Crime incidents in Denver 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 1,263 for the week of January 7, up from 1,092 the week before.
Theft and burglary led the increase in crime incidents. Theft rose to 303 incidents last week, from 271 the week before. Burglary went from 27 to 53. 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 12 incidents per week to 24, and in vandalism, from 73 to 89 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, shootings went from 28 to 12, and assault fell from 144 to 138.
There were 507 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 68 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 137 arrests were made last week, up from 97 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Five Points, Stapleton and Capitol Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Stapleton went up the most: incidents in the neighborhood have been rising for three weeks in a row. Crime reports in City Park West also rose for a third week, and incidents in Virginia Village are up considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Fridays and Saturdays, while incidents on Tuesdays and Mondays went up. Late afternoon, late morning and midday saw the most crime last week.
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