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Friday, November 22, 2024

How many crimes against society did Cobb County Police Department enforcement officers grapple with in 2020?

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Cobb County Police Department law enforcement officers grappled with 2,890 crimes against society in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals seven per day 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 Cobb County Police Department office.

Officers in Cobb County Police Department were involved in 21,917 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 Cobb County Police Department in 2020
Type of CrimeNUMBER OF OFFENCESIncidents per month
Animal cruelties48140
Drug and narcotic violations1,888157
Drug equipment violations776
Bettings and wagerings violations10
Pornography and obscene materials violations695
Prostitution offences30
Purchasing prostitution20
Weapon law violations36930

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