Manchester weekly crime report: Theft drops, burglary rises

Manchester weekly crime report: Theft drops, burglary risesPhoto: iStock
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Published on January 03, 2019

Crime incidents in Manchester saw an overall decrease last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 312 for the week of December 24, which is down from 320 the week before.

The offenses that decreased the most were theft and vandalism. Theft fell to 65 incidents last week, from 81 the week before. Vandalism went from 20 to 11.

There were 69 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 70 incidents the previous week.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week were reports of burglary went from three to 10 and robbery rose from one to three.

There were 147 reports of "other" crimes; that was an increase of 13 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 seven arrests were made last week, down from 11 arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Kalivas Union, Southside, and Somerville had the most reported incidents last week. Kalivas Union and Somerville were at the top of the list the previous week as well.

Straw/Smyth experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Somerville also fell for a third week, and incidents in Corey Square are down considerably as well.

Regarding when most crimes are committed, Fridays, Mondays and Thursdays witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Thursdays. hile incidents on Fridays, Mondays and went up. Late morning, late afternoon and early morning saw the most crime last week.

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