The number of crime incidents in Santa Monica saw an overall increase last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 714 for the week of March 4, up from 693 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were vandalism and assault. Vandalism rose to 32 incidents last week, from 19 the week before. Assault went from 69 incidents to 71. Reports of vandalism have continued to grow for the last three weeks.
While a somewhat smaller category, theft also crept up, from 85 incidents per week to 87.
There were 58 reported burglary incidents 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 robbery went from 11 incidents to nine.
There were 457 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of seven 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, 10 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from seven reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Sunset Park, Brentwood and West Anaheim had the most reported incidents last week. Sunset Park and Brentwood were at the top of the list the previous week as well. Overall, Sunset Park saw the largest increase in reported crimes last week.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Thursday, Saturday and Friday continued to produce the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, while incidents on Tuesday, Monday and Friday went down. Comparing times of day, after midnight, early morning and late night continue to see the most crime incidents.
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