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Enforcement officers in Unicoi deal with 27 crimes against property in 2020

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Unicoi law enforcement officers grappled with 27 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, damage or vandalism was the most popular crime handled by the Unicoi office.

Officers in Unicoi were involved in 69 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 Unicoi in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings4
Damage or vandalisms3
Credit card and atm frauds1
False impersonations2
Shopliftings9
Thefts from building1
Thefts from motor vehicle1
Larcenies2
Motor vehicle thefts4
Burglaries, breaking and enterings16
Damage or vandalisms25
False impersonations2
Shopliftings8
Thefts from building7
Thefts from motor vehicle8
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies9
Motor vehicle thefts10
Stolen property offenses1

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