Crime incidents in San Antonio 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 8,524 for the week of Jan. 14, down from 9,215 the week before.
The offenses that decreased the most were theft and assault. Theft fell to 1,968 incidents last week, from 2,309 the week before. Assault went from 974 to 831. Reports of assault have continued to fall for the last two weeks.
There were 471 reported burglary incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 550 incidents the previous week. There were also 102 incidents of robbery, down from 104 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, shootings went from 97 to 106, and vandalism rose from 264 to 267.
There were 4,779 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 138 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, 200 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 205 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Downtown, Highland Hills and Prospect Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Prospect Hill saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Quintana Community also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Highland Hills are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Thursdays, Mondays and Wednesdays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Saturdays and Fridays, while incidents on Wednesdays went up. Late afternoon, early afternoon and evening continue to see the most crime incidents.
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