N.J. Admin. Code § 13:57-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 13:57-1.2 - Reports to Attorney General (State Police to act as collecting agency); types of forms; by whom; when submitted

(a) A law enforcement agency shall submit reports and Summary Reporting System data electronically to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) in the New Jersey State Police UCR Repository website. If the law enforcement agency does not have access to the New Jersey State Police UCR repository, the agency shall submit this information through an electronic interface from the law enforcement agency's records management system prescribed by the New Jersey State Police UCR Program.

(b) Municipal full- and part-time police departments, as defined in these rules, will submit on a monthly basis and forward by the seventh day following the close of the reporting period, the following enumerated reports:

1. Return A--Monthly Count of Offenses Known to Police (N.J.-UCR 365);

2. Return A--Supplement, page 1 (N.J.-UCR 366);

3. Return A--Supplement, page 2 (N.J.-UCR 366A);

4. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (18 years of age and over) (N.J.-UCR 370); and

5. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (under 18 years of age) (N.J.-UCR 370A).

(c) A Zero Report will be completed when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period.

1. The following reports will be submitted only when the specific offenses involved have occurred:

i. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1a Murder (N.J.-UCR 367);

ii. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1b Manslaughter (N.J.-UCR 367A);

iii. Police Officers Killed or Assaulted Monthly Supplement (N.J.-UCR 369A);

iv. Supplementary Arson Report (N.J.-UCR 373);

v. Monthly Count of Criminal Offenses Involving Assault Firearms (S.P. 662);

vi. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

vii. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

viii. Use of Force Report;

ix. Cargo Theft Report;

x. Human Trafficking Report;

xi. Carjacking Report; and

xii. Street Gang Contact/Offense Report (S.P. 153).

2. A Zero Report will be completed for the following, when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period:

i. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

ii. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

iii. Use of Force Report; and

iv. Cargo Theft Report.

ii. The following report shall be submitted annually, but no later than November 7 in each reporting year:

(1) Number of Full-time Department Employees as of October 31 of Reportable Year (N.J.-UCR 369).

4. Offense data received from other agencies:

i. All part I offenses, part I and part II arrests and dispositions, and all other allied supplementary information (including offense clearance data) that is received by municipal full- or part-time police departments, either from a State or county law enforcement or quasi law enforcement agency, which shall include private, State, and county college police agencies and bi-state port authority police agencies (except the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police), will be reported in their municipal crime data when submitted on the prescribed monthly UCR forms.

(d) County law enforcement agencies rules include:

1. As defined in this chapter, county law enforcement agencies will submit on a monthly basis, and forward by the seventh day following the close of reporting period, the following enumerated reports:

i. Return A--Monthly Count of Offenses Known to Police (N.J.-UCR 365);

ii. Return A--Supplement, page 1 (N.J.-UCR 366);

iii. Return A--Supplement, page 2 (N.J.-UCR 366A);

iv. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (18 years of age and over) (N.J.-UCR 370);

v. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (Under 18 years of age) (N.J.-UCR 370A); and

vi. A Zero Report will be completed when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period;

2. The following reports will be submitted when the specific offenses involved have occurred:

i. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1a Murder (N.J.-UCR 367);

ii. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1b Manslaughter (N.J.-UCR 367A);

iii. Police Officers Killed or Assaulted Monthly Supplement (N.J.-UCR 369A);

iv. Supplementary Arson Report (N.J.-UCR 373);

v. Monthly Count of Criminal Offenses Involving Assault Firearms (S.P. 662);

vi. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

vii. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

viii. Use of Force Report;

ix. Cargo Theft Report;

x. Human Trafficking Report;

xi. Carjacking Report; and

xii. Street Gang Contact/Offense Report (S.P. 153);

3. A Zero Report will be completed for the following when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period:

i. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

ii. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

iii. Use of Force Report; and

iv. Cargo Theft Report;

4. The following report shall be submitted annually, but not later than November 7 in each reporting year:

i. Number of Department Employees as of October 31 of reportable year (N.J.-UCR 369);

5. The following county law enforcement agencies, that is, prosecutors, sheriffs, county police agencies, and county park police, shall for UCR submitting purposes, report in a timely manner all part I offenses (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson) investigated by or reported to their respective agency, and all allied part I supplementary information (including offense clearance, arrest and disposition data) to the jurisdiction.

