Definitions for crimes for which occurrences must be reported are:

Murder - the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. Justifiable homicides are not included..

Rape - the carnal knowledge of a person forcibly or otherwise against the person's will. Only forcible rapes are included, together with assaults for the purpose of rape and attempted forcible rapes. Excluded are rapes where the victim is under age of consent and no force was used.

Robbery - the felonious taking of the property of another by force or the threat for force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. All attempts to rob are included. Robberies are reported in two general categories: armed (any weapon or threatening object used) and strong-arm (to include muggings and similar offenses where no weapon is used but strong-arm tactics are employed).

Aggravated Assault - the unlawful attack by one person upon another for purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. It is not necessary that injury result from an aggravated assault when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used which could, and probably would, result in serious personal injury. Therefore, all assault attempts where serious injury would have been likely to occur are included. Excluded from the Part I crime of aggravated assault are all assaults which do not include the use of a dangerous weapon and in which there was no serious or aggravated injury. These simple assaults are counted as Part II crimes.

Burglary (breaking and entering) the unlawful entering or remaining in a building with the intent to commit a crime, including entries where force of any kind is used to gain entrance, enters where no force was used (an unlocked door or by concealment), and any attempts to enter forcibly (even though entry was not actually gained).

Motor Vehicle Theft - includes all thefts and attempted thefts of motor vehicles. The taking of a vehicle for temporary use when prior authority has been granted would not be classified as motor vehicle theft.

As a part of this report, the university is reporting statistics on the number of arrest concerning campus crimes involving liquor law violations, drug abuse violations, and weapons possessions.

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