Crime incidents in San Antonio saw an overall increase last week, after a previous decline, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 8,410 for the week of December 10, up from 8,365 the week before.
The offenses that increased the most were burglary and vandalism. Burglary rose to 505 incidents last week, from 442 the week before. Vandalism went from 240 to 242.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of theft went from 2,216 to 1,977. Incidents of assault fell from 987 to 871, and shootings went down from 107 to 90.
There were 4,441 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 360 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 200 arrests were made last week, up from 193 arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Downtown, Prospect Hill and Highland Hills continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Northwest Los Angeles Heights experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Lackland Terrace also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Dellview Area are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays witnessed the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays went down. Late afternoon, early afternoon, and midday saw the most crime last week.
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