The number of crime incidents in Dallas decreased slightly last week, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 626 for the week of Feb. 4, down from 634 the week before.
Robbery and assault led the decrease in crime incidents. Robbery fell to 19 incidents last week, from 30 the week before. Assault went from 14 to four.
There were nine reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 15 incidents the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of burglary went from 30 to 38. Shootings rose from 30 to 33, and theft went up from 75 to 76.
There were 447 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of seven 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, up from zero reported arrest the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Northeast Dallas, Far North and Cedar Crest had the most reported incidents last week. Northeast Dallas and Cedar Crest were at the top of the list the previous week as well. Reports of crime decreased last week in Cedar Crest.
Southeast Dallas experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Northeast Dallas also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in South Boulevard-Park Row Historic are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays produced the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Thursdays, while incidents on Fridays, Wednesdays and Sundays went up. Comparing times of day, after midnight, late night and late afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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