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Prince William Reporter

Monday, November 25, 2024

Enforcement officers in Prince William County Police Department deal with 2,037 crimes against society in 2020

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Prince William County Police Department law enforcement officers grappled with 2,037 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals five per day in 2020.

Crimes against society include drug equipment violations, drug and narcotic violations, weapon law violations, pornography and obscene materials violations, animal cruelties and assisting or promoting prostitution offenses.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, drug and narcotic violation 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 society offenses in Prince William County Police Department in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCESIncidents per month
Animal cruelties675
Drug and narcotic violations1,384115
Drug equipment violations27823
Operating, promoting and assisting gambling offences10
Pornography and obscene materials violations584
Prostitution offences10
Assisting or promoting prostitution offenses10
Weapon law violations24720

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