What is the difference between burglary and larceny when dealing with criminal statistics?
When dealing with statistics, this is a problem, since each state reports, based upon that states laws. What is burglary, can be both a larceny or a burglary combined in a case also. Since statistical data is done by an agency, it depends on what that agency has charged the case as? Burglary usually is defined as: The breaking and entry at night time into a dwelling-now it is defined to incorporate the dwelling or establishment or any other abode such as train, plane car etc. with intent to commit a felony? Entry to is also defined as breaking then entry so it become even more ambiguous. Larceny–The intentional wrongful taking or carrying away with personal property of another. Larceny can also be theft of property or stealing? Thus as stated above, statistically which one is chosen by the police to write up on the report, and report as a statistic?
