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How many weapon law violations did State Police, Klamath County enforcement officers grapple with in 2020?

Published 01/15/23

State Police, Klamath County law enforcement officers grappled with 66 weapon law violations in 2020, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

This equals five per month in 2020.

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, weapon law violation was the third most popular crime handled by the State Police, Klamath County office.

Officers in State Police, Klamath County were involved in 380 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.

100 locations with highest amount of weapon law violation offenses across US in 2020
LocationNUMBER OF OFFENCESIncidents per month
Milwaukee5,434452
Detroit4,378364
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department3,792316
Houston2,930244
Memphis2,819234
Indianapolis2,104175
Denver2,039169
Dallas1,994166
Charlotte-Mecklenburg1,644137
Cleveland1,603133
Newport News1,376114
Minneapolis1,317109
Raleigh1,317109
Albuquerque1,15095
Oklahoma City1,01684
Fort Worth94578
Colorado Springs88373
Ohio State Highway Patrol88373
Richmond85671
Virginia Beach81167
St. Louis County Police Department78565
Grand Rapids75963
Greensboro71259
Hampton67256
Austin66955
Wilmington66155
Portland65554
Aurora65354
Springfield64153
Dayton63953
Chattanooga62752
Seattle60850
St. Paul59949
Akron59249
Clarksville58148
Pasadena57948
Columbia57748
Norfolk53044
Fairfax County Police Department52443
Rockford51743
Salt Lake City51643
Kalamazoo50341
North Charleston49140
New Castle County Police Department48640
Lubbock46839
Arlington45838
Roanoke42435
Chesapeake42135
Racine41734
Mesa40333
Lakewood40333
Durham40233
Reagan National Airport39633
Kansas City39532
Corpus Christi39032
Davenport38832
Boston38732
Cobb County Police Department36930
Wilmington35929
Greenville35929
Lansing34728
Fayetteville32927
El Paso32627
Greenville32326
Irving32126
Richland31726
Pueblo31526
Muskegon Heights31526
Utah Highway Patrol31526
Canton31025
Department of Safety30725
Springfield30425
Missouri State Highway Patrol30425
Reno30425
Little Rock30325
Charleston29624
Spokane28924
Petersburg28323
United States Department of Defense, Pentagon Force Protection Agency27723
Des Moines27222
Monroe27122
North Little Rock26321
Montgomery County Police Department26321
Myrtle Beach25921
Pontiac25721
High Point25221
Eugene24820
Prince William County Police Department24720
Gulfport24520
Medford24120
Kenosha24120
Lynchburg23719
Suffolk23519
Gresham23419
Clayton County Police Department23219
Garland23119
Eau Claire23119
State Police, Sussex County23019
Independence23019
Tacoma23019

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