NCJ Number
115588
Date Published
1988
Length
103 pages
Annotation
Prepared for State and local Uniform Crime Report (UCR) personnel, this document contains a system overview and descriptions of the offenses, offense codes, reports, data elements, and data values used in the FBI's UCR system.
Abstract
The overview summarizes the purposes, goals, development, and major features of the UCR system. The section on offenses focuses on reasons for distinguishing between Group A and Group B offense definitions. The document explains the offense lookup table, the Group A and Group B offense codes, and the two types of reports -- the incident report and the arrest report. Data elements and values are defined and their use illustrated with numerous examples.