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Annapolis police present 2024 crime figures: Ward 8 tops for vehicle thefts, NIBRS changes affect counts
Summary
Chief Ed Jackson and command staff detailed 2024 crime counts, explained a switch to NIBRS data collection that increases incident counts relative to older reporting, and addressed public information, recruitment and investigative responses to overdoses and gun violence.
The Annapolis Police Department briefed the Public Safety Standing Committee on 2024 crime data and operational priorities March 2025, highlighting that Ward 8 ranked differently across crime categories and that a national reporting change has altered how incidents are counted.
Chief Ed Jackson introduced command staff and outlined the department’s switch from the Uniform Crime Reports to the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS), saying the new system counts all offenses in a single incident rather than using a hierarchy that registers only the most serious offense. “Now under the national incident based reporting system, we count everything. If it is 5 crimes committed in 1 incident, we count that,” Chief Jackson said.
Using the NIBRS framework, the department reported that Ward 8 ranked fourth overall among the eight wards for total crime in 2024. The department…
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