Policy Text
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TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
SS514 - Statistical Crime Reporting 1 SS514 STATISTICAL CRIME REPORTING
SS514.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this procedure is to describe the process for compiling crime statistics for
Departmental purposes and submission to Department of Justice following Uniform Crime
Reporting.
SS514.1.2 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This procedure pertains to the following CALEA Standards: 82.1.4
This procedure pertains t o the following General Order(s): §806; §366.3; §502.3
SS514.2 REPORT CLASSIFICATION
When crime report information is entered in the RMS (Records Management System) , each report
is classified by an offense code. Each offense code has six digits. The f irst and second digit of
the code identifies the crime classification. The remaining digits identify further detail of that
offense. Example is all theft offense codes begin with 0 6 and the other four digits identify dollar
range value of stolen items and location of theft . If the offense code is 060130, 06 identifies theft,
01 identifies value stolen is over $400 and 30 identifies the theft as shoplifting.
A. Part I crime classification
1. Homicide 01
2. Rape 02
3. Robbery 03
4. Assault 04
5. Burglary 05
6. Theft 06
7. Motor vehicle theft 07
8. Arson 09
B. Part II crime classification
1. Forgery 10
2. Fraud 11
3. Embezzlement 12
4. Possession of stolen property 13
5. Vandalism 14
6. Weapons violation 15
7. Prostitution 16
8. Sex Offenses 17
9. Narcotic/drugs 18
10. Gambling 19
11. Child abuse 20
12. DUI 21
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SS514 - Statistical Crime Reporting 2 13. Liquor violations 22
14. Drunk in Public 23
15. Misc Offenses 26
16. Runaway 29
SS514. 3 UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING
UCR is a compilation of reports for submission to the Department of Justice each month. These
reports consist of Part I crimes, stolen property values , Hate Crime Report, Law Enforcement
Officers Killed or Assaulted (LEOKA), An ti-Reproductive Rights Crimes (ARRC) and Master
Arrest and Citation Register (MACR).
SS514. 3.1 PART I CRIMES
All statistics are extracted from the West Covina Records Management System. To ensure
accurate criminal offense reporting complete the following instructions :
A. Run the missing case report in RMS.
1. Enter quick option MISCAS
a. Enter CR in case type box ;
b. Enter current year in year box ;
c. Enter start and end month and date. Select enter – the report will
automatically generate – print out report .
2. Enter quick option CALINQ and run each missing CR number in the unique number
box, select search. Determine which Of ficer requested the CR and if there was an
arrest number issued in conjunction with the CR number.
a. Check report in -basket in Records Unit or held report folder in Watch
Commander’s office for missing reports.
b. Contact Officer for report location. If Officer is not on -duty notify the WC or
Supervisor.
c. If CR number was cancelled complete a crime report page indicating as
such. Cancel the CR number in CAD.
d. Check Laserfiche as the report may have been turned in, but data entry
was not saved.
e. Traffic accidents ar e not required for UCR, however notify the Traffic
Sergeant of any missing accident reports.
3. Enter located reports .
B. Compiling statistics :
1. Enter quick option UCRRPT – month and year will auto -populate, select search to
generate report . After system has generated the report, select and audit current
page .
2. This is where the accuracy audit begins .
a. Select next column to page through classifications and CR numbers
b. For each report listed, read the synopsis of the report in Laserfiche to
determine accuracy. Com mon mistakes include:
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SS514 - Statistical Crime Reporting 3 i. Burglary vs. Unlawful entry ;
ii. Aggravated assault vs. simple assault ;
iii. Theft vs. Burglary ;
iv. Counts of victims for aggravated or simple assaults.
c. Value of stolen property is also verified for accuracy as next column is
selected. Common mis takes include:
i. Erroneous values, i.e. car valued at