Definitions given are the National Incident Base Reporting Board Standards.

1. Criminal Homicide: The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
2. Manslaughter-by Negligence: The killing of another person through gross negligence.
3. Forcible Sex Offenses: The carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly or against that person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (or because of his/her youth).
4. Non-Forcible Sex Offense: Sex offenses-non-forcible (Unlawful, non-forcible sexual intercourse) Incest and Statutory rape
5. 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 putting the victim in fear.
6. Aggravated Assault: An unlawful act by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by 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 personal injury if the crime were successfully completed.)
7. Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. For reporting purposes this definition includes: unlawful entry with intent to commit a larceny or felony; breaking and entering with intent to commit a larceny; housebreaking; safecracking, and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.
8. 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.
9. Motor Vehicle Theft/UUMV: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. (Classify as motor vehicle theft all cases where automobiles are taken by persons not having lawful access even though the vehicles are later abandoned-including joyriding.)
10. Hate Crimes*-Race
11. Hate Crimes*-Gender
12. Hate Crimes*-Religion
13. Hate Crimes*-Sex Orientation
14. Hate Crimes*-Ethnicity
15. Hate Crimes*-Disability

*Hate Crimes are defined according to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Standards. For an incident to be considered a hate crime, it must be a component of one of the following crimes: murder, manslaughter, a forcible sex offense, a non-forcible sex offense, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, arson, or motor vehicle theft. There must be objective evidence that the victim of these listed crimes was chosen on the basis of actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability.

16. Liquor Violations/Arrests
17. Drug Abuse Violations/Arrests
18. Weapon Law Violations/Arrests: The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offences, regulatory in nature, such as: manufacture, sale, or possession of deadly weapons; carrying deadly weapons, concealed or openly; furnishing deadly weapons to minors; aliens possessing deadly weapons; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned.

Five-Part Criteria Test

Each incident is reviewed with the following criteria to determine if an incident must be included in the report. If even one of the required criteria is missing, the incident is not counted for reporting purposes.

1. Reported to proper authority

   Local police or an official of the institution with significant responsibility for student and campus activities.

2. Listed Crimes
   • Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
   • Negligent manslaughter
   • Robbery
   • Aggravated Assault
   • Burglary
   • Motor vehicle theft
   • Arson
   • Arrests for weapon law violations
   • Arrests for drug abuse violations
   • Arrests for liquor law violations
   • Disciplinary referrals for weapon law violations
   • Disciplinary referrals for drug abuse violations
   • Disciplinary referrals for liquor law violations
   • Sex offenses forcible (Forcible rape, Forcible sodomy, Sexual assault with an object, Forcible fondling)
   • Sex offenses-non-forcible (Unlawful, non-forcible sexual intercourse, Incest, Statutory rape)



If an incident is one of the afformentioned crimes it is then subjected to further review to determine if it is a Hate Crime.

3. Reportable Location

   On campus, in dormitories, or other residential facilities for students on campus, in or on non-campus buildings or property, or on public property.

4. Report made in good faith

   Security authorities are vested with some discretion to refuse to pass along reports wholly lacking credibility to campus law enforcement.

5. Not unfounded

   Campus law enforcement personnel shall include an incident unless it is determined to be unfounded. Unfounding occurs when an investigation fails to substantiate a good faith belief that a crime occurred.