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See If Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI
There are growing gaps in U.S. crime stats. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.
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Many criminologists fear the missing data means the nation would not get reliable crime data for years to come. If a local police department did not report crime data to the FBI, it would also mean scholars, policy makers and the public cannot compare what’s happening with crime in their community with other places.
Source: Agency participation data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Feb. 7, 2022, which was the deadline for local agencies to submit crime data for the Q4 2021 quarterly report. Local agencies had until March 7, 2022 to submit data for the FBI's 2021 national crime report, so the final participation status may change. The FBI's 2021 participation data records the number of months of crime data was submitted by law enforcement agencies, whereas the 2020 data only indicates if the agency reported any data.