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Enforcement officers in Westfield deal with 620 crimes against property in 2020

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Westfield law enforcement officers grappled with 620 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 51 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, theft from building was the most popular crime handled by the Westfield office.

Officers in Westfield were involved in 956 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 Westfield in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons3
Burglaries, breaking and enterings45
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes7
Damage or vandalisms162
Embezzlements1
Extortions and blackmail offences2
Obtaining property by false pretenses28
Credit card and atm frauds2
False impersonations54
Pocket picking offences1
Purse snatchings1
Shopliftings27
Thefts from building190
Thefts from motor vehicle41
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies20
Motor vehicle thefts20
Robberies3
Stolen property offenses12

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