Uniform Crime Reporting 2016 Presented by: The Arizona Department of Public Safety, Access Integrity Unit

HISTORY OF UCR In 1927, The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) developed a system to collect crime statistics. COLLECTION ASSESSMENT NEEDS: Reporting needs to be uniform & reliable Number of known offenses Seriousness of crimes Frequency of occurrence Likelihood of being reported to law enforcement

WHAT IS UCR? Produces a nationwide view of crime based upon statistics Provides a common language for the state’s criminal statutes Uniform Crime Reporting Allows for publication of the collected statistics A program that provides a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Crime in the US (CIUS) FBI Publication Crime in Arizona (State Publication) www.azdps.gov

UCR Methods Within the UCR program, there are two methods of collecting crime data: Summary Reporting System (SRS) National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) By 2021, FBI will be accepting NIBRS only data In Arizona, there are approximately 100 LEAs that report UCR, five (5) of those agencies use NIBRS Apache Junction PD, Gilbert PD, Huachuca City PD, Yuma County Sheriff’s Office and Yuma PD Maricopa Community College PD, Wellton PD and Somerton PD are currently testing Under A.R.S. 41-1750, it is mandatory that AZ Law Enforcement submit UCR information to DPS

General Information Not this… This… Classifying is determining the proper crime categories in which to report offenses in UCR. Scoring is counting the number of offenses after they have been classified. (Crimes against persons and Crimes against Property) Statistics are intended to assist/identify the crime problem, LEAs record the offense counts for UCR, not the findings of a court coroner, or jury or the decision of a prosecutor. This… Not this…

Summary vs NIBRS Summary NIBRS 10 - Part 1 Offenses Hierarchy Rule 1. Homicide 2. Rape 3. Robbery 4. Assault 5. Burglary 6. Larceny Theft 7. Motor Vehicle Theft 8. Arson 9. Human Trafficking Commercial Sex Acts 10. Human Trafficking Involuntary Servitude 24 Group “A” offense categories with 52 specific crimes (no Hierarchy Rule) 20 – Part II Offenses 10 – Group “B” offense categories

NIBRS History NIBRS-National Incident Based Reporting System By the 1980’s participants began developing a national data collection system to gather more information about each crime incident By the end of the 1980’s, NIBRS was operational

NIBRS Benefits Distinctions can be made between attempted and completed crimes Detailed crime analyses can be made within and across LE jurisdictions Arrests and clearances can be linked to specific incidents and offenses

What does this mean Where are we with this Where do we begin How do we get started

NIBRS January 2021, FBI will accept NIBRS only data Data is collected monthly Data will be sent electronically by DPS Data is converted to Summary by FBI and State

RMS-Record Management System Vendor RMS NIBRS Capable Funding

GUIDELINES Arizona Incident-Based Reporting System (AIBRS) Certification Process Testing Error Rate of 3% or below for three consecutive months Statistical Reasonableness Updating Capabilities

GUIDELINES During testing, Agency must still submit Summary Data Submission Specifications (file name) Upon Certification, a letter from DPS will be sent Decertification Error rate above 3% consecutively No longer wants to submit NIBRS Will be required to complete the certification process again

NIBRS AIBRS-Arizona Incident Base Reporting System There are two ways to submit monthly data Upload a flat file Enter data manually

Information NIBRS Data 2021 Summary Data submitted and collected NIBRS converted to Summary RMS-NIBRS capable Contact DPS-UCR Program NIBRS training by FBI (to be determined)

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Forms, Books and Information – Go Local! Contact Information Forms, Books and Information – Go Local! ucr@azdps.gov Bernice Montelongo bmontelongo@azdps.gov 602 223-2239 Desiree Gilbert dgilbert@azdps.gov 602 223-2484