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682 crimes against property handled by Edgecombe officers in 2020

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Edgecombe law enforcement officers grappled with 682 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 56 per month in 2020.

Crimes against property include larcenies, obtaining property by false pretenses, shopliftings, thefts from motor vehicle, burglaries, breaking and enterings and damage or vandalisms.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, damage or vandalism was the most popular crime handled by the Edgecombe office.

Officers in Edgecombe were involved in 1,053 incidents throughout the year.

The NIBRS was designed to provide detail and context around crime stats. Under the previous system, only the most serious crime related to an incident would be logged. If an incident involved a homicide as well as aggravated assault and theft, only a homicide would be recorded in criminal statistics.

It is used by law enforcement at all levels, from local to federal.

Crimes against property offenses in Edgecombe in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons3
Burglaries, breaking and enterings124
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes5
Damage or vandalisms207
Obtaining property by false pretenses40
Credit card and atm frauds21
False impersonations2
Identity thefts15
Pocket picking offences2
Shopliftings3
Thefts from building2
Thefts from motor vehicle53
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories25
Larcenies139
Motor vehicle thefts26
Robberies10
Stolen property offenses5

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