Crime incidents in Manchester saw an overall decrease last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 312 for the week of Jan. 28, down from 374 the week before.
The overall decrease in crime incidents was led by theft and robbery. Theft fell to 71 incidents last week, from 84 the week before. Robbery went from six to one.
There were 63 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 64 incidents the previous week. There were also six incidents of burglary, down from eight the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of arson went from zero to one.
There were 160 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 41 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, 20 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 18 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Somerville and downtown had the most reported incidents last week.
Kalivas Union experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Southside also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Southeast Manchester are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, while incidents on Fridays went up. Late afternoon, early afternoon and evening saw the most crime last week.
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