Los Angeles/ Crime & Emergencies
Published on March 01, 2019
Newport Beach week in crime: Vandalism continues to trend upPhoto: iStock

The number of crime incidents in Newport Beach 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 392 for the week of Feb. 18, up from 382 the week before.

The specific offenses that increased the most were vandalism and theft. Vandalism rose to nine incidents last week, from four the week before. Theft went from 43 to 45.

While a somewhat smaller category, there was also a considerable percentage increase in shootings, from zero incidents per week to one.

Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn, reports of burglary went from 122 to 97. Incidents of robbery fell from 13 to four, and assault went down from 11 to eight.

There were 228 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 39 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, 15 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 14 reported arrests the week before.

Crime in Corona Del Mar went up the most; incidents in the neighborhood have been rising for two weeks in a row.

Regarding day and time factors, Saturdays, Thursdays and Mondays saw the most reported crimes. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Thursdays and Wednesdays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Sundays and Saturdays went down. Comparing times of day, late morning, late afternoon and early morning saw the most crime.

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