National Crime Information Center

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Seal of the NCIC

The National Crime Information Center ( NCIC ; German National Crime Information Center ) is the central database of the United States to collect information in connection with the fight against crime. It was established in 1967 and has since been maintained by the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation . The stored data comes from various federal / state and local offices that are not necessarily related to the fight against crime, e.g. B. Department of Motor Vehicles (German about "Motor Vehicle Authority"). There are also connections to similar systems operated by the individual states.

history

The NCIC was founded on January 27, 1967 under FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover . When it was founded, the database comprised 356,784 records, which had grown to over 15 million by the end of 2009. The purpose of the system was to create a single point of contact in order to facilitate the flow of information between the numerous law enforcement agencies.

The original infrastructure costs were then estimated at over $ 180 million. In the mid-1990s , the system was migrated from the outdated technology to a current platform. In 1993, a government committee estimated that the FBI would need to invest an additional $ 2 billion in upgrading the system to make it accessible to all.

Data collection

The collected files consist of a large number of different files with data on persons or property.

Person files

  • Known or highly suspected terrorists
  • People monitored by the Secret Service
  • Wanted people
  • Violent gangs and gang members
  • Persons violating residence regulations
  • Wanted foreign refugees
  • Identity theft
  • Unidentified people (both alive and deceased)
  • Sex offender
  • Monitored people
  • Released offenders under surveillance
  • Missing persons

Possession files

  • Stolen watercraft
  • Stolen vehicle or boat parts with serial number
  • Stolen license plates
  • Vehicles stolen or involved in crime
  • Stolen or Lost Goods
  • Stolen, misappropriated or counterfeit securities
  • Stolen, lost or recovered firearms

Individual evidence

  1. ^ National Crime Information Center. June 2, 2008, accessed December 25, 2011 .
  2. ^ National Crime Information Center. Retrieved December 25, 2011 .
  3. ^ Under fire, FBI vows to meet database deadline. March 31, 1997, accessed December 25, 2011 .
  4. ^ NCIC files. Retrieved December 25, 2011 .

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