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Status of NIBRS in the States

As of February 2008, 31 states have been certified to report NIBRS to the FBI, and three additional states and the District of Columbia have individual agencies submitting NIBRS data.   Approximately 25% of the population is covered by NIBRS reporting, representing 26% of the nation's reported crime and 37% of law enforcement agencies.  Another 8 states and 4 Federal agencies are currently in the testing phase, while NIBRS is still in the developmental stage in 7 states or territories.  According to the FBI, only five states currently have no formalized plan to report incident-based data.

To view the agencies reporting in each state, see State Profiles; for additional information on projects currently underway, in both certified and uncertified states, please see State IBR Analyses and State Projects Using IBR Data. You can also view the 25 Largest NIBRS Agencies.

The Association of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs (ASUCRP) also collects information regarding the status of NIBRS implementation and use from its members. View the ASUCRP Informal Survey.

Certified States
State Certification Date Number of Agencies Percent of State Pop Percent of State Crime
Alabama (Hoover)1 Agency certified 9/06 1 2% 2%
Arizona 7/04 5 3% 1%
Arkansas 4/00 247 78% 66%
Colorado 11/97 236 85% 81%
Connecticut 7/99 75 of 102 67% 40%
Delaware 7/01 69 100% 100%
District of Columbia (Metro Transit PD)1 Agency certified 1/00 1 NA NA
Georgia (Norcross)1 Agency certified 9/00 1 .01% .02%
Idaho 7/92 106 91% 100%
Illinois (Rockford)1 Agency Began Testing 12/06 1 4% 6%
Iowa 8/92 230 92% 97%
Kansas 2/01 424 90% 72%
Kentucky (agencies individually certified)1 1/05 27 6% 8%
Louisiana 1/02 28 9% 8%
Maine 7/03 16 22% 24%
Massachusetts 8/95 267 76% 69%
Michigan 2/96 785 100% 100%
Missouri 7/05 15 2.06% .03%
Montana 7/00 101 98% 98%
Nebraska 2/97 105 36% 21%
New Hampshire 5/03 146 87% 85%
North Dakota 2/91 86 93% 94%
Ohio 1/99 514 70% 70%
Oregon 6/97 74 29% 27%
Rhode Island 5/02 59 100% 100%
South Carolina 1/91 526 100% 100%
South Dakota 2/01 140 90% 98%
Tennessee 7/98 575 100% 100%
Texas 7/98 58 13% 15%
Utah 4/94 91 79% 80%
Vermont 4/94 85 98% 100%
Virginia 11/94 418 100% 100%
Washington 2007 3 1% .04%
West Virginia 9/98 505 100% 100%
Wisconsin 2/97 25 17% 30%
1  State is not NIBRS-certified but agency data are individually accepted by the FBI.

 

States/Agencies Testing NIBRS
State/Agency Date Testing Began State/Agency Date Testing Began
California 6/04 New York 10/92
Indiana 10/93 North Carolina 8/00
New Jersey 2/96 Oklahoma 11/91
New Mexico 8/96 Pennsylvania 5/95

 

Federal Agencies Testing NIBRS
State/Agency Date Testing Began
Bureau of Land Management 2/02
Department on Defense Manpower Data Center 3/04
Fish and Wildlife Service 8/02
Tennessee Valley Authority 3/02

 

States/Territories Developing NIBRS
Alabama1 Guam Illinois1 Maryland
District of Columbia Hawaii Kentucky Minnesota
1  Previously certified but returned to developmental status due to computer problems.

 

States with No Formalized Plan to Participate in NIBRS
Alaska Georgia Wyoming
Florida Nevada  

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