

offenses. Law enforcement must report both incidents and arrests for Group A offenses,

and they must report only arrests for Group B offenses.

SCIBRS developers used the following criteria to determine if a crime should be

designated as a Group A offense:

 The seriousness or significance of the offense.

 The frequency or volume of its occurrence.

 The prevalence of the offense nationwide.

 The probability law enforcement becomes aware of the offense.

 The likelihood law enforcement is the best channel for collecting data regarding the

offense.

 The burden placed on law enforcement in collecting data on the offense.

 The national statistical validity and usefulness of the collected data.

 The SLED UCR Program‘s responsibility to make crime data available not only to

law enforcement but to others having a legitimate interest in it.

Additional Information Regarding Classifying Offenses

Traffic offenses (e.g., parking and moving violations) are not to be reported except for

driving while intoxicated, hit and run (of a person), and vehicular manslaughter.

When an offense includes one of the Offenses of General Applicability: Accessory

Before/After the Fact, Aiding/Abetting, Conspiracy to Commit, Enticement, Facilitation

of, Solicitation to Commit or Threat to Commit, when the principal offense is Group A, the

General Applicability should be coded as a 90Z, but if the principal offense is Group B

then the General Applicability should be coded as the principal Group B offense.

LEAs should report Attempts to Commit (i.e., attempted crimes) the same as the

substantive offense, with the data value A = Attempted in Data Element 7 (Offense

Attempted/Completed). Agencies should report attempted murders as Aggravated

Assaults, and all assaults should be reported as C = Completed.

Example 1

An LEA arrests three members of a motorcycle gang for conspiracy to commit murder.

The LEA should submit three Group B Arrest Reports with the UCR Arrest Offense Code

entered as 90Z = All Other Offenses.

Example 2

An LEA arrests five liquor store owners for conspiring to avoid paying local liquor taxes.

The LEA should submit five Group B Arrest Reports with the UCR Arrest Offense Code

entered as 90G = Liquor Law Violations.

Example 3

A witness observed and scared away two unknown teenagers who were trying to set fire to

an abandoned building in the inner city. The LEA should submit a Group A Incident

Report indicating the UCR Offense Code as 200 = Arson and the offense was Attempted.

Offense Categories – Crimes Against Persons, Property, and Society

Each NIBRS offense belongs to one of three categories: Crimes Against Persons, Crimes

Against Property, and Crimes Against Society. Crimes Against Persons, e.g., murder, rape,

and assault, are those whose victims are always individuals. The object of Crimes Against

Property, e.g., robbery, bribery, and burglary, is to obtain money, property, or some other

benefit. Crimes Against Society, e.g., gambling, prostitution, and drug violations,

represent society‘s prohibition against engaging in certain types of activity; they are

typically victimless crimes in which property is not the object.

For counting purposes, agencies should count one offense for each victim of a Crime

Against Person, one offense for each distinct operation of a Crime Against Property (with

the exception of motor vehicle theft, where one offense is counted for each stolen vehicle),

and one offense for each Crime Against Society.

The listings of the Group A and Group B offenses appearing in this section indicate

whether the offenses are Crimes Against Persons, Property, or Society.

The Use of Offense Codes in the NIBRS

In the NIBRS, there are a total of 59 three-digit UCR offense codes for each of the 59

Group A and Group B offenses. The three-digit data values are used to identify the Group

A and Group B offenses in an incident in order to submit NIBRS Group A Incident

Reports and Group B Arrest Reports.

Group A Offense Codes

There are 26 Group A crime categories made up of 52 Group A offenses; therefore, there

are 52 Group A Offense Codes. The Group A Offense Codes, while unique to the NIBRS,

were generally derived from the four digit NCIC Uniform Offense Classification Codes in

order to facilitate interrelating offense data between the NCIC and the FBI UCR Program.

NIBRS developers accomplished this correlation by using the first two characters from the

NCIC Codes of certain offenses as the same first two characters of the UCR Offense Codes

for respective offenses. For the third character of the UCR Offense Code, developers

designated either a zero (0) or an alphabetical letter (A, B, C, etc.) to reference a

subcategory of the crime category. For example, the NCIC Code for Simple Assault is 1313,

whereas the UCR Offense Code is 13B.

Two exceptions to the coding convention of Group A offenses are:

1. The NCIC Offense Code for Statutory Rape is 1116, whereas the UCR Offense Code

is 36B = Statutory Rape.

2. The NCIC Offense Code for Fondling (of child) is 3601, whereas the UCR Offense

Code is 11D = Fondling.

Group B Offense Codes

NIBRS developers assigned a separate 90 offense code numbering series to the 10 Group

B crime categories consisting of 15 Group B offenses. For example, the NCIC Offense Code

for Bad Checks is 2606, whereas the UCR Offense Code is 90A. Developers established the

different numbering series to assist in distinguishing the Group B offenses from the

Group A offenses.

2.3 Group A and Group B Offense Listing

There are 26 Group A offense categories making up 52 Group A offenses. The crime

categories are listed below in alphabetical order. Additionally, each offense‘s

corresponding UCR Offense Code precedes its name. Immediately following the name of

each offense name is an indication of whether it involves a Crime Against Person, Crime

Against Property, or Crime Against Society.

Group A Offenses

Offense SCIBRS Crime

Offense Against

Code Category

Arson

Arson 200 Property

Supicious Fires 978 Not a Crime

Assault Offenses

Aggravated Assault 13A Person

Simple Assault 13B Person

Intimidation 13C Person

Bribery

Bribery 510 Property

Burglary/Breaking & Entering

Burglary/Breaking & Entering 220 Property

Counterfeiting/Forgery

Counterfeiting/Forgery 250 Property

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property 290 Property

Drug/Narcotic Offenses

Drug/Narcotic Violations 35A Society

Drug Equipment Violations 35B Society

Embezzlement

Embezzlement 270 Property

Extortion/Blackmail

Extortion/Blackmail 210 Property

Fraud Offenses

False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game 26A Property

Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud 26B Property

Impersonation 26C Property

Welfare Fraud 26D Property

Wire Fraud 26E Property

Gambling Offenses

Betting/Wagering 39A Society

Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling 39B Society

Gambling Equipment Violations 39C Society

Sports Tampering 39D Society

Homicide Offenses

Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughter 09A Person

Negligent Manslaughter 09B Person

Justifiable Homicide 09C Not a Crime

Kidnapping/Abduction

Kidnapping/Abduction 100 Person

Larceny/Theft Offenses

Pocket-picking 23A Property

Purse-snatching 23B Property

Shoplifting 23C Property

Theft From Building 23D Property

Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device 23E Property

Theft From Motor Vehicle 23F Property

Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories 23G Property

All Other Larcenies 23H Property

Missing Person

Missing Person 979 Person

Motor Vehicle Theft

Motor Vehicle Theft 240 Property

Using Motor Vehicle Without Consent 756 Property

Pornography/Obscene Material

Pornography/Obscene Material 370 Society

Prostitution

Prostitution 40A Society

Assisting or Promoting Prostitution 40B Society

Purchasing Prostitution 40C Society

Prowler

Prowler 992 Not a Crime

Robbery

Robbery 120 Property

Sex Offenses With Force

Rape 11A Person

Sodomy 11B Person

Sexual Assault With An Object 11C Person

Fondling 11D Person

Sex Offenses Without Force

Incest 36A Person

Statutory Rape/Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor 36B Person

Sexual Exposure 36C Person

Stolen Prpperty Offenses

Stolen Prpperty Offenses 280 Property

Suicide

Suicide 980 Person

Telephone Calls/Obscene/Harasssing

Telephone Calls/Obscene/Harasssing 753 Person

Weapon Law Violations

Weapon Law Violations 520 Society

Group B Offenses

There are 15 Group B offense categories. They encompass all of the crimes not considered

Group A offenses. The Group B offense categories listed below are in alphabetical order.

Offense SCIBRS Crime

Offense Against

Code Category

Alcohol Law Violation

Alcohol Law Violation 90G Society

Bad Checks

Bad Checks 90A Property

Contributing To The Delinquency of a Minor

Contributing To The Delinquency of a Minor 90P Person

Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations

Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations 90B Society

Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct 90C Society

Driving Under The Influence

Driving Under The Influence 90D Society

Drunkenness

Drunkenness 90E Society

Family Offenses-Nonviolent

Family Offenses-Nonviolent 90F Person and

Society

Incorrigible Child

Incorrigible Child 90K Society

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom 90H Society

Resisting Arrest

Resisting Arrest 90N Society

Runaway

Runaway 90I Not a Crime

Trespass of Real Property

Trespass of Real Property 90J Society

Truancy

Truancy 90L Society

All Other Offenses

All Other Offenses 90Z Persons,

Property

and Society

2.4 Offense Definitions

Source of Offense Definitions

The use of standardized definitions in the SCIBRS is essential to the maintenance of

uniform and consistent data. This practice ensures the SLED UCR Program considers and

appropriately counts all criminal offenses of law, regardless of their different titles under

state and local law or United States Titles and Statutes.

As developed by law enforcement, the purpose of the SLED UCR Program is to provide a

common language transcending the varying local and state laws. Therefore, the

developers did not intend LEAs to use SCIBRS offense definitions for charging persons

with crimes. Instead, LEAs should use the definitions as receptacles to translate crime

into the common UCR language used throughout the United States. Though state statutes

specifically define crimes so persons facing prosecution will know the exact charges

placed against them, the definitions used in the SCIBRS must be generic in order not to

exclude varying state statutes relating to the same type of crime.

The developers based the SCIBRS offense definitions on the common-law definitions

found in Black’s Law Dictionary, as well as those used in the NCIC 2000 Uniform

Offense Classifications. Due to most states basing their statutes on the common-law

definitions, even though they may vary as to specifics, most should fit into the

corresponding SCIBRS offense classifications.

State Offenses

If a state statute for an offense includes additional offenses not fitting the SCIBRS offense

definition, LEA should report the nonconforming offenses according to their SCIBRS

offense classifications. For example, some states worded their larceny statutes so broadly

as to include the crime of Embezzlement. If an offender perpetrates embezzlement within

such a state, law enforcement should report the offense via the SCIBRS as Embezzlement,

not Larceny/Theft.

Certainly, unusual situations will arise in classifying offenses, and this manual cannot

cover all circumstances. In classifying unusual situations, law enforcement should

consider the nature of the crime along with the guidelines provided. In addition to the

Group A and Group B offense definitions and explanations, the Offense Lookup Table at

the end of this section will also aid in classifying offenses.

Group A Offenses

There are 26 Group A offense categories made up of 52 Group A offenses. The offense

categories listed below are in alphabetical order. Each entry includes the following

information:

 SCIBRS offense code, offense name

 Definition

 Considerations and examples (as appropriate)

200 Arson

To unlawfully and intentionally damage or attempt to damage any real or

personal property by fire or incendiary device.

An LEA should report only fires determined through investigation to have been

unlawfully and intentionally set. Though the agency should include attempts to burn, it

should not include fires of suspicious or unknown origin. In addition, an agency should

report one incident for each distinct arson operation originating within its jurisdiction. If

a fire started by arson in one jurisdiction spreads to another jurisdiction and destroys

property, the LEA in which the fire started should report the incident.

If a fire marshal collects arson-related incident information, the LEA having jurisdiction

should gather the information from the fire marshal and report it with their monthly

submission. The SLED UCR Program excludes arson-related deaths and injuries of police

officers and firefighters, unless determined as willful murders or assaults, due to the

hazardous nature of these professions.

LEAs should report the type of property burned into Data Element 15 (Property

Description) and the value of property burned in Data Element 16 (Value of Property),

which includes incidental damage resulting from fighting the fire.

978 Suspicious Fires (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

Fires of a suspicious or underminded nature should be reported as

suspicious fires.

 If later found to be accidental, their status can be changed to ―unfounded‖

 If later found to be an arson, they can be changed to code 200 (Arson)

13A − 13C Assault Offenses

An unlawful attack by one person upon another.

Careful consideration of the following factors should assist in classifying assaults:

1. The type of weapon employed or the use of an object as a weapon.

2. The seriousness of the injury.

3. The intent and capability of the assailant to cause serious injury.

Usually, the weapons used or the extent of the injury sustained will be the deciding factors

in distinguishing aggravated from simple assault. In only a very limited number of

instances should it be necessary to examine the intent and capability of the assailant.

Prosecution policy in a jurisdiction should not influence classification or reporting of law

enforcement offense data. Reporting agencies should examine and classify the assaults in

their respective jurisdictions according to the standard UCR definitions, regardless of

whether the offenses are termed misdemeanors or felonies by local definitions.

By definition there can be no attempted assaults, only completed assaults. Therefore,

reporting agencies must enter the data value of C = Completed for all Assault Offenses

into Data Element 7 (Offense Attempted/Completed).

13A Aggravated Assault

An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein 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 internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.

In the definition above, a weapon is a commonly known weapon (a gun, knife, club, etc.)

or any other item becoming one, although not usually thought of as a weapon, when used

in a manner which could cause the types of severe bodily injury described. The SCIBRS

considers mace and pepper spray to be weapons. A severe laceration is one that should

receive medical attention. A loss of consciousness must be the direct result of force

inflicted on the victim by the offender.

Aggravated Assault includes assault with disease (as in cases when the offender is aware

he/she is infected with a deadly disease and deliberately attempts to inflict the disease by

biting, spitting, etc.), assaults or attempts to kill or murder, poisoning, assault with a

dangerous or deadly weapon, maiming, mayhem, and assault with explosives. In addition,

this offense usually includes offenses such as Pointing and Presenting a Firearm,

Brandishing a Firearm, etc. Though an agency may, on occasion, charge assailants with

assault and battery or simple assault when an offender uses a knife, gun, or other weapon

in the incident, the agency should classify this type of assault as aggravated for UCR

purposes. It is not necessary for injury to result from an aggravated assault when an

offender uses a gun, knife, or other weapon with the potential to cause serious personal

injury.

The agency should enter the type of weapon or force involved with an Aggravated Assault

in Data Element 13 (Type Weapon/Force Involved); it should also enter the circumstances

in Data Element 31 (Aggravated Assault/Homicide Circumstances).

13B Simple Assault

An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another where neither the

offender displays a weapon, nor the victim suffers obvious severe or

aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth,

possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.

Simple Assault includes offenses such as minor assault, hazing, assault and battery, and

injury caused by culpable negligence.

13C Intimidation

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.

This offense includes stalking. In addition, the offender can make the threats associated

with intimidation in person, over the telephone, or in writing.

510 Bribery

The offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value (e.g., a bribe,

gratuity, or kickback) to sway the judgment or action of a person in a position

of trust or influence.

In addition to bribes, gratuities, and kickbacks, the phrase, ―anything of value,‖ includes

favors or anything else used illegally to influence the outcome of something governed by

law, fair play, contractual agreement, or any other guideline. The offering, giving,

receiving, or soliciting of the bribe would bring the outcome of an event outside any realm

of reasonableness, the result of which could be predicted based on the offering or

influence given to the person(s) in a position to render decisions.

This offense excludes sports bribery, i.e., changing the outcome of a sporting contest or

event. Agencies should report such activities under the crime category of gambling

offenses as Sports Tampering, not Bribery.

220 Burglary/Breaking & Entering

The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to

commit a felony or a theft.

LEAs should classify 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, and safecracking as burglary. However, because larceny/theft is

an element of Burglary, agencies should not report the larceny as a separate offense if it is

associated with the unlawful entry of a structure. The element of trespass is essential to

the offense of Burglary/ Breaking & Entering.

By definition, a structure has four walls, a ceiling, and a door (e.g., apartment, barn,

cabin, church, condominium, dwelling house, factory, garage, house trailer or houseboat

used as a permanent dwelling, mill, office, outbuilding, public building, railroad car,

room, school, stable, vessel or ship, warehouse).

A structure is also any house trailer or other mobile unit permanently fixed as an office,

residence, or storehouse. However, a tent, tent trailer, motor home, house trailer, or any

other mobile unit used for recreational purposes is not a structure. LEAs should not

classify the illegal entry of such mobile units, followed by a felony, theft, or attempt to

commit a felony or theft, as Burglary, but rather as larceny.

Hotel Rule

The Hotel Rule applies to burglaries of hotels, motels, lodging houses, or other places

where lodging of transients is the main purpose. Burglaries of temporary rental storage

facilities, e.g., mini-storage and self-storage buildings, can pose reporting questions.

 If a number of units under a single manager are the object of a burglary and the

manager, rather than the individual tenants/renters, will most likely report the

offenses to the police, the agency should report the burglary to the SLED UCR

Program as a single incident. Examples are burglaries of a number of rental hotel

rooms, rooms in ―flop‖ houses, rooms in a youth hostel, and units in a motel.

 If multiple occupants rent or lease individual living or working areas in a building

for a period of time, which would preclude the tenancy from being classified as

transient, and the occupants would most likely report the individual burglaries

separately, the reporting agency should submit the burglaries as separate incidents.

Examples of this latter type of multiple burglaries include burglaries of a number of

apartments in an apartment house, offices of a number of commercial firms in a

business building, offices of separate professionals within one building, and rooms

in a college dormitory.

Whenever a question arises as to whether a type of structure comes within the scope of

the burglary definition, LEAs should examine the nature of the crime and use the

examples provided as guidance.

When a hotel, motel, inn, or other temporary lodging, or a rental storage facility is the

object of a burglary, the LEA should report the number of premises (e.g., rooms, suites,

units, or storage compartments) in Data Element 10 (Number of Premises Entered). For

all Burglary offenses, the agency should report the method of entry in Data Element 11

(Method of Entry) as either data value F = Force or N = No Force. A forced entry occurs

when the offender(s) use force of any degree or a mechanical contrivance of any kind (e.g.,

a passkey or skeleton key) to unlawfully enter a building or other structure. An unforced

entry occurs when the offender(s) achieve unlawful entry without force through an

unlocked door or window. If both forced and unforced entries are involved, the agency

should enter F = Force.

Agencies should report incidental damage resulting from a burglary (e.g., a forced door,

broken window, hole in the wall, or dynamited safe) only if the amount of damage is

deemed substantial by the reporting agency. If deemed substantial, the agency should

report the damage under the offense category destruction/damage/vandalism of property.

Note: LEAs should classify offenses according to NIBRS definitions and not according to

local, state, or federal codes. For example, though some jurisdictions may categorize a

shoplifting or a theft from an automobile as burglary, the FBI UCR Program considers

these offenses as larcenies. Thefts from automobiles (whether locked or not); shoplifting

from commercial establishments; and thefts from coin boxes, or coin-operated machines

(including machines which accept paper bills) do not involve unlawful entry of a

structure; thus, no burglary occurred.

250 Counterfeiting/Forgery

The altering, copying, or imitation of something, without authority or right,

with the intent to deceive 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 to deceive

or defraud.

Most states treat forgery and counterfeiting as allied offenses. This category includes

offenses such as altering and 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 forged or counterfeit instruments; erasures; signing the name of another or

fictitious person with intent to defraud; using forged labels; possession, manufacture, etc.,

of counterfeiting apparatus; and selling goods with altered, forged, or counterfeit

trademarks. Although Counterfeiting/Forgery offenses can involve elements of fraud, the

SLED UCR Program treats them separately due to their unique nature.

Agencies should enter the type of activity (namely publishing, distributing, selling,

buying, possessing, or transporting) in Data Element 12, (Type Criminal Activity/Gang

Information). Likewise, the agency should enter the type of property altered,

counterfeited, or forged in Data Element 15 (Property Description).

Problems arise in scoring Counterfeiting/Forgery offenses for UCR purposes when LEAs

find the offender(s) used forged checks or counterfeit money to obtain items such as cash,

groceries, electronic equipment, etc. If the offense of Counterfeiting/Forgery is

completed, the Type Property Loss/Etc. can only be 3 = Counterfeited/Forged, 5 =

Recovered, or 6 = Seized. Therefore, LEAs do not report items the offender(s) obtained as

the result of passing a forged or counterfeit instrument.

