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FBI Crime Data API (UCR/NIBRS)
US crime stats from 18,000+ agencies, free data.gov key
The FBI Crime Data Explorer API serves Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data, including the Summary Reporting System (SRS) and National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), for over 18,000 U.S. law-enforcement agencies. REST, returning JSON or CSV. A free api.data.gov key is required, passed as ?api_key=.
Free tier
Free; api.data.gov key requiredRate limits
api.data.gov default ~1,000 req/hour per key (DEMO_KEY far lower)Auth
API keyBase URL
https://api.usa.gov/crime/fbi/sapiWhat you'd build with it
- Add local/state crime statistics to a real-estate or relocation tool
- Build a public-safety dashboard from NIBRS offense data
- Compare crime trends across states and years
- Resolve and list reporting agencies by ORI
Key endpoints
- GET
/api/participation/national?api_key={KEY}National agency participation in UCR - GET
/api/summarized/state/{state}/{offense}/{from}/{to}?api_key={KEY}Summarized offense counts by state and year range - GET
/api/data/nibrs/{offense}/offense/national/count?api_key={KEY}NIBRS national offense counts - GET
/api/agencies?api_key={KEY}List of reporting law-enforcement agencies
Members
Members get the runnable recipe
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Tags
governmentcrimeopen-datastatistics