Florida and Pennsylvania lag behind in FBI crime data participation

Two years after the FBI switched methods for collecting crime data, many law enforcement agencies across the country have adapted, with nearly perfect participation rates from 17 states and the District of Columbia. The biggest exception is Florida, where less than 8% of agencies are represented in the 2022 data. Pennsylvania lags behind too, with less than 10% of agencies included.




Source: Agency participation data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Feb. 6, 2023, which was the deadline for local agencies to submit crime data for the Q4 2022 quarterly report. Local agencies had until April 3, 2023 to submit data for the FBI's 2022 national crime report, so the final participation status may change.