Status Report on NCHIP

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Status Report on NCHIP

Gerry RamkerBureau of Justice Statistics

SEARCH Membership MeetingSt. Louis, MO

July 2006



July 2006 SEARCH Membership Meeting 2



NCHIP National Initiatives• SEARCH:

– Technical Assistance– National conferences and workshops– Surveys– Intergovernmental Coordination

• REJIS - Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Project• SDC – Evaluation and RQI




Accomplishments

• Improved accessibility of records• Record & fingerprint automation• Participation in III• NICS checks• Protection orders, DV convictions• Sex offender records/registries




Status of Criminal History Records: SEARCH Surveys

0

20,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

80,000,000

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003

Total Automated III-Accessible

1995-2003 Growth:

Total records: 43%

III-Accessible records: 83%




Reasons for Rejection of Firearm Transfer Applications: FIST bulletins

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Felony Non-Felony Total




National Records Quality Index (NRQI)

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

The NRQI nearly tripled between 1997 and 2003, growing by 169% in this period.




Grants to States/Territories

$0

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*

*Expected




Total NCHIP Appropriations

$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Mill

ion

s

Federal Fiscal Year

Enacted Requested

FY 1998 Included $25 million NSOR appropriation

Senate Mark




Needs to Be Addressed in 2006

• Disposition completeness

• NICS index file submissions

• Protection order records

• III Compliance




1. Updating and automating case outcomes from courts and prosecutors in State and FBI records




Disposition CompletenessSource: SEARCH Surveys

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

All arrests Arrests in past 5 yrs

Sta

tes/

Te

rrito

ries




Disposition CompletenessSource: RQI Data Collection by SDC

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Sta

tes/

Te

rrito

ries




Disposition CompletenessSource: SEARCH Surveys & RQI measure

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

All arrests Arrests in past 5 yrs RQI (P2)

Sta

tes/

Te

rrito

ries




2. Transmitting records to:- NICS Index Files

- NCIC Protection Order File - NCIC Convicted Sexual Offender File




NICS Index Files: Contents

Denied Persons, 376,758, 9%

Ilegal - Unlawful, 3,400,500, 84%

Controlled Substance, 672,

0%

Dishonorable Discharge, 15,085,

0%Citizenship

Renunciants, 12,603, 0%

Mental Defective, 282,796, 7%




DE

MA

RI

CT

NJ

MD

DC

VI

MP

GM

AS

PR

NICS Index Files

Zero (0) records At least 1 record

HI

VTWAMT ND

SD

MN

WIMI

PA

IL IN OH

OR

AK

IDWY

NE IA

MOCA

NVUT CO KS

OK

TX

AZ NM AR

LAMS AL GA

FL

SC

NCTN

KY VAWV

NY

MENH

Data source: FBI CJIS, April 1, 2006




DE

MA

RI

CT

NJ

MD

DC

VI

MP

GM

AS

PR

NCIC Convicted Sexual Offender Registry File


HI

VTWAMT ND

SD

MN

WIMI

PA

IL IN OH

OR

AK

IDWY

NE IA

MOCA

NVUT CO KS

OK

TX

AZ NM AR

LAMS AL GA

FL

SC

NCTN

KY VAWV

NY

MENH

Data source: FBI CJIS April 6, 2006




DE

MA

RI

CT

NJ

MD

DC

VI

MP

GM

AS

PR

NCIC Protection Order File


HI

VTWAMT ND

SD

MN

WIMI

PA

IL IN OH

OR

AK

IDWY

NE IA

MOCA

NVUT CO KS

OK

TX

AZ NM AR

LAMS AL GA

FL

SC

NCTN

KY VAWV

NY

MENH

Data source: FBI CJIS April 6, 2006




3. Full participation in the InterstateIdentification Index (III).

4. Automating access to informationconcerning persons prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm.




Status of FY 2006 Grants

• Selection Criteria.

• Fifty-two (52) applications received.

• $27+ million requested.

• Expecting to make 38 awards - Ongoing work with grantees.




Other Criminal History Record Improvement Projects• Multi-State Sex Offender Recidivism Study• SJS Grant projects (selected)• NLETS Standardized Rap Sheet Project• Tribal Criminal History Record Improvement

Project• NCIC file data quality reviews:

– Unidentified Persons file– Protection Order file



QUESTIONSGerard F. Ramker

Branch Chief, Criminal Statistics Improvement Programs

United States Department of JusticeOffice of Justice ProgramsBureau of Justice Statistics

810 7th Street, N.W., Room 2323Washington, DC 20531

Phone: (202) 307-0759 Fax: (202) 616-1351 Email: [email protected]

Documents

Status Report on NCHIP