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969 crimes against property handled by Ypsilanti officers in 2020

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Ypsilanti law enforcement officers grappled with 969 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 80 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, damage or vandalism was the most popular crime handled by the Ypsilanti office.

Officers in Ypsilanti were involved in 1,877 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 Ypsilanti in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons3
Burglaries, breaking and enterings108
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes3
Damage or vandalisms203
Embezzlements6
Extortions and blackmail offences2
Obtaining property by false pretenses87
Credit card and atm frauds11
Identity thefts13
Pocket picking offences2
Purse snatchings1
Shopliftings49
Thefts from building19
Thefts from motor vehicle174
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories9
Larcenies190
Motor vehicle thefts51
Robberies24
Stolen property offenses14

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