Crime incidents in Milwaukee 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 3,602 for the week of December 31, up from 3,187 the week before.
Shooting and theft led the increase in crime reports. Shooting rose to 464 incidents last week, from 259 the week before. Theft went from 337 to 398. Shootings have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage increase in assault, from 493 incidents per week to 504, and in robbery, from 48 to 51 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of burglary went from 181 to 155, and vandalism fell from 147 to 121.
There were 1,790 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 165 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 119 arrests were made last week, up from 97 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Harambee, Old North Milwaukee, and Franklin Heights had the most reported incidents last week. Harambee and Old North Milwaukee were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Crime in North Division went up the most. Crime reports in Roosevelt Grove also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in Midtown are up considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Fridays witnessed the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Fridays, while incidents on Wednesdays, Thursdays and went down. After midnight, early afternoon and late afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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