Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook

Frequently referred to as The Green Book due to its green cover, the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook is a publication of the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The manual instructs law enforcement officers on the proper method for filling out the monthly Uniform Crime Reports returns for police records and statistics.

The 1984 revision of the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook

History

The Committee on Uniform Crime Records, established by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in 1927, published the first version of the manual in 1929. At that time, the manual defined Part I and Part II offenses and well as the Return A – Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police. The most recent revision of the manual was published in 2004.

Chapters

Introduction 

A history of the UCR program and details on other state-run programs

General Information 

Definitions, details on the Hierarchy Rule for offenses and details on the Separation of Time and Place Rule

Classifying Offenses 

Rules for classifying the Part I offenses (see Uniform Crime Reports for information on Part I offenses)

Scoring Offenses 

Rules for scoring the Part I offenses on the Return A form

Monthly Reporting Forms and Their Preparation 

A detailed look at each of the nine monthly UCR reports

Other UCR Program Forms 

Information on optional UCR supplies, such as the tally book and daily log book

Part II Offenses 

Details on Part II offenses (see Uniform Crime Reports for information on Part II offenses)

See also

• Uniform Crime Reports