When incidents involving the passing of a forged or counterfeited instrument to obtain

items occur, an additional fraud offense should accompany the Counterfeiting/Forgery to

allow the capture of fraudulently obtained items.

Example: A lone male enters a department store to purchase a $400 television and a

$300 DVD player (retail value) with a forged check. Later, the store manager finds the

offender(s) used a forged check to make the purchase. The manager then summons the

police to file a report. LEAs should report the incident with UCR Offense Code, 250 =

Counterfeiting/Forgery; Type Property Loss/Etc., 3 = Counterfeited/Forged; Property

Description, 21 = Negotiable Instruments (no value). In addition, Offense Code 26A =

False Pretense/Swindle/Confidence Game; Type Property Loss/Etc., 7 = Stolen/Etc.;

Property Description, 26 = Radios/TVs/DVDs; Value of Property $700; $550 (wholesale

value) should be reported.

290 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property (except Arson)

To willfully or maliciously destroy, damage, deface, or otherwise injure real

or personal property without the consent of the owner or the person having

custody or control of it.

As a general rule, law enforcement officers should report this offense only if they deem

substantial damage to property has occurred, e.g., major structural damage, property

damage generally classified as a felony destruction of property. Agencies should not

report insubstantial damage, such as a broken window or other minor damage. The SLED

UCR Program leaves the determination of whether the damage was substantial to the

discretion of the reporting LEA as it should not require burdensome damage assessments.

Note: Agencies should report incidental damage resulting from another offense (e.g.,

burglary or robbery) under destruction/damage/vandalism only if they deem the amount

of damage to be substantial. Finally, agencies should report any

destruction/damage/vandalism of property they suspect the offender(s) caused because

of his/her bias against the victim‘s race, religion, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation,

gender, or gender identity regardless of the amount or type of damage. With regard to

arson, agencies should include the incidental damage resulting from fighting the fire as

part of the loss caused by burning.

35A – 35B Drug/Narcotic Offenses

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.

For Drug/Narcotic Offenses, reporting agencies should enter the type of activity (namely,

cultivating, manufacturing, distributing, selling, buying, using, possessing, transporting,

or importing) in Data Element 12 (Type Criminal Activity/Gang Involvement).

Note: Driving Under the Influence is a Group B offense.

35A Drug/Narcotic Violations

The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, use,

possession, transportation, or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic

substance.

Because it is difficult to determine the street value of drugs or narcotics seized in

Drug/Narcotic Violations, reporting agencies should not enter a data value in Data

Element 16 (Value of Property). However, agencies should report the type of drug or

narcotic in Data Element 20 (Suspected Drug Type); the quantity in Data Element 21

(Estimated Drug Quantity); and the type of measurement, e.g., kilograms or liquid

ounces, in Data Element 22 (Type Drug Measurement).

35B Drug Equipment Violations

The unlawful manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, or transportation of

equipment or devices utilized in preparing and/or using drugs or narcotics.

This offense covers those cases involving drug paraphernalia, equipment, chemicals,

illegal labs, etc. Various statutes and/or codes may vary in the description of unlawful

equipment or paraphernalia involved with drugs/narcotics.

270 Embezzlement

The unlawful misappropriation 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.

In general, an employer/employee or legal agent relationship must exist for

embezzlement to occur. Typically, the victims of these offenses are businesses, financial

institutions, etc.

Agencies should enter the type of victim in Data Element 25 (Type of Victim) (e.g.,

financial institution, business, government, individual, religious organization,

society/public, and other).

210 Extortion/Blackmail

To unlawfully obtain money, property, or any other thing of value, either

tangible or intangible, through the use or threat of force, misuse of authority,

threat of criminal prosecution, threat of destruction of reputation or social

standing, or through other coercive means.

Even though persons are involved or victimized in cases of Extortion/Blackmail, the

object of these crimes is to obtain money or property; therefore, they should be classified

as Crimes Against Property.

Extortions include offenses where the offender made threats in non-confrontational

circumstances and the victim is not in fear of immediate harm. If during a demand for

money, property, etc., there is a personal confrontation between the victim and offender

and the offender has the opportunity to carry out the threat of force or violence

immediately, the agency should report the offense as Robbery.

If a law enforcement agency determines the the Extortion/Blackmail produced an

intangible (i.e. advantage or disadvantage), the agency should enter it as data value 66 =

Identity-Intangible or 77=Other in Data Element 15 (Property Description) denpending

on the circumstances. Intangibles are anything a person cannot perceive by the sense of

touch. They can be a benefit (a right or privilege, a promotion, enhanced reputation, etc.)

or a detriment (the loss of reputation, injured feelings, etc.).

26A – 26E Fraud Offenses (except Counterfeiting/Forgery and Bad Checks)

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.

When classifying fraud cases other than the most obvious ones, e.g., con games, swindles,

etc., agencies should use care in applying the facts of the case to the definition of fraud.

Often questions arise as to whether or not the facts of a case describe a fraud or a larceny.

Though both offenses can involve theft, it is the method used to steal which differentiates

the two. Fraud is achieved through deceit or lying, whereas larceny is the physical taking

of something.

By definition, 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 a person cannot perceive by the sense of touch. They can be a benefit (a right

or privilege, a promotion, enhanced reputation, etc.) or a detriment (the loss of

reputation, injured feelings, etc.). For example, if a person impersonates a doctor to gain

entrance to a restricted area of a hospital, the benefit to the offender (entry to the

restricted area) is an intangible.

The only fraud-related violations agencies should not report under the Fraud Offenses

category are counterfeiting/forgery and bad checks. These offenses have their own specific

offense classifications.

Examples of common fraud involve cases in which an offender rents something of value,

e.g., equipment or an automobile, for a period of time but does not return the item.

Agencies should classify this offense, conversion of goods lawfully possessed by a bailee,

as fraud and not larceny. In such cases, the offenders originally had lawful possession of

the property (the property was either rented or loaned) and through deceit (they promised

to return it) kept the property.

A common classification problem is the taking of gasoline without paying for it. If an

offender steals gasoline from a self-service gas station without paying for it, the reporting

agency should classify the offense as a 23H = All Other Larceny. In this case, the victim

made no contract or agreement for payment with the offender.

However, if someone gets gasoline at a full-service gas station and drives off without

paying for it, the offense is considered to be a 26A = False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence

Game. The individual asked someone to provide a service and product to them and failed

to pay for it (they made a tacit agreement for product and services rendered).

Note: Agencies should report the most specific subcategory of fraud whenever the

circumstances fit the definition of more than one of the subcategories listed below. For

example, many frauds would fit the definition of False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence

Game. However, if the offender used a credit card to perpetrate the fraud, the agency

should classify the offense as Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud.

26A False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game

The intentional misrepresentation of existing fact or condition or the use of

some other deceptive scheme or device to obtain money, goods, or other

things of value.

This offense includes renting a vehicle and failing to return it, dining at a restaurant and

failing to pay the bill, or misrepresenting information on an application for a firearm.

26B Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud

The unlawful use of a credit (or debit) card or automatic teller machine for

fraudulent purposes.

This offense does not apply to the theft of a credit/debit card but rather its fraudulent use.

Note: Credit card number is included.

26C Impersonation

Falsely representing one’s identity or position and acting in the character or

position thus unlawfully assumed to deceive others and thereby gain a profit

or advantage, enjoy some right or privilege, or subject another person or

entity to an expense, charge, or liability that would not have otherwise been

incurred.

Note: Identity theft refers to crimes in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses

another person‘s personal data (e.g., name, date of birth, Social Security number, driver‘s

license number). For SCIBRS purposes, LEAs should report this as a 26C =

Impersonation.

Example: While standing in line at a grocery store paying for items with a personal

check, an individual standing immediately behind the victim memorized the victim‘s

name, address, and telephone number. The individual subsequently opened a credit card

account using the information. Later, the victim received the credit card bill and realized

someone had gained access to their information and they were a victim of identity theft.

26D Welfare Fraud

The use of deceitful statements, practices, or devices to unlawfully obtain

welfare benefits.

This offense includes the fraudulent use of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards for

welfare purposes (e.g., SNAP cards, government-sponsored cash cards).

26E Wire Fraud

The use of an electric or electronic communications facility to intentionally

transmit a false and/or deceptive message in furtherance of a fraudulent

activity.

This classification applies to those cases where telephone, teletype, computers, e-mail,

text messages, etc., are used in the commission or furtherance of a fraud.

39A – 39D Gambling Offenses

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; or tamper with

the outcome of a sporting event or contest to gain a gambling advantage.

While explicit definitions are provided for most Group A crimes, some crimes, such as

Gambling Offenses, depend on the violation of locally established statutes. For example,

in those areas of the nation where gambling is legal, agencies should report gambling

offenses only if they violate the statutes of the jurisdiction.

If a seizure is involved, the reporting agency should enter the type of property seized, e.g.,

money or gambling equipment, in Data Element 15 (Property Description) and its value in

Data Element 16 (Value of Property).

39A Betting/Wagering

To unlawfully stake money or something else of value on the happening of an

uncertain event or on the ascertainment of a fact in dispute.

39B Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling

To unlawfully operate, promote, or assist in the operation of a game of

chance, lottery, or other gambling activity.

This offense includes bookmaking, numbers running, transmitting wagering information,

etc.

39C Gambling Equipment Violations

To unlawfully manufacture, sell, buy, possess, or transport equipment,

devices, and/or goods used for gambling purposes.

Gambling paraphernalia is another name for such equipment.

Agencies should enter the type of activity (namely manufacturing, selling, buying,

possessing, or transporting) in Data Element 12 (Type Criminal Activity/Gang

Information).

39D Sports Tampering

To unlawfully alter, meddle in, or otherwise interfere with a sporting contest

or event for the purpose of gaining a gambling advantage.

This offense includes engaging in bribery for gambling purposes. For example, if an

offender bribed a jockey to lose a horse race, the agency should report the offense as

Sports Tampering, not Bribery.

09A – 09C Homicide Offenses

The killing of one human being by another.

LEAs should report the circumstances of a homicide in Data Element 31 (Aggravated

Assault/Homicide Circumstances).

09A Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.

As a general rule, agencies should classify in this category any death due to injuries

received in a fight, argument, quarrel, assault, or commission of a crime. Although LEAs

may charge offenders with lesser offenses, e.g., negligent manslaughter, agencies should

report the offense as Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter if the killing was willful or

intentional.

Agencies should not classify suicides, traffic fatalities (including those involving DUI),

fetal deaths, assaults to murder, attempted murders, or accidental deaths as Murder and

Nonnegligent Manslaughter. The SLED UCR Program traditionally excludes suicides,

traffic fatalities, and fetal deaths from its crime counts. In addition, the SLED UCR

Program classifies assault to murder and attempted murder as Aggravated Assault, and it

counts some accidental deaths as Negligent Manslaughter.

Situations in which a victim dies of a heart attack as a result of a robbery or of witnessing

a crime likewise do not meet the criteria for inclusion as Murder and Nonnegligent

Manslaughter. An offender cannot willfully cause someone to have a heart attack. Even in

instances where an individual has a weak heart, there is no assurance an offender can

cause sufficient emotional or physical stress to guarantee the victim will suffer a fatal

heart attack.

Note: The findings of a court, coroner‘s inquest, etc., should not influence the reporting

of offenses in this category.

09B Negligent Manslaughter

The killing of another person through negligence.

This offense includes killings resulting from hunting accidents, gun cleaning, children

playing with guns, etc. It does not include deaths of persons due to their own negligence,

accidental deaths not resulting from gross negligence, and accidental traffic fatalities.

Note: This offense does not include Vehicular Manslaughter, which agencies should

report as Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter if not accidental or All Other Offenses

if accidental.

09C Justifiable Homicide (Not a Crime)

The killing of a perpetrator of a serious criminal offense by a peace officer in

the line of duty, or the killing, during the commission of a serious criminal

offense, of the perpetrator by a private individual.

Justifiable homicide, by definition, always occurs in conjunction with a serious criminal

offense, i.e., a felony or high misdemeanor. Agencies must report the crime that was being

committed when the justifiable homicide took place as a separate incident. The definition

of an incident requires all offenders to act in concert. Certainly, the criminal killed

justifiably did not act in concert with the police officer or civilian who killed him; likewise,

the police officer or civilian who killed the criminal did not act in concert with the

criminal in committing the offense which resulted in the justifiable homicide. Therefore,

justifiable homicide cases involve at least two criminal incidents rather than one. If the

―justified‖ killer committed another offense in connection with the justifiable homicide

(e.g., illegal possession of the gun he/she used), the LEA should report a third incident.

Law enforcement must report the additional circumstances regarding a Justifiable

Homicide in Data Element 32 (Additional Justifiable Homicide Circumstances).

64A – 64B Human Trafficking Offenses

The inducement of a person to perform a commercial sex act, or labor, or

services, through force, fraud, or coercion

Human trafficking has also occurred if a person under 18 years of age has

been induced, or enticed, regardless of force, fraud, or coercion, to perform a

commercial sex act.

64A Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts

Inducing a person by force, fraud, or coercion to participate in commercial

sex acts, or in which the person induced to perform such act(s) has not

attained 18 years of age.

64B Human Trafficking, Involuntary Servitude

The obtaining of a person(s) through recruitment, harboring, transportation,

or provision, and subjecting such persons by force, fraud, or coercion into

voluntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery (not to include

commercial sex acts).

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

The unlawful seizure, transportation, and/or detention of a person against

his/her will or of a minor without the consent of his/her custodial parent(s)

or legal guardian.

Kidnapping/Abduction includes hostage situations as well. Although the object of a

kidnapping may be to obtain money or property, this offense type captures information

only on the persons actually kidnapped or abducted, not those persons or organizations

paying ransoms. Therefore, for each kidnapping incident, law enforcement should

report only those persons taken or detained against their will as victims.

Kidnapping/Abduction is the only Crime Against Persons where LEAs must report

property information. Property information is necessary so LEAs can report information

regarding any ransom paid for the victim‘s release.

23A – 23H Larceny/Theft Offenses

The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the

possession or constructive possession of another person.

Larceny and theft mean the same thing in UCR. Local offense classifications such as grand

theft, petty larceny, felony larceny, or misdemeanor larceny have no bearing on the fact

LEAs should report one offense for each distinct operation of such larcenies for

UCR purposes, regardless of the value of the property stolen.

When multiple types of larceny/theft occur within a single incident, agencies should

report all types of larceny/theft involved. LEAs should report multiple offenses because

these offenses are not inherent.

For example, if an individual stole a factory-installed compact disc player valued at $600

and a laptop computer valued at $1,500 from a motor vehicle in the same incident, the

agency should report both offenses—23G = Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories for

the CD player and a 23F = Theft From Motor Vehicle for the laptop.

The SLED UCR Program does not include motor vehicle theft in the larceny/theft offense

category. Because of the great volume of such thefts, the SLED UCR Program counts these

offenses separately. Also, agencies should not classify embezzlement, fraudulent

conversion of entrusted property, conversion of goods lawfully possessed by a bailee,

counterfeiting, obtaining money by false pretenses, larceny by check, larceny by bailee,

and check fraud as larceny offenses. Each of the aforementioned crimes falls within other

offense categories.

Agencies should enter the type of property which was the object of the theft in Data

Element 15 (Property Description).

23A Pocket-picking

The theft of articles from another person’s physical possession by stealth

where the victim usually does not become immediately aware of the theft.

This type of theft includes removal of such items as wallets from women‘s purses and

men‘s pockets and usually occurs in a crowded area or on public transportation to

disguise the activity. Agencies should also classify a theft from a person in an unconscious

state, including an individual who is drunk, as Pocket-picking.

Note: If the offender manhandled the victim in any way or used force beyond simple

jostling to overcome the victim‘s resistance, the agency must classify the offense as a

strong-arm robbery.

23B Purse-snatching

The grabbing or snatching of a purse, handbag, etc., from the physical

possession of another person.

If the victim left a purse or other item of value unattended in a location which was open to

the general public and the item was subsequently stolen, the agency should classify the

incident as 23D = Theft From Building, 23F = Theft From Motor Vehicle, or other

appropriate larceny category and not as a 23B = Purse-snatching. Purse-snatching only

applies when the victim has physical possession of the item (i.e., it is on the victim‘s

person).

Note: If the offender used more force than was actually necessary to snatch the purse

from the grasp of the victim, or if the victim resists the theft in any way, then a strong-arm

robbery occurred rather than a Purse-snatching.

23C Shoplifting

The theft by someone other than an employee of the victim of goods or

merchandise exposed for sale.

This violation assumes the offender had legal access to the premises, and thus, no trespass

or unlawful entry was involved. This offense includes thefts of merchandise displayed as

part of the stock in trade outside of buildings such as department stores, hardware stores,

supermarkets, and fruit stands.

23D Theft From Building

A theft from within a building which is either open to the general public or to

which the offender has legal access.

Thefts from buildings include those from such places as churches, restaurants, schools,

libraries, public buildings, and other public and professional offices during the hours

when such facilities are open to the public. Agencies should not include shoplifting and

thefts from coin-operated machines or devices within open buildings, but should classify

these as other specific larceny types.

For example, if an individual invites another person to their home for a meal, and the

other person takes something from the home during the course of the meal, the incident

should be classified as Theft From Building (the guest had every right to be in the home

but they stole something from the home while they were there).

Note: Law enforcement should report a theft from a structure where the offender entered

the structure illegally, as burglary and not larceny.

23E Theft From Coin-Operated Machine or Device

A theft from a machine or device that is operated or activated by the use of

coins.

This includes machines or devices which accept paper money as well as those which

accept coins. Examples include candy and food vending machines; telephone coin boxes;

parking meters; pinball machines; or washers and dryers located in laundromats where

no breaking or illegal entry of the building is involved.

If an offender breaks into a building or illegally enters a building and rifles a coin-

operated machine for money and/or merchandise, law enforcement should classify this as

burglary.

23F Theft From Motor Vehicle (except Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or

Accessories)

The theft of articles from a motor vehicle, 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 type of vehicle, e.g., the trunk, glove compartment, or

other enclosure. Some of the items stolen in this type of theft are cameras, suitcases,

wearing apparel, packages, etc., which are not an integral part of the vehicle.

Agencies should not include items considered automobile accessories, as they fall under

Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories. For larceny situations in which offenders

steal both articles from the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories,

agencies should report both types of larceny theft with each corresponding property

type/loss; conversion to summary will take the greatest and combine values

Certain state statutes might interpret thefts from motor vehicles as burglaries. However,

agencies must classify these offenses as larcenies for UCR purposes.

If a theft from a motor vehicle occurs in conjunction with a motor vehicle theft, the agency

will most often report the incident as a Motor Vehicle Theft and record the stolen property

within the appropriate property-type categories. If, however, the reporting jurisdiction

determines the real object of the theft was the contents, rather than the vehicle, it may

report two offenses: the vehicle theft and the theft from the vehicle.

For example, if an offender stole an automobile with a coat in the back seat, the

responding agency would report the offense as Motor Vehicle Theft and account for the

coat as property stolen in connection with the automobile theft. Conversely, an agency

could report the theft of a tractor-trailer (truck) containing a shipment of televisions as

two offenses if, in the judgment of the reporting agency, the real object of the theft was the

televisions, e.g., the truck was found abandoned and empty not far from the scene of the

theft. In this situation, the LEA should also classify the two offenses as Cargo Theft.

23G Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories

The theft of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a

motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the

vehicle or necessary for its operation.

