informed and efficient decisions quickly.The Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) has adopted integrated intelligence into its daily functions with the establishment of the Hub. It incorporates all components of public safety intelligence—intelligence support, strategic intelligence, and analytical intelligence—while also integrating the law enforcement, homeland security, and emergency management disciplines of public safety. Ohio has benefitted immensely from this integration since the Hub’s creation in 2011, and agencies that follow suit will be at the head of public safety’s future.

As of January 1, 2021, the FBI officially retired the collection of crime data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s traditional Summary Reporting System (SRS). The FBI has encouraged a nationwide implementation of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in each agency as it enhances the overall quality of crime data collected by law enforcement.

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