What national survey is prepared by the FBI?

• A. Uniform Crime Reports
• B. National Incident-Based Reporting System
• C. FBI Crime Statistics
• D. National Crime Information Center

Answer: (A)

Uniform Crime Reports are the FBI’s national crime data collection program, traditionally referred to as the FBI’s national survey of crime. It gathers offenses known to police and arrests from participating agencies and publishes annual crime estimates used to compare crime over time and across jurisdictions. The other options describe different parts of the FBI’s data efforts or databases but are not the national survey: the National Incident-Based Reporting System is a detailed incident-level data component (part of the broader crime data system) rather than the general national survey; FBI Crime Statistics is not a standalone program; and the National Crime Information Center is a centralized database for things like wanted or missing persons, not a crime survey.