Uniform Crime Reports
The University of Maryland Department of Public Safety participates in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, delivering monthly reports of UCR offenses and other required information to the State. Maryland State Police compiles all agency submissions and forwards them to the FBI, where Crime in the United States is published yearly.
Uniform Crime Report Statistics |
University of Maryland, College Park |
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 YTD* |
Criminal Homicide |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Forcible Rape** |
1 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Robbery |
12 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
18 |
15 |
9 |
9 |
Aggravated Assault*** |
12 |
11 |
17 |
19 |
22 |
11 |
18 |
13 |
18 |
16 |
9 |
8 |
Burglary |
102 |
89 |
146 |
212 |
121 |
141 |
154 |
119 |
107 |
191 |
89 |
137 |
Larceny-Theft |
717 |
665 |
691 |
558 |
760 |
787 |
589 |
592 |
511 |
582 |
439 |
334 |
Motor Vehicle Theft |
32 |
23 |
41 |
28 |
115 |
87 |
74 |
75 |
43 |
57 |
40 |
41 |
Arson |
3 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
* |
Year-to-date includes January 1 through November 30, 2008. |
** |
UCR offense classification includes rape and attempts to commit rape (see definition), and does not include other sex offenses. |
*** |
Simple assaults (those not involving a firearm, knife or other cutting instrument, other dangerous weapon, or hands/fists/feet resulting in aggravated injury) are not included in these numbers. |
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The FBI cautions users against the utilization of raw UCR data in ranking cities, states, or other groups, like universities:
To assess criminality and law enforcement's response from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, one must consider many variables, some of which, while having significant impact on crime, are not readily measurable or applicable pervasively among all locales… The data user is, therefore, cautioned against comparing statistical data of individual reporting units from cities, counties, metropolitan areas, states, or colleges or universities solely on the basis on their population coverage or student enrollment.1
Additionally:
Caution should be exercised in making any intercampus comparisons or ranking schools because university/college crime statistics are affected by a variety of factors. These include demographic characteristics of the surrounding community, ratio of male to female students, number of on-campus residents, accessibility of the campus to outside visitors, size of enrollment, etc.2
1 United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). (September 2007). Crime in the United States, 2006. Retrieved (January 9, 2008), from http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/about/variables_affecting_crime.html.
2 United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (September 2007). Crime in the United States, 2006. Retrieved (January 9, 2008), from http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_09_md.html.
Read the FBI’s full article of variables that affect crime and using UCR data.
Go to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report homepage.
Uniform Crime Report Part I Offense Classification Definitions |
Offenses |
Includes |
Definition |
Criminal Homicide |
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter |
The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. |
Manslaughter by Negligence |
The killing of another person through gross negligence. |
Forcible Rape |
Rape by Force |
The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. |
Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape |
Robbery |
Robbery - Firearm |
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. |
Robbery - Knife or Cutting Instrument |
Robbery - Other Dangerous Weapon |
Robbery - Strong-Arm - Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. |
Aggravated Assault |
Aggravated Assault - Firearm |
An unlawful attack by one person upon another. *Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated not included in this classification. |
Aggravated Assault - Knife or Cutting Instrument |
Aggravated Assault - Other Dangerous Weapon |
Aggravated Assault - Hands Fists, Feet, Etc. - Aggravated Injury |
Burglary - Breaking or Entering |
Burglary - Forcible Entry |
The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. |
Burglary - Unlawful Entry - No Force |
Burglary - Attempted Forcible Entry |
Larceny - Theft |
Pocket-picking |
The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. |
Purse-snatching |
Shoplifting |
Theft from Motor Vehicles |
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories |
Theft of Bicycles |
Theft From Buildings |
Theft From Coin-operated Device or Machine |
All Other Larceny-theft Not Specifically Classified |
Motor Vehicle Theft |
Motor Vehicle Theft - Autos |
The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. |
Motor Vehicle Theft - Trucks or Buses |
Motor Vehicle Theft - Other Vehicles |
Arson |
Arson - Structural |
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. |
Arson - Mobile |
Arson - Other |
‡All definitions taken from the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, UCR: Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook (Revised 2004). The handbook is published on the FBI's web site.
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