THE STATISTICS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT WERE COMPILED FROM MONTHLY REPORTS VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED TO THE POLICE INFORMATION NETWORK BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA. A DESCRIPTION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROCEDURE IS FIRST PROVIDED. STATISTICS ON THE INDEX OFFENSES - HOMICIDE, FORCIBLE RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BURGLARY, LARCENY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT - ARE THEN PRESENTED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE DATA ON INDEX CRIMES REPORTED BY MONTH, VIOLENT CRIME, PROPERTY CRIME, CLEARANCE RATES, AND CRIME RATES. A STATEMENT OF POLICY FOR THE RELEASE OF UNIFORM CRIME REPORT STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS FURNISHED AS WELL.