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Program Descriptions

16.305:  Law Enforcement Assistance: Uniform Crime Reports

Objectives:  To furnish information which will assist heads of law enforcement agencies in administration and operation of their departments. Further, to make data available to judges, penologists, sociologists, legislators, students, and others interested in crime and its social aspects.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

16.305 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  All participating law enforcement agencies including state and local governments are furnished a copy of the annual publication and semiannual releases. Limited copies of semiannual releases are available to any interested individual by writing the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Uniform Crime Reports, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306. The annual publication is available for purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  All participating state and local law enforcement agencies are furnished a copy of the annual publication and semiannual releases. Limited copies of semiannual releases are available to any interested individual by writing the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Uniform Crime Reports, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306. The annual publication is available for sale from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954.

Credentials/Documentation:  None.

16.305 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Inquiries may be sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Uniform Crime Reports, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306.

Award Procedure:  Not applicable.

Deadlines:  None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Not applicable.

Appeals:  Not applicable.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

16.305 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 16.304 Law Enforcement Assistance: National Crime Information Center;
• 16.550 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers.

16.305 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

16.305 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Type of Assistance:  Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations:  (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $6,403,364; FY 00 est $7,190,337; and FY 01 est $9,416,849.

Budget Account Number:  15-0200-0-1-751.

Authorization:  28 U.S.C. 534.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  28 CFR section 0.85 (f). "Crime in The United States-Uniform Crime Reports," Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

16.305 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20535. Phone: (202) 324-3000. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

16.305 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  The FBI collects, analyzes, and publishes certain crime statistics which it receives on a regular and voluntary basis from law enforcement agencies nationwide. These data are published annually in publication Crime In the United States-Uniform Crime Reports and are supplemented with semiannual releases. The annual publication provides information on (1) crime trends; (2) offenses known to police; (3) age, sex, and race of persons arrested; (4) police disposition of juveniles arrested; and (5) police employee information.

16.305 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Not applicable.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  Not applicable.