Crime incidents in Arlington saw an overall decrease last week, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 838 for the week of Dec. 10, down from 844 the week before.
The overall decrease in crime reports was led by burglary and robbery. Burglary fell to 65 incidents last week, from 76 the week before. Robbery went from 10 to seven.
There were 75 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week. There were also 18 incidents of vandalism, down from 19 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of theft went from 101 to 115, and shootings rose from four to five.
There were 441 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of eight from the previous week. SpotCrime's broad "other" category includes a variety of offenses like fraud, trespassing, public disturbance and traffic violations. SpotCrime data also indicates that 112 arrests were made last week, up from 110 arrests the week before.
Regarding day and time factors, Mondays, Thursdays nad Fridays witnessed the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays went up. Evening, late afternoon, and early afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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