Highway Patrol, Troop A law enforcement officers grappled with 25 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
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, stolen property offense was the most popular crime handled by the Highway Patrol, Troop A office.
Officers in Highway Patrol, Troop A were involved in 134 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.
| Type of Crime | NUMBER OF OFFENCES |
|---|---|
| Counterfeiting and forgery crimes | 3 |
| Damage or vandalisms | 4 |
| Obtaining property by false pretenses | 2 |
| Motor vehicle thefts | 1 |
| Robberies | 1 |
| Stolen property offenses | 14 |
