Section II: Crime Index offenses reported.(United States Uniform Crime Reporting Program's Crime Index statistics 1982-01) From: Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States | Date: January 1, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Federal Bureau of Investigation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Crime Index Total

Definition

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program's Crime Index is composed of selected offenses used to gauge fluctuations in the volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement. These selected offenses include the violent crimes of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. The crime classifications were selected ...