NIBRS - Bias Codes

The NIBRS Bias Motivation codes used in CrimeStar are those referenced by the published FBI NIBRS specifications and are not modifiable by the user. The following caution is quoted directly from the FBI NIBRS specification manual and should be considered when reporting bias.

"Because of the difficulty in ascertaining the offenders subjective motivation, bias is to be reported only if investigation reveals sufficient objective facts to lead a reasonable and prudent person to conclude that the offender’s actions were motivated, in whole or in part, by bias against race, religion, disability, ethnicity, or sexual-orientation."

The following are the acceptable codes for this field:

Racial Bias

11 = Anti-White

12 = Anti Black

13 = Anti-American Indian/Alaskan Native

14 = Anti-Asian/Pacific Islander

15 = Anti-Multi-Racial Group

Religious Bias

21 = Anti-Jewish

22 = Anti-Catholic

23 = Anti-Protestant

24 = Anti-Islamic (Moslem)

25 = Anti-Other Religion (Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, etc.)

26 = Anti-Multi-Religious Groups

27 = Anti-Atheist/Agnostic

Ethnicity/National Origin Bias

32 = Hispanic

33 = Other Ethnicity/National Origin

Sexual Bias

41 = Anti-Male Homosexual (Gay)

42 = Anti-Female Homosexual (Lesbian)

43 = Anti-Homosexual (Gays or Lesbians)

44 = Anti-Heterosexual

45 = Anti-Bisexual

Disability Bias

51 = Anti-Physical Disability

52 = Anti-Mental Disability

Other

88 = None (No Bias)

99 = Unknown (offender’s motivation not known)