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In today’s world, data analysis is king. And it so happens that the SRS doesn’t provide enough information through its crime hierarchy system to inform federal law enforcement agencies of crime trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Consequently, the FBI recommended the nationwide implementation of NIBRS as a new framework for data collection.

Ornge is pleased to inform you that our Operations Control Centre (OCC) is launching a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system called Flight Vector; replacing the existing legacy system. This new application will provide the OCC with a significant number of tools to continue to improve patient focus and allow for better planning of medical transportation. In addition, this tool will allow us to standardize how we capture patient’s medical details which will result in efficient data collection from our external stakeholders.  While you can expect some minor changes to the process used when requesting patient transports, we are confident this new system will offer your facility a number of benefits: More standardized questions from our Communications Officers to facilitate patient care Better tracking of family and medical escorts for reporting purposes Better situational awareness which will improve resource allocation, and response times On line portal for Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) which will streamline the organ retrieval process Ornge is confident this new system will offer a number of benefits to our partners, stakeholders, and most important, patients. This is the first of three phases and more details will be shared with you in the near future. Should you have any questions about the CAD system, please don’t hesitate to contact us at: FlightVector@ornge.ca.

The main difference between the SRS and NIBRS is the report’s thoroughness, to put it mildly. Given that SRS limits the number of offenses committed within a single incident to just one, NIBRS demands greater specificity, as it requires all violations to be reported.

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Besides this, NIBRS collects information regarding date, time, expanded victim data—such as relationships to offenders and offenses, as well as the type of victim—, demographics, location, and property descriptions, whether the reported crimes were attempted or completed, use of drugs or alcohol, involvement of gang activity and whether computers were used.

In just a few years, it’s clear that technology has changed the way police officers do just about everything, increasing efficiency and improving outcomes.

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As you can see, NIBRS provides law enforcement with a firmer grasp on crime analysis, allowing police departments to protect and serve their communities even better. Even if the adoption of such reporting frameworks implies a great effort, in the end, it can only benefit everyone, citizens and officers alike.This article was brought to you by Kustom Signals, a leading provider of law enforcement speed enforcement and video solutions.

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The National Incident-Based Reporting System, or NIBRS, was first introduced in 1985 through a joint report by the FBI and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to improve the quality of crime data collected by law enforcement. NIBRS was the result of a three-year study that considered the many different ways in which state programs started collecting additional information to that required by the SRS. But it was only in 1991 that the FBI began collecting data for NIBRS.

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