Form Unnumbered Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Uniform Crime Reporting Program

Law Enforcement Suicide

Data Collection

Suicide or Attempted Suicide

Version 1.0

Document Date: 8/10/2021

Prepared by:

Global Law Enforcement Support Section

Crime Statistics Management Unit

Uniform Crime Reporting Program

Definitions

Attempted suicide – A non-fatal act of self-harm behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior.

Former - Having previously occupied a particular role.

Incident – Occurrence of the suicide or attempted suicide.

Incident Date – Date the incident occurred, or the beginning of the time-period in which it occurred, as appropriate.

Law enforcement agency – A federal, state, tribal, or local agency engaged in the prevention, detection, or investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of any violation of the criminal laws of the United States, a state, tribal, or a political subdivision of a state.

Law enforcement officer – Any current or former LEO (including corrections LEO) agent, or employee of the United States, a state, indian tribe, or a political subdivision of a state authorized by law to engage in, or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of the criminal laws of the United States, a state, indian tribe, or a political subdivision of a state.

On duty – A LEO is working their assigned shift at the time of incident.

Off duty – A LEO who is not working their assigned shift at the time of incident.

Policy - A standard course of action that has been officially established by an organization, business, political party, etc.

Position Status - Job status of LEO at time of death.

Public Safety Telecommunicators - Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at a primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) (9-1-1 Center) or a secondary (non-9-1-1 Center) PSAP emergency communications centers.

State - Each of the several states, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, trust land or possession of the United States.

Suicide – Death caused by a self-harm behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior.

Traumatic – Emotionally disturbing or distressing. Relating to or causing psychological trauma whether it is realized or not by the subject.

Law Enforcement Killed and Assaulted

Suicide Data Collection

This report is authorized by the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act, Title 34, § 50701 and Title 28, § 534, U.S. Code. Please use this form to report circumstances and other details regarding law enforcement officers who have attempted suicide or died by suicide. Information provided throughout this form should apply to data that was available at the time of form completion. The FBI will use this critical information for statistical purposes related to law enforcement, including research, training, and publication. Based on legislation requirements, data submitted within this questionnaire will be reported to the United States Congress and will be accessed on the Internet at https://fbi.gov/cde. Your accuracy, cooperation, effort, and time are critical to our mission and appreciated.

The goal of this collection is to develop, implement, collect, report, and maintain statistics on federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement suicides.

SUICIDE

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Are you the employing agency of the individual who attempted or committed suicide? Yes (Business Rule: Move to Part I – Administrative Data (Employing Agency Info) No (Business Rule – Move to next question)

Has an attempt to communicate this incident with the employing or previously employing agency been made? Yes No

PART I – ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Investigating Agency: _______________________________________		Originating Identifier Number (ORI): ____________
Address:	________________________	______________________	_____________________
	Street/PO Box	City/State	Zip Code
Telephone Number: (___) ________		Email Address: ____________________
Employing Agency:
Address:	________________________	______________________	_____________________
	Street/PO Box	City/State	Zip Code
Telephone Number: (___) ________		Email Address: ____________________

Occupation of Individual:
Law Enforcement Agencies	Corrections	Legal System	Telecommunications (Check all that apply)
Supervisory/Management LEO Staff	Supervisory/Management	Advocate or Victim/Witness Specialist	Dispatcher
Sworn LEO	Sworn LEO Staff	Attorney (other than Prosecutor)	Fire
Supervisory/Management Staff (non-sworn)	Correctional Officers (not sworn LEOs)	Inspector	Emergency Medical Service
Professional Staff/Support Personnel	Investigators/Inmate Disciplinary Officers	Judge	Law Enforcement
Other: (list)	Community/Corrections Staff	Paralegal	Call Taker
	Other: (list)	Parole Officer	Teletype Operator
		Probation Officer	Professional Staff
		Professional Staff (Other than those available for selection)
		Prosecutor	Primary PSAP
		Other	Secondary PSAP

