Indicators for Crime Estimates Using NIBRS Data, prepared jointly by BJS and the?Federal Bureau of Investigation?s Criminal Justice Information Services (FBI-CJIS) Division, describes the crime indicators that will be estimated based on data from the FBI?s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
NIBRS offers a robust set of characteristics about crime incidents reported to police, recording up to 58 data elements for each incident. The broad scope of the information collected in NIBRS will greatly improve the nation?s understanding of crime and public safety. This publication details which indicators will be included for estimation and the rationale for their inclusion in the report on crime in the United States.
Indicators for Crime Estimates Using NIBRS Data (NCJ 305121) was written by Marcus Berzofsky, Dan Liao, and G. Lance Couzens of RTI International; BJS Statistician Erica L. Smith; and Cynthia Barnett-Ryan of FBI-CJIS. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at BJS.gov
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS.gov.
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