Crime incidents in Pittsburgh saw an overall decrease last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 626 for the week of Dec. 24, down from 812 the week before.
The overall decrease in crime incidents was led by theft and vandalism. Theft fell to 110 incidents last week, from 156 the week before. Vandalism went from 38 to 26. Reports of vandalism have continued to fall for the last two weeks.
There were 143 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 149 incidents the previous week. There were also four shooting incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of burglary went from 15 to 17, and robbery rose from 13 to 14.
There were 94 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of two 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 218 arrests were made last week, down from 340 arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Southside Flats, Oakland and Fine View had the most reported incidents last week. Southside Flats was at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Homewood South experienced the largest drop in crime; incidents in the neighborhood have been falling for two weeks in a row. Crime reports in Central Business District also fell for a second week and incidents in Central Northside are down considerably as well.
As for when the most crimes were committed, Sundays, Saturdays and Mondays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while incidents on Sundays, Saturdays and went up. After midnight, evening and late afternoon continue to see the most crime incidents.
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