New York Definition.




 
    § 10-402 Definition. For purposes of this chapter:
    a.  "Crime  of  violence"  means  an  act or series of acts that would
  constitute a misdemeanor or felony against  the  person  as  defined  in
  state  or  federal  law or that would constitute a misdemeanor or felony
  against property as defined in state  or  federal  law  if  the  conduct
  presents  a  serious  risk of physical injury to another, whether or not
  those acts have actually resulted in criminal charges,  prosecution,  or
  conviction.