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Assault is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent.
Attempted Homicide is the attempted killing of one human being by another. Homicide is a general term; it includes murder, manslaughter, and other criminal homicides as well as non-criminal killings
Car Jacking means the taking of a motor vehicle from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the motor vehicle, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.
Domestic Violence means any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.
Elderly Abuse is defined as neglect or harm to an older person resulting in physical, psychological, sexual or material (financial) injury, caused by the behavior of a person with whom the older person has a relationship implying trust
Home Invasion is the burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home.
Human Trafficking is a global market in which the supply of victims is fed by many factors including poverty, lack of employment opportunities, organized crime, violence against women and children, discrimination against women, government corruption, political instability, and armed conflict. (See Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report, U.S. Department of State  ) According to the 2004 U.S. Department of Justice report, Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons as of May 2004, the U.S. Government estimated that 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked annually into the United States, and 600,000 to 800,000 are trafficked globally. Approximately 80 percent of the victims are female and 70 percent of those are trafficked for the commercial sex industry.
Robbery is the taking of money or other property from the person or custody of another, with intent to either permanently or temporarily deprive the person or the owner of the money or other property, when in the course of the taking there is the use of force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.
Sexual Battery is oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object; however, sexual battery does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose.
A person 18 years of age or older who commits sexual battery upon, or in an attempt to commit sexual battery injures the sexual organs of, a person less than 12 years of age commits a capital felony. A person less than 18 years of age who commits sexual battery upon, or in an attempt to commit sexual battery injures the sexual organs of, a person less than 12 years of age commits a life felony. A person who commits sexual battery upon a person 12 years of age or older, without that person's consent, and in the process thereof uses or threatens to use a deadly weapon or uses actual physical force likely to cause serious personal injury commits a life felony. The statute of limitation on prosecuting these crimes does not run out until from one to four years following the victim reaching age 18, depending on the nature of the sex act performed. If the victim was under age 12 at the time of the crime the perpetrator can be prosecuted at any time; there is no statute of limitations on prosecuting this crime.
Stalking involves repeated, willful and/or malicious acts by one person towards another. These unwanted acts may include following, contacting, observing or harassing the targeted individual, putting them in fear.
Statutory Rape is a commonly used term to describe sexual intercourse with someone who has not reached the legally recognized age of consent regardless of whether both parties agreed to have intercourse. See Sexual Battery above for more detailed information about how sexual battery can be prosecuted in Florida. Consent is not a deterrent to prosecution if a participant is a child under age 12.
Vandalism is the willful or malicious destruction, injury, disfigurement, or defacement of any public or private property, real or personal, without consent of the owner or persons having custody or control.
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