Frequently Used Statutes
These are the statute numbers used to identify crimes listed in OPD's weekly crime statistics publication, relayed by the NCPC to the Rockridge Neighborhood Watch Network and the RockridgeNCPC Yahoo groups.
Statute |
Crime |
187 |
Homicide |
211 |
Robbery—confronting a person and demanding money or property by force or fear of force. Individual or commercial, armed or strong-armed. |
212.5 |
Residential Robbery—breaking into a home to confront the residents for money or property. |
215 |
Carjacking |
242 |
Battery |
246 |
Shoot at Inhabited Dwelling or Vehicle |
247 |
Shoot at Uninhabited Dwelling or Vehicle |
459 |
Burglary—breaking into an empty structure (house, car, store, etc,) for the purpose of stealing. |
496 |
Receive Stolen Property |
1203 |
Revoke Probation |
10851 |
Vehicle Theft |
245(A)(1) |
Assault on a Person Other Than Firearm |
245(A)(2) |
Assault on a Person With Firearm |
451, 452 |
Arson |
484, 487, 496, 529, 530 |
Larceny (Theft) |
530.5 |
Identity Theft--making use of someone’s personal information (social security, D.O.B, etc.), in an illegal way, and/or for personal benefit. |
594(a) |
Vandalism |
664 / in front of a statue indicates an attempted crime.
Statutes beginning with PC are from the Penal Code.
Statutes beginning with HS are from the Health and Safety Code and are usually the drug offenses of sale, possession, possession for sale, and under the influence.
Statutes beginning with VC are from the Vehicle Code and are primarily stolen autos. Other offenses from the Vehicle Code are drunk driving, getting towed for illegal parking or vehicle abandonment, or other offenses related to driving.
All other statutes can be found here: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html.