What are the requirements for submitting data into the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?
A4. Submission guidelines are outlined in the Uniform Crime Reporting National Incident-Based Reporting System, Volume 1: Data Collection Guidelines, and Volume 2: Data Submission Specifications. As stated in Volume 1, p. 3, Section D: “Full participation in NIBRS necessitates that an agency have the data processing and other resources needed to meet all of NIBRS’ reporting requirements. . . . Because data to be extracted from the reports for national purposes are more detailed in NIBRS than in the traditional UCR Program, increased data entry and data processing burdens are involved.” Therefore, agencies wishing to participate should have sufficient data processing and other resources to fulfill all of the reporting requirements set forth in Volume 2: Data Submission Specifications.
