Missouri Law Enforcement Agencies
Awarded for Excellent Recordkeeping
JEFFERSON CITY, May 17, 2006—The Missouri
Department of Public Safety today recognized 29 local law enforcement
agencies for the quality of their uniform crime reporting (UCR).
“I commend these local law enforcement agencies
for demonstrating excellency,” said Mark James, Public Safety
Director. “It is encouraging to witness agencies dedicating
themselves to painstakingly documenting and reporting the crimes committed
in their jurisdictions to the FBI.”
Under Missouri law, every law enforcement agency
must submit crime incident and arrest information if they are to receive
state and federal funds for law enforcement, safety or criminal justice
purposes. The Missouri Department of Public Safety, through the Missouri
State Highway Patrol, gathers the information from local law enforcement
agencies and submits it to the FBI to meet federal crime reporting
guidelines.
The Highway Patrol reviews each independently reporting
law enforcement agency once every three years, with audit results
available each quarter. During a review, auditors assigned to the
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) section of the Missouri
State Highway Patrol check each agency’s police files and incident
reports to ensure crime incidents are being reported according to
federal UCR guidelines. Based on the results of the audit the Highway
Patrol will give each law enforcement agency a quality-based score.
CJIS auditors are also responsible for performing audits of the Missouri
Uniform Law Enforcement System/National Crime Information Center (MULES/NCIC)
system.
For the first quarter of 2006 five law enforcement agencies scored
100 percent on their UCR Quality Assurance Review (QAR) including
the Bucklin Police Department, Grain Valley Police Department, Perry
County Sheriff’s Office, Poplar Bluff Police Department and
the Stone County Sheriff’s Office.
In addition, 24 law enforcement agencies had a compliance
rating in the 90 to 99 percent range following their QAR including:
Auxvasse Police Department
New Madrid County Sheriff’s Office
Blackburn Police Department
Orrick Police Department
Centralia Police Department
Osage Beach Police Department
Concordia Police Department
Parkville Police Department
Eldon Police Department
Rolla Police Department
Freeman Police Department
Savannah Police Department
Glasgow Police Department
Scotland County Sheriff’s Office
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Southeast Missouri State University DPS
Holcomb Police Department
Vandalia Police Department
Memphis Police Department
Washburn Police Department
Mineral Area College DPS
Webb City Police Department
Morgan County Sheriff’s Office
Wellington Police Department
In 1929 the International Association of Chiefs of
Police started the UCR Program in order to keep an accurate record
of national crime statistics. The tasks of gathering, making public
and storing those statistics were transferred to the FBI in 1930,
where they still remain today.
For more information, please contact Terri Durdaller
at (573) 751-4819.