(e) State law enforcement agencies rules are:

1. As defined in this chapter, State law enforcement agencies will submit on a monthly basis and forward by the seventh day following the close of the reporting period the following enumerated reports:

i. Return A--Monthly Count of Offenses Known to Police (N.J.-UCR 365);

ii. Return A--Supplement, page 1 (N.J.-UCR 366);

iii. Return A--Supplement, page 2 (N.J.-UCR 366A);

iv. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (18 years of age and over) (N.J.-UCR 370); and

v. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (under 18 years of age) (N.J.-UCR 370A).

(f) A Zero Report will be completed when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period.

(g) The following reports will be submitted when the specific offenses involved have occurred:

1. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1a Murder (N.J.-UCR 367);

2. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1b Manslaughter (N.J.-UCR 367A);

3. Police Officers Killed or Assaulted Monthly Supplement (N.J.-UCR 369A);

4. Supplementary Arson Report (N.J.-UCR 373);

5. Monthly Count of Criminal Offenses Involving Assault Firearms (S.P. 662);

6. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

7. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

8. Use of Force Report;

9. Cargo Theft Report;

10. Human Trafficking Report;

11. Carjacking Report; and

12. Street Gang Contact/Offense Report (S.P. 153).

(h) A Zero Report will be completed for the following, when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period:

1. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

2. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

3. Use of Force Report; and

4. Cargo Theft Report.

(i) The following report shall be submitted annually, but no later than November 7 in each reporting year:

1. Number of Department Employees as of October 31 of Reportable Year (N.J.-UCR 369).

(j) The following State law enforcement agencies, that is, Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Weights and Measures, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Division of Parks and Forestry, Department of Corrections, and the Department of Human Services (except Division of State Police, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and New Jersey Transit Police Department), shall for UCR submitting purposes, report all part I offenses (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson) investigated by or reported to their respective agency, and all allied part I supplementary information (including offense clearance, arrest, and disposition data) to the jurisdictional full-time municipal police department.

(k) Bi-State port authorities or agencies, colleges, universities, and all other State, county and private educational facilities employing police or security personnel rules are:

1. The agencies listed in this section will submit, on a monthly basis, and forward by the seventh day following the close of the reporting period the following enumerated reports:

i. Return A--Monthly Count of Offenses Known to Police (N.J.-UCR 365);

ii. Return A--Supplement, page 1 (N.J.-UCR 366);

iii. Return A--Supplement, page 2 (N.J.-UCR 366A);

iv. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (18 years of age and over) (N.J.-UCR 370); and

v. Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnic Origin of Persons Arrested (under 18 years of age) (N.J.-UCR 370A);

2. A Zero Report will be completed when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period;

3. The following reports will be submitted when the specific offenses involved have occurred:

i. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1a Murder (N.J.-UCR 367);

ii. Supplementary Homicide Report, 1b Manslaughter (N.J.-UCR 367A);

iii. Police Officers Killed or Assaulted Monthly Supplement (N.J.-UCR 369A);

iv. Supplementary Arson Report (N.J.-UCR 373);

v. Monthly Count of Criminal Offenses Involving Assault Firearms (S.P 662);

vi. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

vii. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

viii. Use of Force Report;

ix. Cargo Theft Report;

x. Human Trafficking Report;

xi. Carjacking Report; and

xii. Street Gang Contact/Offense Report (S.P. 153);

4. A Zero Report will be completed for the following when no specific offenses have occurred for the reporting period:

i. Supplementary Domestic Violence Offense Report (UCR-DV1);

ii. Supplementary Bias Incident Offense Report (UCR-BI1);

iii. Use of Force Report; and

iv. Cargo Theft Report; and

5. The following report shall be submitted annually, but no later than November 7th in each reporting year:

i. Number of Department Employees as of October 31st of Reportable Year (N.J.-UCR 369).

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:57-1.2

Amended by R.1994 d.250, effective 5/16/1994.
See: 26 N.J.R. 905(a), 26 N.J.R. 2139(a).
Amended by R.2004 d.431, effective 11/15/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 3637(a), 36 N.J.R. 5163(a).
In (c), inserted "and New Jersey Transit Police Department" following "Palisades Interstate Park Commission" in the introductory paragraph of 1; in (e), inserted "bi-state agencies, " preceding "colleges, " and inserted ", county" following "other State" in 1, and inserted "or the Division of State Police" following "when requested by the Attorney General" in 2.
Amended by R.2010 d.087, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4189(a), 42 N.J.R. 1057(a).
Added (f).

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 2397(a), effective 12/19/2022