Lawful Access Data Collection

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, in conjunction with the FBI’s National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (NDCAC) and the Lawful Access Task Force, which is comprised of members representing a broad range of policy makers and practitioners, has developed a preliminary list of data elements needed to evaluate the true scope of this lawful access phenomenon and its impact on law enforcement investigations and overall public safety. The Lawful Access Data Collection (LADC) will act as the collection tool for tracking the volume of investigations that are impacted by device and software encryption and provide valuable data to decision makers to help mitigate these lawful access impacts. This collection is needed to collect data on the volume of law enforcement investigations that are negatively impacted by device and software encryption.

The latest form for Lawful Access Data Collection expires 2026-11-30 and can be found here.