@article{2cb1c331fda64e57a14d76dc747eb4c4,
title = "The Accuracy of Arrest Data in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)",
abstract = "This study compared NIBRS arrest data in a statewide sample with arrest and summons data on the same cases collected directly from law enforcement agencies (LEAs). NIBRS matched LEA data in 84.1% of cases. However, 5.8% of LEA arrests and 52.9% of LEA summons were false negatives, that is, they were incorrectly represented as not cleared by arrest in NIBRS. False negatives were more likely when more than 1 day elapsed between incident and arrest and when the crimes were sexual assault or intimidation. False negatives were less likely in small LEAs (for summons) Recommendations are presented for improving accuracy.",
keywords = "NIBRS, National Incident-Based Reporting System, accuracy, arrest, reliability",
author = "Cross, {Theodore P.} and Alex Wagner and Daniel Bibel",
note = "This work could not have been done without the diligence and care Rosa Mazzeo devoted to this project. We thank Linda Owens of the Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago for her assistance with constructing sample weights; Megan Alderden for her assistance with planning, implementing and interpreting this research; and Lisa Sampson and Cliff Goodband for their assistance with conducting and reporting on this research. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was supported under award number 2015-R2-CX-0047 to the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was supported under award number 2015-R2-CX-0047 to the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.",
year = "2023",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1177/00111287211067180",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "69",
pages = "2484–2507",
journal = "Crime and Delinquency",
issn = "0011-1287",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "12",
}