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The City of McAllen participates in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) System, a nationwide statistical data reporting effort.
The DOJ FBI Summary Reporting System (SRS), commonly known as the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), is transitioning to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) beginning January 1, 2021.
Additionally, the Texas Legislature passed legislation that requires this reporting change.
HB 11, Texas 84th Regular Session, effective 09/01/2015, in part, provides that:
Sec. 411.054. INCIDENT-BASED CRIME STATISTICS REPORTING GOAL. (a) The department shall establish a goal that, not later than September 1, 2019, all local law enforcement agencies:
(1) will have implemented an incident-based reporting system that meets the reporting requirements of the National Incident-Based Reporting System of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(2) will use the system described by Subdivision (1) to submit to the department information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in the jurisdiction of the local law enforcement agency.
Pursuant to such directives, the McAllen Police Department has completed its transition from the UCR format to the NIBRS format.
Reporting under the former UCR format reflects occurrences of eight (8) crime categories (including Arson) called Part 1 Crimes.
Reporting under the current NIBRS format reflects 24 offense categories made up of 52 reportable Group A offenses and 10 Group B offenses.
This year’s report represents our third (3rd) crime report in the NIBRS format, includes previous year data and previous year NIBRS data comparison.
We anticipate releasing our 2023 McAllen National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Crime report on Friday, January 19, 2024. Generally, the report will reflect the following NIBRS offense information:
| Table 1: Crime Volume Analysis (collective sum of reported crime): |
| Crimes Against Persons decreased: -2.2% |
| Crimes Against Property decreased: -2.4% |
| Crimes Against Society decreased: -1.4% |
| NIBRS Total decreased: -2.2% |
| Table 2: Crime Rate Analysis (factors changes in population): |
| Crimes Against Persons decreased: -3.4% |
| Crimes Against Property decreased: -3.6% |
| Crimes Against Society decreased: -2.6% |
| NIBRS Total decreased: -3.4% |
View Complete Report Below:
Statement by V. Rodriguez, Chief of Police:
“Our community strives to prevent crime, to promote public safety and to participate in the investigation of crime when it does occur.
We express our sincere appreciation to all members of our community for entrusting us with their public safety.
I extend our heartfelt thanks to the McAllen City Commission for their public service and for always making public safety the top priority at the City of McAllen.
It is my privilege to especially recognize the men and women that are the McAllen Police Department for their selfless law enforcement service, their hard work, and the successful outcomes of their tireless efforts.
As we go forward, the department will continue its diligence to the public safety service that our community deserves.”
The 2023 McAllen NIBRS Crime Report is available online at: https://www.mcallen.net/departments/pd/records-bureau/crime-reports
