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PART ONE – INTRODUCTION. I. OVERVIEW. The nature and purpose of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes. The need for an international classification of crime. The challenge of developing an international classification of crime for a nationally defined event. The process of building the international classification of crime. II. PRINCIPLES USED IN THE ICCS. The definition of crime for the purposes of the ICCS. The unit of classification of the ICCS. The application of the principles of statistical classification. The criteria used to build the ICCS. Disaggregating variables as additional descriptors of criminal offences. Intentional homicide as a special case. III. APPLICATION OF THE ICCS. Classifying offences for the purpose of the ICCS. The use of legal inclusions and exclusions in the ICCS. Additional disaggregating variables. The relationship to other international classifications. PART TWO – BROAD AND DETAILED STRUCTURE. ANNEX 1: DATA COMPARABILITY, REPORTING RATES AND COUNTING RULES. Defining and classifying crime. Reporting and detecting crime. Recording and counting crime. ANNEX 2.