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NIBRS Certification

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) certification and its role in crime data collection.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How do per‑capita homicide rates in 2024 compare to 2019 across major U.S. cities (FBI UCR tables)?

Across aggregated FBI UCR reporting, national and many large-city homicide rates in 2024 were generally at or below 2019 levels, but important exceptions and data caveats mean the picture differs by c...

Jan 27, 2026
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How do FBI/NIBRS datasets record victim and offender citizenship or immigration status?

The ’s National Incident-Based Reporting System () does not record the citizenship or immigration status of victims or offenders; it focuses on incident-, victim-, and arrestee-level attributes but ex...

Jan 31, 2026

What national datasets exist that link immigration status to arrest and conviction records, and what are their limitations?

Nationally available datasets that are fragmented and mostly originate from immigration enforcement agencies—/ and —and a few state-level exceptions; widely used criminal justice datasets (UCR, NCVS, ...

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