The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) collects detailed information on each single crime incident.
As of March 2022, the FBI reported they would not be releasing a quarterly crime estimate for any quarter in 2021 due to the lack of agencies that reported data to the FBI. These estimates and data are critical for law-making decisions and policymaking at all levels. Improving the ease of data sharing and the quality and reliability of data leads to better community outcomes across the nation.
Agencies may be reluctant to switch to NIBRS because of the difficulty changing from their current records management system (RMS) to NIBRS-compliant software. They may also be concerned with the cost of implementation.
CivicRMS streamlines the data entry process for agencies using NIBRS by automating much of the data entry and validation that would typically be required. In 2020, Tennesee’s (a CivicEye customer) crime data derived from a NIBRS report showed a 38% high clearance rate over other state averages. This results in a significant reduction in the time and resources needed to submit incident reports. CivicEye works with agencies to help provide them with tools to assist to become NIBRS certified.
To learn more about how CivicRMS seamlessly integrates with NIBRS, contact [email protected]