This larceny subcategory includes thefts of motors, transmissions, radios, heaters,

hubcaps and wheel covers, manufacturers‘ emblems, license plates, side-view mirrors,

siphoned gasoline, built-in DVD players, mounted GPS devices, radar detectors, etc. If

such items were not part of the vehicle and were only being transported in the vehicle and

were stolen, the reporting agency should classify the offense as Theft From Motor Vehicle.

23H All Other Larceny

All thefts that do not fit any of the definitions of the specific subcategories of

Larceny/Theft listed above.

All Other Larceny includes thefts from fenced enclosures, boats (houseboats if used for

recreational purposes), and airplanes. It also includes the illegal entry of a tent, tent

trailer, or travel trailer used for recreational purposes, followed by a theft or attempted

theft. Examples of items stolen from areas in which the offender did not break into a

structure are thefts of animals, lawnmowers, lawn furniture, hand tools, and farm and

construction equipment.

Agencies should also classify instances in which the offender takes gasoline from a self-

service gas station and leaves without paying as All Other Larceny.

979 Missing Person (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

A person missing under mysterious or unknown circumstances.

 NOT a known runaway.

 Missing persons are not considered part of the crime rate or cleaeance rate.

240 Motor Vehicle Theft

The theft of a motor vehicle.

As defined by the SLED UCR Program, a motor vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle that

runs on the surface of land and not on rails and that fits one of the following descriptions:

 Automobiles—sedans, coupes, station wagons, convertibles, taxicabs, or other

similar motor vehicles serving the primary purpose of transporting people

This includes minivans, automobiles used as taxis, sport-utility vehicles, and automobile

derivative vehicles. Minivans should be classified as 03 = Automobiles, as they meet the

definition serving the primary purpose of transporting people. This classification also

includes automobiles used as taxis; sport-utility vehicles, such as Explorers, Highlanders,

4Runners, Pathfinders, and Hummers; and automobile derivative vehicles, such as

Ranchero, El Camino, Caballero, and Brat.

 Buses—motor vehicles specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to transport

groups of people on a commercial basis

 Recreational Vehicles—motor vehicles specifically designed (but not necessarily

used) to transport people and also provide them with temporary lodging for

recreational purposes

 Trucks—motor vehicles specifically designed (but not necessarily used) to

transport cargo on a commercial basis

Pickup trucks and pickup trucks with campers should be classified as 37 = Trucks, as they

meet the definition specifically designed, but not necessarily used, to transport cargo.

 Other Motor Vehicles–other motorized vehicles, e.g., motorcycles, motor scooters,

trail bikes, mopeds, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, or golf carts whose primary

purpose is to transport people

Using the vehicle descriptions above, agencies should enter the type of motor vehicle in

Data Element 15 (Property Description).

Note: LEAs should classify full-size vans, both regular wheelbase and extended

wheelbase, as buses, recreational vehicles, or trucks depending upon their configuration,

e.g., vans with rows of seats (buses), custom vans with temporary lodging

accommodations (recreational vehicles), and work vans with primarily cargo areas

(trucks).

Agencies should report incidences of Carjacking as 120 = Robbery, with the type of vehicle

taken (automobile, truck, etc.) identified in the property description. The offense of 240 =

Motor Vehicle Theft is not to be identified as an additional offense, as the stolen motor

vehicle is the proceeds of the offense of robbery, and not a separate, distinct operation.

Consequently, Data Element 18 (Number of Stolen Motor Vehicles) and Data Element 19

(Number of Recovered Motor Vehicles) are not used.

When the offender takes a motor vehicle from the garage of a house during a burglary, the

LEA should report the offense as 220 = Burglary/Breaking & Entering and should identify

the type of vehicle taken (automobile, truck, etc.) in the property description. The offense

240 = Motor Vehicle Theft is not to be identified as an additional offense because the

stolen motor vehicle is the proceeds of the Burglary, and not a separate, distinct

operation. Consequently, Data Element 18 (Number of Stolen Motor Vehicles) and Data

Element 19 (Number of Recovered Motor Vehicles) are not used.

Agencies should classify incidents as Motor Vehicle Theft when persons not having lawful

access take automobiles even if the vehicles were later abandoned, e.g., joyriding.

Agencies should not include the taking of a vehicle for temporary use when prior

authority has been granted or can be assumed, such as in family situations; or

unauthorized use by chauffeurs and others having lawful access to the vehicle. Other

Group A offenses may have occurred in these situations. For example, if a chauffeur steals

a car entrusted to his care, the responding agency should report Embezzlement.

Note: Motor Vehicle Thefts do not include farm equipment (tractors, combines, etc.),

which falls under a separate property description.

756 Using Motor Vehicle Without Consent (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

The taking of a vehicle, without the expressed consent of the owner, for

temporary use, when prior authority has been granted or can be assumed,

such as in family or roommate situations, or unauthorized use by chauffeurs

and others having access to the vehicle.

370 Pornography/Obscene Material

The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, publishing,

sale, purchase, or possession of sexually explicit material, e.g., literature or

photographs.

Law enforcement should enter the type of activity (manufacturing, publishing, selling,

buying, or possessing) into Data Element 12, Type Criminal Activity/Gang Information.

40A – 40C Prostitution Offenses

To unlawfully engage in or promote sexual activities for anything of value.

40A Prostitution

To engage in commercial sex acts for anything of value.

This offense involves prostitution by both males and females.

40B Assisting or Promoting Prostitution

To solicit customers or transport 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.

40C Purchasing Prostitution

To purchase or trade anything of value for commercial sex acts.

992 Prowler (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

A report of a suspicious person lurking in an areawhere he or she has no

authority to be. Usually occurs at residences.

 Prowler incidents are not counted as part of the crime or clearance rate.

 These incidents can be used in the later investigation of B&Es and CSCs.

120 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.

Robbery involves the offender taking or attempting to take something of value from a

victim, usually the property owner or custodian, by the use of force or threat of force. (The

victim must be present.) If there is no direct confrontation and the victim is not in fear of

immediate harm, law enforcement should report Extortion. Though direct confrontation

occurs in pocket-pickings or purse-snatchings, force or threat of force is absent. However,

if during a purse-snatching or other such crime, the offender uses force or threat of force

to overcome the active resistance of the victim, law enforcement should classify the

offense as Robbery.

Law enforcement should classify cases involving pretend weapons or those in which the

robber claims to possess a weapon but the victim does not see it as Robbery and report

the alleged weapon. If an immediate on-view arrest proves there was no weapon, the

agency should classify the offense as Robbery and report the weapon with the data value

―None.‖

Because assault is an element of the crime of Robbery, law enforcement should not report

an assault as a separate crime as long as the offender committed the assault in

furtherance of the robbery. However, if the injury results in death, law enforcement must

also report a Homicide offense.

As in the case of all crimes against property, law enforcement should report only one

offense for each distinct operation of robbery, regardless of the number of victims

involved. However, the victims of a robbery include not only those persons and other

entities (businesses, financial institutions, etc.) from whom property was taken (or was

attempted to be taken), but also those persons toward whom the robber(s) directed force

or threat of force in perpetrating the offense. Therefore, although the primary victim in a

bank robbery would be the financial institution, law enforcement should report as a

victim the teller toward whom the robber pointed a gun and made a demand, as well as

any other person against whom the offender committed an assault during the course of

the robbery.

Law enforcement should enter the type of weapon/force used (or threatened) and the

resulting injury in Data Element 13 (Type Weapon/Force Involved) and Data Element 33

(Type Injury).

11A – 11D Sex Offenses

Any sexual act directed against another person, without the consent of the

victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent.

11A Rape (except Statutory Rape)

The carnal knowledge of a person, without the consent of the victim,

including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent because

of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or

physical incapacity.

Agencies should classify the crime as rape, regardless of the age of the victim, if the victim

did not consent or if the victim was incapable of giving consent. If the victim consented,

the offender did not force of threaten the victim, and the victim was under the statutory

age of consent, agencies should classify the crime as statutory rape.

This offense includes the rape of both males and females as long as at least one of the

offenders is the opposite sex of the victim. Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th ed., defines carnal

knowledge 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 the sexual organ of the male (penis).

In cases where several offenders rape one person, the responding agency should count

one Rape (for one victim) and report separate offender information for each offender.

11B Sodomy

Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, without the consent of

the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving

consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or

permanent mental or physical incapacity.

If the offender both raped and sodomized the victim in one incident, then LEAs should

report both offenses.

11C 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, without the consent of

the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving

consent because of his/her age or because of his/her temporary or

permanent mental or physical incapacity.

An ―object‖ or ―instrument‖ is anything used by the offender other than the offender‘s

genitalia, e.g., a finger, bottle, handgun, stick.

11D Fondling

The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of

sexual gratification, without the consent of the victim, including instances

where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her age or

because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

Because there is no penetration in fondling, this offense will not convert to the SRS as

Rape.

36A – 36C Sex Offenses, Nonforcible

Unlawful, nonforcible sexual intercourse.

36A Incest

Nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each

other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.

36B Statutory Rape

Nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age

of consent.

If the offender used or threatened the use of force or the victim was incapable of giving

consent because of his/her youth or mental impairment, either temporary or permanent,

law enforcement should classify the offense as Rape, not Statutory Rape.

36C Sexual Exposure (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

The unlawful exposure of a person’s sexual organs or other private parts for

the purpose of sexual gratification.

 Other incidents of ―Indecent Exposure‖ such as urinating in public or ―mooning‖

should be reported to SCIBRS as Disorderly Conduct.

280 Stolen Property Offenses

Receiving, buying, selling, possessing, concealing, or transporting any

property with the knowledge that it has been unlawfully taken, as by

Burglary, Embezzlement, Fraud, Larceny, Robbery, etc.

Reporting agencies should enter the type of activity (receiving, buying, selling, possessing,

concealing, and/or transporting) in Data Element 12 (Type Criminal Activity/Gang

Information).

980 Suicide (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

The intentional taking of one’s own life.

 This offense is not counted as part of an agency‘s crime or clearance rate.

753 Telephonecalls, Obscene, Harassing (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

The unlawful use of telephones for harassment.

 If telephone calls are used to place victim in reasonable fear of bodily harm, then

the incidents must be coded as Intimidation (13C).

520 Weapon Law Violations

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.

This offense includes violations such as the manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly

weapons; carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly; using, manufacturing, etc.,

silencers; and furnishing deadly weapons to minors.

Reporting agencies should enter the type of activity (manufacturing, buying, selling,

transporting, possessing, concealing, or using) in Data Element 12 (Type Criminal

Activity/Gang Information) and the type of weapon in Data Element 13 (Type

Weapon/Force Involved).

Group B Offenses

There are 15 Group B crime categories encompassing all offenses not considered Group A

offenses. The offense categories listed below are in alphabetical order. Each entry includes

the following information: 1) SCIBRS offense code, offense name, 2) Definition, and 3)

Considerations and examples (as appropriate).

90A Bad Checks (except Counterfeit Checks or Forged Checks)

Knowingly and intentionally writing and/or negotiating checks drawn

against insufficient or nonexistent funds.

This offense includes insufficient funds checks but not counterfeit checks or forged

checks.

90P Contributing to the Delinquency of A Minor (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

This code is used whenever a person is charged with this offense under state

statute.

90B Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations

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 means of

support .

This offense includes begging, vagabondage, and panhandling. LEAs should also include

in this category are persons arrested as being a suspicious character, suspicious person,

etc.

90C Disorderly Conduct

Any behavior that tends to disturb the public peace or decorum, scandalize

the community, or shock the public sense of morality.

This offense includes affray (when not physical), blasphemy, profanity, obscene language,

disturbing the peace, indecent exposure, loud music, and public nuisance.

90D 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.

This offense includes driving while intoxicated and operating a bus, train, streetcar, boat,

etc., while under the influence.

90E Drunkenness (except Driving Under the Influence)

To drink alcoholic beverages to the extent that one’s mental faculties and

physical coordination are substantially impaired.

This offense includes drunk and disorderly, common drunkard, habitual drunkard, and

intoxication.

90F Family Offenses, Nonviolent

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 other offenses, such as

Assault, Incest, and Statutory Rape.

Nonviolent Family Offenses include abandonment, desertion, neglect, nonsupport,

nonviolent abuse, and nonviolent cruelty to other family members. This category also

includes the nonpayment of court-ordered alimony, as long as it is not illegal (i.e.,

considered to be contempt of court) within the reporting jurisdiction. Agencies should not

include the victims of these offenses taken into custody for their own protection.

90K Incorrigible Child (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

The service of court papers ordering your agency to take a person into

custody as an incorrigible child.

90G Liquor Law Violations (except Driving Under the Influence and

Drunkenness)

The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale,

purchase, transportation, possession, or use of alcoholic beverages.

Liquor law violations include violations of laws/ordinances prohibiting the maintenance

of unlawful drinking places; operating without a liquor license; underage drinking;

furnishing liquor to a minor; bootlegging; operating a still; using a vehicle for the illegal

transportation of liquor; etc.

90H Peeping Tom

To secretly look through a window, doorway, keyhole, or other aperture for

the purpose of voyeurism.

90N Resisting Arrest (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

To be used whenever a person is charged with Resisting Arrest.

90I Runaway (Not A Crime) (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

A person under 18 years of age who has left home without the permission of

his/her parent(s) or legal guardian.

In January 2011, the SLED UCR Program discontinued the collection of arrest data for the

category of runaways. Agencies may continue to collect and submit data on runaways, but

the SLED UCR Program will no longer use or publish those data. Should an agency wish

to submit data on runaways, they can use the Group B Arrest Report format to report each

incident, including the runaway‘s apprehension for protective custody. If an LEA chooses

to report runaways, the jurisdiction where the runaway resides should report the

detention (pickup) of the runaway when another jurisdiction picks up the minor.

90J Trespass of Real Property

To unlawfully enter land, a dwelling, or other real property.

All burglary offenses include the element of trespass. Trespassing, however, involves entry

with no intent to commit a felony or theft.

90L Truancy (SCIBRS SPECIFIC)

This code is to be used if your agency takes a person into custody for truancy.

90Z All Other Offenses

All crimes that are not Group A offenses and not included in one of the

specifically named Group B crime categories listed previously.

This category includes Offenses of General Applicability if the substantive offense is a

Group A offense unless it is an integral component of the Group A offense such as Human

Trafficking. Offenses of General Applicability are those offenses prefixed by ―Accessory

Before/After the Fact,‖ ―Aiding and Abetting,‖ ―Assault to Commit,‖ ―Conspiracy to

Commit,‖ ―Enticement,‖ ―Facilitation of,‖ ―Solicitation to Commit,‖ ―Threat to Commit,‖

or any other prefix identifying it as other than the substantive offense.

Generally, this category excludes traffic offenses. However, the vehicle-related offenses of

hit and run (of a person), failure to stop for blue lights and vehicular manslaughter are

included.

3 Flat File Submissions

In the SCIBRS, LEAs use three types of electronic flat file submissions to forward data to

SLED. The Group A Incident Report provides all the information about Group A offenses

using up to six data segments (Administrative, Offense, Property, Victim, Offender, and

Arrestee). The Group B Arrest Report supplies data concerning each arrestee for a Group

B offense via the arrestee segment, and finally, the Zero Report indicates no criminal

activity occurred within an agency‘s jurisdiction during a given month. Using a series of

the 58 established data elements (i.e., data fields within each segment), law enforcement

can describe the details of each component of the crime. For each data element, reporting

agencies may choose the most appropriate data value (i.e., a specific code representing

one of the acceptable entries for each data element).

3.1 Group A Incident Report

An initial Group A Incident Report contains an Administrative Segment, Offense

Segment(s), Property Segment(s) (if applicable), Victim Segment(s), and Offender

Segment(s). If the reporting agency arrests an offender by the time it submits the initial

report, it may also include one or more Arrestee Segments. If, however, the reporting

agency arrests an offender for the reported offense after submitting the initial report, the

agency should submit the Arrestee Segment(s) as an update to the initial report.

If law enforcement arrests an offender for a Group A offense for which it did not

previously submit an initial incident report (e.g., an on-view arrest), the agency must

create and submit a Group A Incident Report which provides not only the Arrestee

Segment but also the Administrative, Offense, Property (if applicable), Victim, and

Offender Segments. In other words, an agency cannot submit an Arrestee Segment for a

Group A offense without the other segment information.

Note: Sometimes courts make applications for warrants without notifying LEAs of the

details of the crime (e.g., bench warrant and warrant of arrest situations). As often as

possible, LEAs should obtain the information regarding such crimes and report it in

Group A Incident Reports or Group B Arrest Reports, depending on whether the crimes

are Group A or Group B offenses.

An explanation of the purpose of each of the six Group A Incident Report segments

follows:

Administrative Segment

This segment contains administrative data which apply to the entire incident report (e.g.,

the identifying number assigned to the incident and the date and hour the incident

occurred). The reporting agency should submit a single Administrative Segment for each

reported incident.

Note: The SLED UCR Program designed the SCIBRS so Data Element 1 (ORI Number)

and Data Element 2 (Incident Number) link the Administrative Segment to the Offense,

Property, Victim, Offender, and Arrestee Segments in each incident.

Offense Segment

The Offense Segment identifies and describes the types of offenses involved in the

incident (e.g., 200 = Arson, 40A = Prostitution). The reporting agency should submit an

Offense Segment for each of the (up to) ten most serious (as determined by the agency)

Group A offenses in the incident. Even though there may have been more than one victim

of a particular crime, the reporting agency should submit only one Offense Segment for

each reported UCR Offense Code. Each Group A Incident Report must contain at least one

Offense Segment.

For example, in the same incident, an offender assaulted two people by threatening them

with a handgun. The reporting agency should submit only one Offense Segment with 13A

= Aggravated Assault entered into Data Element 6 (UCR Offense Code). In addition, the

agency should submit two Victim Segments and enter 13A = Aggravated Assault into Data

Element 24 (Victim Connected to UCR Offense Code), to link the two victims to this

Offense Segment.

Property Segment

The Property Segment describes the type, value, and, in cases of drug seizures, quantity of

property involved in the incident. Agencies should report Property Segment(s) only when

an incident involves a Crime Against Property offense or a Kidnapping/Abduction. The

reporting agency should submit a separate Property Segment for each type of property

loss/etc. (i.e., Burned; Counterfeited/Forged; Destroyed/Damaged/Vandalized;

Recovered; Seized; and/or Stolen/Etc. occurring in the incident). Furthermore, the

agency may report up to ten types of property (e.g., Aircraft, Alcohol, and Automobiles)

for each type of property loss/etc.

Victim Segment

The Victim Segment provides information about each of the victims involved in the

incident (e.g., his/her age, sex, race, and ethnicity). The reporting agency should submit a

separate Victim Segment for each of the (up to 999) victims involved in the incident.

There must be at least one Victim Segment in each incident report.

Offender Segment

The Offender Segment captures data about each of the offenders in the incident (e.g.,

his/her age, sex, race, and ethnicity). The reporting agency should submit a separate

Offender Segment for each of the (up to 99) offenders involved in the incident. If the

reporting agency knows nothing about the offenders—i.e., no one saw the offenders, there

were no suspects, and the number of offenders is unknown—then the agency should enter

00 = Unknown as the data value for Data Element 36 (Offender Sequence Number), and

leave Data Elements 37 through 39A blank. There must be at least one Offender Segment

in each incident report.

Arrestee Segment

The Arrestee Segment is used to report the apprehension of the person(s) arrested for

committing the crime(s) reported in the Group A Incident Report, the offense for which

he or she was arrested, and the arrestee data (e.g., his/her age, sex, race, and ethnicity).

The reporting agency should submit an Arrestee Segment for each of the (up to 99)

arrestees who were involved in the incident. However, if there were no arrestees, the

agency should not submit this segment.

3.2 Group B Arrest Report

The Group B Arrest Report describes only the circumstances of the arrest, the Group B

arrest offense, and the arrestee data (e.g., his/her age, sex, race, and ethnicity). This

report does not include incident data since agencies report only arrests for Group B

offenses. Reporting agencies should submit a separate Group B Arrest Report for each

arrestee.

