The number of crime incidents in Redwood City saw an overall decrease last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 64 for the week of March 4, down from 66 the week before.
The specific offenses that decreased the most were burglary and vandalism. Burglary fell to five incidents last week, from nine the week before. Vandalism went from five to two. Reports of vandalism have continued to fall for the last two weeks.
There were two reported robbery incidents last week. That represents a decrease from three incidents the previous week. There were also 14 incidents of theft.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of assault went from four to six, and shootings rose from zero to one.
There were 34 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of three 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, 25 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 19 reported arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Downtown, Central and Middlefield continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Palm saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Friendly Acres also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Downtown are down considerably, as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays produced the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Fridays, Mondays and Saturdays, while incidents on Tuesdays, Sundays and Wednesdays went up. Comparing times of day, after midnight, late afternoon and midday continue to see the most crime incidents.
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