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Assembly committee hears AB97 to move Nevada crime reporting to NIBRS
Summary
Assemblymember Hanadi Nadim presented Assembly Bill 97 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee, proposing that Nevada criminal-justice agencies report crime data using the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) instead of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program.
Assemblymember Hanadi Nadim told the Assembly Committee on Judiciary that Assembly Bill 97 would modernize Nevada’s crime reporting by requiring criminal-justice agencies to submit the information required by the Department of Public Safety’s Central Repository using the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) rather than the older Uniform Crime Reporting program.
“By adopting NIBRS, we will enhance the quality of our crime data, improve our understanding of crime trends, and better align ourselves with national standards,” Nadim said. She noted the change follows the FBI’s 2021 transition to NIBRS as the standard for crime reporting.
Elizabeth Abdur Rahim, executive director of the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, testified in support and told the committee that interpersonal violence in Nevada is underreported. She said NIBRS’ incident-level reporting — which captures victim-offender relationships, weapon use and co-occurring offenses — would help correct misclassification that currently leaves many domestic-violence incidents undercounted.
“Understanding the use of weapons by offenders is key both in advocate support of victims and law enforcement's ability to recognize the likelihood of lethality,” Abdur Rahim said. She added that because the FBI’s NIBRS allows officers to report up to 10 offenses per incident, it captures the fuller trauma experienced by victims in ways the UCR summary system does not.
Committee members asked no substantive questions during the hearing. Chair Miller closed testimony and thanked presenters; the committee did not take a formal vote on the measure during the session.
AB97 is a statutory modernization: supporters said it would provide more detailed demographic and incident data that policymakers and victim-service providers can use to shape prevention, response and resource allocation. No final action was recorded in the committee hearing on the day that this transcript covers.