If an arrest for a Group B offense results in the clearance of a previously submitted Group

A Incident Report, the reporting agency should submit an Arrestee Segment as an update

to the previously submitted Group A Incident Report. The agency should enter the

appropriate Group B offense code as the data value for Data Element 45 (UCR Arrest

Offense Code) of the Arrestee Segment of the Group A Incident Report.

For example, on August 1, 2012, an LEA arrested a man for DUI, a Group B offense. The

arresting agency determined he was also wanted for a previously reported robbery, a

Group A offense, which occurred on March 23, 2012. Instead of submitting a Group B

Arrest Report, the reporting agency should submit an Arrestee Segment as an update to

the previous Group A Incident Report with 90D = Driving Under the Influence as the data

value for Data Element 45.

3.3 Zero Report

On occasion, a small reporting agency may have no crime, arrests, or recovered property

to report for a given month. In such instances, reporting agencies should use the Zero

Report. This assists SLED to compute valid statistics because it establishes no crime

occurred in the jurisdiction rather than the LEA reported no crime information. If an

agency submits a Zero Report for a given month and subsequently enters a Group A

Incident Report, a Group B Arrest Report, or an Arrestee Segment for the month, the

submission will override the Zero Report.

3.4 Report Modifications

Clearing Incidents in the SCIBRS

In SCIBRS, LEAs clear incidents rather than individual offenses. This means a clearance

by arrest or exceptional means of one offense in a multiple-offense incident clears the

entire incident. Therefore, the first Arrestee Segment reported in connection with an

incident automatically clears the incident. However, an agency cannot clear an incident by

exceptional means if it was already cleared by arrest (i.e., the agency previously submitted

an Arrestee Segment).

Updating Incidents in the NIBRS

Once LEAs submit an incident to the FBI UCR Program, circumstances may arise which

warrant updating their original submission. The flexibility of the NIBRS provides for

updating reports by adding, modifying, and deleting data. TheFBI UCR Program‘s

updating policy states an agency should update a report only if the change would

substantially alter the report‘s statistical significance. Circumstances which warrant

updating a report include the occurrence of a subsequent event materially affecting the

report or finding out the LEA made a serious error when they submitted the original

report. Anytime an agency updates a report, the agency should resubmit the report so the

data are the same at all levels—local, state, and federal.

Examples of circumstances requiring an update include the discovery of an additional

unreported offense, victim, and/or offender; a subsequent arrest or exceptional clearance;

discovery of a significant amount of unreported property loss; the recovery of stolen

property; or the incorrect entry of important data, such as the offense code, the victim‘s or

arrestee‘s sex or race, etc.

Examples of circumstances not requiring an update include the agency learning the exact

age of the offender (e.g., 22) after reporting an age range (e.g., 20-25); the agency learning

the true value of stolen property (e.g., $958) after reporting the approximate cost (e.g.,

$1,000); or the agency learning, besides suffering a severe laceration previously reported,

the victim also suffered internal injury.

An agency participating in the NIBRS may, of course, update more data than is required

by the FBI UCR Program‘s policy. If a reporting UCR Program (or a direct agency

participant) updates a record in its RMS, they should also submit the updated record for

the national file.

LEAs can find additional information about adding, deleting, and modifying information

in NIBRS in the NIBRS Technical Specification.

3.5 Window Records

A windowed record occurs when certain activity takes place to a case that was reported

prior to the active data on the data base. This active data is current calendar year – 1. All

window records submitted by the agency should have the activity or run date of the full

incidents that are being submitted. The updated circumstances or event that triggered the

window submission should be in the date range of the active data on the SLED database.

The windowed record can be three different types, administrative, property and/or arrest.

Each of these types is treated independently and not all types are required when an event

at a local agency triggers a window submission.

The administrative window should be reported to SLED as a 1W when the status changes

and needs to be reflected in the agencies statistics. This status is for items such as admin

closed, unfounded, exceptionally closed etc, but the incident date on the admin window

will reflect the original incident date.

The property window should be reported to SLED as a 3W when the original incident has

property changes such as seizures, recovered, etc. The date in the property record window

submission should be in the current year -1 time frame.

The arrest window should be reported to SLED as a 6W when arrests or bookings are

made against the original incident. The arrest or booking date should be in the current

year -1 time frame.

Your software should include programming which automatically sends Window records to

SCIBRS when necessary, simply by comparing the date of the arrest, recovery, or

exceptional clearance being entered to the date of the original incident report and

determining if the original incident is older than "current year minus one". However, not

all software vendors have programmed this automatic conversion. If your vendor has not

programmed this feature for you, you will have to manually format Window records. All

local agencies must determine how their software handles this procedure, and insure that

it works according to SCIBRS and NIBRS rules. SLED will be glad to talk with your agency

or your vendor about Window records. Failure to properly submit Window records will

result in a very serious loss of arrest, clearance, and recovery data to your agency.

Window reporting is required for compliance with SCIBRS and NIBRS rules.

NOTE: Group B Arrest Records (Level 7 Records) CAN NOT be submitted as Window

records. In the SCIBRS and NIBRS systems, Group B (Level 7) arrests do not have

incidents associated with them, and, therefore, cannot be cleared or have property

recovered at the state or national levels. They are "stand-alone" arrests. Local records

systems should have programming to handle Group B incidents and clearances, but such

data must not be transmitted to the state and national programs.

3.6 Activity/Run Date

The Activity/Run Date is a simple concept. It is simply a ―batch submission date‖ for

sending data to SCIBRS; it is not meant for any other reason:

1. The system administrator, or other authorized person simply decides what month's

work is about to be entered;

2. This person sets the Activity Date to correspond to that month;

3. Any reports to be entered that have dates in that month or earlier are simply

entered routinely. No special handling is necessary.

Example: Smallville PD is about to begin entering reports for the month of May, 2004;

Set the Activity date to 052004;

Smallville can enter reports for May, 2004, as well as late reports or corrections

for any month going back to January, 2003 - all having the Activity Date of 052004.

Routine. No special processing.

Note: If your software does not handle the Activity Date just like this, it is likely that

your software is not programmed correctly, and SCIBRS may not be storing all of your

records. This is one of the most common software errors, and one that leads to more

rejections than most other software problems.

Note: Any incident, arrest, recovery, etc. can be entered routinely in this manner as long

as the incident date or arrest date or recovery date, etc. falls within the current year or the

previous year (often referred to as ―current year minus one‖). Note the Smallville PD

example above.

Note: Activity Date is NOT:

• Date of Entry

• Date of Incident

• Date of Arrest

• Date of Recovery

• Date of Change, etc.

It is only a batch submission date. It must be a user-set date. It must be re-set by the

user with every new month‘s work. It can never be used more than once to submit

reports to SCIBRS.

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE PERSON AT

YOUR DEPARTMENT. CALL SLED SCIBRS IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK

YOUR SOFTWARE DOES NOT OPERATE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. PLEASE

CHECK THIS OUT FOR YOURSELF. DO NOT ASSUME THAT YOUR

SOFTWARE IS CORRECT.

(Note on a Related Matter: Crime statistics should be based upon the ―date of event‖

(incident date, arrest date, recovery date, clearance date, etc.) Crime statistics should

NOT be compiled by Activity Date or date of entry, as these dates have nothing to do with

when a crime or an arrest actually occurred.)

4 Data Elements & Data Values

LEAs use data elements and data values to report data to the SLED UCR Program via

SCIBRS. Additional information about reporting requirements and specifications for

submitting data to the SCIBRS is located in the NIBRS Technical Specification.

4.1 Definition of Data Element

A data element is the smallest named item of data which conveys meaningful information

or condenses a lengthy description into a short code. Law enforcement should use a series

of the 58 established data elements, i.e., data fields, within each segment of the Group A

Incident Report and in the Group B Arrest Report to describe the details of each

component of crime.

4.2 Mandatory Versus Optional Data Elements

LEAs are required to report some data elements, i.e., they are mandatory. The agency

submitting the report to the FBI may choose whether to report others; they are optional.

4.3 Definition of Data Values

A data value is a characteristic of an object (such as the sex of a person) or a parameter of

a data element. For each data element, reporting agencies should choose the most

appropriate data value(s), i.e., specific characteristics or types of the reported data which

have assigned codes. Although some data values require a specific format, most are codes

from an approved list, each followed by an equal sign (=) and the actual value. For

example, for Data Element 3 (Incident Date), the specific format for the data value is

YYYYMMDDHH. For Data Element 27 (Sex of Victim), agencies may enter one of the

codes M = Male, F = Female, or U = Unknown to describe the gender of the victim; but for

Data Element 48 (Sex of Arrestee), agencies can enter only M = Male or F = Female to

describe the sex of the arrestee.

If more than one of the data values associated with a data element could apply to the

situation, agencies should use the most specific one. For example, in Data Element 9

(Location Type), a 7-Eleven store could be described as 05 = Commercial/Office Building,

07 = Convenience Store, or 12 = Grocery/Supermarket. Because 07 = Convenience Store

is the most specific description, reporting agencies should use this code.

In some instances, data elements allow for the entry of more than one data value. For

example, Data Element 12 (Type Criminal Activity/Gang Information) allows LEAs to

report up to three types of activity for each offense. If, in a drug case, the offenders grew

marijuana and distributed it by having children sell it at school, the data values of C =

Cultivating/ Manufacturing/Publishing, D = Distributing/Selling, and E = Exploiting

Children should be entered.

4.4 Clarification of Specific Data Elements & Data Values

The information about data elements and data values in this section represent

clarifications for specific data elements and data values and are more FBI UCR Program

policy related rather than technical in nature. LEAs will find the technical aspects for each

data element (format, related edits, and valid data values) in the NIBRS Technical

Specification.

Administrative Segment

Data Element 1 (ORI)

ORI is a unique nine-character identifier the NCIC has assigned to each LEA. This data

element is mandatory in each SCIBRS submission.

Data Element 2 (Incident Number)

Incident Number is the number assigned by the reporting agency to each Group A

Incident Report to uniquely identify the incident (e.g., the LEA‘s Case Number). This data

element is mandatory in each SCIBRS submission.

If data from a Group A Incident Report are furnished to outside entities for research

purposes, the FBI will encrypt the incident numbers prior to their dissemination to ensure

the recipient cannot identify the actual case. Agencies may also encrypt their incident

numbers before sending them to the FBI.

Data Element 2A (Cargo Theft)

This data element indicates whether or not the incident involved a Cargo Theft. The SLED

UCR Program has defined Cargo Theft as ―the criminal taking of any cargo including, but

not limited to, goods, chattels, money, or baggage that constitutes, in whole or in part, a

commercial shipment of freight moving in commerce, from any pipeline system, railroad

car, motor truck, or other vehicle, or from any tank or storage facility, station house,

platform, or depot, or from any vessel or wharf, or from any aircraft, air terminal, airport,

aircraft terminal or air freight station, warehouse, freight distribution facility, or freight

consolidation facility. For purposes of this definition, cargo shall be deemed as moving in

commerce at all points between the point of origin and the final destination, regardless of

any temporary stop while awaiting transshipment or otherwise.‖ Two key phrases in the

classification of cargo theft are ―commercial shipment‖ and ―in the supply chain.‖ For

LEAs to classify an incident as a Cargo Theft, the items must be part of a commercial

shipment and must be in the supply chain (i.e., moving in commerce).

LEAs should consider thefts from United Parcel Service (UPS), Federal Express (FedEx),

the U.S. mail, etc., to be cargo until the items arrive at a final distribution point. Once the

business receives the items (i.e., personnel at the company sign for the goods), the goods

are no longer considered cargo because they are outside of the supply chain. Therefore,

LEAs should not consider deliveries from UPS, FedEx, to individuals or other businesses

(e.g., flowers, pizza, electronics, appliances, etc.) to be cargo because they are outside of

the supply chain.

Cargo Theft-related offenses are:

120 = Robbery

210 = Extortion/Blackmail

220 = Burglary/Breaking & Entering

23D = Theft From Building

23F = Theft From Motor Vehicle

23H = All Other Larceny

240 = Motor Vehicle Theft

26A = False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game

26B = Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud

26C = Impersonation

26E = Wire Fraud

270 = Embezzlement

510 = Bribery

Valid Data Values

Y = Yes

N = No

Detailed Cargo Theft information and scenarios are located in the Cargo Theft User

Manual.

Data Element 3 (Incident Date)

LEAs should use Incident Date to enter the year, month, and day when the incident

occurred or the beginning of the time period in which it occurred, as appropriate. This

data element also includes the hour of the incident and the report date indicator, which

LEAs should use to designate the date entered is the Report Date rather than the Incident

Date. This data element is mandatory in each SCIBRS submission.

If the incident occurred on or between midnight and 0059, 00 should be entered; if on or

between 0100 and 0159, 01 should be entered; if on or between 2300 and 2359, 23 should

be entered; etc. If the incident occurred at exactly midnight, LEAs should consider it

occurred at the beginning of the next day, as if the crime occurred at 1 minute past

midnight. Therefore, LEAs would enter 00 for the hour, along with the next day‘s date.

Example 1

If a robbery occurred at 9:30 p.m. on July 2, 2012, the entry should be 07/02/2012.

Example 2

If a kidnapping started at 11:30 p.m. on November 1, 2012, and ended on November 16,

2012, the entry should be 11/01/2013.

Example 3

If an incident occurred at midnight on December 31, 2012, the entry should be

01/01/2013.

Example 4

If the date and hour of the incident are unknown but the date of the report was

March 15, 2012, the entry should be 03/15/2012 and the Report Date Indicator should be

entered as R = Report Date.

Data Element 4 (Cleared Exceptionally)

Incidents can be cleared by exceptional means when some element beyond law

enforcement control precludes a physical arrest.

In order to Exceptionally Clear an incident, the following four conditions

must be met:

1. The investigation must have clearly and definitely established the identity of at

least one offender.

2. Sufficient probable cause must have been developed which would support the

arrest, charging, and prosecution of the offender.

3. The exact location of the offender must be known so that an arrest could be made

by a police agency.

4. There must be a reason outside the control of law enforcement which prevents the

arrest, charging, and turned over for prosecution.

Valid Data Values

Reassons for an Exceptional Clearance:

A = Death of Offender

B = Prosecution Declined (by the prosecutor for other than lack of probable cause)

C = In Custody of Other Jurisdiction (includes extradition denied)

D = Victim Refused to Cooperate (in the prosecution)

E = Juvenile/No Custody (the handling of a juvenile without taking him/her into custody,

but rather by oral or written notice given to the parents or legal guardian in a case

involving a minor offense, such as petty larceny)

N = Not Applicable (not cleared exceptionally)

C = In Custody of Other Jurisdiction

Beginning January 1, 2011, agencies started using data value C = In Custody of Other

Jurisdiction for cases in which extraditions are formally denied or in circumstances where

an offendercommitted offenses in two jurisdictions and was arrested in one of the

jurisdictions. The LEA in the jurisdiction not reporting the arrest should report this data

value when they become aware of the arrest.

N = Not Applicable

If an incident was not cleared by either an arrest or exceptional means by the time an

initial Group A Incident Report is submitted regarding it, then N = Not Applicable should

be entered.

If, after a Group A Incident Report was submitted, an offender was arrested, the

previously submitted report should be updated with an Arrestee Segment. Submitting an

Arrestee Segment will automatically clear the incident. This data element should still

contain N = Not Applicable.

Example 1

A kidnapper, who was holding a hostage, killed himself when the building in which he

barricaded himself was surrounded by police. The kidnapping should be reported and

cleared exceptionally by A = Death of Offender.

Data Element 5 (Exceptional Clearance Date)

Exceptional Clearance Date is used to enter the date the incident is cleared by exceptional

means (i.e., a data value other than N = Not Applicable is entered in Data Element 4).

Case Status

Administrative Closure-C

Means the case is closed, but not cleared or solved. The agency has decided not to put

any more resources into this case, or has turned over all investigation to a Federal agency.

Unfounded-U

A case can be marked unfounded‖ only if:

 The investigation shows that NO crime occurred;

 The crime is determined to have occurred in another jurisdiction.

Offense Segment

Data Element 6 (UCR Offense Code)

UCR Offense Code is used to enter the data values of the ten most serious Group A

offenses occurring in the incident (as determined by the reporting agency). A minimum of

one Offense Segment must be included in a Group A Incident. In addition, LEAs should

submit only one offense for each reported UCR Offense Code even though there may have

been more than one victim of the crime. LEAs can find a complete listing of Group A

offenses in 2.3, Group A and Group B Offense Listing.

LEAs must report each offense if it is a separate, distinct crime, rather than just a part of

another offense. For example, because every robbery includes an element of assault,

agencies should report only the offense of Robbery. If during a robbery, however, the

offender forces the victim to engage in sexual relations then the LEA should report both

Robbery and Rape because forced sexual intercourse is not an element of robbery.

Data Element 7 (Offense Attempted/Completed)

LEAs should use Offense Attempted/Completed to indicate whether each offense in the

incident was attempted or completed. When an offense occurs more than once within an

incident and one of the instances was completed, then LEAs should consider all of the

instances of the offense completed.

Note: Attempted Murder should be reported as Aggravated Assault, and all Assault

Offenses should be coded as C = Completed.

Valid Data Values

A = Attempted

C = Completed

Data Element 8 (Offender Suspected of Using)

LEAs should use Offender Suspected of Using to indicate whether any of the offenders in

the incident were suspected of consuming alcohol or using drugs/narcotics during or

shortly before the incident, or using computer equipment to perpetrate the crime. LEAs

can enter up to three types of activity per offense type.

Valid Data Values

A = Alcohol

C = Computer Equipment

D = Drugs/Narcotics

N = Not Applicable

Data Element 8A (Bias Motivation)

Bias Motivation is used to indicate whether or not an offense was motivated by the

offender‘s bias and, if so, what kind. LEAs can enter up to five bias motivations per

offense type.

Because of the difficulty of ascertaining the offender‘s subjective motivation, LEAs should

report a bias motivation only if investigation reveals sufficient objective facts to lead a

reasonable and prudent person to conclude the offender‘s actions were motivated, in

whole or in part, by bias against race, religion, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender

identity, or sexual orientation.

Unless the bias for a hate crime falls into one of the SLED UCR Program‘s bias categories,

an agency should report zero hate crime data. LEAs should report zero hate crime data as

data value 88 = None. In the SCIBRS, incidents not involving any facts which indicate

bias motivation on the part of the offender are to be reported as 88 = None, whereas

incidents involving ambiguous facts (some facts are present but are not conclusive)

should be reported as data value 99 = Unknown. When an offense is initially classified as

bias motivation 99 = Unknown and subsequent investigation reveals the crime was

motivated by bias or no bias was found, the agency must update its original submission.

Valid Data Values

Race

11 = Anti-White

12 = Anti-Black or African American

13 = Anti-American Indian or Alaska Native

14 = Anti-Asian

15 = Anti-Multiple Races, Group

16 = Anti-Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Religion

21 = Anti-Jewish

22 = Anti-Catholic

23 = Anti-Protestant

24 = Anti-Islamic (Muslim)

25 = Anti-Other Religion

26 = Anti-Multiple Religions, Group

27 = Anti-Atheism/Agnosticism

Ethnicity

32 = Anti-Hispanic or Latino

33 = Anti-Not Hispanic or Latino

Sexual Orientation

41 = Anti-Gay

42 = Anti-Lesbian

43 = Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (Mixed Group)

44 = Anti-Heterosexual

45 = Anti-Bisexual

Disability

51 = Anti-Physical Disability

52 = Anti-Mental Disability

Gender

61 = Anti-Male

62 = Anti-Female

Gender Identity

71 = Anti-Transgender

72 = Anti-Gender Non-Conforming

None/Unknown

88 = None (no bias)

99 = Unknown (offender‘s motivation not known)

Example 1

While driving through a predominantly white neighborhood, a black male stopped his car

to repair a flat tire. A group of white males leaving a bar across the street accosted the

driver and then attacked him with bottles and clubs. During the attack, the offenders

called the victim by a well-known and recognized epithet used against blacks and told him

blacks were not welcome in the neighborhood. The offense should be reported as 12 =

Anti-Black or African American based on the difference in the race of the victim and

offenders, the offenders used a racial epithet, and the facts reveal no other reason for the

attack than the stated one, to keep blacks out of the neighborhood.

