Crime incidents in Yorba Linda 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 162 for the week of Jan. 28, down from 208 the week before.
Burglary and robbery led the decrease in crime reports. Burglary fell to 53 incidents last week, from 80 the week before. Robbery went from three to one. Reports of robbery have continued to fall for the last two weeks.
There was one reported assault last week. That represents a decrease from two incidents the previous week. There were also two incidents of vandalism, down from four the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of theft went from 24 to 25.
There were 80 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 15 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, three involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from two reported arrests the week before.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Wednesdays, Fridays and Mondays produced the most reported crimes. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Saturdays, Sundays and Thursdays, while incidents on Wednesdays went up. Late morning, late afternoon and evening saw the most crime.
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