Crimes of Violence Definitions

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.

Assault Offenses
An unlawful attack by one person upon another.

Note: By definition there can be no 'attempted' assaults, only 'completed' assaults.
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. (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 injury if the crime were successfully completed.)

Burglary
The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a theft.

Criminal Homicide - Manslaughter by Negligence
The killing of another person through gross negligence. Criminal Homicide?Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.

Robbery
The taking of, or attempting to take, anything of value under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody, or care of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence or by putting the victim in fear.

Sex Offenses, Forcible
Any sexual act directed against another person, forcibly or against that person's will, or both; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent.

1. Forcible Rape (Except "Statutory Rape"). The carnal knowledge of a person forcibly or against that person's will, or both; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his or her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his or her youth).
2. Forcible Sodomy. Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly or against that person's will, or both; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his or her youth or because of his or her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.
3. Sexual Assault with An Object. To use an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly or against that person's will, or both; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his or her youth or because of his or her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.

Nonforcible Sex Offenses (Except "Prostitution Offenses")
Unlawful, nonforcible sexual intercourse.

1. Incest. Nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.
2. Statutory Rape. Nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is under the statutory age of consent.