Editing Uniform Crime Reports (section)

==UCR crime categories==
[[File:FBI UCR crime-clock 2014.jpg|thumb|[[FBI]] Crime Clock – 2014]]
[[Image:2004 UCR Overview.jpg|thumb|Violent and Property Crime Indexes per 100,000 population, 2004 Uniform Crime Report]]

=== NIBRS Categories ===
Under the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), offenses are classified as Group A or Group B offenses.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last1=Criminal Justice Information Services Division |url=https://le.fbi.gov/file-repository/nibrs-user-manual-063023.pdf/view |title=2023.0 National Incident-Based Reporting System User Manual |last2=Federal Bureau of Investigation |last3=U.S. Department of Justice |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> Additionally, Group A offenses can fall into one of three sub-categories: crimes against persons, crimes against property, or crimes against society. 

==== Group A (Offenses & Arrests) ====
Agencies are asked to fill out an incident report for every Group A offense reported to them (or that they otherwise come to know about), regardless of whether an arrest was made.<ref name=":3" /> NIBRS's Group A therefore replaces and expands on the SRS's Part I offenses.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Offense Category
!Offense
!Crime Type
!Reported By
|-
|Homicide
|[[Murder]]/[[Voluntary manslaughter|Non-Negligent Manslaughter]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Homicide
|[[Negligent homicide|Negligent Manslaughter]] 
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Homicide
|[[Justifiable homicide|Justifiable Homicide]]
|Not a Crime
|All Agencies
|-
|Assault
|[[Assault#Aggravated assault|Aggravated Assault]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Assault
|[[Assault|Simple Assault]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Assault
|[[Intimidation]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Rape]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Sodomy laws in the United States|Sodomy]]<sup>1</sup>
|Persons
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Sexual Assault|Sexual Assault with An Object]]<sup>1</sup>
|Persons
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Groping|Fondling]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Legality of incest in the United States|Incest]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Ages of consent in the United States|Statutory Rape]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Sex Offenses
|[[Sex offender registries in the United States|Failure to Register as a Sex Offender]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Human Trafficking
|[[Human trafficking#Sex trafficking|Commercial Sex Acts]]
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Human Trafficking
|[[Human trafficking#Labour trafficking|Involuntary Servitude]] 
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Kidnapping/Abduction 
|[[Kidnapping|Kidnapping/Abduction]] 
|Persons
|All Agencies
|-
|Robbery
|[[Robbery]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Burglary/B&E
|[[Burglary|Burglary/B&E]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Pickpocketing|Pocket Picking]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Snatch theft|Purse Snatching]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Shoplifting]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Larceny|Theft from Building]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Larceny|Theft from Coin-Operated Machine or Device]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Larceny|Theft from Motor Vehicle]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Larceny|Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Larceny/Theft
|[[Larceny|All Other Larceny]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Motor Vehicle Theft
|[[Motor vehicle theft|Motor Vehicle Theft]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Arson 
|[[Arson]] 
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Bribery
|[[Bribery]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Counterfeiting/Forgery
|[[Counterfeit|Counterfeiting]]/[[Forgery]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
|[[Vandalism|Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Embezzlement
|[[Embezzlement]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Extortion/Blackmail 
|[[Extortion]]/[[Blackmail]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Stolen Property Offenses
|Stolen Property Offenses (e.g., [[Fence (criminal)|selling]], [[Possession of stolen goods|possessing]])
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[False pretenses|False Pretenses]]/[[Scam|Swindle/Confidence Games]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[Credit card fraud|Credit Card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[Impersonating a public servant|Impersonation]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[Welfare fraud|Welfare Fraud]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[Mail and wire fraud|Wire Fraud]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[Identity theft|Identity Theft]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud
|[[Hacking of consumer electronics|Hacking/Computer Invasion]]
|Property
|All Agencies
|-
|Fraud 
|[[Money laundering|Money Laundering]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Animal Cruelty
|[[Cruelty to animals|Animal Cruelty]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Commerce Violations
|[[Smuggling#Goods|Import Violations]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Commerce Violations
|[[Smuggling#Goods|Export Violations]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Commerce Violations
|[[Alcohol law#United States 5|Federal Liquor Offenses]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Commerce Violations
|[[Regulation of tobacco by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration|Federal Tobacco Offenses]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Commerce Violations
|[[Wildlife smuggling|Wildlife Trafficking]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Drug/Narcotic Violations
|[[Federal drug policy of the United States|Drug/Narcotic Violations]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Drug/Narcotic Violations
|[[Federal drug policy of the United States|Drug/Narcotic Equip. Violations]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Espionage
|[[Espionage]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Fugitive Offenses
|[[Accessory (legal term)|Harboring Escapee/Concealing from Arrest]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Fugitive Offenses
|[[Fugitive|Flight to Avoid Prosecution]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Fugitive Offenses
|[[Deportation and removal from the United States|Flight to Avoid Deportation]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Gambling Offenses 
|[[Gambling in the United States#Legality|Betting/Wagering]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Gambling Offenses 
|[[Gambling in the United States#Legality|Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Gambling Offenses 
|[[Gambling in the United States#Legality|Gambling Equip. Violations]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Gambling Offenses 
|[[Match fixing related to gambling|Sports Tampering]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Immigration Violations
|[[Illegal entry|Illegal Entry into the United States]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Immigration Violations
|[[Illegal immigration to the United States|False Citizenship]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Immigration Violations
|[[People smuggling|Smuggling Aliens]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Immigration Violations
|[[Illegal entry|Re-entry after Deportation]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Pornography/Obscene Material
|[[United States obscenity law|Pornography/Obscene Material]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Prostitution Offenses
|[[Prostitution]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Prostitution Offenses
|[[Procuring (prostitution)|Assisting or Promoting Prostitution]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Prostitution Offenses
|[[Client (prostitution)|Purchasing Prostitution]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Treason
|[[Treason]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Weapon Law Violations
|[[Gun laws in the United States by state|Weapon Law Violations]]
|Society
|All Agencies
|-
|Weapon Law Violations
|[[National Firearms Act|Violation of National Firearm Act of 1934]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Weapon Law Violations
|[[Weapon of mass destruction|Weapons of Mass Destruction]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Weapon Law Violations
|[[Explosive|Explosives]]
|Society
|Federal and Tribal Only
|}
<small>1 Federal and tribal law enforcement agencies report sodomy and sexual assault with an object separately from rape. Other law enforcement agencies report offenses of this type under the offense label of rape.</small>

