The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports tally a burglary when it is reported, but a while collar crime only when an arrest is made. There's some justification for this

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports tally a burglary when it is reported, but a while collar crime only when an arrest is made. There's some justification for this: It's very common to say "a burglary has clearly occurred but we don't know who is responsible", but with white-collar crime it's almost impossible to know whether an act was illegal until you've identified who did it.