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170 crimes against property handled by Wrightsville Beach officers in 2020

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Wrightsville Beach law enforcement officers grappled with 170 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 14 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 Wrightsville Beach office.

Officers in Wrightsville Beach were involved in 285 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 Wrightsville Beach in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings15
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes2
Damage or vandalisms40
Embezzlements4
Obtaining property by false pretenses13
Credit card and atm frauds9
False impersonations2
Wire frauds2
Identity thefts1
Shopliftings2
Thefts from building2
Thefts from motor vehicle24
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies48
Motor vehicle thefts3
Stolen property offenses2

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