Crime incidents in Orange 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 58 for the week of January 21, up from 49 the week before.
Burglary and theft led the increase in crime incidents. Burglary rose to 16 incidents last week, from five the week before. Theft went from five to six. Reports of theft have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
There were 36 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of two 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, two involved arrests, such as for drug possession, the same number as the week before.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Mondays witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Mondays, while incidents on Sundays and Fridays went down. Late afternoon, midday and evening saw the most crime last week.
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