1-720 Return A -- Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Poli

RETURN A - MONTHLY RETURN OF OFFENSES KNOWN TO THE POLICE

1-720 (Rev. 3-08-06)

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES

DATA ENTRY

This report is authorized by law Title 28, Section 534, U.S. Code. Your cooperation in completing this form will assist the FBI, in compiling timely
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comprehensive, and accurate data. Please submit this form monthly, by the seventh day after the close of the month, and any questions to the FBI,
Expires 01-30-10
Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Attention: Uniform Crime Reports/Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia
26306; telephone 304-625-4830, facsimile 304-625-3566. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, you are not required to complete this form unless it contains a valid OMB
control number. The form takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. Instructions for preparing the form appear on the reverse side.
2

3

4

5

6

OFFENSES REPORTED

UNFOUNDED, I.E.,

NUMBER OF ACTUAL

TOTAL OFFENSES

NUMBER OF CLEARANCES

OR KNOWN TO

FALSE OR BASELESS

OFFENSES (COLUMN

CLEARED BY ARREST

INVOLVING ONLY

POLICE (INCLUDE

COMPLAINTS

2 MINUS COLUMN 3)

OR EXCEPTIONAL

PERSONS UNDER 18

MEANS

YEARS OF AGE

"UNFOUNDED" AND

(INCLUDE ATTEMPTS)

ATTEMPTS)

1. CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
a. MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
(Score attempts as aggravated assault) If
homicide reported, submit Supplementary
Homicide Report
b. MANSLAUGHTER BY NEGLIGENCE
2. FORCIBLE RAPE TOTAL

11
12
20

a. Rape by Force

21

b. Attempts to commit Forcible Rape

22

3. ROBBERY TOTAL

(INCLUDES COL. 6)

30

a. Firearm

31

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

32

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

33

d. Strong-Arm (Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc.)

34

4. ASSAULT TOTAL

40

a. Firearm

41

b. Knife or Cutting Instrument

42

c. Other Dangerous Weapon

43

d. Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. - Aggravated injury

44

e. Other Assaults - Simple, Not Aggravated

45

5. BURGLARY TOTAL

50

a. Forcible Entry

51

b. Unlawful Entry - No Force

52

c. Attempted Forcible Entry

53

6. LARCENY - THEFT TOTAL
(Except Motor Vehicle Theft)
7. MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT TOTAL

60
70

a. Autos

71

b. Trucks and Buses

72

c. Other Vehicles

73
77

GRAND TOTAL

CHECKING ANY OF THE APPROPRIATE BLOCKS BELOW WILL ELIMINATE YOUR NEED TO SUBMIT REPORTS WHEN THE VALUES
ARE ZERO. THIS WILL ALSO AID THE NATIONAL PROGRAM IN ITS QUALITY CONTROL EFFORTS.

DO NOT USE THIS SPACE
INITIALS

NO SUPPLEMENTARY HOMICIDE REPORT SUBMITTED SINCE NO

NO AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF PERSONS ARRESTED

MURDERS, JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDES, OR MANSLAUGHTERS BY

UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE REPORT SINCE NO ARRESTS

NEGLIGENCE OCCURRED IN THIS JURISDICTION DURING THE

OF PERSONS WITHIN THIS AGE GROUP.

MONTH.

RECORDED
EDITED

NO SUPPLEMENT TO RETURN A REPORT SINCE NO CRIME

NO AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF PERSONS ARRESTED

OFFENSES OR RECOVERY OF PROPERTY REPORTED DURING

18 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER REPORT SINCE NO ARREST OF

THE MONTH.

PERSONS WITHIN THIS AGE GROUP.

NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED

NO MONTHLY RETURN OF ARSON OFFENSES KNOWN TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPORT SINCE NO ARSONS OCCURRED.

ENTERED
ADJUSTED

REPORT SINCE NONE OF THE OFFICERS WERE ASSAULTED

CORRES

OR KILLED DURING THE MONTH.

Month and Year of Report

Agency and State

Agency Identifier

Population

Prepared by

Title

Telephone Number

Date

Chief, Sheriff, Superintendent, or Commanding Officer

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING RETURN A
(Detailed instructions are given in the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook )
1. All Offenses listed on the Return A which occur during the month should be scored whether they become known to the police as the result of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Citizens' complaints.
Reports of police officers.
"On view" (pick-up) arrests.
Citizens' complaints to sheriff, prosecutor, county police, private detectives, constables, etc.
Any other means.

2. The offenses listed in Column 1 are the Part I offenses of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program plus the offenses of simple assault
and manslaughter by negligence. Follow the instructions for classifying and scoring as presented in the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook .
Offenses committed by juveniles should be classified in the same manner as those committed by adults even though the juveniles may be handled
by juvenile authorities.
3. Adjustments should be made on this month's return for offenses omitted or scored inaccurately on returns of preceding months or those now
determined to be unfounded. Offenses that occurred in a previous month but only became known to you this month should be scored this month.
4. Consider all spaces for each classification of offenses in Columns 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The breakdowns for forcible rape, robbery, assault, burglary,
and motor vehicle theft, when added should equal the total for each of these offenses. Do not enter zeroes where no count exists.
5. Attempts of rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft are to be scored on this form.
6. Column 2: Enter opposite the proper offense classification the total number of such offenses reported or known through any means.
"Unfounded" complaints are included. Attempts are included except in homicide classifications.
7. Column 3: Enter the number of complaints which were proven to be "unfounded' by police investigation. An "unfounded" offense is one in
which a complaint was received, but upon investigation, proves either to be baseless or not to have actually occurred. Remember that recovery
of property or clearance of an offense does not unfound a complaint.
8. Column 4: Number of actual offenses. This number is obtained by subtracting the number in Column 3 from that in Column 2.
9. Column 5: Enter the total number of offenses cleared during the month. This total includes the clearances which you record in Column 6.
An offense is cleared when one or more persons are charged and turned over for prosecution for that offense. Clearance totals also include
exceptional clearances which are explained in the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook .
10. Column 6: Enter here the number of offenses which are cleared through the arrest, releasing to parents, or other handling of persons under
the age of 18. In those situations where an offense is cleared through the involvement of both an adult and a person under 18 years of age, count
the clearance only in Column 5.
11. The grand totals for Columns 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are the totals of each of the seven classifications.
12. Tally books can be used to maintain a running count of offenses through the month. Totals for the Return A can then be taken directly
from the Tally book. These Tally books can be obtained by corresponding with the FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services Division,
Attention: Uniform Crime Reports/Module E-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306; telephone 304-625-4830,
facsimile 304-625-3566.
13. This Return A report should be forwarded to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports even though no offenses of this type listed were committed
during the month. However, it is not necessary to submit supplemental reports in such cases. Simply check the appropriate box within the
block near the bottom of the Return A report.
14. Any inquiry regarding the completion of this form, the classification and scoring of offenses, or prior to submitting crime data by computer
printout, contact the Uniform Crime Reporting Program at the above-mentioned address.