The Lagos State Criminal Information System (LCIS), formerly known as the Crime Data Register was created in 2004, The Lagos State Ministry of Justice in Conjunction with DFID/ British Council launched the project which was aimed to automate and computerise the procedures of the criminal Justice System in order to improve the efficiency and timeliness with which cases are handled and ultimately to have a database of suspect whether minor or major.

In 2017, In line with the promise of the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and under the administration of the Commissioner for Justice / Honourable Attorney General Adeniji Kazeem to use Technology to drive the delivery of Justice in Lagos State, commenced the revival of the crime data project.

The main aim of the LCIS project is to design and develop a crime data management system which provides a database of all the people who are in the criminal Justice System in Lagos state under the Lagos Prisons Command whether in remand, awaiting trial or convicted, ultimately, information about any suspected or convicted criminal in the state,(this includes both current and historical cases) can be tracked.

The objectives of the new LCIS System is to create a central criminal Justice Information management system for Lagos State.

The platform is to also provide a common interface for the four stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System, i.e, POLICE, PRISON, JUDICIARY and THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE by incorporating the dynamics and processes of the operations at each stakeholders point, This attempt will ensure a criminal case is handled effectively and efficiently from the point of arrest Up till when judgement is delivered. Furthermore, it shall collect, store and provide access to list of offenders as at when required.