Data changelog

This is PlainCrime’s public record of verified data corrections and material methodology changes. We only add entries we can substantiate from FBI source data or our published pipeline.

July 26, 2026: public changelog established

PlainCrime established this page to make future verified corrections and material methodology changes easier to trace. It does not represent a correction to an FBI crime record or a change to the underlying dataset.

To report a possible data issue, use our contact page and include the page URL, the field in question, and the official source you used to check it. See the editorial and corrections policy for how reports are reviewed.