The number of crime incidents in Plano saw an overall decrease last week, for the third week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 199 for the week of Feb. 18, down from 241 the week before.
Theft and burglary led the decrease in crime incidents. Theft fell to 85 incidents last week, from 101 the week before. Burglary went from 40 to 25. Reports of theft have continued to fall for the last three weeks, while burglary incidents have been decreasing for the last two weeks.
There were 15 reported assault incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 17 incidents the previous week. There were also 22 incidents of vandalism, down from 24 the week before.
There were 52 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of seven 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, 21 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 30 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Village Creek, Briarwood and Old Towne had the most reported incidents last week. Old Towne was at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Village Creek saw the largest increase; incidents in the neighborhood have been rising for two weeks in a row. Crime reports in Briarwood also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in Forman are up considerably as well.
Regarding day and time factors, Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Mondays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Fridays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, while incidents on Tuesdays went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, early afternoon and evening continue to see the most crime incidents.
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