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 Definitions
Below are Michigan Incident Crime Reporting (MICR) reporting related terms and their definitions as they relate to MICR:
ADULT
The definition of an adult differs under Federal and Michigan law. Under Federal law an adult is a person who is over 17 years of age, under Michigan law an adult is a person who is over 16 years of age. In a MICR report, the definition of an adult follows Michigan law.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
ARREST
To seize, hold, summon or cite by legal authority. Arrest data counts people.
ARSON
The willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud a dwelling, public building, motor vehicle, aircraft or personal property of another.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
An unlawful attempt to enter a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
ATTEMPTED RAPE
The failed attempt to gain the carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and against his/her will, or where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. This crime is included in the Rape classification.
AUTOMATIC WEAPON
Any firearm which shoots, or is designed to shoot, more than one shot at a time by a single pull of the trigger without manual reloading.
BIAS CRIME (HATE CRIME)
A criminal offense committed against a person or property which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender''s bias against a race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability group.
BURGLARY
The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. Breaking and entering into motor vehicles is not included in this classification, it is included in larceny.
CLEARANCE
The solving of a particular crime, either by the arrest of the offender or through an exceptional clearance.
CLEARANCE BY ARREST
When an offender has been identified, sufficient evidence to formally charge the suspect has been obtained, and the offender has been ordered to appear in court.
CRIME ANALYSIS
Systematic, analytical processes used to provide timely and pertinent information concerning crime patterns and trends to aide in the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities.
CRIME RATE
Relates the incidence of crime to population, so that it can be compared uniformly without regard to population size. In this report, rates are calculated by dividing the number of crimes by the population of the service jurisdiction. The calculated number is then multiplied by 100,000.
CURFEW / LOITERING
Offenses relating to violations of local curfew or loitering ordinances where such laws exist.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT
An offense which disturbs the peace and tranquility of the community in general.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Physical abuse committed by a spouse, a former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, person living in the same household, or a cohabitant upon another person.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
The driving or operating of any vehicle while under the influence of liquor or drugs.
EMBEZZLEMENT
The illegal taking, misapplying, or misappropriating of money, or other things of value which have been entrusted to one''s care, custody, or control.
EXCEPTIONAL CLEARANCE
Made when an investigation has established an offender, there is enough information to support an arrest charge, and the location of the offender is known, but there is a reason outside police control that prevents arresting, charging and prosecuting the offender.
FAMILY & CHILDREN
Non-violent offenses by a member of the family which threatens the unity, physical welfare, economic welfare, or morals of members of the family.
FATAL INJURY
Any injury which results in death.
FIREARM
A general term referring to all types of handguns, rifles, and shot guns.
FORCED ENTRY (BURGLARY)
Forcibly entering a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
FORCIBLE RAPE
The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and against his/her will, or where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
FORGERY & COUNTERFEITING
The making, altering, uttering, or possessing with intent to defraud, anything false in the semblance of that which is true.
FRAUD
The conversion and obtaining of money or property by false pretense.
GAMBLING
Unlawful engaging in playing, operating, or assisting in operating a game of chance for money or some other stake.
GAY
Of or relating to males who experience a sexual attraction toward, and responsiveness to, other males.
GUN
A general term referring to all types of handguns, rifles, and shot guns.
HATE CRIME (BIAS CRIME)
A criminal offense committed against a person or property which is motivated, in whole or in part, by the offender''s bias against a race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability group.
HETEROSEXUAL
Of or relating to persons who experience a sexual attraction toward, and responsiveness to, members of the opposite sex.
HOMICIDE (MURDER)
The willful killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded from this category.
HOMOSEXUAL
Of or relating to persons who experience a sexual attraction toward, and responsiveness to, members of their own sex.
INCAPACITATING INJURY
Any serious injury other than fatal that prevents normal activities and generally requires hospitalization.
INCIDENT
One or more offenses committed by a person or group of persons acting together, at the same time and place.
INDEX CRIME
Includes eight offenses (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson) chosen because of their seriousness and frequency of occurrence to serve as indicators of crime.
INTIMIDATION
To discourage, inhibit, or frighten by threats.
JURISDICTION
The geographical range of authority. This term can also be used to refer to an agency.
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE
The killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty. The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.
JUVENILE
The definition of a juvenile differs for Federal and Michigan law. Under Federal law a juvenile is a person who is under 18, and under Michigan law a juvenile is a person who is under 17. In this report, the definition of a juvenile follows Michigan law.
KNIFE
Any type of cutting instrument used as a weapon.
LARCENY
The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another.
LESBIAN
Of or relating to females who experience a sexual attraction toward, and responsiveness to, other females.
