Crime incidents in San Antonio saw an overall increase last week, after a previous decline, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 8,354 for the week of Dec. 31, up from 7,800 the week before.
Assault and theft led the increase in crime reports. Assault rose to 882 incidents last week, from 744 the week before. Theft went from 1,587 to 1,721.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a sizable percentage increase in shootings, from 109 incidents per week to 161, and in robbery, from 59 to 86 incidents.
There were 412 reported burglary incidents last week. That represents an increase from 403 incidents the previous week. There were also 264 incidents of vandalism, up from 233 the week before.
There were 4,674 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 167 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 154 arrests were made last week, down from 158 arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Highland Hills, Downtown, and Prospect Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Los Angeles Heights saw the largest increase. Crime reports in Mission San Jose also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in Downtown are up considerably as well.
Regarding day and time factors, Tuesdays, Sundays and Mondays saw the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays, while incidents on Wednesdays and Thursdays went down. Late afternoon, early afternoon and evening saw the most crime last week.
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