Which Robbery UCR category would apply to a robbery inside a convenience store during business hours?

• A. Convenience Store
• B. Gas/Service Station
• C. Highway
• D. Other Commercial

Answer: (A)

In UCR robbery coding, the location where the crime occurs determines the category. A robbery that takes place inside a convenience store is classified as a Convenience Store robbery because the site is a defined retail location type specifically labeled as such in the location codes.

This differs from Gas/Service Station, which covers robberies at gas stations or at pumps and related areas; Highway covers robberies that occur on a road or highway; and Other Commercial serves as a broader catch-all for commercial sites not specifically named. The time of day doesn’t change the category—the place where the crime happens does.