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508 crimes against property handled by Pigeon Forge officers in 2020

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Pigeon Forge law enforcement officers grappled with 508 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, damage or vandalism was the most popular crime handled by the Pigeon Forge office.

Officers in Pigeon Forge were involved in 1,055 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 Pigeon Forge in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Arsons1
Burglaries, breaking and enterings46
Counterfeiting and forgery crimes29
Damage or vandalisms79
Embezzlements4
Extortions and blackmail offences2
Obtaining property by false pretenses29
Credit card and atm frauds38
False impersonations13
Wire frauds4
Identity thefts1
Shopliftings35
Thefts from building56
Thefts from coin operated machine or device3
Thefts from motor vehicle51
Thefts of motor vehicle parts or accessories18
Larcenies35
Motor vehicle thefts39
Robberies6
Stolen property offenses19

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