Crime incidents in Arlington 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 700 for the week of December 31, down from 751 the week before.
The overall decrease in crime incidents was led by burglary and theft. Burglary fell to 59 incidents last week, from 88 the week before. Theft went from 125 to 114.
There were 68 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 70 incidents the previous week. There were also three shooting incidents, down from seven the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of vandalism went from 11 to 21.
There were 388 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of three 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 42 arrests were made last week, down from 60 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, East, West and North continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in East decreased the most. Crime reports in Central also fell for a second week, and incidents in West are down considerably as well.
Regarding day and time factors, Saturdays, Wednesdays and Fridays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, while incidents on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays went up. Early afternoon, late afternoon and evening saw the most crime last week.
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