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    LAPD NIBRS Offenses Dataset

    Metadata Updated: January 24, 2026

    Effective March 7, 2024, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) implemented a new Records Management System aligning with the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) requirements. This switch, part of a nationwide mandate, enhances the granularity and specificity of crime data. You can learn more about NIBRS on the FBI's website here: https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/ucr/nibrs

    NIBRS is more comprehensive than the previous Summary Reporting System (SRS) used in the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Unlike SRS, which grouped crimes into general categories, NIBRS collects detailed information for each incident, including multiple offenses, offenders, and victims when applicable. This detail-rich format may give the impression of increased crime levels due to its broader capture of criminal activity, but it actually provides a more accurate and nuanced view of crime in our community.

    This change sets a new baseline for crime reporting, reflecting incidents in the City of Los Angeles starting from March 7, 2024.

    With NIBRS, each criminal incident may reflect multiple offenses, resulting in more robust data than before. This may change the appearance of crime frequency, as multiple offenses per incident are reported individually.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 13, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date January 24, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Los Angeles data.json

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    Additional Metadata

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    Metadata Created Date December 13, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date January 24, 2026
    Publisher data.lacity.org
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.lacity.org/api/views/y8y3-fqfu
    Data First Published 2024-09-17
    Data Last Modified 2026-01-21
    Category Public Safety
    Public Access Level public
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.lacity.org/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Title Los Angeles data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.lacity.org/d/y8y3-fqfu
    License http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 10139c511260186137e03bc8ec70ed5d2ef61ce23712973bef1ce4a50ac43267
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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