Cincinnati crime recap: Assault rises, theft drops

Cincinnati crime recap: Assault rises, theft dropsPhoto: iStock
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Published on February 14, 2019

The number of crime incidents in Cincinnati last week remained roughly even with the week before, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources.

Assault and burglary led the increase in crime reports. Assault rose to 108 incidents last week, from 93 the week before. Burglary went from 43 to 56. Reports of burglary have continued to grow for the last two weeks.

There were 57 reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week.

Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of theft went from 136 to 118. Incidents of robbery fell from 17 to eight, and shootings went down from four to one.

There were 25 reports of "other" crimes, an increase 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, up from five reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Westwood, West Price HIll, and East Price Hill had the most reported incidents last week. Westwood and West Price HIll were at the top of the list the previous week as well.

Crime in West Price HIll went up the most. Crime reports in Mt. Airy also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in East Price Hill are up considerably as well.

Regarding day and time factors, Fridays, Wednesdays and Tuesdays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Fridays and Tuesdays, while incidents on Sundays, Saturdays and Mondays went down. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, early afternoon, and late morning continue to see the most crime incidents.

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