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UCR Definition

The Florida Uniform Crime Reports program defines Counterfeit/Forgery as the altering, copying, or imitation of something without authority or right, with the intent to deceive or defraud by passing the copy or thing altered or imitated as that which is original or genuine; or the selling, buying, or possession of an altered, copied, or imitated thing with the intent to deceive or defraud.

The UCR Manual contains more information about these definitions.
 

Florida Statutes

675.109 Fraud and forgery.

765.1115 Falsification, forgery, or willful concealment, cancellation, or destruction of directive or revocation or amendment.

831.01 Forgery.

831.19 Making or having instruments for counterfeiting coin.
 

Summary

There were a total of 1,999 arrests for Counterfeit/Forgery reported in 2018. Of these arrests, 48 were juveniles and 1,951 were adults.
 

UCR Arrest Data  

Historical Data - Trends

 

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