Crime incidents in Newport Beach saw an overall increase last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 411 for the week of Dec. 17, up from 387 the week before.
Burglary and robbery led the increase in crime incidents. Burglary rose to 98 incidents last week, from 82 the week before. Robbery went from five to 10.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage increase in assault, from 13 incidents per week to 17, and in vandalism, from five to six incidents.
There was one reported shooting last week. That 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 59 to 51.
There were 204 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of three 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 24 arrests were made last week, up from 15 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Corona Del Mar continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Corona Del Mar decreased the most.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Thursdays and Tuesdays, while incidents on Fridays, Mondays and went down. Early afternoon, evening and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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