Incident Victim Template
PIMS Incident Victim Template Specifications
INCIDENT_VICTIMTemplate Description
This template connects one or multiple victims to each specific incident.
- In cases of incidents involving crimes against property (such as vandalism), use Valid Value 8 (school/school facility) in Field 5 of this template.
- Note: Not all incidents will have a victim. For example, a fighting incident will not have a victim (all parties are considered offenders in this case).
- See Appendix Z in Volume 2 of the PIMS User Manual for more information (the "Infraction has Victims" column).
- Important: If there are no victims associated with the incident, do not submit any records in this template.
Template Specifications
1 - SUBMITTING AUN
The unique, 9-digit AUN assigned by the PDE.
Sample Value
123456789
2 - INCIDENT ID
An identifier assigned by the LEA to the incident; this identifier must be unique within each LEA per school year.
Sample Value
9801
3 - VICTIM ID
An identifier for the victim involved in an incident. This can be the PAsecureID if the victim is a current student but does not have to be. If the victim is not a current student, or if the LEA desires not to submit the PAsecureID, use an identifier assigned by the LEA. Must be the same value used in Field 2 (PERSON ID) within the Person Template.
Sample Value
887
4 - SCHOOL YEAR DATE
A single date (June 30), the last day of the current school year indicating the whole school year.
Sample Value
2026-06-30
5 - VICTIM TYPE
The type of victim.
Valid Values
1- student2- student with IEP3- student from another LEA4- parent5- adult visitor / intruder6- district employee7- other or unknown8- school / school facility
6 - AGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT
The age of the victim at the time of the incident.
Business Rules
Required if age is known. If unknown, leave null or blank.
Sample Value
14
7 - GRADE LEVEL CODE AT TIME OF INCIDENT
The grade level of the victim at the time of the incident.
Business Rules
Required if grade is known. If unknown, leave null or blank.
See Appendix K in Volume 2 of the PIMS User Manual for a complete list of valid values.
8 - STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REFERRAL INDICATOR
A Y/N indicator that specifies whether the victim was referred to the Student Assistance Program.
Valid Values
YorN
9 - INJURY SEVERITY CODE
Specifies whether the victim sustained a physical injury.
Valid Values
1- Victim did not sustain physical injury3- Injury but NOT serious bodily injury4- Serious bodily injury5- Death
10 - MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED INDICATOR
A Y/N indicator that specifies whether the victim received medical treatment.
Business Rules
Required if known.
Valid Values
YorN
11 🛇
Field not collected. Must be delimited in template file.
12 - INCIDENT VICTIM COMMENT
Comment regarding the medical treatment of the victim.
Business Rules
Required if Field 10 (MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED INDICATOR) = Y.
Sample Value
Victim treated in ER and released.
Rules
See the Rules Section of the Template Domain for rules consistent throughout all templates.
Load Sequence / Dependencies
Load Sequence/Dependency
- INCIDENT
- PERSON