Database for cartridges and bullets

1. NIBIN
NATIONAL INTEGRATED BALLISTIC
INFORMATION NETWORK
Submitted to :- Ketan Sir
Submitted by :- Vaishali Sharma
SVVV, Indore

2. The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network or NIBIN is a
specialized nationally interconnected, computer-assisted ballistics imaging
system in the United States. It contains digital images of recovered pieces of
ballistic evidence in order to help solve crimes that involve firearms.
NIBIN is the only national network that allows for the capture and
comparison of ballistic evidence to aid in solving and preventing violent
crimes involving firearms.
The ATF has more than 80 offices around the country that serve as
repositories for the deposit and retrieval of ballistic images, assisted by 172
sites and 3,500 agencies nationwide.

3. In 1999, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
established the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN)
to provide local, state and federal law enforcement partner agencies with
an automated ballistic imaging network.
Prior to the creation of NIBIN, comparisons of bullet and cartridge case
marks were historically accomplished by firearms examiners using
comparison microscopes. This process was accurate but slow and labor
intensive.
In the early 1990s, the ballistics imaging and matching process was
computerized. Digital cameras were used to photograph bullets and
cartridge cases and scan them into a computer. These images were
then analyzed by a software program and stored in a database, making
ballistics matching faster.

4. Database of fired cartridge cases and projectiles
•Collection and interagency sharing of forensic
data and imagery.
•Rapid , comprehensive searching of local and
regional firearms evidence file.
•Remote electronic comparisons of
digital images.
•Linking unsolved shootings to other
incidents /or confiscated firearms.
•Linking repeat offenders to crimes,
and expediting their identification.

5. NIBIN Hit Process
•Fired ammunition components are recovered from a shooting scene.
•Fired ammunition components are Imaged
onto the network.
•Firearm is recovered from a suspect and
test-fired.
•NIBIN identifies possible hit and microscopic
comparison confirms hit.
•NIBIN partner notifies law enforcement
agencies of hit.

6. NIBIN Statistics
As of March, 2017:
•The ATF has certified more than 1,000 NIBIN users.
•Nationwide, approximately 25,000 items are entered into NIBIN each
month.
•There are currently 172 sites and 3,500 agencies contributing to NIBIN.
•NIBIN partners have captured approximately 2.8 million images of
firearms-related evidence.
•NIBIN partners have confirmed over 74,000 NIBIN hits.
•In 2015 alone, around 76,500 casings from crime scenes and about
130,000 casings from confiscated weapons were entered into the
database.

7. NIBIN success requires adherence to the four critical steps:
1. Comprehensive Collection and Entry
2. Timely Turnaround
3. Investigative Follow-Up and Prosecution
4. Feedback Loop

8. Investigative Tool or Evidence Analysis
Some view NIBIN as an intelligence gathering tool. Many of the agencies that
are responsible for the analysis of firearms-related evidence are not
responsible for investigating crime.
The IBIS units that comprise NIBIN have moved within police intelligence
centers. This has been credited with speeding up the process of entry, and
making best use of the derived information. Within its proper context,
NIBIN is a tool to generate investigative leads, but it is not necessarily an
evidence identification tool.
In the end, as with most tools in the investigative toolbox, NIBIN (and its
associated information) is only as good as the information that is loaded into it,
and as good as the examiner who is examining and analyzing it.

9. https://www.atf.gov/firearms/national-integrated-ballistic-
information-network-nibin
https://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/investigations/Pages/nibin.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Integrated_Ballistic_Informat
ion_Network
https://study.com/academy/lesson/nibin-database-definition-
purpose.html
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