Crime Statistics' Terms Defined

The crime statistics listed above are the FBI index crimes which include:

Willful Homicide - The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.

Forcible Rape - The carnal knowledge of a person forcibly and/or against that person's will, or not against that person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity; or an attempt to commit rape by force or threat of force.

Robbery - The taking or attempting to take 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 instilling fear.

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 broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness.

Burglary - The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft (includes attempted forcible entry).

Larceny (Theft) - The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property (except embezzlement, fraud, forgery, or worthless checks). This category includes break-ins to vehicles.

Motor Vehicle Theft - The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.

Arson - Any willing 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.

To view state-wide crime information, see the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at - - http://cbi.state.co.us/dr/docs_reports.asp

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