Crime incidents in Newport Beach saw an overall decrease last week, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 320 for the week of January 7, down from 389 the week before.
The offenses that decreased the most were burglary and assault. Burglary fell to 83 incidents last week, from 120 the week before. Assault went from 13 to eight.
There were seven reported robbery incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 10 incidents the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of theft went from 43 to 46. Incidents of vandalism rose from four to seven, and shootings went up from one to two.
There were 161 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 30 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 six arrests were made last week, down from seven arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Corona Del Mar continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
While total incidents in Corona Del Mar remain high, the neighborhood did experience a large drop in incidents, after going up the week before.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Saturdays produced the most crime incidents. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Mondays and Fridays, while incidents on Wednesdays and Thursdays went up. Late morning, late afternoon and early afternoon saw the most crime.
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