Crime incidents in Yorba Linda saw an overall increase the week of Jan. 14, after a previous decline, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 198 for the week up from 169 the week before.
Burglary and assault led the increase in crime incidents. Burglary rose to 64 incidents, from 43 the week before. Assault went from two to eight.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a considerable percentage increase in vandalism, from two incidents per week to seven, and in robbery, from three to five incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn, reports of theft went from 21 to 20.
There were 94 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of one 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, one involved an arrest, down from four reported arrests the week before.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays saw the most crime incidents. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Saturdays, Fridays and Thursdays, while incidents on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays went down. Early afternoon, late morning and evening saw the most crime.
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