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29 crimes against property handled by Timberville officers in 2020

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Timberville 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, larceny was the most popular crime handled by the Timberville office.

Officers in Timberville were involved in 47 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 Timberville in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings2
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes1
Damage or vandalisms2
Embezzlements1
Obtaining property by false pretenses1
Credit card and atm frauds1
Shopliftings5
Thefts from building1
Larcenies11
Motor vehicle thefts1
Stolen property offenses3

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