Analyzing National-Incident Based Reporting System Data: Approaches, Best Practices, and Examples

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s Summary Reporting System will be retired by January 1, 2021. After this date, the UCR Program will only be accepting National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data for a UCR submission. Using NIBRS data can be challenging for researchers new to the data due to its complexity. Staff from the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics will provide attendees with an overview of the NIBRS data collection, data linkages and units of count, as well as examples of analyses and best practices.

Sub Unit

• Area XII. Methodology / 61. Advances in Quantitative Methodology

Individual Presentations

• Using the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) National Incident-Based Reporting System - Drema Fouch, FBI; Cynthia Barnett-Ryan, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• What NIBRS can Tell us About Child Victims of Violence: Examining the Nature of Victimization of Juveniles Using Data on Crimes Known to Law Enforcement - Alexia D. Cooper, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

• Jurisdictional Comparisons of Crime: Moving Beyond Population Size - Kimberly H. Martin, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

Chairs

• Cynthia Barnett-Ryan, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Erica L Smith, Bureau of Justice Statistics, USDOJ

Discussant

• Lynn A Addington, American University