UCR Program Data Collections

UCR Program Data Collections

Currently accepted specifications, manuals, and forms are available on this website. If you are in need of previous versions of manuals or specifications, please contact ucr@leo.gov.

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

Law enforcement agencies collect detailed incident level data regarding individual offenses and arrests and submit them using prescribed data elements and data values. NIBRS presents quantitative and qualitative data that describes each incident and arrest. The NIBRS Map provides the status of NIBRS reporting by state.

• NIBRS Technical Specification (Version 1.0) (pdf)
• NIBRS User Manual (Version 1.0)
  
• Conversion of NIBRS Data to Summary Data (Version 3.0) (pdf)

Summary Reporting System (SRS)

Law enforcement agencies tally the number of occurrences of Part I offenses, as well as arrest data for both Part I and Part II offenses, and submit aggregate counts of the collected data in monthly summary reports either directly to the FBI or indirectly through state UCR Programs.

• SRS Technical Specification (Version 1.0) (pdf)
• SRS User Manual (Version 1.0) (coming soon)
  
• Microsoft Excel Summary Workbook (coming soon)
  
• SRS Microsoft Excel Tally Book (coming soon)
  
• SRS Forms

Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted

The objective of this program is to assist law enforcement managers, trainers, and personnel in the identification of training issues for the purpose of preventing the deaths and/or serious injury of law enforcement personnel.

Hate Crime Statistics

Statistics are collected on crimes committed due to bias against race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or disability.  In an attempt to determine the scope and nature of hate crime, the UCR Program collects statistics on these incidents.

• Hate Crime Technical Specification (Version 2.0) (pdf)
  
• Hate Crime Data Collection Guidelines and Training Manual (Version 1.0) (pdf)
  
• Conversion of NIBRS Data to Hate Crime Data (Version 1.0) (pdf)
  
• Hate Crime Forms

Cargo Theft

Statistics are collected on the criminal taking of cargo that is moving in commerce at all points.  The objective is to capture the essence of the national cargo theft crime problem and its negative effect on the economy of the United States.

• Cargo Theft Technical Specification (Version 2.0) (pdf)
• Cargo Theft User Manual (coming soon)
• Conversion of NIBRS Data to Cargo Theft Data (pdf)
  
• Cargo Theft Form