Editing Federal Bureau of Investigation (section)

== Publications ==
[[File:FBI Seeking Information Capitol Violence Poster.jpg|thumb|A publication following the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack]]]]
The ''[[FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin]]'' is published monthly by the FBI Law Enforcement Communication Unit,<ref name="lecu">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/hq/td/academy/lecu/lecu.htm |title=Law Enforcement Communication Unit |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417000819/http://www.fbi.gov/hq/td/academy/lecu/lecu.htm |archive-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> with articles of interest to state and local [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] personnel. First published in 1932 as ''Fugitives Wanted by Police'',<ref name="history_newdeal">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/history/newdeal.htm |title=History of the FBI, The New Deal: 1933 – Late 1930s |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106195646/http://www2.fbi.gov/libref/historic/history/newdeal.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> the ''FBI Law Bulletin'' covers topics including law enforcement technology and issues, such as [[crime mapping]] and [[use of force]], as well as recent [[criminal justice]] research, and [[Violent Criminal Apprehension Program|ViCAP]] alerts, on wanted suspects and key cases.

The FBI also publishes some reports for both law enforcement personnel as well as regular citizens covering topics including law enforcement, [[terrorism]], [[Computer crime|cybercrime]], [[white-collar crime]], [[violent crime]], and statistics.<ref name="pubs">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/publications.htm |title=Federal Bureau of Investigation – Reports & Publications |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326222038/https://www2.fbi.gov/publications.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref> The vast majority of [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] publications covering these topics are published by the [[Office of Justice Programs]] agencies of the [[United States Department of Justice]], and disseminated through the [[National Criminal Justice Reference Service]].

=== Crime statistics ===
During the 1920s the FBI began issuing crime reports by gathering numbers from local police departments.<ref name="'70s">{{cite book |title=How We Got Here: The '70s |last=Frum |first=David |author-link=David Frum |year=2000 |publisher=Basic Books |location=New York, NY |isbn=0-465-04195-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/12 12] |url=https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/12}}</ref> Due to limitations of this system that were discovered during the 1960s and 1970s—victims often simply did not report crimes to the police in the first place—the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] developed an alternative method of tallying crime, the victimization survey.<ref name="'70s" />

==== Uniform Crime Reports ====
{{Main|Uniform Crime Reports}}
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) compile data from over 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. They provide detailed data regarding the volume of crimes to include arrest, clearance (or closing a case), and law enforcement officer information. The UCR focuses its data collection on violent crimes, hate crimes, and property crimes.<ref name="pubs" /> Created in the 1920s, the UCR system has not proven to be as ''uniform'' as its name implies. The UCR data only reflect the most serious offense in the case of connected crimes and has a very restrictive definition of rape. Since about 93% of the data submitted to the FBI is in this format, the UCR stands out as the publication of choice as most states require law enforcement agencies to submit this data.

Preliminary Annual ''Uniform Crime Report'' for 2006 was released on June 4, 2006. The report shows violent crime offenses rose 1.3%, but the number of property crime offenses decreased 2.9% compared to 2005.<ref name="publications_ucr2006">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/ucr/06prelim/index.html |title=Preliminary Crime Statistics for 2006 |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411123900/http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/06prelim/index.html |archive-date=April 11, 2010}}</ref>

==== National Incident-Based Reporting System ====
{{Main|National Incident-Based Reporting System}}
The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) [[crime statistics]] system aims to address limitations inherent in UCR data. The system is used by law enforcement agencies in the United States for collecting and reporting data on crimes. Local, state, and federal agencies generate NIBRS data from their records management systems. Data is collected on every incident and arrest in the Group A offense category. The Group A offenses are 46 specific crimes grouped in 22 offense categories. Specific facts about these offenses are gathered and reported in the NIBRS system. In addition to the Group A offenses, eleven Group B offenses are reported with only the arrest information. The NIBRS system is in greater detail than the summary-based UCR system. {{as of|2004|df=US}}, 5,271 law enforcement agencies submitted NIBRS data. That amount represents 20% of the United States population and 16% of the crime statistics data collected by the FBI.