BJS RELEASES INDICATORS FOR CRIME ESTIMATES USING NIBRS DATA

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: SHEILA JERUSALEM TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2022 SHEILA.JERUSALEM@USDOJ.GOV ***** PUBLICATION ADVISORY ***** BJS RELEASES INDICATORS FOR CRIME ESTIMATES USING NIBRS DATA          WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Justice Statistics, a division of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services Division today released Indicators for Crime Estimates Using NIBRS Data.            This publication, prepared jointly by BJS and FBI-CJIS, describes the crime indicators that will be estimated based on data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System of the FBI. 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 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. TITLE: Indicators for Crime Estimates Using NIBRS Data (NCJ305121)     WHERE: bjs.ojp.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.

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