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259 crimes against property handled by Buena Vista Township officers in 2020

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Buena Vista Township law enforcement officers grappled with 259 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 21 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 Buena Vista Township office.

Officers in Buena Vista Township were involved in 583 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 Buena Vista Township in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings41
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes4
Damage or vandalisms95
Embezzlements4
Obtaining property by false pretenses8
Credit card and atm frauds1
Welfare frauds1
Identity thefts2
Purse snatchings1
Shopliftings9
Thefts from building5
Thefts from motor vehicle5
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories3
Larcenies54
Motor vehicle thefts17
Robberies4
Stolen property offenses4

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