The document discusses crime classifications and definitions used in the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. It categorizes serious crimes as Part I offenses like aggravated assault and forcible rape, and less serious Part II offenses such as statutory rape. New or notable crimes include hate crimes committed against people due to personal characteristics, and organized crime involving street gangs and drug cartels smuggling drugs and immigrants.

1. CRIME CLAS S IFICATIONS
AND DEFINITIONS
By: Legal Information Center

2. Study for the 2nd partial
 Each year, the FBI publishes crime statistics in its
Uniform Crime Reporting program.
 The reports provide not only helpful statistics but
also crime classifications and definitions. “UCR”
categorizes serious crimes as:
P art I offenses and l ess serious crimes
P art II offenses.
New or Not e C rimes
abl

3. Part I Offenses:
Personal/Violent Crimes
 Aggravated assault:
Unlawfully attacking another
person to inflict severe or
aggravated bodily injury.
Usually accompanied by the use
of a weapon or by other means
likely to produce death or grave
bodily harm.

4. Forcible rape:
 The “carnal knowl ge of a
ed
femal forcibl and against
e y
her wil.”l
 Includes assaults and attempts
to commit rape by force or
threat of force but excludes
statutory rape (without force)
and other sex offenses.

5. Part II Offenses:
S ex offenses
 (e.g., s tatutory
rape): A n adult
having sex with a
child or teen who
cannot legally
consent to the act.

6. Weapons (e.g., unlawful carrying
of):
 Carrying a concealed
weapon without the proper
license or fraudulently
obtaining a gun, license or
possessing a type of gun
or assault weapon that the
public is not authorized to
own, carry or use.

7. New or Notable Crimes
 Hate crimes:
Committing a crime against
a person because of that
person’s race, religion,
ethnicity, sexual
orientation or other
personal characteristics.
The FBI publishes
statistics each year about
hate crimes.

8. Organized crime:
 Organized crime today
frequently involves
street gangs, but the
Mexican drug-trafficking
cartels continue to
smuggle large quantities
of drugs into the U.S.
Many of these types of
groups are also
involved in importing
undocumented
immigrants into the U.S.