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Enforcement officers in Ohio State University, Columbus deal with 507 crimes against property in 2020

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Ohio State University, Columbus law enforcement officers grappled with 507 crimes against property in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 42 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, larceny was the most popular crime handled by the Ohio State University, Columbus office.

Officers in Ohio State University, Columbus were involved in 972 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 Ohio State University, Columbus in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Burglaries, breaking and enterings15
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes4
Damage or vandalisms112
Extortions and blackmail offences5
Obtaining property by false pretenses17
Credit card and atm frauds6
Identity thefts4
Hackings and computer invasions1
Purse snatchings1
Shopliftings20
Thefts from building116
Thefts from coin operated machine or device2
Thefts from motor vehicle34
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories10
Larcenies133
Motor vehicle thefts10
Robberies5
Stolen property offenses12

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