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    Index Crimes by County and Agency: Beginning 1990

    Metadata Updated: March 28, 2026

    The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) collects crime reports from more than 500 New York State police and sheriffs' departments. DCJS compiles these reports as New York's official crime statistics and submits them to the FBI under the National Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. UCR uses standard offense definitions to count crime in localities across America regardless of variations in crime laws from state to state. In New York State, law enforcement agencies use the UCR system to report their monthly crime totals to DCJS. The UCR reporting system collects information on seven crimes classified as Index offenses which are most commonly used to gauge overall crime volume. These include the violent crimes of murder/non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault; and the property crimes of burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. Police agencies may experience reporting problems that preclude accurate or complete reporting. The counts represent only crimes reported to the police but not total crimes that occurred. DCJS posts preliminary data in the spring and final data in the fall.

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    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 28, 2026

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    Harvested from NY State JSON

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    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 28, 2026
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    Data First Published 2021-06-29
    Data Last Modified 2026-03-25
    Category Public Safety
    Public Access Level public
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    Harvest Source Id 36f923f9-f915-42dc-a4de-1a5e3a17d284
    Harvest Source Title NY State JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.ny.gov/d/ca8h-8gjq
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