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State and Domain UCR Program Manager Use-of-Force Canvass
The following canvass seeks to understand the current policies and capabilities of state and
domain Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Programs as well to assess the readiness of law
enforcement agencies to participate in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
This survey is voluntary and all responses will be kept confidential. Please select the
answer(s) that most effectively apply to your state or domain program.
In order to effectively plan for the launch of the National Use-of-Force Data Collection, the FBI
would like to understand current plans for participating in the new data collection. State and
other domain managers can manage the National Use-of-Force data much as they manage
their current UCR data. Conversely, state and other domain managers can opt to allow for
their law enforcement agencies to directly submit use-of-force data to the FBI.

1. Given that the FBI will allow for states to choose whether or not to manage the
collection of use-of-force data, will the state or domain retain management authority
over the Use-of-Force data collection?
 Yes (Please skip to question 2)
 No (Please skip to question 12)
 Unknown at this time (Please skip to question 12)
2. Which entity will retain management authority over the Use-of Force data collection?
 State or Domain UCR Program
 Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Systems Officer (CSO)
 Other ______________________________
 Unknown at this time
Technical Capabilities:
The next few questions seek to gather information regarding the technical capabilities of an
existing or planned state system used to capture law enforcement use of force, as well as data
elements currently being collected.
3. Does the state have a system to capture information on law enforcement use of force?
 Yes, we currently collect this information statewide
 No, but we are in the process of developing a statewide data collection on use
of force
 No, but we plan to use the FBI’s portal to collect National Use-of-Force data
that will be accessible through the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (Please
skip to question 12)
 No, we do not plan to collect this information with a statewide system (Please
skip to question 12)
 Other _____________________________________________________________
 Unknown (Please skip to question 12)
4. When did you begin or plan to begin collection of use-of-force data?
_________________________________________________________________________________

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5. What types of incidents are included or will be included in your data collection?
(Please select all that apply)
 Fatalities
 Nonfatal encounters with injury to the subject
 Nonfatal encounters without injury to the subject
 Firearm discharges at or in the direction of a person
 Other ______________________________
6. What data is collected for each incident? (Please select all that apply)
Incident Information
 Date of the incident
 Time of the incident
 Total number of officers who applied actual force during time of incident
 Number of officers from your agency who applied actual force during time of
incident
 Location of the incident
 Location type of the incident
 Did the officer(s) approach the subject(s)
 Was a supervisor or a senior officer acting in a supervisory capacity present or
consulted at any point during the incident
 Was this an ambush incident?
 Reason for initial contact between subject and officer
 If incident involved multiple law enforcement agencies, case numbers for the
local “use-of-force reports” at the other agencies
 Other: ________________________________
 Unknown
 None
Subject Information
 Age of the subject(s)
 Sex of the subject(s)
 Race and ethnicity of the subject(s)
 Height and weight of the subject(s)
 Injury/Death of subject(s)
 Type(s) of force used connected to serious bodily injury or death
 Whether the subject(s) resisted
 Was the threat by the subject(s) perceived to be directed to the officer or to
another party
 Type(s) of subject resistance/weapon involvement
 Apparent or known impairment/physical conditions of subject
 Other: _______________________________
 Unknown
 None
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Officer Information
 Age of the officer(s)
 Sex of the officer(s)
 Race and ethnicity of the officer(s)
 Height and weight of the officer(s)
 Officer’s years of service as a law enforcement officer (total tenure)
 Full-time
 Was the officer readily identifiable by uniform or insignia
 Was the officer on duty at the time of the incident
 Did the officer discharge a firearm
 Officer(s) injured
 Officer injury type
 Other: _______________________________
 Unknown
 None
7. Does the system capture zero reports for months without incidents for each agency?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
Regarding existing or proposed state systems to collect law enforcement use of force:
8. Does your state plan to submit data through bulk data files to the National Use-ofForce Data Collection?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
9. If yes, how can incident data be exported from the system?
 Flat file
 XML
 Both
 Other ____________________________________
 Unknown
10. Are the fields and format of the export files customizable?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
11. Does your state anticipate submitting files through to the National Use-of-Force Data
Collection?
 SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
 Web services
 Both
 Other ___________________________________
 Unknown

