Zuercher Technologies, a leader in the public safety software industry, is pleased to announce that the West Virginia State Police recently went live with a new repository for state and federal crime reporting.

After using the same Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Incident Based Reporting (IBR) repository for more than 12 years, West Virginia state officials needed to improve data collection accuracy and efficiency. Zuercher NIBRS Suite, a UCR/NIBRS-based repository and data entry portal, allows local law enforcement agencies to submit data directly by manual entry or a file upload. The application includes all necessary standards for submitting data to the FBI, plus manages state-specific reporting items that the West Virginia State Police need to track and report.

The state needed to replace outdated technology that was unreliable and cumbersome to maintain and was looking to increase incident report submissions by local law enforcement and reduce error rates for federal data submission. The application’s web-based portal enables agencies without a records management system to submit incident reports directly, increasing agency participation throughout the state.

Zuercher NIBRS Suite has a proven error submission rate of less than one percent, far exceeding federal standards, due to an innovative error checking system within the repository and simplified user interface with real-time error checking. The project also included conversion of the state’s legacy system data into the new repository, enhancing statistical reporting and making it easier to reference long-term data trends.

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Zuercher Technologies, LLC provides a comprehensive, complete public safety software solution to agencies across the U.S. under its flagship product, Zuercher Suite, encompassing Computer-Aided Dispatch, Mapping, Records Management, Jail Management, Civil Process, Criminal Investigations, Crime Analysis, Agency Financial, Agency Administration, and Mobile CAD and Records. Founded in 2003, Zuercher Technologies is based in Sioux Falls, SD.