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Lebanon City police switch to NIBRS reporting, highlight new record system and outreach
Summary
Police Chief Eric Sims told council the department went live Feb. 1, 2025, on a Tyler Technologies records system and began submitting crime data via NIBRS, a more detailed federal reporting standard; officials said modest statistical increases are expected due to reporting changes, not higher crime.
Police Chief Eric Sims told the Lebanon City Council on Nov. 24 that the department implemented a new Tyler Technologies report management system and began submitting crime data via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) on Feb. 1, 2025. "We went live with it 02/01/2025," Sims said, adding that the new software allows officers to complete reports in their vehicles and share records with neighboring agencies through a Lebanon County regional database.
Why it matters: NIBRS reports multiple offenses per incident rather than using…
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