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Enforcement officers in Fircrest deal with 235 crimes against property in 2020

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Fircrest law enforcement officers grappled with 235 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 19 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, theft from motor vehicle was the most popular crime handled by the Fircrest office.

Officers in Fircrest were involved in 278 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 Fircrest in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings19
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes3
Damage or vandalisms48
Obtaining property by false pretenses6
Credit card and atm frauds4
False impersonations1
Identity thefts46
Shopliftings1
Thefts from building3
Thefts from motor vehicle61
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies30
Motor vehicle thefts8
Robberies1
Stolen property offenses3

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