Crime incidents in Manchester 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 330 for the week of December 31, up from 312 the week before.
The offenses that increased the most were theft and robbery. Theft rose to 81 incidents last week, from 65 the week before. Robbery went from three to seven. Reports of robbery have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
There were 11 reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of assault went from 69 to 60, and burglary fell from 10 to nine.
There were 154 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of seven 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 eight arrests were made last week, up from seven arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Southside, Kalivas Union and Somerville continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Southside went up the most. Crime reports in Corey Square also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in Straw/Smyth are up considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays continued to witness the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Mondays, while incidents on Sundays, Fridays and went down. Late morning, midday and late afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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