The number of crime incidents in Sunnyvale saw an overall increase last week, after a previous decline, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 240 for the week of Feb. 11, up from 196 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were assault and vandalism. Assault rose to 13 incidents last week, from seven the week before. Vandalism went from 11 to 17. Reports of vandalism have continued to grow for the last three weeks.
While a somewhat smaller category, there was also a considerable percentage increase in burglaries, from nine to 12 incidents.
There were two reported shooting incidents last week. That represents an increase from one incident the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of theft went from 24 to 19.
There were 175 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 31 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, 14 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 16 reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Washington, West Murphy and De Anza had the most reported incidents last week. Washington and West Murphy were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Crime in West Murphy went up the most. Crime reports in De Anza also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in Washington are up considerably as well.
Regarding day and time factors, Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays saw the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Wednesdays and Mondays, while incidents on Sundays and Fridays went down. Comparing times of day, midday, late afternoon and evening saw the most crime last week.
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