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2020: 80 crimes against property handled by Howard law enforcement

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Howard law enforcement officers grappled with 80 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals six 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 Howard office.

Officers in Howard were involved in 151 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 Howard in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings8
Damage or vandalisms25
Obtaining property by false pretenses4
Credit card and atm frauds2
False impersonations1
Pocket picking offences1
Thefts from building9
Thefts from motor vehicle2
Larcenies23
Stolen property offenses4

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