Crime incidents in Washington 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 406 for the week of Jan. 28, down from 610 the week before.
Theft and assault led the decrease in crime incidents. Theft fell to 315 incidents last week, from 499 the week before. Assault went from 34 to 24. Reports of assault have continued to fall for the last two weeks.
There were 19 reported burglary incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 22 incidents the previous week. There were also three shooting incidents, down from six the week before.
There were five reports of "other" crimes, an increase of one from the previous week. SpotCrime's broad "other" category includes a variety of offenses like fraud, trespassing, public disturbance and traffic violations.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Anacostia, Eckington and downtown had the most reported incidents last week. Anacostia and Eckington were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Brookland experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Capitol Hill also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Eckington are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. After midnight, late morning and evening saw the most crime last week.
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