A crime data expert tells Fox News Digital that the FBI's 2023 crime figures are not a true reflection of overall crime due to the bureau's shift to a more detailed and transparent collection system.
A recent report by the FBI showed that violent crime dropped by around 3% in 2023 compared to the year before, with murders and non-negligent manslaughter falling nearly 12%. But a crime data expert tells Fox News Digital that these figures are not a true reflection of overall crime, but that’s because the FBI is working to create a more transparent and detailed reporting system.
Sean Kennedy, who specializes in law enforcement and crime data analysis, says that FBI figures are 'riddled with errors' because it is trying to transition the nation’s more than 19,000 plus law enforcement agencies to use the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System . which requires multiple data points for every offense, is a more detailed system of data measurement compared to systems police forces have traditionally used and therefore a more onerous one, Kennedy says. In 2021, the FBI mandated that all law enforcement agencies submit crime data via NIBRS but about 40% of agencies failed to do so for various reasons, mostly due to the burden it places on resources, Kennedy says.
but also has been provided through that summary system that's been around for decades.' 'We're not at 100%, but we are consistently talking to law enforcement agencies and working with law enforcement agencies to transition to NIBRS.' To ascertain the crime rate among the entire U.S. population, given the 5.7% population coverage shortfall, the officials say the bureau uses an extrapolation process based on the submitted data.
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