The number of crime incidents in Yorba Linda last week remained roughly even with the week before, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources.
The specific offense that increased the most was theft, which rose to 32 incidents last week, from 19 the week before. Reports of theft have continued to grow for the last two weeks.
There were two reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents a steady state from the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn, reports of burglary went from 71 to 58. Incidents of assault fell from eight to three, and robbery went down from nine to six.
There were 105 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 10 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, four involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from two reported arrests the week before.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Saturdays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays witnessed the most crime incidents. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays, while incidents on Thursdays, Fridays and Wednesdays went down. Comparing times of day, late morning, late afternoon and late night saw the most crime.
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