Originating in 1929, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of nearly 18,000 federal, state, local, campus, and tribal law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention. The FBI UCR Program's primary objective is to generate reliable information for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management; over the years, however, the data have become one of the country’s leading social indicators. The program has been the starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation.

In 2001, Missouri instituted UCR reporting on a statewide basis. Every law enforcement agency in the State has since been required to report crime data monthly to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). While MSHP statutorily collects, maintains, and analyzes Missouri UCR data and forwards appropriate information to the FBI for use in national crime statistics, the CJIS Division is required to make such data available to both law enforcement and the public at large.

• 43.505. Uniform crime reporting system established — duties of department — violations, penalty.
• 43.545. Highway patrol to include incidents of domestic violence in reporting system.
• 455.010. Definitions.
• 455.545. Annual report by highway patrol.

• FBI NIBRS User Manual v2023.0 (2023)
• FBI NIBRS Technical Specification v2023.0 (2023)
• MSHP MIBRS Technical Specification v4.2 (Sept 2024)
• MSHP MIBRS XML Information Exchange Protocol Document (IEPD) v2.0 (2021)
• FBI NIBRS XML Developers Guide v2023.0 (2023)
• FBI Law Enforcement Public Contact (LEPC) JSON Flat File Technical Specification v2023.0 (2023)
• FBI Hate Crime Data Collection Manual v3.0 (2022)
• FBI NIBRS XML Information Exchange Protocol Document (IEPD) (2019)
• FBI NIBRS Web Services Interface Control Document (2018)
• FBI Police Employee Counts Technical Specification (2018)
• FBI UCR Program Quarterly – Policy Updates

• NIBRS/MIBRS TRANSITION
• LETTER FROM FBI DIRECTOR MANDATING NATIONAL TRANSITION TO NIBRS
• National Crime Statistics Exchange (NCS-X) Project
• Joint Statement from National LE Organizations supporting the NCS-X Project
• NCS-X Crime Statistics Brochure
• Local Law Enforcement Agency Playbook on Transitioning to NIBRS
• Estimating the Costs to Transition to NIBRS
• NIBRS Transition Case Study: Montgomery County (VA) Police Department

• NIBRS Articles
• Police Chief Magazine - Tech Talk: Got NIBRS?
• Police Chief Magazine – Tech Talk: NIBRS is the Foundation of Effective Police Operations
• Police Chief Magazine – Tech Talk: Advances in Crime Reporting will Enable More Actionable Analysis
• Police Chief Magazine – Tech Talk: Why NIBRS participation is a Good Choice for Law Enforcement
• Police Chief Magazine: Seattle PD Case Study: Importance of Timely & Detailed Incident-Level Data

• NIBRS Research
• FBI NIBRS 101 (via YouTube)
• Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) NIBRS Data Insight
  • Part 1 - NIBRS: Enabling Operational Advantages (via YouTube)
  • Part 2 - NIBRS: Informing Tactical Response (via YouTube)
  • Part 3 - NIBRS: Managing Change (via YouTube)
• Police Chief Magazine – Research in Brief: Leveraging NIBRS to Better Study Sexual Violence
• FBI: Effects of NIBRS Reporting on Crime Rates (2015)
• BJS: Effects of NIBRS Reporting on Crime Rates (2000)

• HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• FBI Human Trafficking Data Collection Overview
• IACP - Human Trafficking: Law Enforcement Guide to Investigation

• HATE CRIME
• FBI Hate Crime Data Collection Overview

• ANIMAL CRUELTY
• NLECAA - First Responders Toolbox: Animal Cruelty
• NSA - Studying the Link between Animal Abuse & Human Abuse