Crime Awareness: Report 1998

Crime Statistics for Specified Offenses

Main UC Santa Cruz Campus

Offenses 1996 1997 1998
Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter 0 0 0
Manslaughter by negligence 0 0 0
Forcible Sex Offense 6 4 2
Nonforcible Sex Offense 0 2 0
Robbery 1 0 0
Aggravated Assault 2 0 1
Burglary 33 28 50
Motor Vehicle Theft 2 2 3
Arson 0 3 4
Hate Crime 0 0 0

1996

1997

1998

Other Violations

Arrests

Disciplinary
Action

Arrests

Disciplinary
Action

Arrests

Disciplinary
Action

Weapon Law Violations

0

0

3

0

0

2

Drug-related Violations

1

21

7

28

9

73

Liquor Law Violations

11

74

25

71

51

165

Disciplinary Actions were taken by administrative units and reported to the Police Department. (Types of disciplinary student actions are defined in the UCSC Rule Book.) The authenticity of Disciplinary Actions was not verified or investigated by the Police Department.

Noncontiguous Sites

Offenses 1998
Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter 0
Manslaughter by negligence 0
Forcible Sex Offense 0
Nonforcible Sex Offense 0
Robbery 0
Aggravated Assault 0
Burglary 0
Motor Vehicle Theft 0
Bike Theft 0
Larceny/Theft (All Others) 0
Arson 1
Hate Crime 0

1998

Other Violations Arrests Disciplinary
Action
Weapon Law Violations 0 0
Drug-related Violations 0 0
Liquor Law Violations 0 0

In 1996 and 1997, the mandatory reportable offenses/incidents for noncontiguous sites were included in the chart for the main campus statistics. The 1998 statistics for noncontiguous sites are separate from the statistics for the main campus. For 1998, the only noncontiguous site with reportable offenses/incidents was Lick Observatory. For a list of noncontiguous sites, call UCSC Campus Police at (831) 459-2231, or check the UCSC Police Web site at www2.ucsc.edu/police.

Definitions:

Mandatory Reportable Offense/Incident Definitions For Statistical Purposes Only

REPORTABLE OFFENSES / INCIDENTS:

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: The carnal knowledge of a person forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly or against the 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).*

Forcible Sodomy: Oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.*

Sexual Assault with an Object: The use of an object or instrument to unlawfully penetrate, however slightly, the genital or anal opening of the body of another person, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity.*

Forcible Fondling: The touching of the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification, forcibly and/or against that person's will; or, not forcibly or against the person's will where the victim is incapable of giving consent because of his/her youth or because of his/her temporary or permanent mental incapacity.*

Incest: Nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by law.**

Statutory Rape: Nonforcible sexual intercourse with a person who is not the spouse of the perpetrator, if the person is under the age of 18.**

Robbery: The taking, or attempting to take, anything of value from the control, custody, or care of another person 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. (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.)

Burglary: The unlawful entry into a structure to commit a felony or a 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.

Motor Vehicle Theft: 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.)

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.

Hate Crime: Any of the above criminal act(s) or attempted criminal act(s) to cause physical injury, emotional suffering, or property damage where there is reasonable cause to believe that the crime was motivated, in whole or in part, by the victim's race, color, creed, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability of another individual or group. Also includes crimes which resulted in bodily injury.

Weapon Law Violation: The violation of laws or ordinances dealing with weapon offenses, 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.

Drug Abuse Violation: Violations of state and local laws relating to the unlawful possession, sale, use, growing, manufacturing, and making of narcotic drugs.

Liquor Law Violation: The violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting: the manufacture, sale, transporting, furnishing, possessing of intoxicating liquor, maintaining unlawful drinking places; bootlegging; operating a still; furnishing liquor to a minor or intemperate person; using a vehicle for illegal transportation of liquor; drinking on a public conveyance; and all attempts to commit any of the aforementioned. (Drunkenness and driving under the influence are not included in this definition.)

* Forcible Sex Offense
** Nonforcible Sex Offense

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