The number of crime reports in Burlingame saw an overall decrease last month, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources.
Incidents fell by about 21 percent, from 865 in January to 678 in February.
Burglary and assault incidents declined the most from the previous month. Burglary fell from 91 reported incidents in January to 75 in February. Assault incidents went from 31 to 23 for the month, or about a 25 percent decrease.
There were four robbery reports last month, and 14 vandalism incidents. Robbery incidents remained at about the same level as in the previous month, while vandalism reports decreased by six incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last month, theft reports went from 108 to 109.
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays produced the most reported crimes last month. The largest decrease from the previous month occurred on Thursdays, Wednesdays and Tuesdays, while incidents on Mondays and Sundays went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening and late morning saw the most crime last month on average each day.
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