Crime reports in Pittsburgh saw an overall increase last month, after a previous decline, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources.

Incidents rose by about 10 percent, from 3,095 in November to 3,432 in December.

Assault and theft led the most recent increase in crime incidents. Assault rose from 623 reported incidents in November to 711 in December. Theft incidents went from 552 to 601 for the month, or an 8.9 percent increase.

While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage increase last month in vandalism, from 151 incidents per month to 197, and in arson, from two to four. Vandalism reports have decreased since the same month last year, while arson incidents have declined.

There were 83 burglary reports last month, and 25 shooting incidents. Burglary incidents rose from 77 offenses the previous month, while shooting reports increased by two incidents.

Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Crawford Roberts, Squirrel Hill South and Middle Hill saw the largest increase from November to December. West End, East Liberty and South Shore also saw considerable percentage increases in crime offenses for the month, although they continue to have lower overall crime levels.

Sundays, Mondays and Saturdays produced the most reported crimes last month. The largest increase from the previous month occurred on Sundays, Mondays and Saturdays, while incidents on Thursdays, Wednesdays and Fridays went down. Evening, late afternoon and after midnight continue to see the most crime incidents on average each day.

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