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Enforcement officers in State Police, Spotsylvania County deal with 42 crimes against society in 2020

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State Police, Spotsylvania County law enforcement officers grappled with 42 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

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, weapon law violation was the most popular crime handled by the State Police, Spotsylvania County office.

Officers in State Police, Spotsylvania County were involved in 116 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 State Police, Spotsylvania County in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Drug and narcotic violations14
Drug equipment violations1
Pornography and obscene materials violations12
Weapon law violations15

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