Approved funding will help bring Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies into compliance with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

Funding will also help ensure that victims of crime in Pennsylvania are able to access the services and support they need.

Harrisburg – This week, members of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), took action to approve $80 million in a variety of grants to improve crime reporting, help law enforcement upgrade equipment, support victims of crime and victim service providers, and support county jail-based medication-assisted treatment for individuals with substance use disorder.

«The Commission took a significant step in advancing public safety by approving $80 million in funding to enhance our law enforcement capabilities and provide critical support to victims of crime,” said Mike Pennington, PCCD Executive Director. “The funding approved today will modernize our crime reporting systems to meet national standards, bolster law enforcement equipment and technology, and fund vital services for crime victims across Pennsylvania.»

The approved grant funding includes $5.8 million in grant funding to support law enforcement system upgrades which will enable the reporting of crime statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) NIBRS. As of January 1, 2021, NIBRS became the national standard for law enforcement crime data reporting in the United States. The data collected through NIBRS provides the ability to capture details on criminal incidents, including information on victims, known offenders, relationships between victims and offenders, arrestees, and property involved in crimes.

Pennsylvania is well behind other states in the nation in fully utilizing NIBRS, making it challenging to accurately capture statewide and jurisdiction-specific crime trends. While Pennsylvania has made progress increasing NIBRS compliance statewide thanks to recent investments, currently, only 42 percent of Pennsylvania’s population is covered by a police department that is utilizing NIBRS and only 10 percent of local law enforcement agencies are reporting criminal statistics to the FBI through NIBRS.

This funding will allow the 68 approved law enforcement entities to use funding for software, hardware, and labor needed to install NIBRS-compliant record management systems; training on how to collect and submit NIBRS data; and/or technical assistance for personnel responsible for data collection and submission.

“This funding will allow Central Bucks Regional Police Department to upgrade our technology infrastructure to provide greater specificity in reporting statistics through NIBRS compliance,” said Central Bucks Regional Police Chief Karl Knott. “We look forward to the benefit of maximizing our resources through actionable intelligence, more accurate analysis of crime, and data sharing across agencies to increase clearance rates.”

Commission-Approved NIBRS Awards (pending the resolution of any outstanding programmatic or fiscal concerns)

CountyApplicant AgencyAmount
AdamsFranklin City$ 200,000
AlleghenyAllegheny County Chief Executive Officer$ 200,000
AlleghenyCastle Shannon Borough$ 28,097
AlleghenyHarmar Township$ 50,000
AlleghenyIndiana Township$ 52,367
AlleghenyMunhall Borough$ 44,364
AlleghenyPittsburgh City$ 200,000
AlleghenyPleasant Hills Borough$ 24,487
AlleghenyWilkins Township$ 200,000
BeaverCenter Township$ 128,500
BucksBensalem Township$ 331,976
BucksCentral Bucks Regional Police Department$ 162,467
BucksFalls Township$ 99,105
BucksLower Makefield Township$ 51,573
BucksLower Southampton Township$ 42,714
BucksYardley Borough$ 46,735
CambriaCambria County Commissioners$ 37,595
CambriaEbensburg Borough$ 40,000
CambriaStonycreek Township$ 111,870
ChesterEast Vincent Township$ 6,500
ChesterWest Vincent Township$ 33,528
ClearfieldCurwensville Borough$ 76,734
ClearfieldLawrence Township$ 131,442
ClintonLock Haven City$ 79,026
ColumbiaBenton Borough$ 36,752
ColumbiaHemlock Township$ 36,510
CumberlandHampden Township$ 128,801
CumberlandUpper Allen Township$ 176,300
DelawareDarby Borough$ 125,216
DelawareYeadon Borough$ 35,000
FayetteFayette County Commissioners$ 100,500
FayetteUniontown City$ 123,600
FranklinWaynesboro Borough$ 126,963
LackawannaArchbald Borough$ 151,840
LackawannaBlakely Borough$ 98,464
LackawannaSouth Abington Township$ 174,594
LancasterLancaster City$ 200,000
LancasterMount Joy Borough$ 122,084
LuzerneAvoca Borough$ 13,345
LuzerneDallas Borough$ 23,422
LuzerneDallas Township$ 30,300
LuzerneDupont Borough$ 13,345
LuzerneDuryea Borough$ 13,215
LuzerneHughestown Borough$ 13,345
LuzerneJackson Township$ 24,364
LuzerneJenkins Township$ 13,345
LuzerneKingston Township$ 44,114
LuzerneLehman Township$ 28,058
LuzernePittston City$ 13,215
LuzernePittston Township$ 13,345
LuzerneWyoming Area Regional Police$ 13,345
MercerFarrell City$ 135,464
MercerSharon City$ 150,292
MercerSharpsville Borough$ 60,368
MonroeEast Stroudsburg University$ 1,347
MontgomeryConshohocken Borough$ 23,831
MontgomeryPottstown Borough$ 39,935
NorthamptonLehigh Township$ 175,200
NorthumberlandRiverside Borough$ 22,927
SchuylkillCoaldale Borough$ 69,535
UnionBucknell University$ 186,943
VenangoOil City$ 200,000
WashingtonCharleroi Regional Police Department$ 100,300
WashingtonWashington County Commissioners$ 100,500
WestmorelandAllegheny Township$ 74,330
WestmorelandMurrysville Municipality$ 37,595
WestmorelandNorth Belle Vernon Borough$ 89,550
YorkYork City$ 125,000

The Commission also approved $60 million in federal grant funding for victim service providers for the provision of services to Pennsylvanians who are victims of crime. Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding serves as the backbone of financial support for nearly all of the victim service provider organizations in the Commonwealth and throughout the nation.

Approved funding will advance new research focused on counties’ implementation of Act 79 of 2018 (which established protections for domestic violence survivors related to weapons relinquishment), continue supporting a statewide program that provides support for local communities and victims impacted by traumatic events, and enhance a multidisciplinary approach by the justice systems in its response to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence.

Other approved funding from Commission meeting includes:

  • $3 million for law enforcement agencies to support their equipment and technology needs to assist them in reducing crime and improving clearance rates;
  • Nearly $7 million in Federal Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) funding to support a wide variety of projects throughout the state, including public defense, offender reentry, prevention programming, and treatment courts; and
  • $3.7 million to support county jail-based medication-assisted treatment for individuals with substance use disorder.

More information about the actions approved at the Commission meeting are available on PCCD’s website.

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