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220 crimes against property handled by North Wilkesboro officers in 2020

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North Wilkesboro law enforcement officers grappled with 220 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 18 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 North Wilkesboro office.

Officers in North Wilkesboro were involved in 367 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 North Wilkesboro in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings30
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes20
Damage or vandalisms39
Embezzlements1
Obtaining property by false pretenses23
Credit card and atm frauds8
Welfare frauds1
Wire frauds1
Identity thefts5
Shopliftings13
Thefts from coin operated machine or device1
Thefts from motor vehicle3
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies56
Motor vehicle thefts14
Stolen property offenses3

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