The first section of the report reviews the characteristics and procedures of the 1991 Virginia Uniform Crime Reporting Program, followed by data on crime index offenses (murder/nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. There were 289,619 serious crimes (index offenses) reported; 26.2 percent of these offenses were cleared. The crime rate for Virginia is 4,680.82 Part I offenses for every 100,000 inhabitants. At total of 403,333 arrests were made in the State; 10.9 percent of these involved persons under 18 years old. The theft of jewelry and precious metals accounted for a substantial value of property loss that amounted to $23,174,245. Firearms were used in 67 percent of all murder/nonnegligent manslaughter cases reported; all other weapons made up an additional 33 percent. A total of 12,345 aggravated assaults were reported; residential burglaries accounted for 64.7 percent of all burglaries reported; 21,284 motor vehicle thefts were reported. There were no police officers feloniously killed in the line of duty; 1,656 assaults on officers were reported; 97.6 percent were cleared.