The number of crime incidents in Mountain View increased slightly last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 94 for the week of Feb. 18, up from 93 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were assault and robbery. Assault rose to seven incidents last week, from four the week before. Robbery went from zero to two. Reports of assault have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
There were five 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 burglary went from 28 to 19, and theft fell from 25 to 20.
There were 41 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 11 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, 15 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 11 reported arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Downtown Mountain View, Moffett/Whisman Road and Cuesta Park had the most reported incidents last week. Downtown Mountain View and Moffett/Whisman Road were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Rex Manor experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Los Altos – South also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Gemello Park are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Mondays produced the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Wednesdays and Sundays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Mondays and Saturdays went down. Comparing times of day, early morning, midday and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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