Form QID Theft of Agricultural Products & Vandalism Survey - 2020

THEFT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS & VANDALISM SURVEY - 2020
OMB No. 0535-0264
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United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
USDA/NASS National Operations Division
9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400
St. Louis, MO 63132-1547
Phone:1-888-424-7828
Fax: 1-855-415-3687
E-mail: [email protected]

Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY
identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect
your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary.
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collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

1) Did you operate a farm or ranch in 2019?
1

YES – Continue with Item 2

3

NO – Go to Conclusion on back page

2) Did you suffer any agricultural theft or vandalism resulting in revenue or property losses in 2019?
1

YES – Continue with Item 3

3

NO – Go to Item 5

3) Theft - Record by type the number of incidence of theft in the amount of loss for 2019.
Type of Theft
Crop ................................................
Livestock.........................................
Chemical / Fertilizer ........................
Machinery / Equipment...................
Other Property ................................
Total Number of Thefts

Number of Theft Incidents

Amount of Theft Loss in 2019
$
$
$
$
$
$

4) Vandalism - Record by type the number of incidents of vandalism and the amount of loss for 2019.
Type of Vandalism
Crop ................................................
Livestock.........................................
Chemical / Fertilizer ........................
Machinery / Equipment...................
Other Property ................................
Total Number of Vandalisms

Number of Vandalism Incidents

Amount of Vandalism Loss in 2019
$
$
$
$
$
$

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5) Trespassing - How many times did someone enter your land without your permission that Know
you consider to be trespassing during 2019? (Exclude theft and vandalism reported
above.) ...................................................................................................................................
6) Of those theft / vandalism / trespassing incidents that occurred in 2019:
Don’t
Know

a) How many were reported to law-enforcement officials? ..................................................
Don’t
Know

b) How many times were people arrested? .........................................................................
Don’t
Know

c) How many times were people found guilty in a court of law? ..........................................

7) When you have reported an incident of theft/vandalism/trespassing, how much time elapsed
between the report and a response from the enforcement agency?
1

less than 3 days

2

4 – 7 days

3

8 – 14 days

4

15 – 30 days

5

31 – 180 days

6

more than 180 days

8) In 2019 how much did you spend on each of the following to prevent theft, vandalism and/or
trespassing? (Include installation of new systems and cost of maintaining systems installed
during and before 2019.)
a) Security Systems ........................................................................................................................ $
b) Guards ........................................................................................................................................ $
c) Fences, locks, other barriers ...................................................................................................... $
d) Dogs ........................................................................................................................................... $
e) Other security measures (list other measures) .......................................................................... $
f)

Total spent .................................................................................................................................. $

9) Has the level of theft, vandalism and/or trespassing increased, decreased, or remained the same
on your operation in 2019 when compared to 2014?
1

Increased

2

Decreased

3

Remained the same

10) What is your level of familiarity with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s efforts to deter
agricultural theft by using ownership and movement certificates?
(for more information, go to https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/qad/files/2012/12/Ag-Theft-Flyer.pdf)
1

I am not familiar with their effort to deter agricultural theft by using ownership and
movement certificates.

2

I am familiar with their effort to deter agricultural theft, but have not filled out ownership
and movement certificates.

3

I am familiar with their effort to deter agriculture theft, and I have filled out ownership and
movement certificates.

4

Other.
(Please Specify) ................................................................................................................................
11) Based on Value of Sales, which of the following most closely classifies your farm?
1

Fruit farm

2

Vegetable farm

3

Sugar or Pineapple farm

4

Macadamia Nut farm

5

Coffee farm

6

Floriculture farm

7

Cattle farm

8

Aquaculture farm

9

Bee & Honey farm

10

Other Livestock farm

11

Other type of farm (Please List)…………………………………………………………………

12) What was the level of agricultural sales from your operation in 2019?
1

Over $500,000

2

$100,000 - $499,999

3

$50,000 - $99,999

4

$10,000 - $49,999

5

Under $10,000

CONCLUSION
13) Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Hawaii/index.php
To have a brief summary emailed to you at a later date, please enter your email address:
1095

14) Comments:

Respondent Name: ________________________________________

9911

9910

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Phone: _____________________

Date:

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This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.
Office Use Only
Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est
S/E Name

Respondent
9901 1-Op/Mgr
2-Sp
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Oth

9902

Mode

Enum.

1-PASI (Mail) 9903 9998
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Faceto Face)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other

Eval.
9900

R. Unit Change
9921

9985

Office Use for POID
9989
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Optional Use
9907

9908

9906

9916