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What is the FBI Crime Data Explorer MCP Server?
Connect to the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) to retrieve comprehensive law enforcement statistics directly through natural language. This server provides access to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program's extensive datasets.
What you can do
- National Estimates — Retrieve estimated crime totals for the entire United States across specific year ranges.
- State Summaries — Fetch detailed offense data (violent crime, property crime, etc.) for any specific US state.
- Agency-Level Data — Query statistics reported by specific local, county, or state law enforcement agencies using their unique ORI identifier.
- Victim Demographics — Analyze NIBRS data to see breakdowns of victims by age, race, and sex for various offenses.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your FBI CDE API Key
- Start querying public safety data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Data Analysts & Researchers — quickly pull structured crime data for academic or professional reports.
- Journalists — verify crime statistics and trends for specific regions or agencies instantly.
- Policy Makers — evaluate the impact of safety initiatives using official historical data.
Built-in capabilities (4)
Retrieve crime data for a specific law enforcement agency
Retrieve national crime estimates
Retrieve NIBRS victim demographic data
Retrieve crime statistics for a specific state
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple FBI Crime Data Explorer tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 4 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 4 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
FBI Crime Data Explorer in Windsurf
FBI Crime Data Explorer and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect FBI Crime Data Explorer to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for FBI Crime Data Explorer in Windsurf
The FBI Crime Data Explorer MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 4 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
FBI Crime Data Explorer for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the FBI Crime Data Explorer MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find data for a specific local police department?
You can use the get_agency_summarized tool. You will need the agency's 9-character ORI (Originating Agency Identifier) to retrieve their specific reported statistics.
What kind of demographic information is available for crime victims?
The get_nibrs_victim_demographics tool allows you to filter victim data by age, race, or sex for specific offenses in states that support NIBRS reporting.
Can I compare crime trends over multiple years?
Yes. Tools like get_national_estimates and get_state_summarized accept start_year and end_year parameters to provide data across a historical range.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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