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2014 Crime and Arrest Statistics
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Crime Definitions
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CLASSIFICATION
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DEFINITION AND/OR
EXAMPLES
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Part
I Crimes
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Criminal
Homicide*
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The
willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being
by another. Excludes attempts, fetal deaths, and traffic fatalities.
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Forcible
Rape*
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The
act of a man having sexual intercourse with a woman forcibly and against
her will. Excludes sexual attacks on males, statutory rape, incest,
forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, etc.
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Robbery*
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The
taking of anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person
or persons by force or threat of force or violence and /or by putting the
victim in fear.
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Aggravated
Assault*
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An
unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting
severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is
accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or
great bodily harm.
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Burglary*
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The
unlawful entry or attempted entry of a structure to commit a felony or
theft. Includes apartment, barn, house trailer or houseboat when used as a
permanent dwelling, office, railroad car (but not automobile), stable, and
vessel (i.e., ship).
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Larceny
Theft*
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The
unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the
possession or constructive possession of another. Excludes automobile
theft, embezzlement, fraud, counterfeiting, check fraud, etc.
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Grand
Theft Auto*
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The
theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
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Arson*
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Any
willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to
defraud, a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft,
personal property of another, etc.
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Forgery
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The
act of falsely making, altering, or imitating (as a document or signature)
with intent to defraud.
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Fraud
and NSF Check
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Non-Sufficient
Fund (NSF) checks, fraud, and defrauding.
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Sex
Offense, Felony
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Sex
crimes against children under 14 years of age, unlawful sexual intercourse,
incest, pandering, pimping, and failing to register as a sex offender.
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Sex
Offense, Misdemeanor
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Indecent
exposure, house of ill fame, lewd conduct, annoy/molest children,
prostitution, obscene matter, and failing to register as a sex offender.
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Non-Aggravated
Assault
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All
assaults which involve the use of a personal weapon (such as hands, fists,
or feet) and in which there were no serious or aggravated injuries to the
victim.
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Weapon
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Possession,
concealment, unlawful shooting in city limits, etc.
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Offense
Against Family
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Child
abandonment, child neglect, failure to provide, elder abuse, domestic
violence with no weapon used and no physical injury.
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Narcotic
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Possession,
sales, under the influence of, and found narcotics.
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Liquor/Tobacco
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Sell
liquor to minor, possess/use/furnish false evidence of age, minor in
possession of alcohol, employ minor on premises where alcohol is served,
drinking in vehicle, possess open container, and furnishing tobacco to
minors.
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Drunk
- Alcohol/Drug
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Having
the faculties impaired by alcohol or drugs.
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Disorderly
Conduct
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Interfering
with school activities, disturbing the peace, court disturbances, unlawful
assembly, failure to disperse, riot or incitement, peeping, prowling,
telephone annoyance, and loud party, etc.
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Vagrancy/Quality
of Life
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Loitering,
curfew, and illegal vending.
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Gambling
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Gambling,
touting, bookmaking, lotteries, and numbers games.
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Drunk
Driving - Vehicle/Boat
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Operating
a vehicle or boat while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Vehicle/Boating
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Hit
and run accidents, various misdemeanor and felony laws related to the safe
operation of a vehicle or boat, and juveniles with .01% blood alcohol
content.
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Vandalism
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Damaging,
destroying, or defacing any real property that is not one's own, including tagging,
graffiti, etc.
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Warrants
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A
judicial writ authorizing an officer to make an arrest.
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Receiving
Stolen Property
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Buying
or receiving any property that has been stolen or that has been obtained in
any manner constituting theft or extortion, knowing the property to be so
stolen or obtained, or who conceals, sells, withholds, or aids in
concealing, selling, or withholding any property from the owner, knowing
the property to be so stolen or obtained.
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Federal
Offenses Without Money
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Immigration
laws, counterfeiting Federal documents, desertion, smuggling, tampering
with mail, Selective Service Act, Mann Act, etc.
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Federal
Offense With Money
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Defraud
Federal government, mail fraud, conversion of military property, mail
theft, counterfeiting U.S. currency, etc.
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Felony,
Miscellaneous
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Any
crime not listed in a previous category punishable by 1 year or more in
state prison, including bigamy, conspiracy, escape, extortion, perjury,
kidnaping, child stealing, false report of bomb or emergency with
injury/death, false imprisonment, embezzlement, solicit to commit
murder/rape/certain felonies, lynching, unlawful use/possession of
explosives, bribery, and negligent driving manslaughter.
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Misdemeanor,
Miscellaneous
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Any
crime not listed in a previous category that is punishable by a up to 1
year in the county jail, including cruelty to animals, trespassing, public
nuisance, fish and game violations, non-negligent driving manslaughter,
contributing to the delinquency of a minor, parole/probation violations,
and alarm violations.
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Person
Missing or Found
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Any
person reported missing to and/or found by a law enforcement agency.
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Juvenile,
Noncriminal
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Juvenile
welfare laws related to lack of supervision, unfit home, incorrigible,
truancy, etc., and juvenile citations.
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Commitment
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Drunk,
involuntary narcotic, and voluntary narcotic commitments to the County
Jail.
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Miscellaneous
Noncriminal
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Various
noncriminal incidents which the Department maintains records on, including
explosions, possible narcotics activity, special investigations,
lost/found/recovered property, erroneous jail released, suspicious
circumstances, fires, liquor and business license investigations, abandoned
automobile/boat, labor dispute/strike, noncriminal domestic violence,
repossessions, employee injuries, damage to county property, etc.
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Suicide
and Attempt
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The
act of intentionally or attempting to intentionally kill oneself.
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Mentally
Ill
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When
any person, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to
himself or herself, or gravely disabled, a peace officer may, upon probable
cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody and place him or
her in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State
Department of Mental Health as a facility for 72-hour treatment and
evaluation.
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Accident,
Traffic - Vehicle/Boat
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On
highway traffic/boat accidents.
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Accident,
Miscellaneous
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Off
highway traffic/boat accidents, household accidents, accidental shootings,
etc.
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Person Dead
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Noncriminal
death due to natural causes, industrial accident, home accident,
recreational accident, overdose, etc.
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