Crime incidents in Arlington 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 845 for the week of Jan. 14, up from 745 the week before.
The offenses that increased the most were theft and assault. Theft rose to 144 incidents last week, from 119 the week before. Assault went from 65 to 75. Reports of theft have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage increase in robbery, from seven incidents per week to 15, and in burglary, from 55 to 63 incidents.
There were 23 reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents an increase from 22 incidents the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, shootings went from four to two.
There were 523 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 50 from the previous week. SpotCrime's broad "other" category includes a variety of offenses like fraud, trespassing, public disturbance and traffic violations. Of those incidents, 111 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 66 reported arrests the week before.
Regarding day and time factors, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Mondays, while incidents on Sundays, Tuesdays and went down. Late afternoon, evening and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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