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Article: Larceny-theft: content revised 02/17/06.(SECTION II: Offenses Reported)(Statistical data)
- Article from:
- Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the United States
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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Definition
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines larceny-theft as the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another; attempts to do these acts are included in the definition. This crime category includes shoplifting, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, thefts from motor vehicles, thefts of motor vehicle parts and accessories, bicycle thefts, and so forth, in which no use of force, violence, or fraud occurs. Excluded from larceny-theft is motor vehicle theft, which is classified in a separate offense category; also excluded are crimes that involve embezzlement, confidence games, ...