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This page is the DICTIONARY. It says what each code MEANS — the definition the coder applies, and what the code includes and excludes — so you can decide whether it is the right one. For the full value list and how the codes nest, use the complete event taxonomy.
Ordinary crime, criminal justice, policing, trafficking, organized crime, and custody events Filter with GET /api/v2/events?family=cameoplus&cameoplus_domain=CRIME, or on a specific subcategory code below. Every code in this domain starts CR. Goldstein does not apply to this domain — see the domain index. How the metrics read in this domain. magnitude is the realized severity of the incident on the impact tier; systemic_importance stays low for ordinary crime and rises only when the node itself matters (a central bank, a major exchange, a critical facility), not merely because the crime is serious

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CR01

HOMICIDE OR VIOLENT CRIME Murder, attempted murder, shooting, stabbing, violent assault, mass shooting, fatal beating. Also covers
  • Police shootings, raid deaths, or custody deaths belong in CRIME when the article frames them as ordinary criminal enforcement, a criminal suspect encounter, prison/custody abuse, or another non-political justice incident.
Does not cover
  • Do NOT code them in CRIME when the article frames the violence as suppression of protesters, targeting of dissidents, repression of a community, election-related coercion, or conflict-related violence by state forces. Those belong in ACLED.

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CR02

SEXUAL VIOLENCE OR EXPLOITATION Rape, sexual assault, child exploitation, trafficking for sexual exploitation.

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CR03

KIDNAPPING OR ABDUCTION Kidnap-for-ransom, child abduction, hostage-taking in ordinary criminal context.

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CR04

ROBBERY BURGLARY OR THEFT Armed robbery, burglary ring, major theft, carjacking, looting not tied to conflict or riots. Also covers
  • Standalone burglary/robbery/looting events without political contention belong here.
Does not cover
  • Theft or looting during political unrest is not CRIME if the primary frame is civil unrest or political violence; that belongs to ACLED.

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CR05

FRAUD OR FINANCIAL CRIME Fraud, scams, embezzlement, bribery, corruption as criminal prosecution, securities fraud, money laundering.

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CR06

NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING OR SMUGGLING Drug busts, trafficking networks, smuggling operations, contraband interdictions.

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CR07

ORGANIZED CRIME OR GANG ACTIVITY Mafia/cartel/gang operations, turf killings, racketeering, organized extortion. Also covers
  • Cartel, gang, mafia, and trafficking groups belong here when framed as criminal organizations.
Does not cover
  • If the group is framed as rebel, insurgent, militia, terrorist, separatist, or a political armed actor, route out of CRIME and do not code here.

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CR08

ARREST CHARGE CONVICTION OR SENTENCING Arrest, indictment, charge, plea, conviction, sentencing, extradition for ordinary crime. Also covers
  • If the cluster is mainly about a conviction or sentencing for an older crime, code CR08 for the judicial outcome, not the historical crime.
Does not cover
  • Arrests of political figures, activists, protesters, or conflict actors are not CRIME.

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CR09

PRISON JAILBREAK OR CUSTODY INCIDENT Jailbreak, prison riot, escape, inmate deaths in custody, detention-center disturbances.

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CR10

POLICE INVESTIGATION OR OPERATION Police raid, warrant execution, investigation launch, search operation, manhunt, seizure action. Also covers
  • If the cluster is mainly about a police raid or investigation, code CR10 unless the article clearly centers the underlying crime incident itself.