Uniform crime reporting classification of offenses known

Question

The 2005 case of a cobb county woman who was carjacked, kidnapped, shot, then killed as the assailant drive her suv into a cement truck; how would the charges be classified in the uniform crime report? Ucr handbook defines criminal homicide as the willful and negligent taking of a life by another. Would this be reported under part 1 crimes of offenses known or would it not be classified as criminal negligent homicide and therefore be reported under part 2 or vehicular manslaughter? Since the assailant was shot and killed by a good samaritan, the outcome of the case never played put in a court room.

Answer 1

Hi Aiden,

I can't believe you asked this. I was actually one of the detectives on this case. It's such a small world. The UCR actually stopped being used in 2020. It was mainly because the data wasn't accurate, which caused a lot of problems. Some agencies were reporting crimes, while others weren't. Some would report the highest level offense, but not count others. In this case, there were multiple serious felonies. Murder would be the most serious of these offenses, but the kidnapping, or assualt may not have been recorded accurately. The system used now by the FBI is called NIBRS. The National Incident-Based Reporting System. This is much more accurate and helps researchers better understand the data. I hope this helps. Be safe.