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Monday, November 25, 2024

140 crimes against property handled by State Police, Prince William County officers in 2020

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State Police, Prince William County law enforcement officers grappled with 140 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 11 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, obtaining property by false pretenses was the most popular crime handled by the State Police, Prince William County office.

Officers in State Police, Prince William County were involved in 266 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 State Police, Prince William County in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Briberies2
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes2
Damage or vandalisms5
Obtaining property by false pretenses93
Credit card and atm frauds1
False impersonations10
Identity thefts2
Larcenies9
Motor vehicle thefts8
Stolen property offenses7

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