Example 2

A group home for persons with psychiatric disabilities who were in transition back into

the community was the site of a reported arson. Apparently, neighbors had expressed

many concerns about the group home and were angry the house was located in their

community. Shortly before the fire was reported, a witness heard a white male state, ―I‘ll

get rid of those ‗crazies,‘ I‘ll burn them out.‖ The offense should be reported as 52 = Anti-

Mental Disability because the suspect apparently committed the crime because of his bias

against persons with psychiatric disabilities.

Example 3

A white juvenile male snatched a Jewish woman‘s purse and, in doing so, knocked her

down and called her by a well-known and recognized epithet used against Jews. During

the incident‘s investigation, the LEA did not discover the offender‘s identity. Although the

offender used an epithet for Jews, the agency did not know whether he belongs to another

religious group or whether his motive was anything more than robbery. Because the facts

are ambiguous, the offense should be reported as 99 = Unknown. Should an offender be

arrested, subsequent investigation would determine whether or not the offense was bias

motivated, and the offense should then be reported as either 88 = None or the code for

the appropriate bias motivation.

Example 4

Overnight, unknown persons broke into a synagogue and destroyed several religious

objects. The perpetrators painted a large red swastika on the door and wrote ―Death to

Jews‖ on a wall. Although valuable items were present, the offenders did not take them.

The offense should be reported as 21 = Anti-Jewish because the offenders destroyed

religious objects, left anti-Semitic words and graffiti behind, and theft did not appear to

be the motive for the burglary.

Example 5

A 51-year-old black male wielding a tire iron attacked a 29-year-old Japanese-American

male. The victim suffered severe lacerations and a broken arm. The incident took place in

a parking lot next to a bar. Investigation revealed the offender and victim had previously

exchanged racial insults in the bar; the offender initiated the exchange by calling the

victim by a well-known epithet used against the Japanese and complained the Japanese

were taking away jobs from Americans. The offense would be reported as 14 = Anti-Asian

based on the difference in race of the victim and offender, the exchange of racial insults,

and the absence of other reasons for the attack.

Data Element 9 (Location Type)

LEAs should use this data element to report the type of location/premises where each

offense in an incident took place.

The SLED UCR Program recognizes that for many incidents, there is more than one

possible choice for reporting a location. Therefore, law enforcement personnel should use

their best judgment in reporting location type after investigating the crime and

considering the circumstances surrounding the location and the offender‘s intent during

the commission of the crime.

Because the geographic location of an incident is not always the same as the functional

location of the incident, the SLED UCR Program relies on LEAs to report the most

appropriate location type. For example, if an offense occurs at an elementary school

playground during school hours, the location can be classified as 53 = School –

Elementary/Secondary. But, if the offense occurred at the same physical location on a

Saturday afternoon when the school is not operating and the public are allowed to use the

facility for recreational purposes, LEAs would be equally correct in classifying the location

as 50 = Park/Playground.

Sometimes, LEAs can determine the location by the offender‘s intent during the

commission of the crime. For example, if the offender chose to commit a robbery during a

church service held at a public facility routinely used for basketball games, LEAs can

choose to classify the location as 04 = Church/Synagogue/Temple/Mosque since the

building was being used for a public religious activity at the time the crime was

committed.

Second Location Code

The use of two Location/Premise codes is allowed when a second premise code will

significantly enhance the description of the crime scene.

Note: A second location code is required whenever ―18=Parking Lot‖ is used.

Data Value Data Value Includes

01 = Air/Bus/Train Terminal airports; bus, boat, ferry, or train stations

and terminals

02 = Bank/Savings and Loan other financial institutions, whether in a

separate building or inside of another store

Note: This data value does not include

payday lender type businesses.

03 = Bar/Nightclub establishments primarily for

entertainment, dancing, and the

consumption of beverages

04 = Church/Synagogue/Temple/Mosque buildings for public religious activities,

meetings, or worship

05 = Commercial/Office Building establishments that pertain to commerce

and trade

06 = Construction Site all buildings/locations that are under some

type of construction

07 = Convenience Store establishments primarily for convenience

shopping, e.g., stores that include the

sale of other items as well as gasoline

08 = Department/Discount Store establishments that are considered

department stores and that sell a wide

range of goods; Target, Wal-Mart, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

shopping malls.

09 = Drug Store/Doctor‘s Office/Hospital medical supply companies and buildings;

stores that are primarily considered

pharmacies; veterinary practices,

veterinary hospitals, and medical practices

10 = Field/Woods areas that are primarily open fields or

wooded areas

Note: This data value does not include

parks.

11 = Government/Public Building buildings primarily used for local, state, or

federal offices or public businesses

12 = Grocery/Supermarket establishments primarily used for buying/

selling food items, etc.

13 = Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk open public ways for the passage of

vehicles, people, and animals

14 = Hotel/Motel/Etc. other temporary lodgings

Note: This data value does not include

campgrounds or recreational vehicle parks.

15 = Jail/Prison/Penitentiary/Corrections places for the confinement of persons in

Facility lawful detention or awaiting trial

16 = Lake/Waterway/Beach shorelines, lakes, streams, canals, or

bodies of water other than swimming pools

17 = Liquor Store establishments primarily used for buying/

selling alcoholic beverages

18 = Parking/Drop Lot/Garage areas primarily used for parking motorized

vehicles that are commercial in nature

19 = Rental Storage Facility any mini-storage and/or self-storage

buildings

20 = Residence/Home apartments, condominiums, townhouses,

nursing homes, residential driveways,

residential yards; extended/continuous

care facilities

Note: This data value refers to permanent

residences.

21 = Restaurant any commercial establishments that serve

meals or refreshments; cafeterias

22 = School/College universities

Note: This data value was replaced by the

following new location codes and is to be

used only by LEAs that have not adopted

the new codes:

52 = School – College/University

53 = School – Elementary/Secondary

23 = Service/Gas Station establishments where motor vehicles are

serviced and gasoline, oil, etc., are sold

24 = Specialty Store fur stores, jewelry stores, television stores,

dress shops, and clothing stores, etc.;

payday lender type businesses

25 = Other/Unknown any location that does not fit in one of the

other defined data values or when the

location of the incident is unknown

37 = Abandoned/Condemned Structure buildings or structures which are

completed but have been abandoned by

the owner and are no longer being used

Note: This data value does not include

vacant rental property. LEAs should use

the data value that best describes the

property in question, e.g., vacant rental

house should be classified as 20 =

Residence/Home, vacant convenience

store that is for rent should be classified as

07 = Convenience Store, etc.

38 = Amusement Park indoor or outdoor, permanent or

temporary, commercial enterprises that

offer rides, games, and other

entertainment

39 = open-air or enclosed amphitheater-type

Arena/Stadium/Fairgrounds/Coliseum areas designed and used for the

presentation of sporting events, concerts,

assemblies, etc.

40 = ATM Separate from Bank machines that provide the ability to make

deposits and/or withdrawals using a bank

card; ATM machines located inside a mall

or store

Note: LEAs should use 02 = Bank/Savings

and Loan if the ATM is located at a

banking facility.

41 = Auto Dealership New/Used businesses specifically designed for selling

new and used motor vehicles

Note: This data value also includes the

parking lots and garages of these facilities.

42 = Camp/Campground areas used for setting up camps, including

tent and recreational vehicle campsites

44 = Daycare Facility facilities that provide short-term

supervision, recreation, and/or meals for

adults or children during the daytime or at

night; respite care facilities for seniors or

for physically or mentally challenged

individuals

45 = Dock/Wharf/Freight/Modal Terminal separate facility with platforms at which

trucks, ships, or trains load or unload

cargo

Note: This data value does not include

cargo bays attached to a department store

or shopping mall. LEAs should classify

these as 08 = Department/Discount Store

or 55 = Shopping Mall, respectively.

46 = Farm Facility facilities designed for agricultural

production or devoted to the raising and

breeding of animals, areas of water

devoted to aquaculture, and/or all building

or storage structures located there; grain

bins

Note: LEAs should classify the house on a

farm as 20 = Residence/Home.

47 = Gambling Facility/Casino/Race Track indoor or outdoor facilities used to legally

bet on the uncertain outcome of games of

chance, contests, and/or races

48 = Industrial Site active manufacturing locations, factories,

mills, plants, etc., specifically designed for

the manufacturing of goods

Note: This data value does not include

abandoned facilities. LEAs should classify

these as 37 = Abandoned/Condemned

Structure.

49 = Military Installation locations specifically designed and used for

military operations

50 = Park/Playground areas of land set aside for public use

usually maintained for recreational or

ornamental purposes; soccer fields,

baseball fields

51 = Rest Area designated areas, usually along a highway,

where motorists can stop

52 = School – College/University institutions for the higher education of

individuals, which gives instruction in

specialized fields; community colleges;

trade schools

53 = School – Elementary/Secondary institutions for the instruction of children

from preschool through 12th grade

54 = Shelter – Mission/Homeless establishments that provide temporary

housing for homeless individuals and/or

families; venues set up as temporary

shelters, i.e., a shelter set up in a church or

school during a storm

55 = Shopping Mall indoor or outdoor shopping areas and/or

centers with multiple (two or more) stores

and/or businesses; strip malls

Note: LEAs should use the data value that

best describes the location in question.

56 = Tribal Lands Native American reservations,

communities, and/or trust lands

Note: The FBI UCR Program intends that

non-tribal LEAs will primarily use this

data value. Tribal agencies should use the

data value that best describes the location

in question.

57 = Community Center public locations where members of a

community gather for group activities,

social activities, public information, and

other purposes; they may sometimes be

open for the whole community or for a

specialized group within the greater

community; Christian community center;

Islamic community center; Jewish

community center; youth clubs, etc.

Data Element 10 (Number of Premises Entered)

LEAs should use this data element only if the crime is Burglary/Breaking & Entering and

the Hotel Rule applies (see the offense of Burglary/Breaking & Entering for more

information about the Hotel Rule). In such cases, the number of structures (premises)

entered should be reported.

In the SCIBRS, the Hotel Rule includes rental storage facilities such as mini-storage and

self-storage buildings. Therefore, this data element is used if the offense is 220 =

Burglary/Breaking & Entering and either data value 14 = Hotel/Motel/Etc. or data value

19 = Rental Storage Facility is entered into Data Element 9 (Location Type). The total

number (up to 99) of individual rooms, units, suites, storage compartments, etc. entered

should then be reported in this data element.

Example 1

A burglar forcibly entered 11 rented storage compartments in a self-storage building. The

owner/manager of the building reported the incident to the police. The police department

should then enter data values 220 = Burglary/Breaking & Entering into Data Element 6

(UCR Offense Code), 19 = Rental Storage Facility into Data Element 9 (Location Type),

and the number 11 (for 11 compartments) into this data element.

Example 2

If an LEA investigates a burglary at a private residence, the agency should enter data

value 220 = Burglary/Breaking & Entering into Data Element 6 (UCR Offense Code) and

data value 20 = Residence/Home into Data Element 9 (Location Type). However, because

the Location Type was not 14 = Hotel/Motel/Etc. or 19 = Rental Storage Facility, no entry

should be made into this data element. It should be blank.

Data Element 11 (Method of Entry)

This data element should be used only if the offense is 220 = Burglary/Breaking &

Entering, 240=Theft of Motor Vehicle, 23F=Theft from Motor Vehicle and 23G=Theft of

Motor Vehicle Parts/Accessories. LEAs should use it to report whether the burglar(s) used

Force or No Force to enter the structure. A forced entry is where the burglar used force of

any degree or a mechanical contrivance of any kind (including a passkey or skeleton key)

to unlawfully enter a building or other structure. An unforced entry is one where the

burglar unlawfully entered through an unlocked door or window, but used no force. If

both forced and unforced entries were involved in the crime, the entry should be reported

as F = Force since the entry was accomplished through the use of force.

Valid Data Values

F = Force

 Must be reported any time a locking mechanism of any sort is defeated by any

means.

N = No Force

 Includes unlawful entry through an unlocked door or window.

Example

An investigation of a burglary complaint disclosed the offender(s) entered the building

through an unlocked street door and then forced a locked door to an office and stole a

laptop. Since one door was forced, F = Force should be entered.

Data Element 12 (Type Criminal Activity/Gang Information)

Type Criminal Activity/Gang Information indicates the criminal activity/gang

involvement of the offenders for certain offenses.

Criminal Activity

Agencies should report the type of criminal activity of offenders in incidents involving the

following offenses:

250 Counterfeiting/Forgery

280 Stolen Property Offenses

35A Drug/Narcotic Violations

35B Drug Equipment Violations

39C Gambling Equipment Violations

370 Pornography/Obscene Material

520 Weapon Law Violations

Valid Data Values (Criminal Activity)

LEAs can enter up to three types of activity for each offense above:

B = Buying/Receiving

C = Cultivating/Manufacturing/Publishing (i.e., production of any type)

D = Distributing/Selling

E = Exploiting Children

O = Operating/Promoting/Assisting

P = Possessing/Concealing

T = Transporting/Transmitting/Importing

U = Using/Consuming

Example

The offenders published and sold pornographic photographs of children. Because up to

three types of activity can be entered, C = Cultivating/Manufacturing/Publishing, D =

Distributing/ Selling, and E = Exploiting Children should be entered.

Gang Violence-Type Criminal Activity

Definition of a Gang:

An ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons who have

common interests and activities characterized by involvement in a pattern of criminal or

delinquent conduct.

 An organized group that commits crimes on a regular basis.

LEAs should use this data element to describe the type, or lack of presence, of an

offender‘s gang activity for incidents involving the following offenses:

09A Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

09B Negligent Manslaughter

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

120 Robbery

290 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

11A Rape

11B Sodomy

11C Sexual Assault With An Object

11D Fondling

13A Aggravated Assault

13B Simple Assault

13C Intimidation

Valid Data Values (Gang Information)

LEAs should enter up to two gang information codes for each offense above:

J = Juvenile Gang (membership is predominantly juvenile [under 18 years of age])

G = Other Gang (membership is predominantly 18 years of age or older)

N = None/Unknown

For SCIBRS reporting purposes, a gang is an ongoing organization, association, or group

of three or more persons who have a common interest and/or activity characterized by the

commission of or involvement in a pattern of criminal or delinquent conduct. If an agency

establishes gang involvement with any of the offenses above, the agency should use the

predominant age of the associated gang‘s membership (and not the offender‘s age) to

determine whether J = Juvenile Gang or G = Other Gang should be entered.

Juvenile Gang refers to a group of persons who go about together or act in concert,

especially for antisocial or criminal purposes; typically adolescent members have common

identifying signs and symbols, such as hand signals and distinctive colors; they are also

known as street gangs.

Other Gang refers to persons associated with the world of criminal gangs and organized

crime commonly related to widespread criminal activities coordinated and controlled

through a central syndicate and who rely on their unlawful activities for income; they

traditionally extort money from businesses by intimidation, violence, or other illegal

methods.

Example

Two females, aged 19, were riding bicycles through a neighborhood. Three males

approached them and forced them to stop. They exchanged words and one of the males

attacked the bicyclists. Each of the three attackers, one, aged 16, and the other two, aged

17, had identical tattoos on their upper right arm. This marking was commonly associated

with a local gang. The entry should be J = Juvenile Gang.

Data Element 13 (Type Weapon/Force Involved)

LEAs can report up to three types of weapons or force used by the offender:

When reporting the weapons used, select the most specific weapon type listed, e.g., LEAs

should report a revolver as Handgun rather than Firearm. If a weapon was used that

could be employed in several ways, choose the weapon type which indicates how the

weapon was used. For example, if the offender used a bottle in the commission of a

murder, report Blunt Object if the victim was beaten or Knife/Cutting Instrument if the

offender cut or stabbed the victim with the bottle.

The SLED UCR Program defines an automatic firearm as any firearm which shoots, or is

designed to shoot, more than one shot at a time by a single pull of the trigger without

manual reloading. If the weapon was an automatic firearm, LEAs should add an A as a

suffix to its weapon data value, e.g., 13A = Automatic Rifle.

Valid Data Values

11 = Firearm

12 = Handgun

13 = Rifle

14 = Shotgun

15 = Other Firearm

20 = Knife/Cutting Instrument

30 = Blunt Object

35 = Motor Vehicle

40 = Personal Weapons (i.e., hands,fists,feet,teeth, etc.)

50 = Poison

60 = Explosives

65 = Fire/Incendiary Device

70 = Drugs/Narcotics/Sleeping Pills

90 = Other

91 = Drowning

92 = Strangulation/Hanging/Suffocation/Gas

93 = Pushing from High Place

95 = Unknown

99 = None

If a firearm is Full-automatic or Semi-automatic, indicate with the codes below:

A=Full-automatic

S=Semi-automatic

Special Circumstance Codes

These are special circumstance codes which allow your agency to code significant data

about a crime. Enter up to 3 codes.

Special circumstance codes can be used with any offense.

DO NOT SKIP OVER THESE CODES!

Always use the following descriptive codes any time they apply to an incident:

B = Bomb Threat

C = Car Jacking

G = Gas Drive Off

H = Hate/Bias Motivated

I = Offender Mentally Ill-Suspected

J= Joy Ride

M = Mutilated (any unusual mutilation of a person‘s body)

P= Assault Victim is Police Officer

S=Officer Committed Suicide

X= Safe Cracking

Y = Youth Gang Activity

Example

Three robbers held up a bank. One offender brandished a revolver, the second had a

sawed-off shotgun, and the third had an automatic machine gun. The weapon data values

should be 12 = Handgun, 14 = Shotgun, and 15A = Automatic Other Firearm.

Property Segment

Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.)

This data element should be used to describe the type(s) of property loss, recovery,

seizure, etc., which occurred in an incident. LEAs should report separate property

information for each type of loss/etc., when the incident involved Kidnapping/Abduction,

Crimes Against Property, Drug/Narcotic Offenses, and Gambling Offenses.

A Property Segment must be submitted whenever any of the following offenses are

reported:

 Arson

 Bribery

 Burglary/Breaking and Entering

 Counterfeiting/Forgery

 Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

 Drug/Narcotic Offenses/Drug Equipment Offenses

 Embezzlement

 Extortion/Blackmail

 Fraud Offenses

 Gambling Offenses

 Kidnapping/Abduction

 Larceny/Theft Offenses/Motor Vehicle Theft

 Robbery/Stolen Property Offenses

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter one for each type of property loss:

1 = None

2 = Burned (includes damage caused in fighting the fire)

3 = Counterfeited/Forged

4 = Destroyed/Damaged/Vandalized

5 = Recovered (to impound property that was previously stolen)

6 = Seized (to impound property that was not previously stolen)

7 = Stolen/Etc. (includes bribed, defrauded, embezzled, extorted, ransomed, robbed, etc.)

8 = Unknown

An agency should report property stolen in its jurisdiction only. Likewise,

only the agency who reported the property stolen can report the property

recovered even if another jurisdiction recovered the property.

Example 1

For arson, the entries could be 1 = None (an attempt with no property burned), 2 =

Burned (property burned), or 8 = Unknown (not known whether property burned).

