fbi.crime.state_annual
Retrieve state-level annual crime totals from FBI UCR data with national comparison, aggregated from monthly reporting. Returns year-by-year offense counts, rates, clearances, and clearance rates for both the specified state and the national average. Perfect for tracking state crime trends over t...
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What fbi.crime.state_annual does on Apibase
AI agents call fbi.crime.state_annual to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
state | string | Yes | Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. CA, TX, NY, FL). All 50 states + DC supported. |
to_year | integer | — | End year for annual trend data inclusive (e.g. 2022). Defaults to last full year. |
from_year | integer | — | Start year for annual trend data (e.g. 2010). Data available from 1979. |
offense_type | string | Yes | FBI UCR offense category. violent-crime (murder+rape+robbery+assault), property-crime (burglary+larceny+auto+arson), or individual offense type |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why fbi.crime.state_annual is rated Low
Fetches public FBI crime statistics without modification or execution capabilities.
From the tool's definition Retrieve state-level annual crime totals from FBI UCR data with national comparison.
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The rule that runs fbi.crime.state_annual safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For fbi.crime.state_annual, this is the rule to start with:
fbi.crime.state_annual is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every fbi.crime.state_annual call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about fbi.crime.state_annual
Retrieve state-level annual crime totals from FBI UCR data with national comparison, aggregated from monthly reporting. Returns year-by-year offense counts, rates, clearances, and clearance rates for both the specified state and the national average. Perfect for tracking state crime trends over time and comparing against the national picture. Supports 50 states + DC (2-letter code) and multi-decade date ranges back to 1979. Source: FBI UCR / CDE, US Gov public domain, no auth required. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
fbi.crime.state_annual accepts 4 parameters: state, to_year, from_year, offense_type. Required: state, offense_type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fbi.crime.state_annual: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
fbi.crime.state_annual is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fbi.crime.state_annual rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fbi.crime.state_annual. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
fbi.crime.state_annual is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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