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Prince William Reporter

Monday, November 25, 2024

2020: 8,357 crimes against property handled by Prince William County Police Department law enforcement

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Prince William County Police Department law enforcement officers grappled with 8,357 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 22 per day 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, theft from motor vehicle was the most popular crime handled by the Prince William County Police Department office.

Officers in Prince William County Police Department were involved in 14,333 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 Prince William County Police Department in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons33
Briberies1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings395
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes178
Damage or vandalisms1,239
Embezzlements81
Extortions and blackmail offences71
Obtaining property by false pretenses838
Credit card and atm frauds551
False impersonations73
Wire frauds117
Identity thefts269
Hackings and computer invasions55
Pocket picking offences5
Purse snatchings2
Shopliftings938
Thefts from building427
Thefts from coin operated machine or device4
Thefts from motor vehicle1,493
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories381
Larcenies635
Motor vehicle thefts394
Robberies145
Stolen property offenses32

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