Hi Jeff: Sorry for asking questions you probably answered, but what percentage of law enforcement agencies are submitting full year crime statistics through the NIBRS for 2023-2024? How confident are you that their estimates (for those not reporting full year data) are accurate? Do they consider unreported crimes in their estimates (per BJS data on non-reporting)?
There seems to be a huge difference (depending on the source) on the number of crimes recorded via NIBRS compared to the previous SRS. Doesn't it seem inevitable that crime numbers should rise if most law enforcement agencies are now reporting a greater number of crimes via full year data via the NIBRS?
I apologize for asking so many questions but various sources seem to provide conflicting information.
Hi Jeff,
Thought you might find our recent article on the FBI "stealth edits" hiding a "crime surge," and how this now viral narrative originated from a single source: the discredited John Lott: https://armedwithreason.substack.com/p/the-weaponization-of-crime-data-disinformation
Best,
Devin
Hi Jeff: Sorry for asking questions you probably answered, but what percentage of law enforcement agencies are submitting full year crime statistics through the NIBRS for 2023-2024? How confident are you that their estimates (for those not reporting full year data) are accurate? Do they consider unreported crimes in their estimates (per BJS data on non-reporting)?
There seems to be a huge difference (depending on the source) on the number of crimes recorded via NIBRS compared to the previous SRS. Doesn't it seem inevitable that crime numbers should rise if most law enforcement agencies are now reporting a greater number of crimes via full year data via the NIBRS?
I apologize for asking so many questions but various sources seem to provide conflicting information.
Thanks, Len.