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2020: 138 crimes against property handled by Velda City law enforcement

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Velda City law enforcement officers grappled with 138 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, damage or vandalism was the most popular crime handled by the Velda City office.

Officers in Velda City were involved in 243 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 Velda City in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons2
Burglaries, breaking and enterings18
Damage or vandalisms40
Obtaining property by false pretenses3
Credit card and atm frauds2
Wire frauds1
Identity thefts3
Shopliftings2
Thefts from building11
Thefts from motor vehicle14
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories2
Larcenies9
Motor vehicle thefts18
Robberies8
Stolen property offenses5

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