Example 2

For burglary, the entries could be 1 = None (an attempted burglary or the structure was

entered but no property was taken), 7 = Stolen/Etc. (property was taken), 5 = Recovered

(stolen property was recovered), or 8 = Unknown (it is not known whether property was

taken).

Example 3

If the same incident involved both Arson and Burglary, the choices of property loss/etc.

codes shown in Examples 1 and 2 would apply depending on the circumstances.

Data Element 15 (Property Description)

LEAs should use this data element to report descriptions of the property that was burned,

counterfeited/forged, destroyed/damaged/vandalized, recovered, seized, stolen, bribed,

defrauded, embezzled, extorted, ransomed, robbed, etc., as a result of the incident. LEAs

can report up to ten property descriptions per type of property loss, etc.

The SLED UCR Program recognizes sometimes there is more than one possible choice.

Law enforcement personnel should use their best judgment in reporting the property

description after investigating the crime and considering the circumstances surrounding

the crime and the use of the property during the commission of the crime.

For example, full-size vans, both regular wheelbase and extended wheelbase, may be

classified as either 05 = Buses, 28 = Recreational Vehicles, or 37 = Trucks depending on

the vehicle configuration, i.e., vans with rows of seats (05 = Buses), custom vans with

temporary lodging accommodations (28 = Recreational Vehicles), or work vans with

primarily cargo areas

(37 = Trucks).

Data Value Data Value Includes

01 = Aircraft machines or devices capable of

atmospheric flight; airplanes, helicopters,

dirigibles, gliders, ultra-lights, hot air

balloons, blimps, etc.

Note: This data value does not include toy

planes; LEAs should classify these as 19 =

Merchandise or 77 = Other, as appropriate.

02 = Alcohol any intoxicating liquors containing alcohol

used for human consumption; alcoholic

beverages, i.e., beer, wine, and liquor

Note: Denatured alcohol can be classified

as either 45 = Chemicals or 64 = Fuel

depending on how it was used in the

incident. LEAs should classify rubbing

alcohol as 08 = Consumable Goods.

03 = Automobiles any passenger vehicles designed for

operation on ordinary roads and typically

having four wheels and a motor with the

primary purpose of transporting people

other than public transportation; sedans,

taxicabs, minivans, sport-utility vehicles,

limousines, and other similar motor

vehicles

04 = Bicycles vehicles usually propelled by pedals,

connected to the wheel by a chain, and

have handlebars for steering and a saddle-

like seat; tandem bicycles, unicycles, and

tricycles

05 = Buses motor vehicles specifically designed, but

not necessarily used, to transport groups of

people on a commercial basis; trolleys,

school/coach/tourist/double-decker buses,

commercial vans, etc.

06 = Clothes/Furs garments for the body, articles of dress,

wearing apparel for human use;

accessories such as belts, shoes, scarves,

ties, etc.; eyewear/glasses, hearing aids,

etc.

07 = Computer Hardware/Software electrical components making up a

computer system, written programs/

procedures/rules/associated

documentation pertaining to the operation

of a computer system stored in read/write

memory; computers, printers, storage

media, video games, software packages,

video consoles such as Wii®,

PlayStation®, and Xbox®

08 = Consumable Goods expendable items used by humans for

nutrition, enjoyment, or hygiene; food,

non-alcoholic beverages, grooming

products, cigarettes, firewood, etc.

09 = Credit/Debit Cards cards and/or the account number

associated with the cards that function like

a check and through which payments or

credit for purchases or services are made

electronically to the bank accounts of

participating establishments directly from

the cardholders‘ accounts; automated

teller machine (ATM) cards, electronic

benefit transfer (EBT) cards

Note: This data value does not include gift

cards; LEAs should classify these as

77 = Other.

10 = Drugs/Narcotics substances such as narcotics or

hallucinogens that affect the central

nervous system causing changes in

behavior and often addiction; prescription,

over-the-counter, legal, and illegal drugs

11 = Drug/Narcotic Equipment unlawful articles, items, products, etc.

used to prepare and consume drugs or

narcotics; glass pipes, bongs, pop cans,

methamphetamine (meth) labs, etc.

12 = Farm Equipment any kind of machinery used on a farm to

conduct farming; tractors, combines, etc.

13 = Firearms weapons that fire a projectile by force of an

explosion; handguns, rifles, shotguns,

assault rifles, semiautomatics, homemade

guns, flare guns, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

―BB,‖ pellet, or gas-powered guns. LEAs

should classify these as 80 = Weapons –

Other.

14 = Gambling Equipment any equipment or devices used to produce,

manufacture, or perpetrate gambling; slot

machines, keno, card tables, poker chips,

bingo, raffles, lottery tickets, etc.

15 = Heavy Construction/Industrial large-scale equipment used in the

Equipment construction of buildings, roads, etc.;

cranes, bulldozers, steamrollers, oil-

drilling rigs, backhoes, excavators, etc.

16 = Household Goods items normally used to furnish a residence;

furniture, appliances, utensils, air

conditioning/heating equipment,

mailboxes, household lighting, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

radios, televisions, digital video disc (DVD)

or compact disc (CD) players, etc.; LEAs

should classify these as 26 =

Radios/TVs/VCRs/DVD Players and the

media for such devices as

27 = Recordings – Audio/Visual.

17 = Jewelry/Precious Metals/Gems articles made of gold, silver, precious

stones, etc. used for personal adornment;

bracelets, necklaces, rings, watches,

platinum, loose gems, etc.

18 = Livestock domesticated animals raised for home use

or profit; cattle, chickens, hogs, horses,

sheep, bees, household pets such as dogs

and cats if commercially raised for profit,

animals raised and/or used for illegal

gambling, e.g., dogs, roosters, etc.

19 = Merchandise items/goods which are exposed or held for

sale

Note: LEAs should use a more specific

data value whenever possible.

20 = Money any circulating medium of exchange, legal

tender, currency; coins, paper money,

demand deposits, etc.; counterfeited

currency

21 = Negotiable Instruments documents, other than currency, that are

payable without restriction; an

unconditional promise or order of

payment to a holder upon issue,

possession, on demand, or at a specific

time; endorsed checks (including forged

checks that have been endorsed), endorsed

money orders, endorsed traveler‘s checks,

bearer checks, and bearer bonds

22 = Nonnegotiable Instruments documents requiring further action to

become negotiable; unendorsed checks,

money orders, traveler‘s checks, stocks,

bonds, blank checks, etc.

23 = Office-type Equipment items normally used in an office/business

setting; calculators, cash registers, copying

machines, facsimile machines, shredders,

etc.

Note: LEAs should use a more specific

data value whenever possible.

24 = Other Motor Vehicles motorized vehicles that do not fit the

definition of automobile, bus, truck, or

recreational vehicle; motorcycles, motor

scooters, trail bikes, mopeds,

snowmobiles, motorized golf carts,

motorized wheelchairs, all-terrain vehicles,

go-carts, Segways®, etc.

25 = Purses/Handbags/Wallets bags or pouches used for carrying articles

such as money, credit/debit cards, keys,

photographs, and other miscellaneous

items; briefcases, fanny packs, and

backpacks when used as a purse/wallet

26 = Radios/TVs/VCRs/DVD Players items used to transmit audible signals and

visual images of moving and stationary

objects; high fidelity and stereo

equipment, CD players, MP3 players, cable

boxes, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

radios/stereos installed in vehicles; LEAs

should classify these as 38 = Vehicle Parts/

Accessories.

27 = Recordings – Audio/Visual phonograph records or blank or recorded

tapes or discs upon which the user records

sound and/or visual images; compact discs

(CDs), digital video discs (DVDs),

cassettes, VHS tapes, etc.

28 = Recreational Vehicles motor vehicles that are specifically

designed, but not necessarily used, to

transport people and also provide them

temporary lodging for recreational

purposes

29 = Structures – Single Occupancy buildings occupied by single families,

Dwellings individuals, or housemates, commonly

referred to as houses, mobile homes,

townhouses, duplexes, etc.

30 = Structures – Other Dwellings any other residential dwellings not

meeting the definition of 29 = Structures –

Single Occupancy Dwellings; apartments,

tenements, flats, boarding houses,

dormitories; temporary living quarters

such as hotels, motels, inns, bed and

breakfasts

31 = Structures – Other buildings designated for or occupied by

Commercial/Business enterprises engaged in the buying and

selling of commodities or services,

commercial trade, or forms of gainful

activity that have the objective of

supplying commodities; stores, office

buildings, restaurants, etc.

32 = Structures – buildings designated for or occupied by

Industrial/Manufacturing enterprises engaged in the production or

distribution of goods, refined and

unrefined, for use by industry; factories,

plants, assembly lines, etc.

33 = Structures – Public/Community buildings used by a group of people for

social/cultural/group/recreational

activities, common interests, classes, etc.;

colleges, hospitals, jails, libraries, meeting

halls, passenger terminals, religious

buildings, schools, sports arenas, etc.

34 = Structures – Storage buildings used for storing goods,

belongings, merchandise, etc.; barns,

garages, storehouses, warehouses, sheds,

etc.

35 = Structures – Other any other types of structures not fitting the

descriptions of the previous types of

structures listed (i.e., in Data Values 29

through 34); outbuildings, monuments,

buildings under constructions, etc.

36 = Tools hand-held implements that are used in

accomplishing work; hand and power tools

37 = Trucks motor vehicles which are specifically

designed, but not necessarily used, to

transport cargo on a commercial basis, or

vehicles designed for transporting loads

38 = Vehicle Parts/Accessories items attached to the inside or outside of a

vehicle; motor vehicle batteries, engines,

transmissions, heaters, hubcaps, tires,

radios, CD/DVD players, automotive

global positioning system (GPS) navigation

systems, etc.

39 = Watercraft vehicles used in the water, propelled by a

motor, paddle, or sail; motorboats,

sailboats, canoes, fishing boats, jet skis,

etc.

41 = Aircraft Parts/Accessories parts or accessories of an aircraft, whether

inside or outside

Note: This data value does not include

aircrafts that are intact or model/toy

planes;

LEAs should classify complete aircraft as

01 = Aircraft and model/toy planes as

77 = Other.

42 = Artistic Supplies/Accessories items or equipment used to create or

maintain paintings, sculptures, crafts, etc.;

frames, oil paints, clay

43 = Building Materials items used to construct buildings; lumber,

concrete, gravel, drywall, bricks, plumbing

supplies, uninstalled windows, uninstalled

doors, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

items stolen from a completed building.

LEAs should classify copper wire,

aluminum, etc., as 71 = Metals, Non-

Precious.

44 = Camping/Hunting/Fishing items, tools, or objects used for

Equipment/Supplies recreational camping, hunting, or fishing;

tents, camp stoves, fishing poles, sleeping

bags, etc.

Note: LEAs should classify rifles, pistols,

and shotguns as 13 = Firearms.

45 = Chemicals substances with distinct molecular

compositions that are produced by or used

in chemical processes; herbicides, paint

thinner, insecticides, industrial or

household products, solvents, fertilizers,

lime, mineral oil, antifreeze, etc.

Note: LEAs should classify chemicals used

in conjunction with illegal drug activity as

10 = Drugs/Narcotics or 11 =

Drug/Narcotic Equipment, as appropriate.

46 = Collections/Collectibles objects that are collected because they

arouse interest due to being novel, rare,

bizarre, or valuable; art objects, stamp/

baseball/comic book collections

Note: LEAs should use a more specific

data value whenever possible. For

example, a collection of old guns should be

classified as

13 = Firearms.

47 = Crops cultivated plants or agricultural produce

grown for commercial, human, or livestock

consumption and use that is usually sold in

bulk; grains, fruits, vegetables, tobacco,

cotton

Note: This data value does not include

crops that yield illegal substances. LEAs

should classify crops used in conjunction

with illegal drug activity as 10 = Drugs/

Narcotics or 11 = Drug/Narcotic

Equipment, as appropriate.

48 = Documents/Personal or Business includes affidavits, applications,

certificates, credit card documents, savings

account books, titles, deposit slips, pawn

shop slips, patents, blueprints, bids,

proposals, personal files, and U.S. mail

Note: This data value does not include

identity documents.

49 = Explosives devices that explode or cause an explosion;

bombs, dynamite, Molotov cocktails,

fireworks, ammunition, etc.

59 = Firearm Accessories items used in conjunction with a firearm to

improve ease of use or maintenance; gun

belts, cases, cleaning tools/equipment,

targets, aftermarket stocks, laser sights,

rifle/spotting/handgun scopes

64 = Fuel products used to produce energy; coal,

gasoline, diesel, biodiesel, natural gas, oil

65 = Identity Documents formal documents and/or their numbers

that provide proof pertaining to a specific

individual‘s identity; passports, visas,

driver‘s licenses, Social Security cards,

alien registration cards, voter registration

cards, etc.

66 = Identity – Intangible sets of characteristics or behavioral or

personal traits by which an entity or

person is recognized or known; damaged

reputation, disclosed confidential

information, etc.

67 = Law Enforcement Equipment anything specifically used by law

enforcement personnel during the

performance of their official duties; vests,

uniforms, handcuffs, flashlights,

nightsticks, badges, etc.; canines (K-9s),

horses, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

firearms. LEAs should classify firearms as

13 = Firearms and should select the most

appropriate motor vehicle or other mobile

property data value when applicable, e.g.,

01 = Aircraft, 39 = Watercraft, 24 = Other

Motor Vehicles.

68 = Lawn/Yard/Garden Equipment equipment used for maintaining and

decorating lawns and yards; mowers, line

trimmers, tools, tillers, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

plants, trees, fountains, bird baths, etc.

69 = Logging Equipment equipment specifically used by logging

industry personnel during the

performance of their duties; choker cables,

binders, blocks, etc.

70 = Medical/Medical Lab Equipment equipment specifically used in the medical

field; X-ray machines, testing equipment,

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

machines, ultrasound machines,

wheelchairs, stethoscopes, etc.

71 = Metals, Non-Precious base metals or alloys possessing luster,

malleability, ductility, and conductivity of

electricity and heat; ferrous and non-

ferrous metals such as iron, steel, tin,

aluminum, copper, brass, copper wire,

copper pipe, etc.

72 = Musical Instruments instruments relating to or capable of

producing music; percussion, brass,

woodwind, and string instruments, etc.;

guitar strings, picks, drum sticks, etc.

73 = Pets animals kept for pleasure or

companionship, other than livestock; dogs,

household birds, fish, rodents, reptiles,

and exotic animals raised as pets and not

for profit

74 = Photographic/Optical Equipment equipment used to take photographs

and/or relating to the science of optics or

optical equipment; cameras, camcorders,

telescopes, lenses, prisms, optical

scanners, binoculars, monoculars, etc.

Note: This data value does not include

camera phones. LEAs should classify these

as 75 = Portable Electronic

Communications.

75 = Portable Electronic Communications electronic devices used to communicate

audible or visual messages; cell phones,

camera phones, pagers, personal digital

assistants (PDAs), BlackBerrys®,

Gameboy®, iPads®, iPods®, Kindles®,

Nooks®, etc.

76 = Recreational/Sports Equipment equipment and materials used for

recreational purposes, or during sports

activities; skis, balls, gloves, weights, nets,

bats, rackets, team uniforms, etc.

77 = Other all other property not fitting the specific

descriptions of the data values identified

78 = Trailers transportation devices designed to be

hauled by a motor vehicle; truck trailers,

semi-trailers, utility trailers, farm trailers,

etc.

79 = Watercraft watercraft equipment or accessories that

Equipment/Parts/Accessories are used for the crafts‘ maintenance or

operation; buoys, life preservers, paddles,

sails

Note: This data value does not include

accessories for water sports. LEAs should

classify these as 76 = Recreational/Sports

Equipment.

80 = Weapons – Other weapons not classified under other

categories; knives, swords, nunchakus,

brass knuckles, crossbows, bows and

arrows, pepper spray, tasers, sling shots,

―BB‖ guns, pellet guns, gas-powered guns,

paintball guns, etc.

88 = Pending Inventory items whose property description is

unknown until an inventory is conducted

99 = (blank) this data value is a special data value used

at the discretion of the SLED UCR

Program to compile statistics on certain

designated types of property, which are the

object of theft fads; it is not currently used

Example 1

If a house was destroyed by arson and the homeowners were away on an overseas trip

making it impossible to determine the property loss until their return, 88 = Pending

Inventory should be entered.

Note: LEAs should update the property information with entries describing the type(s) of

burned property when the results of the inventory are subsequently determined.

Example 2

The following property was stolen as the result of a burglary: (1) a $10,000 stamp

collection, (2) jewelry worth $5,000, (3) an $1,800 personal computer, (4) clothes worth

$1,500, (5) silverware worth $800, (6) a $650 TV, (7) $450 in stereo equipment, (8) a

$400 microwave oven, (9) $350 in cash, (10) a $250 copier (11) a $150 shotgun, (12) a

$100 bicycle, (13) two credit cards (no value), and (14) ten blank personal checks (no

value).

The stamp collection should be coded as 46 = Collections/Collectibles. The jewelry and

silverware should be entered as code 17 = Jewelry/Precious Metals/Gems, the personal

computer as 07 = Computer Hardware/Software, the clothes as 06 = Clothes/Furs, the TV

and stereo equipment as 26 = Radios/TVs/VCRs/DVD Players, the microwave oven as 16

= Household Goods, the cash as 20 = Money, the copier as 23 = Office-type Equipment,

and the shotgun as 13 = Firearms. Because more than ten items were taken, the bicycle,

the two credit cards, and the ten blank personal checks should be coded as 77 = Other.

Data Element 16 (Value of Property)

This data element should be used to enter the total dollar value (in whole dollars) of the

property burned (includes damage caused in fighting the fire), counterfeited, destroyed/

damaged/vandalized, recovered, seized, stolen, etc., as a result of the incident.

LEAs can enter up to ten values to match the up to ten property descriptions (Data

Element 15) associated with each Property Segment (i.e., each type of property loss/etc.)

in the incident. If more than ten types of property are involved, the values of the nine

most valuable, coded properties should be entered; then, the total value of the remaining

properties combined which were coded as 77 = Other in Data Element 15 should be

combined and then entered.

If the value of a property is unknown, the agency should enter the value one dollar ($1),

which means unknown.

An agency should report only the value of the property stolen in its jurisdiction. Likewise,

the agency who originally reported the property stolen should report the value of the

property as recovered, regardless of whether another agency recovered the property. This

procedure to all stolen property, including motor vehicles. (Some agencies find it valuable

to maintain separate records on property they recover for other jurisdictions.)

Additional Considerations

When LEAs seize drugs or narcotics in a drug case, they should report no value for this

data element, but should report the estimated quantity of the drugs/narcotics. Therefore,

when the offense is 35A = Drug/Narcotic Violations, the data value of 6 = Seized should

be entered into Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.) and 10 = Drugs/Narcotics

should be entered into Data Element 15 (Property Description). The agency should enter

no value into this data element; instead, agencies should use Data Element 20 (Suspected

Drug Type), Data Element 21 (Estimated Drug Quantity), and Data Element 22 (Type

Drug Measurement).

When drugs or narcotics are involved in other types of crime (e.g., they were stolen

through burglary, robbery, theft, etc., or destroyed by arson) their value should be entered

into this data element, and Data Elements 20, 21, and 22 should be left blank.

Guidelines for Property Valuation

Questions frequently arise as to how to valuate property involved in a criminal incident.

The SLED UCR Program suggests the following guidelines:

1. Round values to the nearest whole dollar.

2. Use the fair market value for articles subject to depreciation because of wear and

tear, age, or other factors causing the value to decrease with use.

3. Use the victim‘s valuation (in most instances) 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 replacement cost or actual cash cost to victim for new or almost new clothes,

auto accessories, bicycles, etc.

5. Use the current market price at the time of the theft, seizure, etc. for negotiable

instruments such as bonds payable to the bearer, etc.

