Crime incidents in Arlington 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 751 for the week of Dec. 24, up from 713 the week before.
Burglary and theft led the increase in crime incidents. Burglary rose to 88 incidents last week, from 61 the week before. Theft went from 117 to 125. Reports of theft have continued to grow for the last three weeks.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage increase in shootings, from four incidents per week to seven, and in assault, from 64 to 70 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of vandalism went from 23 to 11, and robbery fell from six to five.
There were 385 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 19 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 60 arrests were made last week, down from 72 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, east, west, and north Arlington had the most reported incidents last week. East and west Arlington were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
East Arlington saw the largest increase. Crime reports in west Arlington also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in southwest Arlingtonare up considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Thursdays, Fridays and Wednesdays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Tuesdays, while incidents on Mondays, Fridays and Sunday went down. Late afternoon, evening and midday saw the most crime last week.
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