24 extortions and blackmail offenses handled by Newport News Police Department officers in 2022

Newport News Police Department law enforcement officers grappled with 24 extortions and blackmail offenses in 2022, according to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, extortion and blackmail offense were the 30th most popular crimes handled by the Newport News Police Department office.

Officers in Newport News Police Department were involved in 13,820 offenses 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.

Location	NUMBER OF OFFENCES
Houston Police Department	312
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department	262
Philadelphia Police Department	190
Fairfax County Police Department	177
Oklahoma City Police Department	166
Honolulu Police Department	144
Lincoln Police Department	119
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department	118
Colorado Springs Police Department	115
Seattle Police Department	115
Wichita Police Department	110
Chicago Police Department	107
Boston Police Department	105
Chesterfield County Police Department	99
Mesa Police Department	98
Raleigh Police Department	96
Harris County Sheriff's Office	92
Aurora Police Department	90
Montgomery County Police Department	86
Columbus Police Department	83
Chandler Police Department	78
Loudoun County Sheriff's Office	74
Reno Police Department	73
Prince William County Police Department	73
Memphis Police Department	72
Arlington County Police Department	72
Lubbock Police Department	70
Chesapeake Police Department	70
Stafford County Sheriff's Office	69
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office	68
Gilbert Police Department	67
Albuquerque Police Department	67
Denver Police Department	66
Spokane Police Department	64
Tulsa Police Department	63
Orem Police Department	63
Frisco Police Department	62
Salt Lake City Police Department	60
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office	59
Ottawa County Sheriff's Office	57
Plano Police Department	56
Tacoma Police Department	56
Cobb County Police Department	55
Overland Park Police Department	55
Murfreesboro Police Department	54
Fort Collins Police Department	53
Burlington Police Department	51
Olathe Police Department	50
Boise Police Department	49
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office	49
El Paso County Sheriff's Office	48
Kent County Sheriff's Office	48
Detroit Police Department	46
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office	46
Springfield Police Department	45
Knox County Sheriff's Office	44
Virginia Beach Police Department	43
Douglas County Sheriff's Office	42
Indianapolis Police Department	42
Grand Island Police Department	42
Washington County Sheriff's Office	42
Federal Bureau of Investigation	42
Durham Police Department	41
Pierce County Sheriff's Office	41
Cleveland Police Department	40
Madison Police Department	40
San Diego Police Department	40
Boulder Police Department	37
Chattanooga Police Department	37
Henrico County Police Department	36
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office	36
Centennial Police Department	34
New Castle County Police Department	34
Michigan State University Police Department	34
Austin Police Department	34
Kitsap County Sheriff's Office	34
Leesburg Police Department	33
Vancouver Police Department	33
Minneapolis Police Department	32
Kansas City Police Department	32
James City County Police Department	32
Surprise Police Department	31
Carver County Sheriff's Office	31
Wilmington Police Department	31
League City Police Department	31
Spokane Valley Police Department	31
Union County Sheriff's Office	30
Fayetteville Police Department	29
Greenville County Sheriff's Office	29
Bellevue Police Department	29
Atlanta Police Department	29
Baltimore County Police Department	29
Ames Police Department	28
Cambridge Police Department	28
Larimer County Sheriff's Office	28
Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office	28
Grand Rapids Police Department	27
Lexington County Sheriff's Office	27
Knoxville Police Department	27
Hanover County Sheriff's Office	27
Alaska State Troopers	27
DeKalb County Police Department	27
Baton Rouge Police Department	27