Crime incidents in Yorba Linda 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 214 for the week of Dec. 17, up from 192 the week before.
The overall increase in crime incidents was led by burglary and vandalism. Burglary rose to 67 incidents last week, from 55 the week before. Vandalism went from five to seven.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a percentage increase in robbery, from one incidents per week to two, and in theft, from 29 to 30 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of assault went from six to one.
There were 103 reports of "other" crimes, an increase 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 four arrests were made last week, up from one arrest the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Anaheim Hills continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Regarding day and time factors, Mondays, Sundays and Fridays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and went down. Midday, early afternoon and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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