Burglary/Home Invasion

Burglary, also called breaking and entering is an unlawful entry into a building or other location for the purposes of committing an offence.(1)

Although the exact definition of burglary may be a little different from state to state, the crime typically involves a culprit:

• entering 
• a building
• without permission
• with the intent to commit a felony or steal property while inside (even if the theft itself would only be a misdemeanor).

Burglary is distinguished from less serious crimes such as criminal trespass in that, with burglary, the prosecution has to prove that a defendant intended to commit a qualifying crime inside the building at the very moment of entry.(2)

Home invasion is generally considered an illegal and usually forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling with intent to commit a violent crime against the occupants, such as robbery, assault, rape, murder, or kidnapping.(3)

*Jurisdictions have varying definitions.

Inside the Mind of a Thief | Burglar Confessions

http://gunownersofvermont.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Cato-Institute-guns-and-self-defense.pdf

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45236.pdf

(1) Wikipedia: Burglary
(3) Nolo: Burglary Basics

(3) Wikipedia: Home Invasion