Glossary:Burglary

Burglary means breaking in and stealing. To be precise, getting unauthorized access to a building or other premises for theft or intent of theft — with or without forcing locks, doors, windows, etc.

Stealing without breaking in can be robbery (violent) or theft (not violent).

Further information

• EU guidelines for the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes
• Crime and criminal justice metadata file

Statistical data

• Crime statistics

Source

• INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF CRIME FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES (ICCS)