Crime incidents in Redwood City 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 57 for the week of January 21, down from 63 the week before.
The overall decrease in crime incidents was led by burglary and vandalism. Burglary fell to six incidents last week, from 12 the week before. Vandalism went from five to two.
There was one reported robbery last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week. There were also 14 incidents of theft.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of assault went from two to seven.
There were 27 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. Of those incidents, 19 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 13 reported arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Downtown, Middlefield and Oakwood had the most reported incidents last week. Downtown and Middlefield were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Middlefield experienced the largest drop in crime; incidents in the neighborhood have been falling for two weeks in a row. Crime reports in Central also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Eagle Hill are down considerably as well.
Regarding day and time factors, Thursdays, Wednesdays and Fridays produced the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Saturdays, Mondays and Fridays, while incidents on Thursdays and Tuesdays went up. After midnight, evening and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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