The number of crime incidents in Santa Monica saw an overall increase last week, after a previous decline, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 691 for the week of February 25, up from 646 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were burglary and robbery. Burglary rose to 57 incidents last week, from 44 the week before. Robbery went from four to 11.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage increase in theft, from 81 incidents per week to 85, and in vandalism, from 18 to 19 incidents.
There was one reported arson last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of assault went from 73 to 68.
There were 450 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 26 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, seven involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from four reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Sunset Park, Pacific Palisades and Brentwood continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Sunset Park saw the largest decline.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Fridays, Saturdays and Thursdays witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Fridays, Mondays and Saturdays, while incidents on Sundays and Wednesdays went down. Comparing times of day, after midnight, late night and early morning saw the most crime last week.
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