LIQUOR LAWS
Unlawfully acquiring, manufacturing, transporting, selling, or possessing intoxicating alcoholic liquor.
MICR
Michigan Incident Crime Reporting is Michigan''s incident-based reporting system in which data is collected on each single crime occurrence. MICR provides data to the FBI through NIBRS.
MICR CATEGORY ONLY
A crime classification used only by agencies reporting data through the Michigan Incident Crime Reporting (MICR) system, and not used by those agencies reporting through summary UCR.
MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
The theft or attempted theft of a self-propelled vehicle that runs on land and not on rails. "Joy riding" is included in this classification. Carjacking is not included in this classification; it is classified as a robbery.
MURDER (HOMICIDE)
The willful killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded from this category.
NARCOTIC LAWS
The unlawful possession, use, sale, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.
NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER
Deaths determined by police investigation to be primarily caused by gross negligence (except motor vehicle accidents which are included in the offense category "All Other").
NIBRS
National Incident-Based Reporting System is the FBI''s incident-based reporting system in which data are collected on each single crime occurrence. NIBRS data are designed to be generated as a byproduct of local, state, and Federal automated records systems. Michigan provides data to NIBRS through MICR.
NON-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
An unlawful physical attack by one person upon another, where no weapon is present and no severe injury occurs.
NON-INCAPACITATING INJURY
Any injury that is evident to others at the scene, but not serious enough to prevent normal activities or require hospitalization.
NON-INDEX CRIME
All reported criminal offenses of negligent manslaughter, non-aggravated assault, forgery & counterfeiting, fraud, embezzlement, stolen property, vandalism, weapons, prostitution & common law vice, sex offenses, narcotic laws, gambling, offenses against family & children, driving under the influence, liquor laws, disorderly conduct, and all other crimes not listed here or in index crimes.
OFFENSE
An unlawful act which has been reported to a law enforcement agency.
OFFENSES AGAINST FAMILY & CHILDREN
Any non-violent offense by a family member which threatens the unity of the family, the physical welfare, economic welfare, or morals of other family members.
PERCENT CHANGE
Calculated by taking the number of offenses for the current year, minus the number of offenses for the previous year. Then divide the difference by the number of offenses for the previous year, and multiply the dividend by 100.
PERSONAL WEAPON
Where the Offender uses a part of their body as the weapon.
POSSIBLE INJURY
No visible injury but complaint of pain or momentary unconsciousness.
PROPERTY CRIMES
Consists of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. Arson is sometimes included in this category.
PROSTITUTION & COMMON LAW VICE
Illegal activities related to engaging in normal or deviate, heterosexual or homosexual, sexual acts for profit or gain.
RAPE
The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and against his/her will, or where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity. Assault to rape and attempted rapes are included in this classification. Other types of sexual penetration are not included.
RETIRED AGENCY
A former law enforcement agency which is no longer in existence.
ROBBERY
Robbery is 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 putting the victim in fear.
RUN AWAYS
Juveniles taken into protective custody under provisions of local statutes.
SEX OFFENSES
Illegal acts done for sexual stimulation or gratification, or involving display or exposure of sexual organs. Rape and prostitution are not included in this classification.
STATISTICAL
A collection and study of numerical data.
STOLEN PROPERTY
The buying, receiving, or possessing of personal property of another which has been criminally taken.
STRONGARM
The use of physical force or coercion.
TOTAL CRIME
All criminal activity reported both index and non-index.
TRENDS
Show the fluctuation from year to year and provide an added perspective to study crime. See also percent change.
UCR
Uniform Crime Reporting is a city, county, state, and Federal law enforcement program which provides a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of crime information by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. This term also refers to the summary system of reporting.
UNLAWFUL ENTRY (BURGLARY)
Entering a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
VAGRANCY
Vagabondage, begging, loitering, etc.
VANDALISM
The willful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of any public or private property, real or personal, without consent of the owner or person having control.
VICTIM
The injured party of an offense. Victim information is collected for all crimes of murder, rape, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and hate crimes.
VICTIM (Person) CRIME
Consists of murder, rape, kidnapping and aggravated assault. The object of these offenses is the force or threat of force against the victim.
VIOLENT CRIMES
Consists of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. All violent crimes involve force or threat of force.
WEAPONS
The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms or other deadly weapons.
ZERO POPULATION
Population can only be shown once. Police departments showing a zero population indicate that those areas are being serviced by the county sheriff or MSP. Colleges, universities, metro parks, airports, and Provost Marshal-Camp Grayling have no permanent residents and will also show a zero population. Michigan State Police has jurisdiction over the entire state and will show a zero population because either the sheriff or local police department already shows the population.