PART II – PERSONAL DATA RELATIVE TO THE INCIDENT

Age at time of suicide or attempted suicide: ____________	Demographic:	Race: (choose all that apply – multi-race)
	☐Male	☐White
	☐Female	☐Black or African American
	☐ Non-binary	☐American Indian or Alaska Native
	☐ Other: (open text)	☐Asian
		☐Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
		☐Hispanic or Latino
	Total law enforcement work experience at time of incident:	Position Status:
	☐0-5 years ☐6-10 years ☐11-15 years ☐16-20 years ☐21-30 years ☐Over 31 years	Actively Employed (Full time on duty) Alternate work assignment Family Medical Leave Limited/Restricted Duty On Approved Leave (annual/sick) Part time employee Reserve/In-training – Full time training duty. Resigned Retired – Withdrawn from occupation Suspended – Out of work for disciplinary reasons. Temporarily Separated (sabbatical) Terminated
		Children:
		Juvenile (child/grandchild/other) BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NUMBER OF CHILDREN Adult (child/grandchild/other) BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NUMBER OF CHILDREN No Unknown
Military Veteran:	Marital Status at time of incident:
☐Yes (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO BRANCH OF SERVICE)	☐Single/Never Married	Number of Children: (open text # only)
☐No (BUSINESS RULE: SKIP TO MARITAL STATUS)	☐Married
☐Unknown (BUSINESS RULE: SKIP TO MARITAL STATUS)	☐Divorced/Not Remarried
	☐Divorced/Remarried
Branch of Service:	☐Widowed/Not Remarried
Air Force	☐Widowed/Remarried
Army	☐Separated
Coast Guard	☐Living with Significant Other
Marine Corps	☐ Domestic partnership
Navy

PART III – GENERAL DATA PERTAINING TO THE INCIDENT
Agency incident or case number: ________________________________________________________
Date of incident:	Time of incident: Morning (6a-11:59a) Afternoon (12p – 5:59p) Evening (6p – 11:59p) Night (12a – 5:59a)	Incident Occurred: On Duty Off Duty
Location of incident: _________________________________________________________________________________­­­­__ City County State Country
Type of location of incident: Commercial Government Public space Residential Other location (specify) _________________	Manner of suicide or attempted suicide: Firearm Hanging Overdose of prescription drugs Overdose of illicit drugs Alcohol Knife/Cutting Instrument Suffocation Asphyxiation (i.e., ligature or carbon monoxide) Jumping from high elevation Death caused by what would otherwise be deemed accidental (specify/describe) Purposely committing an act resulting in death Other (specify)
Was this a murder/suicide or an attempted murder/suicide? Yes (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO HOW MANY VICTIMS) No (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NOTICE QUESTION) Unknown (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NOTICE QUESTION) How many victims? ________ Type of victims (choose all that apply) Family Members Coworkers Strangers Other (please explain)	Did the individual leave an explanation of the suicide or attempted suicide? Yes (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NEXT QUESTION) No (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NEXT SECTION) Unknown (BUSINESS RULE: MOVE TO NEXT SECTION)

What type of explanation was left behind?

• Note/written correspondence

• Text message

• Social media

• Phone call/voice message

• Video

• Audio recording

• Email correspondence

• Other (Specify) _________________________________________

PART IV– CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCIDENT

Incident:

Did the individual report - or was known to have experienced - any of the following within the last year? (check all that apply)
	YES	NO	UNKNOWN
Direct or Indirect involvement of an incident resulting in the death or serious injury of an individual
Experienced the death of a close colleague, friend, or family member
Survivors guilt
Threats of violence resulting from job performance results
Burnout/Secondary trauma collapse
Other (specify)

Individual Self-Reporting:

Did the individual report they (is/was) experiencing from any of the following? (check all that apply)
	YES	NO	UNKNOWN
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Depression
Substance Use Disorder
Physical illness/injury impacting subject’s ability to perform in the capacity of the job.
Concern over impending retirement
Domestic violence
Chronic illness
Financial problems
Relationship problems
Compassion Fatigue
Vicarious Trauma
Other (specify)

