Crime incidents in Newport Beach 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 389 for the week of December 31, up from 328 the week before.
The overall increase in crime incidents was led by theft and assault. Theft rose to 43 incidents last week, from 28 the week before. Assault went from eight to 13.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a considerable percentage increase in robbery, from five incidents per week to 10, and in burglary, from 116 to 120 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of vandalism went from eight to four, and shootings fell from three to one.
There were 191 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 46 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 15 arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Corona Del Mar continued to have the most reported incidents.
Regarding day and time factors, Tuesdays, Mondays and Fridays produced the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous occurred on Tuesdays, Mondays and Fridays, while incidents on Thursdays, Sundays and went down. Midday, evening and early afternoon saw the most crime.
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