Burglary degrees are determined by which factors?

• A. Injury, location, and weapons.
• B. Time of day and weather.
• C. Property size and type.
• D. Whether the burglary occurred in a commercial building.

Answer: (A)

Burglary degrees are determined by aggravating circumstances that raise the seriousness of the offense. The main factors prosecutors consider are where the burglary happens (dwelling versus non-dwelling), whether anyone is injured during the incident, and whether a weapon or dangerous instrument was used or carried. These elements push the charge to a higher degree. Time of day and weather, property size or type, or simply whether the structure is commercial do not by themselves set the degree. So injury, location, and weapons best explain how burglary degrees are graded.