RT Article
T1 The Accuracy of Arrest Data in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 12
SP 2484
OP 2507
A1 Cross, Theodore P. 1956-
A2 Wagner, Alex
A2 Bibel, Daniel
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869155262
AB This study compared NIBRS arrest data in a statewide sample with arrest and summons data on the same cases collected directly from law enforcement agencies (LEAs). NIBRS matched LEA data in 84.1% of cases. However, 5.8% of LEA arrests and 52.9% of LEA summons were false negatives, that is, they were incorrectly represented as not cleared by arrest in NIBRS. False negatives were more likely when more than 1?day elapsed between incident and arrest and when the crimes were sexual assault or intimidation. False negatives were less likely in small LEAs (for summons) Recommendations are presented for improving accuracy.
K1 NIBRS
K1 National Incident-Based Reporting System
K1 Accuracy
K1 Arrest
K1 Reliability
DO 10.1177/00111287211067180