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476 crimes against property handled by Stevens Point officers in 2020

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Stevens Point law enforcement officers grappled with 476 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 39 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, damage or vandalism was the most popular crime handled by the Stevens Point office.

Officers in Stevens Point were involved in 813 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 Stevens Point in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons2
Burglaries, breaking and enterings26
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes18
Damage or vandalisms128
Embezzlements1
Extortions and blackmail offences5
Obtaining property by false pretenses44
Credit card and atm frauds3
False impersonations3
Identity thefts11
Shopliftings60
Thefts from building5
Thefts from motor vehicle25
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories6
Larcenies123
Motor vehicle thefts11
Stolen property offenses5

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