6. Score the theft of nonnegotiable instruments such as traveler‘s checks, personal

checks, money orders, stocks, bonds, food stamps, etc., but do not record a value.

7. Use the cost to the merchant (wholesale cost) of goods recovered, seized, stolen,

etc., from retail establishments, warehouses, etc. In other words, use the dollar

value representing the actual cash loss to the victim without any markup or profit

added.

8. When the victim obviously exaggerates the value of stolen/destroyed/damaged

property for insurance or other purposes, LEAs should use common sense and

good judgment to determine the value reported for the stolen items.

9. Often the condition of the property is different at recovery than it was when stolen.

LEAs should use the market value at the time of recovery even though it is less than

the value reported at the time of the theft. If the value has increased by the time

law enforcement recovers the property, the recovery value should not exceed its

initial stolen value. Hair-splitting refinements are unnecessary.

Note: LEAs can use any type of resource to determine the value of property including the

Internet, Craigslist, eBay, Kelley Blue Book, etc.

Example 1

Two victims had their bicycles stolen at the same time and place—one was worth $300

and the other $150. A data value of 04 = Bicycles should be entered into Data Element 15

(Property Description) and the total value of the bicycles, 450 ($300 + $150 = $450),

should be entered into Data Element 16 (Value of Property).

Example 2

The following property was stolen as the result of a burglary: (1) a $10,000 stamp

collection, (2) jewelry worth $5,000, (3) an $1,800 personal computer, (4) clothes worth

$1,500, (5) silverware worth $800, (6) a $650 TV, (7) $450 in stereo equipment, (8) a

$400 microwave oven, (9) $350 in cash, (10) a $250 copier (11) a $150 shotgun, (12) a

$100 bicycle, (13) two credit cards (no value), and (14) ten blank personal checks (no

value).

The values for each specifically coded property should be: $10,000 for data value 46 (the

stamp collection), $5,800 for data value 17 (the jewelry and silverware), $1,800 for data

value 07 (the personal computer), $1,500 for data value 06 (the clothes), $1,100 for data

value 26 (the TV and stereo equipment), $400 for data value 16 (the microwave oven),

$350 for data value 20 (the cash), $250 for data value 23 (the copier), and $150 for data

value 13 (the shotgun). Because more than ten items were taken, the value of the bicycle,

the two credit cards, and the ten blank personal checks should be combined and their

value ($100) entered under data value 77 = Other.

Example 3

If an arsonist destroyed a house while the homeowners were away on an overseas trip

making it impossible to determine the property loss until their return, the LEA should

enter $1 into Data Element 16 (Value of Property). In addition, the LEA should submit an

updated Property Segment with appropriate property loss values after they inventory the

property.

Data Element 17 (Date Recovered)

If an LEA recovers previously stolen property, they should report the month, day, and

year of its recovery in this data element. Accordingly, this data element should be used

only if data value 5 = Recovered is entered into Data Element 14 (Type Property

Loss/Etc.). If the recovery date is unknown, enter the date of the report.

LEAs can report up to ten dates of recovery to match each of the up to ten property

descriptions associated with each type of property loss/etc. in the incident. If there is

more than one date of recovery for the same Property Description, the agency should

report the earliest date.

Note: LEAs should report recovered property only if they also first reported the property

stolen.

Example

On March 28, 2012, a car thief stole three cars from a used car lot. An LEA recovered one

of the cars on April 1, 2012. On April 24, 2012, they recovered a second car. The date

reported for this data element should be 04/01/2012.

Data Element 18 (Number of Stolen Motor Vehicles)

LEAs should use this data element to report how many motor vehicles they found were

stolen in a Motor Vehicle Theft incident. Therefore, it should be used only if the offense is

240 = Motor Vehicle Theft, 7 = Stolen was entered into Data Element 14 (Type Property

Loss/Etc.), and 03 = Automobiles, 05 = Buses, 24 = Other Motor Vehicles, 28 =

Recreational Vehicles, or 37 = Trucks was entered into Data Element 15 (Property

Description). If the number of vehicles stolen is unknown, 00 = Unknown should be

entered. LEAs should not report motor vehicles taken as the proceeds of other offenses,

i.e., burglary, fraud, embezzlement, etc. In the SCIBRS, agencies can report up to 99

vehicles stolen per incident.

Data Element 19 (Number of Recovered Motor Vehicles)

This data element indicates how many motor vehicles an LEA recovered in a Motor

Vehicle Theft incident. It should be used only if the offense is 240 = Motor Vehicle Theft,

5 = Recovered was entered into Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.), and 03 =

Automobiles, 05 = Buses, 24 = Other Motor Vehicles, 28 = Recreational Vehicles, or 37 =

Trucks was entered into Data Element 15 (Property Description). If the number of

recovered vehicles is unknown, the agency should report 00 = Unknown. The agency

should not report motor vehicles recovered as the proceeds of other offenses, i.e.,

Burglary, Fraud, Embezzlement, etc. In the NIBRS, agencies can report up to 99 vehicles

recovered per incident.

Data Element 20 (Suspected Drug Type)

This data element identifies the types of drugs or narcotics the LEA seized in a drug case.

It should be used only if one of the offenses in the incident was 35A = Drug/Narcotic

Violations, 6 = Seized was entered into Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.), and

data value 10 = Drugs/Narcotics was entered into Data Element 15 (Property

Description). It also should be entered if one of the offenses is 35A = Drug/Narcotic

Violations and 1 = None is entered in Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.). This

applies to drugs the offenders flushed down a toilet, swallowed, or the LEA used as part of

an undercover investigation.

LEAs can report up to three types of drugs/narcotics per incident. If more than three are

involved, the two most important (as determined by the reporting agency taking into

account the quantity, value, and deadliness of the drugs/narcotics) should be reported

under their applicable drug types and the remaining drugs/narcotics should be entered as

a single X = Over 3 Drug Types entry.

LEAs should not use this data element when they find drugs or narcotics burned, stolen,

etc., in connection with other offenses, such as Arson, Burglary/Breaking & Entering, or

Larceny/Theft.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter up to three drug types per incident:

A = Crack Cocaine

B = Cocaine (all forms except Crack)

C = Hashish

D = Heroin

E = Marijuana

F = Morphine

G = Opium

H = Other Narcotics: Codeine; Demerol; Dihydromorphinone or Dilaudid; Hydrocodone

or Percodan; Methadone; Pentazocine; Propoxyphene or Darvon; etc.

I = LSD

J = PCP

K = Other Hallucinogens: BMDA or White Acid; DMT; MDA; MDMA; Mescaline or

Peyote; Psilocybin; STP; Spice; Dronabinol or Marinol; etc.

L = Amphetamines/Methamphetamines (includes Methcathinone)

M = Other Stimulants: Adipex, Fastine, and Ionamin (Derivatives of Phentermine);

Benzedrine; Didrex; Khat; Bath Salts; Methylphenidate or Ritalin; Phenmetrazine

or Preludin; Tenuate; etc.

N = Barbiturates

O = Other Depressants: Glutethimide or Doriden, Methaqualone or Quaalude, or Talwin;

etc.

P = Other Drugs: Antidepressants (Elavil, Triavil, Tofranil, etc.); Steroids; Aromatic

Hydrocarbons; Tranquilizers (Chlordiazepoxide or Librium, Diazepam or Valium,

etc.); etc.

U = Unknown Type Drug

X = Over 3 Drug Types

Note: Only agencies in jurisdictions where the possession of Spice, also known as K2, is

illegal should report offenses and/or arrests for the drug. Spice is a synthetic, cannabinoid

herbal substance that, when smoked, produces a marijuana-like high. However, agencies

should not classify Spice as marijuana for crime reporting purposes. Because it has been

known to cause hallucinations in some users, the FBI Laboratory‘s Chemical Unit has

advised the drug should be reported as K = Other Hallucinogens by agencies reporting in

the SCIBRS.

Example

In a drug case, an LEA seized the following drugs: (1) 1.5 kilograms of Crack, (2) 2.125

pounds of Marijuana, (3) 2.0 liquid ounces of Morphine, and (4) 500 Valium capsules.

The agency should enter A = Crack Cocaine, E = Marijuana, and X = Over 3 Drug Types as

a single entry for the Morphine and Valium because more than three types of drugs were

seized.

Data Element 21 (Estimated Drug Quantity)

LEAs should use this data element to indicate the quantity of drugs or narcotics seized in

a drug case. Therefore, LEAs should use it only if one of the offenses in the incident was

35A = Drug/Narcotic Violations, 6 = Seized was entered into Data Element 14 (Type

Property Loss/ Etc.), and 10 = Drugs/Narcotics was entered into Data Element 15

(Property Description).

If the substance was sent to a laboratory for analysis, and a response has not yet been

received, then 1 = None (i.e., 000000000100) must be entered into Data Element 21 to

indicate None. LEAs should update this interim report with the true quantity once the

response arrives.

The NIBRS Technical Specification indicates nine characters are available to enter the

number of whole pounds, ounces, grams, etc., and three more characters are available to

enter the decimal amount, i.e., the quantity expressed in thousandths. Because the

decimal is implied, agencies should not enter a decimal point into this data value. LEAs

should enter trace amounts of a drug as ―000000000001‖ in this data element.

LEAs can enter up to three quantities to match the up to three drug types reported in Data

Element 20 (Suspected Drug Type). If more than three drugs or narcotics are involved,

the quantities of the two most important (as determined by the reporting agency taking

into account their quantity, value, and deadliness) should be entered. Do not enter the

quantity of the remaining drugs/narcotics coded as X = Over 3 Drug Types; leave this data

element blank.

Because of problems in determining the street value of drugs or narcotics, agencies should

not report a monetary value when they seize the drugs or narcotics in connection with

Drug/ Narcotic Violations. However, in order to obtain some measure of the drug

problem, agencies should report the Estimated Quantity of seized drugs or narcotics for

each Drug/Narcotic Violation in these instances.

LEAs should not use this data element when they find drugs or narcotics, e.g., Arson,

Burglary/Breaking & Entering, Larceny/Theft, connected with other offenses.

Example 1

An agency seizes 1.5 kilograms of Crack, 2.125 pounds of Marijuana, 2.0 liquid ounces of

Morphine, and 500 Valium capsules. The agency should enter 000000001500 for the

Crack and 000000002125 for the Marijuana into Data Element 21. The agency should not

enter quantities for the Morphine or Valium.

Example 2

Law enforcement seized 15 marijuana plants from a greenhouse which was inside a

residence. Police also seized 5 pounds of marijuana. The agency should enter

000000015000 for the plants and for the 000000005000 for the marijuana. (Remember

the last three digits of the field represent the tenths, hundredths, and thousandths to the

right of an implied decimal.)

Example 3

An LEA seized a bag of white powder which they suspected was drugs. They sent the

powder to the laboratory for analysis. Therefore, the agency would enter 1 = None into

Data Element 21, and the agency must update the information once the analysis was

complete.

Data Element 22 (Type Drug Measurement)

LEAs should use this data element to indicate the type of measurement used in

quantifying drugs or narcotics seized in a drug case. Therefore, it should be used only if

one of the offenses in an incident was 35A = Drug/Narcotic Violations, 6 = Seized was

entered into Data Element 14 (Type Property Loss/Etc.), and 10 = Drugs/Narcotics was

entered into Data Element 15 (Property Description).

Data Element 22 (Type Drug Measurement) can contain up to three entries and the data

values should be consistent with the data values reported for Data Element 20 (Suspected

Drug Type). If more than three are involved, the types of measurement of the two most

important drugs or narcotics (as determined by the reporting agency taking into account

their quantity, value, and deadliness) should be entered. Do not enter the type of

measurement for the remaining drugs or narcotics which are coded as X = Over 3 Drug

Types in Data Element 20 (Suspected Drug Type); leave this data element blank.

If the substance was sent to a laboratory for analysis and a response has not yet been

received, XX = Not Reported should be entered. In addition, 1 = None should be entered

into Data Element 21 (Estimated Drug Quantity). When the agency receives the results of

the laboratory analysis, the agency must update Data Elements 21 and 22.

LEAs should not use this data element when they find drugs or narcotics, e.g., Arson,

Burglary/Breaking & Entering, Larceny/Theft, connected with other offenses.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter up to three:

Weight Capacity Units

GM= Gram ML=Mililiter DU=Dosage Units/Items-1

KG= Kilogram LT=Liter NP=Number of Plants-2

OZ=Ounce FO-Fluid Ounce

LB=Pound GL=Gallon

1 -Number of capsules, pills, tablets, etc.

2 -e.g., Marijuana plants (bushes)

Note:

1. If the type of drug seized has not been determined,

Enter ―U‖ Unknown for Drug Type.

2. If the laboratory analysis/weight of the drug has not been determined,

Enter ―1‖ None in the Drug Quantity, and

Enter ―XX‖ Not Reported in the Drug Measurement.

If you enter “U= Unknown”, “1=None” or “XX=Not Reported”, you must update the

record and submit it to SCIBRS as soon as you know the Drug Type, Quantity and

Measurement.

Example 1

An agency seizes 1.5 kilograms of Crack, 2.125 pounds of Marijuana, 2.0 liquid ounces of

Morphine, and 500 Valium capsules. The agency should enter KG = Kilogram for the

Crack and LB = Pound for the Marijuana. The agency should make no entries for the

Morphine or Valium.

Example 2

Law enforcement seized 15 marijuana plants from a greenhouse which was inside a

residence. Police also seized 5 pounds of marijuana. The agency should enter NP =

Number of Plants for the plants and LB = Pound for the marijuana.

Example 3

An LEA seized a bag of white powder, suspected to be drugs. They sent the powder to the

laboratory for analysis. The agency should enter U = Unknown for Suspected Drug Type

and XX = Type Drug Measurement pending laboratory results.

Victim Segment

Data Element 23 (Victim Sequence Number)

Data Element 23 (Victim Sequence Number) is used to assign each victim in an incident a

sequence number from 001 to 999. LEAs should then submit separate victim information

for each numbered victim.

Example 1

If there were three victims in the incident, LEAs should report victim information for each

of the three victims—one with Victim Sequence Number 001, another with 002, and the

last with 003.

Some assault situations can pose difficulties in distinguishing victims. If a number of

persons are involved in a dispute or disturbance and law enforcement investigations

cannot establish the aggressors from the victims, record all persons involved as both

victims and offenders. (Similar situations can occur with domestic disputes, etc.)

Data Element 24 (Victim Connected to UCR Offense Code)

This data element should be used to link each victim to the up to ten most serious (as

determined by the reporting agency) Group A offenses which were perpetrated against

him/her during the incident.

Example

An offender robbed two victims, Victim 001 and Victim 002 and also raped Victim 001.

In the victim information for Victim 001, the agency reported both 120 (Robbery) and 11A

(Rape). In the victim information for Victim 002, the agency submitted only 120.

Note: Each offense may not affect every victim in an incident. For each victim, report

only those offenses affecting him/her.

Data Element 25 (Type of Victim)

LEAs should use this data element to categorize each victim associated with a SCIBRS

incident.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter only one per victim:

I = Individual

B = Business

F = Financial Institution

G = Government

R = Religious Organization

S = Society/Public

L = Law Enforcement Officer (valid for offenses 09A, 13A, 13B, and 13C only)

O = Other

U = Unknown

Example

During a bank robbery, the offender pointed a gun at a teller and demanded and received

money. The robber also pistol-whipped a customer who stood in his way as he made his

getaway from the bank. There were three victims: the bank (F = Financial Institution), the

teller (I = Individual), and the pistol-whipped customer (I = Individual). Therefore,

agencies should enter the appropriate codes into their respective Victim Segments.

Note: When the type of victim is L = Law Enforcement Officer, agencies must report Data

Elements 25A, 25B, and 25C. Agencies should only report the victim type of L = Law

Enforcement Officer when an officer is the victim of a homicide or an assault. For other

types of crimes (such as Robbery), the victim type should be I = Individual.

25A – 25C LEOKA

LEAs should use Data Elements 25A, 25B, and 25C to report line-of-duty felonious

killings and assaults on sworn law enforcement officers, who have full arrest powers.

LEAs should report all assaults on officers, with or without injuries.

Data Element 25A (Type of Officer Activity/Circumstance)

Type of Officer Activity/Circumstance describes the type of activity in which the officer

was engaged at the time he/she was assaulted or killed in the line of duty.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter only one per victim:

A = Responding to Disturbance Call (Family Quarrels, Person with Firearm, Etc.)

B = Burglaries in Progress or Pursuing Burglary Suspects

C = Robberies in Progress or Pursuing Robbery Suspects

D = Attempting Other Arrests

E = Civil Disorder (Riot, Mass Disobedience)

F = Handling, Transporting, Custody of Prisoners

G = Investigating Suspicious Persons or Circumstances

H = AmbushBNo Warning

I = Mentally Deranged Assailant

J = Traffic Pursuits and Stops

K = All Other

Data Element 25B (Officer Assignment Type)

LEAs should use Officer Assignment Type to specify the officer‘s type of assignment at the

time he/she sustained injury or died while on duty. Code F (Two-Officer Vehicle) and

codes G and H (One-Officer Vehicle) pertain to uniformed officers; codes I and J

(Detective or Special Assignment) to nonuniformed officers; and codes K and L (Other) to

officers assaulted or killed while in other capacities, such as foot patrol or off duty. The

term assisted refers to law enforcement assistance only.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter only one per victim:

1= Two-Officer Vehicle

2 = One-Officer Vehicle (Alone)

3 = One-Officer Vehicle (Assisted)

4= Detective or Special Assignment (Alone)

5 = Detective or Special Assignment (Assisted)

6 = Other (Alone)

7 = Other (Assisted)

Example 1

An agency dispatches a one-officer vehicle to the scene of a crime in progress. There are

no other units to back up the officer. The perpetrator, who had committed a burglary,

immediately fired on the officer upon his arrival at the scene. The agency should report

the incident as G = One-Officer (Alone).

Example 2

An agency dispatches a one-officer vehicle to the scene of a crime in progress. Another

one-officer vehicle answers the call as well. While attempting to apprehend the individual,

the perpetrator punches one of the officers. The agency should code the incident as H =

One-Officer (Assisted).

Data Element 25C (Officer – ORI Other Jurisdiction)

This is the unique nine-character ORI the NCIC has assigned to each agency. If a

perpetrator kills or assaults a law enforcement officer while on duty in a jurisdiction other

than his/her own, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction should report the law

enforcement officer killed or assaulted using Data Element 25C to identify the ORI of the

law enforcement officer‘s agency. No entry is required if the officer is assaulted in his own

jurisdiction.

Example

On May 2, 2011, a perpetrator shot a law enforcement officer working in conjunction with

a state narcotics task force in a jurisdiction outside his own duty assignment while serving

a warrant on an individual known to be operating a methamphetamine lab. In reporting

the incident, the agency covering the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred should

indicate Data Element 25C (Officer – ORI Other Jurisdiction) because the law

enforcement officer was assaulted in the line of duty outside his regularly assigned

jurisdiction.

Data Element 26 (Age of Victim)

Age of Victim indicates the age or age range of an individual (person) victim in an incident

when the crime occurred.

Valid Data Values

01 – 98 = Years Old

NN = Under 24 Hours

NB = 1 – 6 Days Old

BB = 7 – 364 Days Old

99 = Over 98 Years Old

00 = Unknown

Example 1

A 20-year-old female told police she was a victim of rape when she was 15 years old. The

correct reported age value for Data Element 26 is 15 = 15 Years Old.

Example 2

If a deceased male victim appeared to be a teenager, agencies could report the Age of

Victim as 13 to 19 (i.e., 1319).

Data Element 27 (Sex of Victim)

Sex of Victim indicates the sex of an individual (person) victim in an incident.

Valid Data Values

F = Female

M = Male

U = Unknown

Data Element 28 (Race of Victim)

Race of Victim indicates the race of an individual (person) victim in an incident.

