1930

IACP developed UCR

• Standardized definitions adopted

1959

Michigan UCR Program Initiated

• Voluntary submission of crime data

1968

Public Act 319

• Mandatory submission of crime data
• Summary counts of all reported crimes

1976

UCR - Introduced LEMS (Law Enforcement Management System)

• Developed, but not fully adopted

1979

Committee from Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP) and Michigan Sheriffs Association (MSA) request a shortened version of LEMS

1982

Incident Reporting System (IRS) Enacted

1986

UCR Developed On-Line Program for Agencies with LEIN (Law Enforcement Information Network)
UCR collecting data in 8 different formats:

• (4 )Types of Tape formats
• Punch Cards
• On-line
• Summary Forms

1988

National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) adopted by FBI, AG, NSA, and IACP

1989

NIBRS Implementation Began

• Will enhance quality, quantity and timeliness of data
• Improved methodology for compiling, analyzing, auditing and publishing data

1989

UCR Grant to Redesign Program in Michigan

1994

MICR System Launched

2008

MICR Rewrite to include electronic LEOKA submission

• Reduction in paper forms processed

The Michigan Incident Crime Reporting (MICR) system was established and certified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1994 and is Michigan’s equivalent of the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). MICR captures a standard set of data elements as required by the FBI; additional data elements concerning crimes passed into law by the Michigan legislature and information concerning hate crime, domestic violence, and law enforcement officers assaulted or killed in Michigan.