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Enforcement officers in University of North Carolina, Wilmington deal with 235 crimes against property in 2020

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University of North Carolina, Wilmington law enforcement officers grappled with 235 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 19 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 University of North Carolina, Wilmington office.

Officers in University of North Carolina, Wilmington were involved in 471 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 University of North Carolina, Wilmington in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons3
Burglaries, breaking and enterings7
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes12
Damage or vandalisms40
Extortions and blackmail offences2
Obtaining property by false pretenses6
False impersonations1
Identity thefts3
Thefts from building10
Thefts from motor vehicle2
Larcenies134
Motor vehicle thefts3
Stolen property offenses12

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