Aggravated assault
An attack or attempted attack with a weapon, regardless of whether an injury occurred,
and an attack without a weapon when serious injury results.
With injury - An attack without a weapon when serious injury results or an attack with a weapon involving any injury. Serious injury includes broken bones, lost teeth, internal injuries, loss of consciousness, and any unspecified injury requiring two or more days of hospitalization.Threatened with a weapon - Threat or attempted attack by an offender armed with a gun, knife, or other object used as a weapon that does not result in victim injury.
Rape
Forced sexual intercourse including both psychological coercion as well as physical
force. Forced sexual intercourse means vaginal, anal or oral penetration by the
offender (s). This category also includes incidents where the penetration is from a
foreign object such as a bottle. Includes attempted rapes, male as well as female
victims, and both heterosexual and homosexual rape. Attempted rape includes verbal
threats of rape.
Robbery
Completed or attempted theft, directly from a person, of property or cash by force or
threat of force, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury.
Completed/property taken - The successful taking of property from a person by force or threat of force, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury.Completed with injury - The successful taking of property from a person, accompanied by an attack, either with or without a weapon, resulting in injury.
Completed without injury - The successful taking of property from a person by force or the threat of force, either with or without a weapon, but not resulting in injury.
Attempted to take property - The attempt to take property from a person by force or threat of force without success, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury.
Attempted without injury - The attempt to take property from a person by force or the threat of force without success, either with or without a weapon, but not resulting in injury.
Attempted with injury - The attempt to take property from a person without success, accompanied by an attack, either with or without a weapon, resulting in injury.
Sexual assault
A wide range of victimizations, separate from rape or attempted rape. These crimes
include attacks or attempted attacks generally involving unwanted sexual contact
between victim and offender. Sexual assaults may or may not involve force and include
such things as grabbing or fondling. Sexual assault also includes verbal threats.
Simple assault
Attack without a weapon resulting either in no injury, minor injury (for example,
bruises, black eyes, cuts, scratches or swelling) or in undetermined injury requiring
less than 2 days of hospitalization. Also includes attempted assault without a weapon.
With minor injury - An attack without a weapon resulting in such injuries as bruises, black eyes, cuts or in undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization.Without injury - An attempted assault without a weapon not resulting in injury.
Violence, crimes of
Rape, sexual assault, personal robbery or assault. This category includes both
attempted and completed crimes. It does not include purse snatching and pocket
picking. Murder is not measured by the NCVS because of an inability to question the
victim.
Completed violence - The sum of all completed rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, and
assaults. See individual crime types for definition of completed crimes.
Attempted/threatened violence - The unsuccessful attempt of rape, sexual assault,
personal robbery or assault. Includes attempted attacks or sexual assaults by means of
verbal threats. See individual crime types for definition of attempted crimes.
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