Crime incidents in Newport Beach saw an overall increase 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 372 for the week of January 21, up from 339 the week before.
Robbery led the increase in crime incidents, rising to nine incidents last week, from five the week before.
There were 82 reported burglary 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 assault went from 11 to four. Incidents of vandalism fell from eight to four, and theft went down from 39 to 38.
There were 235 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 43 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, 19 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 17 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Corona Del Mar, Baldwin Hills and Wilmington continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Regarding day and time factors, Mondays, Fridays and Thursdays saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Saturdays and Wednesdays, while incidents on Sundays went down. Late morning, late night and evening saw the most crime last week.
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