NIBRS Forms & Guidelines
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2026 NIBRS Code Table (Excel file) The start date for the new code table is backdated to 1/1/2026 so records from any time this year and beyond can use the new codes. |
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Information Exchange Package Documentation (IEPD) (ZIP file) Please note - you need to download the Zip file to your computer, extract the files, then you can use the catalog file to access the files from the browser. The catalog file will not function properly if you allow your browser to just open the file, downloading it to your computer is necessary. |
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| 2025 NIBRS Codes Table (Excel file) | |
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Code Table Update Effective 4/9/2025 (Excel file) The only changes to the Code Table include statutes 720-5/18-4 and 720-5/18-6 mapping to 120=Robbery, not 90Z=All Other Offenses. |
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Code Table Update effective 03/07/2025 (Excel file) Due to statute changes/reporting guidelines, the attached file contains minor changes/additions/deletions to the current NIBRS Code Table. The changes are effective as of to March 7, 2025. |
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| 2023.0 NIBRS Technical Specification (PDF file) | |
| NIBRS User Manual version 2023.0 (PDF file) | |
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Updated Code Table for IEPD v5.0 (Excel file)
Please note – Possession of Stolen Vehicle IBR mapping has changed from 240=Motor Vehicle Theft to 280=Stolen Property Offenses. This change will enable agencies to charge Possession of Stolen Vehicle then report the property recovered as 'None'. NIBRS does not allow an agency to recover a motor vehicle stolen from another agency's jurisdiction. |
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Information Exchange Package Documentation v5.0 (IEPD) (ZIP file)
Please note - you need to download the Zip file to your computer, extract the files, then you can use the catalog file to access the files from the browser. The catalog file will not function properly if you allow your browser to just open the file, downloading it to your computer is necessary. |
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| NIBRS User Manual April 2021 (PDF file) | |
| July 2020 Update (PDF file) | |
| NIBRS XML Developer's Guide (PDF file, opens in a new tab) | |
| FBI NIBRS Technical Specifications V2019.1 (PDF file) | |
| Local Agency NIBRS Playbook - Version 2 (PDF file) | |
| A Guide to Understanding NIBRS (PDF file) | |
| Illinois NIBRS Readiness Assessment (PDF file) | |
| NIBRS Media Kit (PDF file) | |
| Benefits of NIBRS Participation (PDF file) | |
| IACP article NIBRS the Future of US Crime Data (PDF file) | |
| 2018 IACP – Legal and Policy Implications for Technology Procurement (PDF file) | |
| FBI Director Comey NIBRS Transition Announcement (PDF file) |
