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This section summarizes all Part I crimes in the City of Santa
Cruz. You will find monthly and yearly crime statistics as well
as crime maps. These totals are submitted monthly to the State of
California Department of Justice and then forwarded to the Federal
Bureau of Investigations for their annual Uniform Crime Report.
Uniform Crime Reporting is a statewide law enforcement program designed
to provide a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of
statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Each
agency is required to report monthly crime statistics to the California
Department of Justice, which will in turn forward the information
to the FBI. The FBI then uses this information to publish their
annual Uniform Crime Report.
For practical purposes, the reporting of known offenses is limited
to the crime classifications listed in the Part I Crimes summary;
they are crimes most likely to be reported and crimes that occur
with sufficient frequency to provide an adequate basis for comparison.
Homicide: The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human
being by another.
Forcible Rape: The carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly
and against her will.
Robbery: 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 by putting the victim in fear.
Aggravated Assault: An unlawful attack by one person upon
another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily
injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of
a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm.
Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony
or a theft.
Larceny (theft): The unlawful taking, carrying, leading or
riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession
of another.
Auto Theft: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.
Arson: Any willful or malicious burning or attempt to burn,
with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building,
motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
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