Census Tract - NFIRS

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NFIRS 5.0 Element: ‘Census Tract’

Definition: The census tract number is a six-digit number assigned by the U.S. Census Bureau that identifies an area of land within the United States. Not all jurisdictions have census tract numbers.

Purpose: This element provides a means to cross-reference geographic and population information that is available from the U.S. Census Bureau to incident data for comparative analysis.

Entry: Enter the census tract number for the property involved in the incident.The right two spaces are always assumed to follow a decimal point. If the incident occurs in an area where a census tract number has not been assigned, leave blank.

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NFIRS References

• How to complete incident location/address fields - (NFIRSgram)

See Also

• Location Type
• Number or Milepost
• Street Prefix
• Street or Highway Name
• Street Type
• Street Suffix
• Apartment Number
• City
• State
• Zip
• Cross Street, Directions or National Grid

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Transactions containing ‘Census Tract’

A few NFIRS elements are reused accross a number of transactions, but typically the value is captured by one transaction only.

• Incident Address

Element Specification

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