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2020: 198 crimes against property handled by Black Hawk law enforcement

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Black Hawk law enforcement officers grappled with 198 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 16 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, burglary, breaking and entering was the most popular crime handled by the Black Hawk office.

Officers in Black Hawk were involved in 469 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 Black Hawk in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons2
Burglaries, breaking and enterings65
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes1
Damage or vandalisms36
Obtaining property by false pretenses2
Credit card and atm frauds8
False impersonations5
Wire frauds3
Shopliftings1
Thefts from building5
Thefts from motor vehicle8
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies31
Motor vehicle thefts24
Stolen property offenses6

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