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2020: 1,299 crimes against property handled by El Dorado law enforcement

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El Dorado law enforcement officers grappled with 1,299 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 108 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, burglary, breaking and entering was the most popular crime handled by the El Dorado office.

Officers in El Dorado were involved in 2,022 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 El Dorado in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons7
Burglaries, breaking and enterings358
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes32
Damage or vandalisms220
Obtaining property by false pretenses168
Credit card and atm frauds27
Welfare frauds2
Shopliftings95
Thefts from motor vehicle17
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories1
Larcenies286
Motor vehicle thefts51
Robberies24
Stolen property offenses11

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