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OFFENSE NUMBER
| Data Element: | OFFENSE NUMBER |
| Definition: | The consecutive number assigned to each criminal offense within an incident, e.g., for "homicide-rape," the homicide would be the first offense (01) and the rape would be the second offense (02). |
| Standard of Verification: | Incident Report |
| Data Type: | N |
| Field Size: | 2 |
| Field Format: | 2N |
| Originating Teams: | Law Enforcement |
| User Teams: | Law Enforcement |
| Tables / Codes: | None |
| Comments: | None |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 2/91 |