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2020: 29 crimes against property handled by Highway Patrol, Capitol law enforcement

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Highway Patrol, Capitol law enforcement officers grappled with 29 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, Capitol office.

Officers in Highway Patrol, Capitol were involved in 58 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 Highway Patrol, Capitol in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Damage or vandalisms5
Obtaining property by false pretenses2
Purse snatchings1
Thefts from motor vehicle4
Larcenies1
Motor vehicle thefts4
Robberies1
Stolen property offenses11

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