Los Angeles/ Crime & Emergencies
Published on March 08, 2019
Newport Beach weekly crime report: Burglary continues to trend downPhoto: iStock

The number of crime incidents in Newport Beach 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 316 for the week of Feb. 25, down from 393 the week before.

The specific offenses that decreased the most were burglary and vandalism. Burglary fell to 77 incidents last week, from 97 the week before. Vandalism went from nine to four. Reports of burglary have continued to fall for the last two weeks.

There was one reported shooting last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week. There were also 44 incidents of theft, down from 45 the week before.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick, reports of robbery went from four to seven, and assault rose from eight to nine.

There were 174 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 55 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, 11 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 15 reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Corona Del Mar continued to have the most reported incidents last week.

Regarding day and time factors, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays produced the most crime incidents. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Mondays, while incidents on Fridays went up. Comparing times of day, late morning, late afternoon and midday saw the most crime.

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