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Enforcement officers in Eau Claire deal with 1,284 crimes against society in 2020

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Eau Claire law enforcement officers grappled with 1,284 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals 107 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 and narcotic violation was the most popular crime handled by the Eau Claire office.

Officers in Eau Claire were involved in 5,106 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 Eau Claire in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCES
Animal cruelties33
Drug and narcotic violations595
Drug equipment violations401
Pornography and obscene materials violations22
Prostitution offences1
Assisting or promoting prostitution offenses1
Weapon law violations231
Animal cruelties2
Drug and narcotic violations164
Drug equipment violations110
Pornography and obscene materials violations6
Weapon law violations27

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