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Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Information, Programs, and City Services
Objective 1: Provide for the Efficient Access and Appropriate Management of the City’s Data
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
PTW Official Crime Reporting Transition Project Completion Neighborhood Services (Police)
1.1.2
Summary:
Milestone Status
The Police Department has historically submitted the Department to receive National Complete
Summary Reporting System (SRS) monthly to the Texas Incident‐Based Reposting System
Department of Public Safety (DPS) which reports annually to (NIBRS) training from DPS
the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on Uniform Crime DPS certification of NIBRS data Complete
Reporting (UCR). Summary reporting captures 8 specific End summary reporting using UCR Complete
offenses called Part 1 offenses. and begin NIBRS reporting
Organizational education on NIBRS
Texas House Bill 11, enacted September 1, 2015, will move reporting
the State of Texas to the National Incident‐Based Reposting Community stakeholder education
System (NIBRS) as the standard reporting method to the on NIBRS reporting
National Uniform Crime System no later than September 1,
2019. The department has transitioned to a new Records
Management System that is NIBRS compliant and is
transitioning to the NIBRS format. NIBRS captures 46 specific
crimes within 22 offense categories called Group A
offenses. The more detailed reporting of crime incidents
allows for greater specificity in reporting.

The FBI currently receives the majority of the UCR data via
summary reporting and continues to report crime statistics in
the traditional format. NIBRS Data is submitted to Texas DPS
on a monthly schedule. Upon certification, DPS sends APD a
return of the Summary UCR Part I report. For 2018, the
Summary UCR is the published “official crime statistics” for
APD so the format and comparisons to pervious years will
not change. Ultimately, the department will transition away
from UCR summary reporting when sufficient NIBRS
reporting has taken place for comparative analysis.

An education component to the transition will be
implemented over this next year both internally and to
stakeholders outside the organization.

Update:
The department continues to report the UCR Crime Summary
by month designation after receiving the information back
from TX DPS.

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