Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi State University Police Department has received National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
MSU Chief of Police Vance Rice was notified of the certification after a review by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division determined MSUPD met all required criteria in the areas of system compatibility, system responsiveness, statistical reasonableness and satisfactory error rate.
“We are proud to be the first university police department in the state to achieve NIBRS certification,” Rice said. “NIBRS allows for much more detailed and in-depth reporting.”
MSU is now one of 16 agencies in Mississippi that have earned the certification. NIBRS captures details on every reported crime incident, which allows law enforcement agencies to improve the quality of crime data. Incident data collected under the system includes circumstances and contextual items such as location, time of day and whether the incident was cleared.
The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program is making implementation of NIBRS a top priority because the new systems can provide more useful statistics to promote constructive discussion, measured planning and informed policing. NIBRS is replacing the Summary Reporting System, which was an aggregate monthly tally of crimes.
For more on the National Incident-Based Reporting System, visit www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/nibrs.
MSU’s nationally accredited police department is part of the university’s Division of Student Affairs. The police department can be reached via phone call or text message at 662-325-2121. In emergencies, dial 911 for assistance. For more, visit www.police.msstate.edu.
MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.