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862 crimes against property handled by Lincolnton officers in 2020

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Lincolnton law enforcement officers grappled with 862 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 71 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, larceny was the most popular crime handled by the Lincolnton office.

Officers in Lincolnton were involved in 1,423 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 Lincolnton in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings56
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes19
Damage or vandalisms177
Embezzlements9
Extortions and blackmail offences3
Obtaining property by false pretenses65
Credit card and atm frauds26
False impersonations20
Shopliftings24
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories8
Larcenies375
Motor vehicle thefts37
Robberies3
Stolen property offenses39

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