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OFFENDER AGE
| Data Element: | OFFENDER AGE |
| Definition: | The offender's exact age in years, an age range, or unknown. |
| Standard of Verification: | Incident Report or Arrest Report. |
| Data Type: | N |
| Field Size: | 4 |
| Field Format: | 4N |
| Originating Teams: | Law Enforcement |
| User Teams: | Law Enforcement |
| Tables / Codes: | 0001-0098 - Exact Age in Years 0099 - Over 98 Years Old |
| Comments: | If the victim or a witness reported the offender's age as between 25 and 30 years old, "2530" would be entered. The New York State Incident-Based Uniform Crime Reporting System (NYSIBR) uses the following residual code: 9999 - Unknown |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 2/91 |