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Enforcement officers in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University deal with 285 crimes against property in 2020

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University law enforcement officers grappled with 285 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 23 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University office.

Officers in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University were involved in 405 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings7
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes6
Damage or vandalisms123
Embezzlements2
Extortions and blackmail offences1
Obtaining property by false pretenses4
Credit card and atm frauds13
Wire frauds1
Identity thefts1
Hackings and computer invasions3
Pocket picking offences12
Shopliftings2
Thefts from building66
Thefts from motor vehicle4
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies38
Stolen property offenses1

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