The number of crime incidents in San Antonio saw an overall decrease last week, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 8,869 for the week of Feb. 4, down from 9,391 the week before.
The specific offenses that decreased the most were theft and assault. Theft fell to 2,166 incidents last week, from 2,300 the week before. Assault went from 1,107 to 992.
There were 102 reported shooting incidents last week. That represents a s from 103 incidents the previous week. There were also 222 incidents of vandalism, down from 245 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of robbery went from 94 to 113, and burglary rose from 494 to 504.
There were 4,770 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 277 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, 206 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 218 reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Downtown, Highland Hills, and Prospect Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road decreased the most. Crime reports in Southside also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Vance Jackson are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Wednesdays, Mondays and Thursdays witnessed the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Saturdays and Fridays, while incidents on Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Mondays went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening, and early afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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