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Enforcement officers in West Fargo deal with 545 crimes against society in 2020

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West Fargo law enforcement officers grappled with 545 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 45 per month in 2020.

Crimes against society include drug equipment violations, drug and narcotic violations, weapon law violations, pornography and obscene materials violations, animal cruelties and assisting or promoting prostitution offenses.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, drug and narcotic violation 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 society offenses in West Fargo in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Animal cruelties5
Drug and narcotic violations254
Drug equipment violations248
Pornography and obscene materials violations10
Purchasing prostitution2
Weapon law violations26

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