Plano weekly crime report: Theft continues to trend down

Plano weekly crime report: Theft continues to trend downPhoto: iStock
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Published on February 21, 2019

The number of crime incidents in Plano saw an overall decrease last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 225 for the week of Feb. 11, down from 265 the week before.

The overall decrease in crime incidents was led by theft and assault. Theft fell to 93 incidents last week, from 116 the week before. Assault went from 30 to 17.

There were 40 reported burglary incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 45 incidents the previous week.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of vandalism went from 13 to 24.

There were 51 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of eight 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, 26 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 35 reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Meadows, Old Towne, and Park Forest had the most reported incidents last week. Park Forest was at the top of the list the previous week as well.

Clearview saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Briarwood also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Stratford Estates are down considerably as well.

Regarding when crime most often occurs, Wednesdays, Fridays and Mondays witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Tuesdays and Sundays, while incidents on Wednesdays and Saturdays went up. Comparing times of day, early afternoon, late afternoon, and late morning saw the most crime last week.

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