INCIDENT REPORTING GUIDE / CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
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OFFENSE/INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION
CODE
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CPD-63.451 (Rev. 07/2024) Page 2 of 25 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
AUTO THEFT (see THEFT - MOTOR VEHICLE)
BATTERY – without lawful authority, intentionally/knowingly makes physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature or causes bodily harm
Aggravated Battery
- shot victim with handgun General Offense Battery Aggravated – Handgun 041A
- shot victim armed with non-handgun firearm Aggravated – Other Firearm 041B
- cut or stabbed with a knife/cutting instrument Aggravated – Knife or Cutting
Instrument
0420
- injured victim with other dangerous weapon. Includes cases
where firearm used as bludgeoning instrument.
Aggravated – Other Dangerous
Weapon
0430
- offender used a caustic substance (heinous battery)
- offender not armed, but caused great bodily harm, or permanent
disability or disfigurement
Aggravated – Hands, fists, feet,
serious injury
0479
- offender not armed and victim not injured or with minor injuries
only; and either the offender was wearing a hood, mask, etc., or the
victim was pregnant or handicapped
Aggravated – Hands, fists, feet,
no/minor injury
0440
Aggravated Battery of a Police Officer (If victim is a Chicago Police Department member, a Tactical Response Report is required and Injury On Duty Reports may be
required.)
- shot with handgun General Offense Battery Aggravated of a Police Officer –
Handgun
0450
- shot with non-handgun firearm Aggravated of a Police Officer –
Other Firearm
0451
- cut with a knife/cutting instrument Aggravated of a Police Officer –
Knife or Cutting Instrument
0452
- injured victim with other dangerous weapon capable of causing
death or great bodily harm or offender used a caustic substance
(heinous battery)
Aggravated of a Police Officer
Other Dangerous Weapon
0453
- offender not armed, but caused great bodily harm, or permanent
disability or disfigurement
Aggravated of a Police Officer –
Hands, fists, feet serious injury
0461
- offender not armed and victim not injured or with minor injuries
only
Aggravated of a Police Officer –
Hands, fists, feet, no/minor injury
0454
Aggravated Battery of a Protected Employee includes a "teacher or school employee upon school grounds or grounds adjacent to a school or in any part of a building
used for school purposes, a peace officer, community policing volunteer, fireman, private security officer, correctional institution employee, or Department of Human Services
employee supervising or controlling sexually dangerous persons or sexually violent persons… a judge, emergency management worker, emergency medical services
personnel, or utility worker: (i) performing his or her official duties; (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (iii) battered in retaliation for performing
his or her official duties…[a]n officer or employee of the State of Illinois, a unit of local government, or a school district, while performing his or her official duties, transit
employee performing his or her official duties, or a transit passenger… [a] taxi driver on duty… [a] merchant who detains the person for an alleged commission of retail theft
under Section 16-26 of this Code and the person without legal justification by any means causes bodily harm to the merchant… [a] person authorized to serve process under
Section 2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure or a special process server appointed by the circuit court while that individual is in the performance of his or her duties as a
process server, [a] nurse while in the performance of his or her duties as a nurse, [a] merchant: (i) while performing his or her duties, including, but not limited to, relaying
directions for healthcare or safety from his or her supervisor or employer or relaying health or safety guidelines, recommendations, regulations, or rules from a Federal, State,
or local public health agency; and (ii) during a disaster declared by the Governor, or a state of emergency declared by the mayor of the municipality in which the merchant is
located, due to a public health emergency and for a period of 6 months after such declaration." See 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05-d.
- shot with a handgun General Offense Battery Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Handgun
0480
- shot with a non-handgun firearm Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Other Firearm
0481
- cut with a knife/cutting instrument Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Knife or Cutting
Instrument
0482
- injured victim with other dangerous weapon capable of causing
death or great bodily harm.
0483
- offender armed with other dangerous weapon capable of causing
death or great bodily harm
Aggravated of a Police Officer –
Other Dangerous Weapon
0553
- offender not armed General Offense Assault Aggravated of a Police Officer-
Hands, fists, feet, no injury
0554
Aggravated Assault of a Protected Employee – (see also "Aggravated Assault of a Police Officer”). A “Protected Employee" includes a peace officer, community policing
volunteer, fireman, correctional officer, emergency medical technician, paramedic, ambulance driver, other medical assistance personnel, public transportation employee,
Illinois State or municipal corporation employee, teacher, school employee, park district employee on school/park district grounds/property, an employee of the State
Department. of Public Aid, County Department of Public Aid, Department of Human Services on public aid grounds/in a residence of a public aid applicant/recipient, while in
the performance of official duties, utility worker, or security officer, correctional institution employee, sports official or coach, a process server, or a special process server
appointed by the circuit court. For some protected employees, an aggravating assault includes conduct when the offender acts to prevent a "Protected Employee" from
performing his/her official duties or in retaliation for such performance or requires a location requirement. See 720 ILCS 5/12-2-b.
- offender armed with a handgun General Offense
Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Handgun
0555
- offender armed with other firearm Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Other Firearm
0556
- offender armed with a knife/cutting instrument Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Knife of Cutting
Instrument
0557
- offender armed with other dangerous weapon capable of causing
death or great bodily harm
Aggravated – Other Dangerous
Weapon
0558
- offender not armed Aggravated of a Protected
Employee – Hands, Fists, Feet no
injury
0545
Simple Assault – Engages in conduct which places another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery; no dangerous weapon capable of causing death or great
bodily harm.
- victim NOT a Protected Employee or Police Officer General Offense
Simple 0560