The number of crime incidents in Anaheim saw an overall increase last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 445 for the week of Feb. 25, up from 422 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were theft and burglary. Theft rose to 54 incidents last week, from 45 the week before. Burglary went from 71 to 76. Reports of burglary have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
There were five reported robbery incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of vandalism went from 25 to 15, and assault fell from 33 to 27.
There were 268 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 25 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, 16 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 18 reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, West Anaheim, Southwest Anaheim and Southeast Anaheim continued to have the most reported incidents.
The Colony saw the largest increase. Crime reports in Southwest Anaheim also rose for a second week, and incidents in Southeast Anaheim are up considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Thursdays, Fridays and Mondays saw the most crime incidents. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Sundays and Wednesdays went down. Comparing times of day, late morning, late afternoon and early afternoon saw the most crime.
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