Valid Data Values

W = White

B = Black or African American

I = American Indian or Alaska Native

A = Asian

P = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

U = Unknown

The definitions of the racial designations are:

White—A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle

East, or North Africa

Black or African American—A person having origins in any of the black racial groups

of Africa

American Indian or Alaska Native—A person having origins in any of the original

peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains

tribal affiliation or community attachment

Asian—A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast

Asia, the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan,

Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander—A person having origins in any of the

original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands, e.g., individuals who

are Carolinian, Fijian, Kosraean, Melanesian, Micronesian, Northern Mariana Islander,

Palauan, Papua New Guinean, Ponapean (Pohnpelan), Polynesian, Solomon Islander,

Tahitian, Tarawa Islander, Tokelauan, Tongan, Trukese (Chuukese), and Yapese.

Note: The term ―Native Hawaiian‖ does not include individuals who are native to the

state of Hawaii simply by virtue of being born there.

Data Element 29 (Ethnicity of Victim)

If the victim type entered in Data Element 25 was I = Individual, then the person‘s ethnic

origin may be entered into this data element. This is an optional data element.

Valid Data Values

H = Hispanic or Latino

N = Not Hispanic or Latino

U = Unknown

The ethnic designation of Hispanic or Latino includes persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican,

Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Example

If the victim was Cuban, report Hispanic or Latino.

Data Element 30 (Resident Status of Victim)

If the victim type entered in Data Element 25 (Type of Victim) was I = Individual, then the

person‘s resident status (resident or nonresident) can be entered into this data element.

This is an optional data element.

Valid Data Values

J=Jurisdiction (lives in this jurisdiction)

S=State (lives in SC, but not this jurisdiction)

O=Outside (lives outside SC)

U=Unknown

Notes: Resident Status does not refer to the immigration or national citizenship status of

the individual. Instead, it identifies whether individuals are residents or nonresidents of

the jurisdiction in which the incident occurred. It also enables agencies having a high

transient population to show their population at risk is actually higher than their official

resident population.

A resident is a person who maintains his/her permanent home for legal purposes in the

locality (town, city, or community) where the crime took place. Reporting agencies should

base their determinations of residency on the town, city, or community where the crime

occurred rather than their broader geographical jurisdictions. Concerning

university/college campuses, only persons living on campus (in dormitories, etc.) would

be considered residents if victimized within the confines of the school property; the crime

should be reported by a campus law enforcement agency.

Example 1

A victim was robbed in San Diego, California, where he resides; R = Resident should be

entered.

Example 2

The victim of a crime was a business. LEAs should not use this data element since the type

of victim was not an individual.

Data Element 31 (Aggravated Assault/Homicide Circumstances)

This data element describes the circumstances of either an Aggravated Assault or a

Homicide. Therefore, LEAs should use it only with offenses of 13A = Aggravated Assault

and 09A-09C = Homicide Offenses.

LEAs should base selections of circumstances on information known following their

investigation, not decisions of a grand jury, coroner‘s inquest, or other agency outside law

enforcement and should always select the most appropriate circumstances as determined

by investigation.

Traffic fatalities, accidental deaths, or deaths of victims due to their own negligence are

not to be included as negligent manslaughters. LEAs should report Information regarding

all other negligent manslaughters regardless of actions to prosecute.

Valid Data Values

13A = Aggravated Assault

09A = Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

LEAs should enter up to two circumstances:

01 = Argument

02 = Assault on Law Enforcement Officer

03 = Drug Dealing

04 = Gangland (Organized Crime Involvement)

05 = Juvenile Gang

06 = Lovers‘ Quarrel

07 = Mercy Killing (Not applicable to Aggravated Assault)

08 = Other Felony Involved

09 = Other Circumstances (department knows what happened but it does not fit any of

the other circumstances)

10 = Unknown Circumstances (department can not determine anything about why it

happened)

11=Institutional (in prison, mental hospital)

12=Drive By/Sniper (sometimes associated with Drug Dealing)

09B = Negligent Manslaughter

LEAs should enter one circumstance:

30 = Child Playing With Weapon

31 = Gun-Cleaning Accident

32 = Hunting Accident

33 = Other Negligent Weapon Handling

34 = Other Negligent Killing

09C = Justifiable Homicide

LEAs should enter one circumstance:

20 = Criminal Killed by Private Citizen

21 = Criminal Killed by Police Officer

Example 1

Two juvenile street gangs fight over ―turf rights‖ to sell drugs and a member of one gang

kills a member of the other gang. Possible entries are 01 = Argument, 03 = Drug Dealing,

and 05 = Juvenile Gang. Even though all three would apply, there is a limit of two entries.

Since the agency should report the two most descriptive data values, it chose to report 03

= Drug Dealing and 05 = Juvenile Gang.

Example 2

In resisting arrest, a fugitive pulled a gun and fired twice in the direction of two police

officers who were attempting to take him into custody. Neither officer sustained injury,

but both drew their weapons and returned fire, killing the fugitive. Because this was a

Justifiable Homicide, 21 = Criminal Killed by Police Officer should be entered.

Data Element 32 (Additional Justifiable Homicide Circumstances)

Additional Justifiable Homicide Circumstances further describes the circumstances of a

justifiable homicide, i.e., when either 20 = Criminal Killed by Private Citizen or 21 =

Criminal Killed by Police Officer was entered into Data Element 31.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter one circumstance:

A = Criminal Attacked Police Officer and That Officer Killed Criminal

B = Criminal Attacked Police Officer and Criminal Killed by Another Police Officer

C = Criminal Attacked a Civilian

D = Criminal Attempted Flight From a Crime

E = Criminal Killed in Commission of a Crime

F = Criminal Resisted Arrest

G = Unable to Determine/Not Enough Information

Example

In resisting arrest, a fugitive pulled a gun and fired twice in the direction of two police

officers who were attempting to take him into custody. Neither officer sustained injury,

but both drew their weapons and returned fire, killing the fugitive. This was a Justifiable

Homicide; the LEA should report the incident as 21 = Criminal Killed by Police Officer.

Since the agency can report only one Additional Justifiable Homicide Circumstance data

value, they should submit the most descriptive data value. In this case, the reporting

agency should enter A = Criminal Attacked Police Officer and That Officer Killed

Criminal.

Data Element 33 (Type Injury)

When Data Element 25 (Type of Victim) is I = Individual and Data Element 6 (UCR

Offense Code) is one or more of the following offenses, LEAs should use Data Element 33

(Type Injury) to describe the type of bodily injury suffered by the victim:

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

11A Rape

11B Sodomy

11C Sexual Assault With An Object

11D Fondling

120 Robbery

13A Aggravated Assault

13B Simple Assault

210 Extortion/Blackmail

Valid Data Values

N = None

B = Apparent Broken Bones

I = Possible Internal Injury

L = Severe Laceration

M = Apparent Minor Injury

O = Other Major Injury

T = Loss of Teeth

U = Unconsciousness

Example 1

The offender assaulted the victim with a tire iron, breaking the victim‘s arm and making a

cut about three inches long and one inch deep on his back. The entries should be B =

Apparent Broken Bones and L = Severe Laceration.

Example 2

Because the victim was a respected religious figure, the offender blackmailed the victim

regarding his sexual activities. Since he suffered no physical injury, the entry should be

N = None.

Data Element 34 (Offender Number to be Related)

LEAs should use Offender Number to be Related to enter the Offender Sequence Number

(found in Data Element 36) of each offender to be identified in Data Element 35

(Relationship of Victim to Offender). Enter 00 = Unknown when Data Element 36

(Offender Sequence Number) is 00 = Unknown Offender. This data element is mandatory

when one or more of the offenses reported in Data Element 24 (Victim Connected to UCR

Offense Code) is a Crime Against Person or a Robbery:

09A Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

09B Negligent Manslaughter

09C Justifiable Homicide

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

11A Rape

11B Sodomy

11C Sexual Assault With An Object

11D Fondling

120 Robbery

13A Aggravated Assault

13B Simple Assault

13C Intimidation

36A Incest

36B Statutory Rape

64A Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts

64B Human Trafficking, Involuntary Servitude

Valid Data Values

01 – 99

00 = Unknown Offender

Example 1

If three offenders assault a victim, the agency should report three data values in Data

Element 34 (Offender Number to be Related), i.e., 01, 02, 03.

Data Element 35 (Relationship of Victim to Offender)

Relationship of Victim to Offender is used, along with Data Element 34 (Offender Number

to be Related), to report the relationship of the victim to the offender(s) who perpetrated a

Crime Against Person or a Robbery against the victim.

When the LEA identifies more than ten offenders, they should enter the ten most closely

related to the victim.

This data element is mandatory when one or more of the offenses reported in Data

Element 24 (Victim Connected to UCR Offense Code) is a Crime Against Person or a

Robbery and Data Element 36 (Offender Sequence Number) is other than 00 = Unknown:

09A Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter

09B Negligent Manslaughter

09C Justifiable Homicide

100 Kidnapping/Abduction

11A Rape

11B Sodomy

11C Sexual Assault With An Object

11D Fondling

120 Robbery

13A Aggravated Assault

13B Simple Assault

13C Intimidation

36A Incest

36B Statutory Rape

64A Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts

64B Human Trafficking, Involuntary Servitude

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter up to ten per victim:

Within Family

SE = Victim Was Spouse

CS = Victim Was Common-Law Spouse

PA = Victim Was Parent

SB = Victim Was Sibling (brother or sister)

CH = Victim Was Child

GP = Victim Was Grandparent

GC = Victim Was Grandchild

IL = Victim Was In-law

SP = Victim Was Stepparent

SC = Victim Was Stepchild

SS = Victim Was Stepsibling (stepbrother or stepsister)

OF = Victim Was Other Family Member

Outside Family But Known to Victim

AQ = Victim Was Acquaintance

FR = Victim Was Friend

NE = Victim Was Neighbor

BE = Victim Was Babysittee (the baby/child)

BG = Victim Was Boyfriend/Girlfriend

CF = Victim Was Child of Boyfriend or Girlfriend

HR = Homosexual Relationship

XS = Victim Was Ex-Spouse

EE = Victim Was Employee

ER = Victim Was Employer

OK = Victim Was Otherwise Known

Not Known By Victim

RU = Relationship Unknown

ST = Victim Was Stranger

Other

VO = Victim Was Offender

The category Victim Was Offender should be used in cases where a participant in the

incident is a victim and offender in the incident, such as domestic disputes where both

husband and wife are charged with assault, double murders (two people kill each other),

or barroom brawls where many participants are arrested.

When reporting these data, the LEA should keep in mind they should report the

relationship of the victim to each offender.

Example 1

When one of the offenders is the brother of the victim and the other 15 offenders were

acquaintances of the victim, the LEA should enter the information for the brother and 9 of

the offenders who were acquaintances.

Example 2

An employee assaulted his employer with his fists. The LEA should report ER = Victim

Was Employer.

Example 3

Two subjects rob a male and female couple. The victims could not identify the age, sex,

and race of the subjects. The LEA should report RU = Relationship Unknown to indicate

the relationship of each victim to each offender.

Offender Segment

Data Element 36 (Offender Sequence Number)

The reporting agency should assign each offender in an incident a sequence number from

01 to 99 using this data element. If the agency knows nothing about the

offender(s), 00 = Unknown Offender should be reported.

Valid Data Values

01 – 99

00 = Unknown Offender

Note: If sequence numbers have already been assigned because the offenders perpetrated

a Crime Against Person or Robbery, the same numbers must be used.

Example 1

An LEA investigated a corpse with five bullet holes found in an abandoned warehouse.

There were no witnesses to the crime or suspects. Data Element 36 (Offender Sequence

Number) should contain 00 = Unknown Offender.

Example 2

A witness saw two offenders fleeing the scene of a burglary, but because they were

wearing ski masks, their age, sex, and race could not be determined. The reporting agency

should enter offender information for both offendersData Element 36 (Offender Sequence

Number) would contain 01 and 02 and applicable data values would be reported in Data

Elements 37, 38, and 39 for each offender.

Data Element 37 (Age of Offender)

Age of Offender indicates the age or age range of an offender in an incident.

Valid Data Values

01 – 98 = Years Old

99 = Over 98 Years Old

00 = Unknown

Example

If the victim or a witness reported the offender‘s age as between 25 and 30 years old, the

LEA should report 2530 (i.e., 25 to 30 years old).

Data Element 38 (Sex of Offender)

Sex of Offender indicates the sex of an offender in an incident.

Valid Data Values

F = Female

M = Male

U = Unknown

Data Element 39 (Race of Offender)

Race of Offender indicates the race of an offender in an incident.

Valid Data Values

W = White

B = Black or African American

I = American Indian or Alaska Native

A = Asian

P = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

U = Unknown

The definitions of the racial designations are:

White—A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East,

or North Africa

Black or African American—A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of

Africa

American Indian or Alaska Native—A person having origins in any of the original peoples

of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal

affiliation or community attachment

Asian—A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast

Asia, the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan,

Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander—A person having origins in any of the original

peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands, e.g., individuals who are

Carolinian, Fijian, Kosraean, Melanesian, Micronesian, Northern Mariana Islander,

Palauan, Papua New Guinean, Ponapean (Pohnpelan), Polynesian, Solomon Islander,

Tahitian, Tarawa Islander, Tokelauan, Tongan, Trukese (Chuukese), and Yapese.

Note: The term ―Native Hawaiian‖ does not include individuals who are native to the

state of Hawaii simply by virtue of being born there.

Data Element 39A (Ethnicity of Offender)

Ethnicity of Offender indicates the ethnicity of an offender in an incident. This is an

optional data element.

Valid Data Values

H = Hispanic or Latino

N = Not Hispanic or Latino

U = Unknown

The ethnic designation of Hispanic or Latino includes persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican,

Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

Example

If the offender was Cuban, report Hispanic or Latino.

Arrestee Segment

Data Element 40 (Arrestee Sequence Number)

The LEA should assign each arrestee reported in a Group A Incident Report or Group B

Arrest Report a sequence number from 01 to 99.

Example

If two persons were arrested in connection with a Group A offense, the LEA would report

two sets of arrest information.

Data Element 41 (Arrest Transaction Number)

An LEA assigns an Arrest Transaction Number to an arrest report to uniquely identify it.

It may be the incident number of the previously reported incident relating to the arrest or

a separate arrest transaction number. The number may be up to 12 characters in length.

For Group B offenses, LEAs can report data about multiple arrestees under the same

Arrest Transaction Number. The FBI will use ORI, Arrest Transaction Number, and the

Arrestee Sequence Number to uniquely identify the arrestees.

Data Element 42 (Arrest Date)

The Arrest Date is the date (year, month, and day) of an arrest.

Data Element 43 (Type of Arrest)

LEAs should use this data element to indicate the type of apprehension (at the time of

initial contact with the arrestee).

Valid Data Values

LEA should enter only one per arrestee:

O = On-View Arrest (apprehension without a warrant or previous incident report)

S = Summoned/Cited (not taken into custody)

T = Taken Into Custody (based on a warrant and/or previously submitted incident report)

Example 1

An LEA arrested a woman without a warrant while soliciting for prostitution on a street

corner. The entry should be O = On-View Arrest.

Example 2

An officer served a man with a subpoena summoning him to appear in court. The entry

should be S = Summoned/Cited.

Example 3

A citizen filed a complaint. The LEA then investigated the incident and, based on a

warrant, took the offender into custody. The LEA should report T = Taken Into Custody

for Type of Arrest.

Data Element 44 (Multiple Arrestee Segments Indicator)

The Multiple Arrestee Segments Indicator ensures an LEA counts the arrestee only once

when the arrest is related to multiple incidents.

In this situation, the reporting agency should enter C = Count Arrestee for one incident in

the Multiple Arrestee Segments Indicator and M = Multiple in this data element for all of

the remaining incidents. If a suspect‘s arrest did not clear additional incidents, the entry

should be N = Not Applicable.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter only one per arrestee per incident:

C = Count Arrestee

 This arrestee will clear more than one incident.

M = Multiple

 After entering the person using a ―C‖ on the first incident, you will enter his arrest

data on all other incidents to which he is connected, using an ―M‖.

 This will clear multiple incidents.

N = Not Applicable

 This arrestee clears only one incident.

 There are no other incidents cleared.

Example

After an LEA apprehended a suspect for robbery, they learned he was also responsible for

five additional robberies within the jurisdiction. The agency should enter C = Count

Arrestee for the robbery using the Multiple Arrestee Segments Indicator and M = Multiple

in this data element for all of the remaining robberies.

Data Element 45 (UCR Arrest Offense Code)

The UCR Arrest Offense Code identifies the offense for which the LEA arrested an

offender. An LEA can arrest an offender for any of the Group A or Group B offenses with

the exception of 09C = Justifiable Homicide or 90I = Runaway. If an LEA apprehends an

arrestee for more than one offense, the reporting agency must determine the most serious

offense and enter it as the arrest offense.

A Group B offense can be reported even for Group A Incident Reports, as long as the

Group B offense was determined by the reporting agency to be the most serious arrest

offense. Remember, any arrest (regardless of arrest offense reported) made in connection

with a Group A incident will result in its clearance.

Example 1

If an LEA arrests an offender for both robbery and murder, they should report 09A =

Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter, the more serious offense.

Example 2

100

An LEA arrests an offender for DUI, a Group B offense. They subsequently determined

the arrestee had been involved in a previously reported robbery. The LEA should report

the arrest offense for the Robbery as 90D = Driving Under the Influence. The agency

would not have to submit a Group B Arrest Report.

Data Element 46 (Arrestee Was Armed With)

An agency should use this data element to indicate whether they arrested an offender in

possession of a commonly-known weapon at the time of his/her arrest.

Note: SLED defines an automatic firearm as any firearm which shoots, or is designed to

shoot, more than one shot at a time by a single pull of the trigger without manual

reloading. If the weapon was an automatic firearm, an A should be reported in the

Automatic Weapon Indicator, e.g., 13A = Automatic Rifle.

Valid Data Values

LEAs should enter up to two:

01 = Unarmed

11 = Firearm (type not stated)

12 = Handgun

13 = Rifle

14 = Shotgun

15 = Other Firearm

16 = Lethal Cutting Instrument (e.g., switchblade knife or martial arts stars)

17 = Club/Blackjack/Brass Knuckles

Example 1

When an LEA arrested a man, he had in his possession a .357-caliber revolver and a

penknife. The entry should be 12 = Handgun. Because law enforcement does not generally

consider a small pocket knife to be a weapon, the LEA should not report it.

Example 2

An LEA arrested a female who resisted the arrest using a liquor bottle and a chair as

weapons before being subdued. The entry should be 01 = Unarmed. Although the subject

used items as weapons, SLED does not consider the weapons as weapons commonly

known.

Data Element 47 (Age of Arrestee)

Age of Arrestee indicates the age or age range of an arrestee in an incident.

Valid Data Values

101

01 – 98 = Years Old

99 = Over 98 Years Old

00 = Unknown

Example

The arrestee refused to give his date of birth, but he appeared to be 35 to 40 years old. The

LEA can report either 00 = Unknown or 3540 (i.e., 35 to 40 years old).

Data Element 48 (Sex of Arrestee)

Sex of Arrestee indicates the sex of an arrestee in an incident.

Valid Data Values

F = Female

M = Male

Data Element 49 (Race of Arrestee)

Race of Arrestee indicates the race of an arrestee in an incident.

Valid Data Values

W = White

B = Black or African American

I = American Indian or Alaska Native

A = Asian

P = Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

U = Unknown

The definitions of the racial designations are:

White—A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle

East, or North Africa

Black or African American—A person having origins in any of the black racial groups

of Africa

American Indian or Alaska Native—A person having origins in any of the original

peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains

tribal affiliation or community attachment

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