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 838 for the week of Jan. 21, down from 849 the week before.
Robbery and burglary led the decrease in crime reports. Robbery fell to 10 incidents last week, from 15 the week before. Burglary went from 63 to 60.
There were two reported shooting incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week. There were also 143 incidents of theft, down from 145 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of assault went from 75 to 93, and vandalism rose from 23 to 27.
There were 503 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 23 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, 137 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 114 reported arrests the week before.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Wednesdays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Fridays and Wednesdays, while incidents on Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays went up. Late afternoon, late morning and evening continue to see the most crime incidents.
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