Under the UCR Hotel/Motel Rule, how many offenses are counted for multiple entries?

• A. multiple entries all equal 1 offense only
• B. Each entry counts as separate offense
• C. Only the first entry counts
• D. They are not offenses

Answer: (A)

The principle here is to avoid double-counting when the same offender engages in multiple entry events at the same hotel or motel during one incident. The UCR Hotel/Motel Rule treats all those entries as a single offense, so the incident is counted only once. This keeps crime statistics from being inflated by counting every entry separately when it’s part of the same criminal act in the same location.

In practice, if someone enters a hotel room multiple times in one incident and commits the offense, those entries aren’t added up as multiple offenses; they’re consolidated into one. Different offenses in different rooms or separate incidents could still be counted separately, but within the same incident at the same hotel or motel, it’s one offense.