FBI NIBRS Crime Data

Get NIBRS offense-level estimates (person or property crimes). Returns offense-level data (as opposed to incident-level). An incident may involve multiple offenses, so offense counts are typically higher than incident counts. Args: crime_category: 'person' for violent crimes or 'property' for property crimes. Default: 'person'. indicator: Filter by offense type. domain: Filter by analysis domain. limit: Maximum results to return (default 50, max 1000).

Get national estimates of property crime incidents from NIBRS. Returns weighted national estimates of crimes against property including burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, and fraud. Data includes breakdowns by location type, time of day, and clearance status. Args: indicator: Filter by offense type (e.g. 'Burglary/Breaking & Entering', 'Larceny/Theft Offenses', 'Motor Vehicle Theft', 'NIBRS crimes against property (Total)'). domain: Filter by analysis domain (e.g. 'Incident count', 'Location type', 'Clearance', 'Time of day- Incident time'). limit: Maximum results to return (default 50, max 1000).

Get NIBRS victimization counts and percentages. Returns victim-level data from NIBRS including demographics of victims, victim-offender relationships, and injury types. Useful for understanding who is affected by crime and in what ways. Args: indicator: Filter by offense type (e.g. 'Aggravated Assault', 'NIBRS crimes against persons (Total)'). domain: Filter by analysis domain (e.g. 'Victim-offender relationship', 'Injury', 'Age', 'Sex', 'Race'). limit: Maximum results to return (default 50, max 1000).

Get national estimates of violent crime incidents from NIBRS. Returns weighted national estimates of crimes against persons (violent crimes) including aggravated assault, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, and sex offenses. Data includes breakdowns by weapon, location type, victim-offender relationship, and time of day. Args: indicator: Filter by offense type (e.g. 'Aggravated Assault', 'Robbery', 'NIBRS crimes against persons (Total)'). Omit for all offense types. domain: Filter by analysis domain. Options include: 'Incident count', 'Weapon involved', 'Location type', 'Victim-offender relationship', 'Time of day- Incident time', 'Multiple victims', 'Multiple offenders', 'Clearance', 'Injury', 'MSA', 'Population group'. Omit for all. limit: Maximum results to return (default 50, max 1000).