The number of crime incidents in Redwood City 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 65 for the week of March 11, down from 72 the week before.
The specific offenses that decreased the most were theft and vandalism. Theft fell to 14 incidents last week, from 17 the week before. Vandalism went from three to one. Reports of vandalism have continued to fall for the last three weeks.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of assault went from six to nine, and burglary rose from five to seven.
There were 34 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of four 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 25 reported arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Downtown, Middlefield and Harbor had the most reported incidents last week. Downtown and Middlefield were at the top of the list the previous week as well.
Central experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Sequoia also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Woodside Plaza are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Thursdays, Tuesdays and Saturdays produced the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Mondays, Sundays and Fridays, while incidents on Thursdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, late morning and late night saw the most crime last week.
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