==== Group B (Arrests Only) ====
Agencies only submit information to the FBI about Group B offenses if an arrest is made. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Offense
!Reported By
|-
|Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations 
|All Agencies
|-
|Disorderly Conduct 
|All Agencies
|-
|Driving Under the Influence 
|All Agencies
|-
|Failure to Appear
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Family Offenses, Nonviolent 
|All Agencies
|-
|Federal Resource Violations
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Liquor Law Violations 
|All Agencies
|-
|Perjury
|Federal and Tribal Only
|-
|Trespass of Real Property 
|All Agencies
|-
|All Other Offenses 
|All Agencies
|}

=== SRS Categories ===
The UCR program's traditional Summary Reporting System (SRS) was in use from 1930 to 2020. As of January 1, 2021, the SRS has been discontinued and been fully replaced by the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). In the SRS, criminal offenses were divided into two major groups: Part I offenses and Part II offenses.

==== Part I Offenses (Offenses & Arrests) ====
In Part I, the UCR indexed reported incidents of major crimes, referred to as '''"index crimes,"''' which were reported to the FBI via a document named "Return A – Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police." Agencies were asked to report each month the total number of index crimes reported to them (or that they otherwise came to know about) regardless of whether an arrest was made.

Crimes were included in the index based on their relative seriousness, their tendency to be reported more reliably than other crime types, and that reports for them are generally taken directly by the police and not a separate agency which aggregates the data and does not necessarily contribute to the UCR. The index crimes were broken into two categories: violent and property crimes. [[murder|Murder and non-negligent manslaughter]], [[rape|forcible rape]], [[robbery]], and [[aggravated assault]] were classified as violent crimes and used to create an overall "violent crime index" while [[burglary]], [[larceny|larceny-theft]], [[motor vehicle theft]], and [[arson]] were classified as property crimes and used to create an overall "property crime index." 

[[Arson]] was not initially included as one of the Part I index crimes. It was added in 1979 by a congressional directive.

From 1930 to 1957, [[Negligent homicide|negligent manslaughter]] was included in UCR reporting as one of the violent index crimes.<ref name=":0" /> As of 1958 annual report, it was no longer included in reporting about the index crimes, although the FBI continued to request information about the total number of negligent homicide offenses known to law enforcement agencies as part of Return A until 1985.<ref name=":2" /> So, from 1958 to 1985, negligent manslaughter was a Part I offense but not an index crime. 

==== Part II Offenses (Arrests Only) ====
In Part II, the following categories were tracked: simple assault, curfew offenses and loitering, embezzlement, forgery and counterfeiting, disorderly conduct, driving under the influence, drug offenses, fraud, gambling, liquor offenses, offenses against the family, prostitution, [[public drunkenness]], runaways, sex offenses, stolen property, vandalism, vagrancy, and weapons offenses. Agencies were asked to report each month the total number of arrests made for all Part I and Part II offenses.