Agency Awareness:

Are you aware if the individual exhibited any mental health/warning signs prior to the incident? (check all that apply)
	YES	NO	UNKNOWN
Making threats to harm or kill themselves
Seeking abnormal access to drugs/weapons or other items that could cause harm
Excessively/consistently talking about death and/or dying
Expressing hopelessness, rage/anger, or anxiety
Engaging in risky behavior (reckless)
Increasing use of alcohol or drugs
Chronic/Increased absence from work
Increased work issues and/or complaints
Prior suicide attempts
Increased Social Isolation
No reports of any warning signs/None indicated to colleagues/agency
Other (specify)

Did the individual report a pending investigation against their employing agency? (BUSINESS RULE: APPLICABLE IF THE REPORTING AGENCY IS NOT THE EMPLOYING AGENCY)

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Is/was the individual(s) unit/office/division of employment under investigation? (BUSINESS RULE: APPLICABLE IF THE REPORTING AGENCY IS NOT THE EMPLOYING AGENCY)

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Was the individual the subject of a criminal investigation??

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Has/is the individual (been/being) charged for a crime?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Was the individual the subject of an administrative investigation?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Is/was the individual a witness in an investigation involving their colleague?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Has the individual been disciplined (or pending discipline) for a violation of policy?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Is/was the individual scheduled to stand trial, in civil, administrative, or criminal litigation, for an offense they allegedly committed?

• Yes (BUSINESS RULE: PROCEED TO NEXT QUESTION)

• No (BUSINESS RULE: SKIP TO “WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ON A PROMOTIONAL LIST)

• Unknown (BUSINESS RULE: SKIP TO “WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ON A PROMOTIONAL LIST)

Would a guilty verdict preclude further service or employment by the individual?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Was the individual on a promotional list?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Was the individual recently denied a promotion or transfer?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Was the individual recently demoted or moved to another assignment?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

PART V WELLNESS POLICY AND TRAINING

Does your agency have a formal well-being or resiliency program?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Does your agency have a law enforcement competent formal well-being or resiliency program? (BUSINESS RULE: THIS QUESTION NEEDS TO BE APPLICABLE TO LEO AND CORRECTIONS – WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO LEGAL OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Does your agency provide training on secondary trauma, burnout, and suicide risk?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Does your agency provide a peer-connection support program or platform?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Does your agency provide training and opportunities for critical incident processing after significant traumatic work events?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Does your agency provide mental health and counseling resources?

• Yes

• No

• Unknown

Prepared by: ______________________________________________________ Date: ________/__________/__________

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Email address: ____________________________________________________ Telephone: _________________________

NOTE: If there are any questions concerning the completion of this form, contact the staff of the FBI UCR Program at 304‑625‑5370 or email at LESDC@fbi.gov.

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under the Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act, 34 U.S.C. § 50701; 28 U.S.C. § 534; 34 U.S.C. § 10211; 44 U.S.C. § 3101; and the general record keeping provision of the Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. § 301). Providing your contact information is voluntary; however, failure to provide your contact information may inhibit the FBI’s ability to verify or clarify information in your incident submission.

Principal Purpose: Providing your contact information allows the FBI to contact you with any clarifying questions regarding your submission. This allows the FBI to verify submitted information and ensure the accuracy of the data.

Routine Uses: All contact information will be maintained in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. Your information may be disclosed with your consent, and may be disclosed without your consent as permitted by all applicable routine uses as published in the Federal Register (FR), including the routine uses for The FBI Central Records System (JUSTICE/FBI-002), published at 63 FR 8659, 671 (Feb. 20, 1998) and amended at 66 FR 8425 (Jan. 31, 2001), 66 FR 17200 (Mar. 29, 2001), and 82 FR 24147 (May 25, 2017), and the FBI Online Collaboration Systems (JUSTICE/FBI-004), published at 82 FR 57291 (Dec. 4, 2017). Routine uses may include sharing information with other federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement agencies.