Santa Monica weekly crime report: Burglary rises, vandalism drops

Santa Monica weekly crime report: Burglary rises, vandalism dropsPhoto: iStock
Hoodline
Published on March 21, 2019

The number of crime incidents in Santa Monica saw an overall increase last week, for the third week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 848 for the week of March 11, up from 714 the week before.

The specific offenses that increased the most were burglary and theft. Burglary rose to 79 incidents last week, from 58 the week before. Theft went from 87 to 101. Reports of theft have continued to grow for the last three weeks.

While a somewhat smaller category, there was also an increase in arson, from zero incidents per week to one.

There were nine reported robbery 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 vandalism went from 32 to 18, and assault fell from 71 to 70.

There were 570 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 113 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, 12 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 10 reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Sunset Park, Brentwood and West Anaheim continued to have the most reported incidents last week.

Sunset Park saw the largest increase; incidents in the neighborhood have been rising for two weeks in a row. Crime reports in Brentwood also rose, after declining the week before.

Regarding when most crimes are committed, Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays saw the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Sundays and Wednesdays, while incidents on Thursdays went down. Comparing times of day, after midnight, early morning and late night continue to see the most crime incidents.

To report a crime in progress or life-threatening emergency, call 911. To report a non-urgent crime or complaint, contact your local police department.

Head to SpotCrime to get free local crime alerts in your area.

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