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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act | ||||||
| 5 | is amended by adding Section 16 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (20 ILCS 3930/16 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 16. Homicide reporting. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) Beginning July 1, 2026, the Authority shall study and | ||||||
| 9 | compile and, by September 1, 2026 and every 4 months | ||||||
| 10 | thereafter, publish on the Authority's public website, in a | ||||||
| 11 | form determined by the Authority, the information submitted by | ||||||
| 12 | the Illinois State Police under Section 5-10 of the Uniform | ||||||
| 13 | Crime Reporting Act. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) The Authority shall publish the following information | ||||||
| 15 | for each relevant law enforcement agency: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) the number of homicides; | ||||||
| 17 | (2) the number of aggravated assaults with a firearm; | ||||||
| 18 | (3) the number of aggravated assaults with a firearm | ||||||
| 19 | and homicides for which an alleged perpetrator has been | ||||||
| 20 | cleared by arrest; | ||||||
| 21 | (4) the number of aggravated assaults with a firearm | ||||||
| 22 | and homicides that are considered clear or closed for a | ||||||
| 23 | reason other than an arrest; and | ||||||
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| 1 | (5) the number of cases described in paragraph (4) | ||||||
| 2 | that were cleared or closed because: | ||||||
| 3 | (i) the alleged perpetrator is deceased; | ||||||
| 4 | (ii) the case was declined by prosecution; | ||||||
| 5 | (iii) the suspect is in custody of another | ||||||
| 6 | jurisdiction; or | ||||||
| 7 | (iv) there are other exceptional means outside of | ||||||
| 8 | law enforcement's control. | ||||||
| 9 | Section 10. The Uniform Crime Reporting Act is amended by | ||||||
| 10 | changing Sections 5-10 as follows: | ||||||
| 11 | (50 ILCS 709/5-10) | ||||||
| 12 | Sec. 5-10. Central repository of crime statistics. | ||||||
| 13 | (a) The Illinois State Police shall be a central | ||||||
| 14 | repository and custodian of crime statistics for the State and | ||||||
| 15 | shall have all the power necessary to carry out the purposes of | ||||||
| 16 | this Act, including the power to demand and receive | ||||||
| 17 | cooperation in the submission of crime statistics from all law | ||||||
| 18 | enforcement agencies. All data and information provided to the | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois State Police under this Act must be provided in a | ||||||
| 20 | manner and form prescribed by the Illinois State Police. On an | ||||||
| 21 | annual basis, the Illinois State Police shall make available | ||||||
| 22 | compilations of crime statistics and monthly reporting | ||||||
| 23 | required to be reported by each law enforcement agency. | ||||||
| 24 | (b) Beginning July 1, 2026, the Illinois State Police | ||||||
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| 1 | shall submit to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information | ||||||
| 2 | Authority, or provide to the Authority through web-based | ||||||
| 3 | access, the information the Illinois Criminal Justice | ||||||
| 4 | Information Authority is required to publish under subsection | ||||||
| 5 | (b) of Section 16 of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information | ||||||
| 6 | Act and that the Illinois State Police has collected from law | ||||||
| 7 | enforcement agencies. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; | ||||||
| 9 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.) | ||||||