Crime incidents in Burlingame saw an overall increase last week, for the third week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 206 for the week of Dec. 17, up from 205 the week before.
The overall increase in crime incidents was led by assault and burglary. Assault rose to 14 incidents last week, from three the week before. Burglary went from 11 to 15.
There were five reported vandalism incidents last week, which represents a steady state from the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of theft went from 26 to 21.
There were 147 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of four 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 four arrests were made last week, down from six arrests the week before.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Saturdays, Tuesdays and Fridays produced the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, while incidents on Wednesdays, Mondays and Thursdays went down. Late afternoon, late morning and midday saw the most crime last week.
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