Plano crime recap: Vandalism continues to trend down

Plano crime recap: Vandalism continues to trend downPhoto: iStock
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Published on March 07, 2019

The number of crime incidents in Plano saw an overall decrease last week, for the fourth week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 221 for the week of Feb. 25, down from 227 the week before.

The specific offense that decreased the most was vandalism, which fell to 20 incidents last week, from 22 the week before. Reports of vandalism have continued to fall for the last two weeks.

There were 27 reported burglary incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of assault went from 17 to 23. Incidents of robbery rose from zero to two, and theft went up from 96 to 98.

There were 51 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 14 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, 24 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 29 reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Old Towne, Caddo Park and Liberty Park had the most reported incidents last week.

Crime in Village Creek decreased the most. Crime reports in Forman also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Briarwood are down considerably as well.

Regarding when most crimes are committed, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays saw the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sundays, Saturdays and Wednesdays, while incidents on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays went up. Comparing times of day, early afternoon, late afternoon and evening continue to see the most crime incidents.

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