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Friday, November 22, 2024

How many crimes against society did Burnett enforcement officers grapple with in 2020?

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Burnett law enforcement officers grappled with 204 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 17 per month in 2020.

Crimes against society include drug equipment violations, drug and narcotic violations, weapon law violations, pornography and obscene materials violations, animal cruelties and assisting or promoting prostitution offenses.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, drug equipment violation was the most popular crime handled by the Burnett office.

Officers in Burnett were involved in 835 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 society offenses in Burnett in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Animal cruelties2
Drug and narcotic violations94
Drug equipment violations95
Pornography and obscene materials violations3
Weapon law violations10

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