Crime incidents in Redwood City 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 51 for the week of January 14, down from 71 the week before.
Theft and assault led the decrease in crime reports. Theft fell to eight incidents last week, from 17 the week before. Assault went from eight to two.
There was one reported robbery last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week. There were also three incidents of vandalism, down from five the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of burglary went from eight to 10.
There were 27 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of five 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, 13 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 14 reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across 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.
Downtown saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Middlefield also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Harbor are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Wednesdays, Mondays and Thursdays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Sundays and Tuesdays, while incidents on Mondays went up. After midnight, evening and late afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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