UCR (UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING) PROGRAM

FBI's UCR Online Database Tool

UCR Reporting Forms Are Now Available Online

The purpose of the state UCR program is to systematically collect and analyze statistical information related to crime and delinquency and to publish information that can be used by a wide variety of sources, both public and private. The state database follows the national Uniform Crime Reporting Model so that valid comparisons of crime trends can be made between states and forecasts of these trends can be developed. 
 
The program's focus is to provide a better understanding of crime in Nevada which will, in turn, assist criminal justice administrators, practitioners, and academicians to plan, budget, and provide services to the public. Crime statistics are important to business leaders, educators, students, and interested private citizens as well. Participation by all criminal justice agencies in the state program is imperative, and will assure program users they have the information needed to make good decisions.
 
The Nevada UCR program, housed within the Records Bureau, collects crime statistics from approximately 35 police agencies and publishes the results for use in national and state summaries. It publishes the “Crime and Justice in Nevada" annual report and forwards the statistics to the FBI for inclusion in national reports. The UCR section also drafted a standardized form for police to report domestic violence incidents and keeps a database on these statistics as well.
 
NRS 179A.078 provides for the Public Safety Director to establish a uniform program for reporting crime. This program is designed to collect statistical data relating to crime and to facilitate the collection and analysis of statistical data relating to crime at a central location.