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2020: 1,110 crimes against property handled by West Fargo law enforcement

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West Fargo law enforcement officers grappled with 1,110 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 92 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 West Fargo office.

Officers in West Fargo were involved in 2,032 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 West Fargo in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons5
Burglaries, breaking and enterings184
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes36
Damage or vandalisms137
Embezzlements6
Extortions and blackmail offences3
Obtaining property by false pretenses54
Credit card and atm frauds35
False impersonations20
Wire frauds10
Identity thefts30
Shopliftings168
Thefts from motor vehicle103
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories11
Larcenies213
Motor vehicle thefts63
Robberies4
Stolen property offenses28

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