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2020: 788 crimes against property handled by Norton Shores law enforcement

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Norton Shores law enforcement officers grappled with 788 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 65 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 Norton Shores office.

Officers in Norton Shores were involved in 1,085 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 Norton Shores in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings54
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes17
Damage or vandalisms122
Embezzlements6
Obtaining property by false pretenses26
Credit card and atm frauds39
False impersonations8
Wire frauds6
Identity thefts12
Purse snatchings1
Shopliftings189
Thefts from building34
Thefts from motor vehicle90
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories31
Larcenies103
Motor vehicle thefts39
Robberies10
Stolen property offenses1

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