Crime
Firearm-Involved Homicide of Children Age 11 or Younger, 2014–2023
Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993-2023
Law Enforcement Transition to NIBRS to Improve Hate Crime Reporting
Increasing and Enhancing Hate Crime and Incident-Based Crime Data Reporting by Law Enforcement Agencies
Carjacking Victimization, 1995–2021
Indicators for Crime Estimates Using NIBRS Data
NIBRS Estimation Summary
Estimation Procedures for Crimes in the United States Based on NIBRS Data
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
Beginning in January, 2021, the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) became the national standard for law enforcement crime data reporting in the United States. The transition to NIBRS represented a significant improvement in how reported crime is measured and estimated by the federal government.
NIBRS captures detailed data about the characteristics of criminal incidents, including:
- a broad array of offenses
- types and amount of...
University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 3: NCVS User Workshop
University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 2: NCVS Research Highlights
University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum Session 1: NCVS Roundtable Discussion
In Session 1 of the UMD NCVS Research Forum, researchers with expertise related to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) are invited to participate in a moderated discussion on topics relevant to the NCVS including how the NCVS can be used to illuminate the problems of crime and victimization, ways to use the survey, and advice to scholars interested in using the NCVS for their research.
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University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum, Session 1: Roundtable Discussion
Trends and Patterns in Firearm Violence, 1993–2018
Drug Offender Recidivism and COVID-19 Pandemic Crime Patterns
Crime
Information about crime comes from two primary sources: survey responses from victims about crimes they experienced and administrative data from law enforcement agencies about crimes reported to them. Victim survey responses capture information on crimes reported to the police, as well as those crimes that were not reported. Crime data from law enforcement agencies reflect those crimes reported to and recorded by police.
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