Crime
Statistics - Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)
The BCI is responsible for managing the state Uniform
Crime Reporting (UCR) program. The UCR program involves the collection,
compilation, and analysis of crime statistics collected from local police
departments, sheriff's offices, and Drug Task Forces in North Dakota.
The annual
Crime in North Dakota report is published utilizing data gathered
through the UCR program. This report summarizes crime and arrest
data reported by local law enforcement agencies throughout the
state. The report contains crime and arrest information for
a ten-year period as well as separate analyses of Driving under
the Influence offenses, arrests for drug offenses, arrests of
juveniles, and arrests of adults.
Information gathered through the UCR program is used for
a variety of purposes. Other state agencies routinely request UCR data
for planning and research purposes. Crime rate information is a quality-of-life
measure that is used by businesses considering locating in North Dakota.
Students, professors, and researchers interested in criminal justice issues
also use information available through UCR reporting.
UCR reporting in North Dakota is based on national reporting
specifications. The BCI forwards North Dakota data to the national UCR
program administered by the FBI. This data is included in national publications
including the annual Crime in the United States report.
The crime information collected through the UCR program
is also used to determine allocations of federal grant funds. Our state
receives millions of dollars in federal grant funds each year that are
determined, in part, by crime rate information. Examples of federal grant
programs include the Edward Byrne Memorial Funds (Drug and Violent Crime
funds), Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, and the Juvenile Accountability
Incentive Block Grant Program.
Statewide Reports
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