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Statutes:
The following questions seek information regarding legal obligations within your state that
may require law enforcement agencies to collect use-of-force data.
12. Does your state have any statutory obligations for the collection of UCR data?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
13. If yes, please provide the state statute below:
___________________________________________________________________________
14. Does your state have any statutory obligations for the collection of data on law
enforcement use of force?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
15. If yes, please provide the state statute below:
___________________________________________________________________________
Data Management:
The following questions seek information regarding your state or domain program and the
availability of data quality checks, auditing, and training for UCR data, including use-of-force
data.
16. What types of validation methods are currently use by the state or domain program
on UCR data prior to submission to the FBI? (Please select all that apply)
 Automatic edit checks and business rules programmed to technical
specifications
 Data validated by local agency
 Data validated by program manager
 Data validated by independent contracting agency
 Automatic vendor validation
 No validation performed
 Other: ___________________________________________
17. Does your state or domain program have audit capabilities for UCR data?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown

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18. Does your state or domain program have the ability to conduct data quality follow up
with agencies use-of-force data if requested by the FBI?
 Yes
 No
 We do not plan to participate in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection
(Please skip to question 27 )
 Unknown
19. Will your state or domain program be creating data quality standards for use-of-force
data (validation methods)?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
20. How do agencies within your state or domain program receive training?
 The state or domain program has regular training events provided by its own
staff
 The state or domain program schedules training events through an
independent contracting agency
 The state or domain program requests training from the FBI UCR Program
21. Will your state program have training capabilities regarding use-of-force report
guidelines and requirements?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
22. Will your state or domain program have audit capabilities regarding the use-of-force
data collection?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown
23. Will your state publish or share use-of-force data?
 Yes
 No (please skip to question 27)
 Unknown (please skip to question 27)
24. If yes, how will the use-of force data be published or shared? (Please select all that
apply)
 Website
 eBook
 Hard copy
 Other: ______________________________________

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25. How often do your state and law enforcement agencies anticipate
releasing/publishing use-of-force data?
 Monthly
 Quarterly
 Annually
 Other _______________________________________
 Unknown
26. With whom will the use-of-force data be shared? (Please select all that apply)
 General public
 Internal state law enforcement agencies
 Law enforcement agencies nationwide
 Other: ______________________________________
 Unknown
Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP):
The following questions seek to gauge your knowledge of the LEEP, and the resources its
access can provide to your law enforcement agency.
27. Do you currently have access to the LEEP?
 Yes
 No (Please skip to question 33)
 Unknown (Please skip to question 33)
28. If yes, how do you access the LEEP?
 LEEP IDs
 Federated Identity Provider (IdP)
 Unknown
29. If you have LEEP access, approximately how often do you access it?
 Daily
 Weekly
 Several times a month
 Monthly
 Several times a year
 Annually
 Never
30. Are you aware there is a Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Special Interest Group (SIG)
on the LEEP?
 Yes
 No
31. If yes, do you currently have access to the UCR SIG?
 Yes
 No
 Unknown

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32. What resources would you as the program or domain manager believe would be
beneficial on the LEEP to better assist you? (Select all that apply)
 Virtual Command Centers
 Nationwide Criminal Justice Records
 Global Cyber-Complaint Data
 Intelligence Centers
 Other: _____________________________
 Unknown
State or Domain Information
33. Which state or domain do you represent? _______________________________________
34. Which title best describes the position you currently hold?
 CJIS Systems Officer (CSO)
 State or Domain UCR Program Manager
 Other _______________________________________
35. Can we contact you with further information on
 The National Use-of-Force Data Collection
 The Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal
 Please do not contact me
General Comments:
Please provide questions, comments, or concerns regarding any information and/or services
the FBI can provide your state or domain program to ensure the National Use-of-Force Data
Collection adequately gathers statistical information for reporting purposes to
.

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