Crime incidents in San Antonio 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 8,911 for the week of December 17, down from 9,113 the week before.
The offenses that decreased the most were assault and theft. Assault fell to 896 incidents last week, from 1,110 the week before. Theft went from 2,360 to 2,154.
There were 523 reported burglary incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 569 incidents the previous week. There were also 87 incidents of robbery, down from 100 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an increase last week were shootings; they went from 91 to 95.
There were 4,704 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 263 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 213 arrests were made last week, up from 200 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Downtown, Prospect Hill, and Highland Hills continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Wilshire decreased the most. Crime reports in Shearer Hills - Ridgeview also fell, after increasing the week before. Incidents in Southside are down considerably, as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Mondays witnessed the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Saturdays and Thursdays, while incidents on Tuesdays and Wednesdays went up. Late afternoon, evening and early afternoon continue to see the most crime incidents.
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