Yorba Linda week in crime: Burglary continues to trend up

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Published on March 21, 2019

The number of crime incidents in Yorba Linda 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 228 for the week of March 11, up from 168 the week before.

The specific offenses that increased the most were burglary and robbery. Burglary rose to 90 incidents last week, from 59 the week before. Robbery went from two to nine. Reports of burglary have continued to grow for the last two weeks.

While a somewhat smaller category, there was also a notable percentage increase in assault, from zero incidents per week to three.

Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of theft went from 24 to 20, and vandalism fell from five to two.

There were 104 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, three involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from zero reported arrest the week before.

Regarding day and time factors, Thursdays, Mondays and Fridays saw the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, while incidents on Saturdays went down. Comparing times of day, late morning, evening and late afternoon saw the most crime last week.

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