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2020: 935 crimes against property handled by South Burlington law enforcement

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South Burlington law enforcement officers grappled with 935 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 77 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, shoplifting was the most popular crime handled by the South Burlington office.

Officers in South Burlington were involved in 1,141 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 South Burlington in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings33
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes20
Damage or vandalisms121
Embezzlements15
Extortions and blackmail offences2
Obtaining property by false pretenses55
Credit card and atm frauds33
Wire frauds5
Identity thefts36
Purse snatchings1
Shopliftings281
Thefts from motor vehicle107
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories3
Larcenies169
Motor vehicle thefts19
Robberies6
Stolen property offenses29

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