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687 crimes against property handled by Harper Woods officers in 2020

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Harper Woods law enforcement officers grappled with 687 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 57 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 Harper Woods office.

Officers in Harper Woods were involved in 1,160 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 Harper Woods in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons2
Burglaries, breaking and enterings67
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes8
Damage or vandalisms136
Embezzlements3
Extortions and blackmail offences2
Obtaining property by false pretenses70
Credit card and atm frauds6
Identity thefts15
Shopliftings85
Thefts from building20
Thefts from motor vehicle21
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories22
Larcenies99
Motor vehicle thefts106
Robberies10
Stolen property offenses15

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