Manchester crime recap: Vandalism and theft drop

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Published on February 28, 2019

The number of crime incidents in Manchester 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 361 for the week of Feb. 18, down from 369 the week before.

Vandalism and theft led the decrease in crime incidents. Vandalism fell to 10 incidents last week, from 24 the week before. Theft went from 81 to 68.

There were 67 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 70 incidents the previous week. There were also 13 incidents of burglary, down from 22 the week before.

There were 203 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 36 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, 12 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 22 reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Kalivas Union, Somerville and Southside had the most reported incidents last week. Kalivas Union and Somerville were at the top of the list the previous week as well.

Crime in Corey Square decreased the most. Crime reports in Kalivas Union also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Notre Dame are down considerably as well.

Regarding day and time factors, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday witnessed the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Monday, Friday and Sunday, while incidents on Tuesday and Thursday went up. Comparing times of day, late morning, evening and early afternoon saw the most crime last week.

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