Assessing the coverage and representativeness of the national incident-based reporting system

This article examines the coverage of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) as of 2013. We use NIBRS, Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), and Supplementary Homicide Reports to assess the population coverage and index crime coverage of NIBRS. We also examine the correspondence of crime rates...

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Autor principal: McCormack, Philip D. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Pattavina, April ; Tracy, Paul E.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2017, Volumen: 63, Número: 4, Páginas: 493-516
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Crime statistics
NIBRS-Statistik
National Incident-Based Reporting System
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik
USA
Uniform Crime Reports
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Sumario:This article examines the coverage of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) as of 2013. We use NIBRS, Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), and Supplementary Homicide Reports to assess the population coverage and index crime coverage of NIBRS. We also examine the correspondence of crime rates between the UCR and agencies that do and do not participate in NIBRS. We found that NIBRS covers 29.3% of the U.S. population and 28% of UCR index crimes. We also found that the crime rates in NIBRS jurisdictions are appreciably lower than jurisdictions that do not participate in NIBRS. As of 2013, therefore, NIBRS data are not representative of the U.S. population, crime counts, or crime rates.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128717694595