New from me: Chicago is the center of attention when it comes to talking about crime data in a national context. Experts caution that interpreting numbers without examining the underlying influences can lead to misunderstandings. #chicago #nibrs https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/31/chicago-s-murder-count-makes-national-headlines-accurately-talking-about-crime-data

The FBI’s Next Set of Crime Data Is Going to Be a Big Mess

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/fbi-crime-data-nibrs-2021/629797/

#fbi #crime #statistics #nibrs

> "The problem is especially acute for #HateCrimes because many agencies that are #NIBRS-compliant are not submitting hate crime data. As a result, the 2021 #HateCrimeStatistics released late last year provided an incomplete picture of hate crime trends in this country," said Associate Attorney General #VanitaGupta in remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday.

> In Dec. 2022, the #FBI released a report showing there were 7,262 #HateCrime incidents and 9,024 victims in 2021. Much of the violence has targeted the #BlackCommunity – almost 60% of the reported bias crimes – while other reports include crimes against people based on their #SexualOrientation, #gender and #religion. But many police forces are not reporting hate crimes to the #NationalIncidentBasedReportingSystem ( #NIBRS).

1c/ Missouri law requires police to submit crime data to the Highway Patrol and allows DPS to penalize noncompliant agencies. 👮

Despite that, DPS awarded St. Louis police two grants in June and July worth more than $110,000, even though STL was six months behind in reporting at that point. 💵

#journalismus #journalism #datajournalism #newspaper #news #police #fbi #crime #crimedata #nibrs #ucr

1b/ St. Louis' 8-month pause in reporting crime data, coupled with a bug in the FBI's system, caused the bureau to count St. Louis' 11 months of reported data for 2021 as if it was a full year's worth.

The FBI acknowledged the mistake after I found the bureau's annual totals were up to 15% lower than those in the Missouri Highway Patrol's portal.

#journalismus #journalism #datajournalism #newspaper #news #police #fbi #crime #crimedata #nibrs #ucr

1a/ CRIME DATA 📈

I discovered that the FBI published incorrect 2021 crime totals for St. Louis, after the police department stopped sending required crime reports to the Highway Patrol for 8 months. 🚔

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html

#journalismus #journalism #datajournalism #newspaper #news #police #fbi #crime #crimedata #nibrs #ucr

RT @Jerry_Ratcliffe@twitter.com

Here's how to spend your Sunday morning.
Listen to Jeff Asher (@Crimealytics@twitter.com) talk insightfully about fixing #NIBRS and why New Orleans is different to Washington DC 👇
Just ignore that I talk about zero-inflated regression... because I know how to make a podcast real sexy🙄

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Jerry_Ratcliffe/status/1603863333563953152

The incorrect data for #StLouis comes as experts nationally express alarm about decreased police participation in the #FBI uniform #crime reporting program in 2021, the first year police were required to switch to #NIBRS.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html

The incorrect data for #StLouis comes as experts nationally express alarm about decreased police participation in the #FBI uniform #crime reporting program in 2021, the first year police were required to switch to #NIBRS.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html

#StLouis stopped sending crime data to the Highway Patrol for eight months. The pause resulted in the #FBI publishing incorrect annual crime numbers for #stl in two of its national publications for 2021, released last month.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html
#NIBRS

#StLouis stopped sending crime data to the Highway Patrol for eight months. The pause resulted in the #FBI publishing incorrect annual crime numbers for #stl in two of its national publications for 2021, released last month.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/how-much-crime-is-in-st-louis-fbi-gets-numbers-wrong-after-city-fell-behind/article_aae53e3c-5604-56d3-b839-cec0f7cc239d.html
#NIBRS