| Definition of Crimes |
| Murder |
The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. |
| Manslaughter |
The killing of another person through negligence. |
| Forcible Sex Offenses |
Any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly or against that person's will, or not forcibly or against the person's will when the person is incapable of giving consent. |
| Forcible sex offenses: |
| Forcible Rape |
The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly or against the person's will, or not forcibly or against the person's will if the person is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth). |
| Forcible Sodomy |
Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly or against that person's will, or not forcibly or against the person's will if the person is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. |
| Sexual Battery with an Object |
The use of an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly or against that person's will, or not forcibly or against the person's will if the person is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
Forcible Fondling - The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly or against the person's will, or not forcibly or against the person's will if the person is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. |
| Non-forcible sex offenses: (Unlawful, non-forcible sexual intercourse.) |
| Incest |
Non-forcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law. |
| Statutory Rape |
Non-forcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent. |
| Other Offenses: |
| Robbery |
The taking, or attempting to take, anything of value under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force or violence, or by putting the victim in fear. |
| Aggravated Assault/Aggravated Battery |
An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein either the offender displays a weapon (aggravated assault), or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration or loss of consciousness (aggravated battery). |
| Burglary |
The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a theft. |
| Motor Vehicle Theft |
The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. |
| Arson |
To unlawfully and intentionally damage, or attempt to damage, any real or personal property by fire or incendiary device. |
| Liquor Law Violations |
The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession or use of intoxicating alcoholic beverages. |
| Drug-Related Violations (Sale and Possession) |
The unlawful cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, purchase, possession, transportation or importation of any controlled drug or narcotic substance. Or, the unlawful manufacture, sale, purchase, possession or transportation of equipment or devices used for preparing or taking drugs or narcotics (drug paraphernalia). |
| Weapon Law Violations |
The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices or other deadly weapons. |