On August 9, 2005, the Fort Worth Police Department implemented a new Records Management system. At this same time, the department started collecting and reporting crime using the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) method, instead of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) method. The change is in response to a federal initiative to encourage all departments to provide better data for comparison and statistical purposes.
The new reporting system represents a complete change in the way that crime data is prepared. Crime statistics reports will be delayed as data is tested and to allow data to be presented in both UCR and NIBRS format for comparison purposes