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230 crimes against property handled by State Police, Westminster officers in 2020

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State Police, Westminster law enforcement officers grappled with 230 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, larceny was the most popular crime handled by the State Police, Westminster office.

Officers in State Police, Westminster were involved in 347 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, Westminster in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings18
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes2
Damage or vandalisms43
Embezzlements2
Obtaining property by false pretenses18
False impersonations2
Shopliftings6
Thefts from building11
Thefts from motor vehicle33
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories13
Larcenies60
Motor vehicle thefts18
Stolen property offenses3

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