The number of crime incidents in San Francisco saw an overall decrease for the week of March 22 to March 28, after a previous rise, according to data from CrimeoMeter, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 2,151 in the latest seven-day period of available police reports, down from 2,443 the week before.
Theft and vandalism led the decrease in crime incidents. Theft fell to 562 incidents, from 618 the week before. Vandalism went from 168 to 117.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a considerable percentage decrease in prostitution, from 25 incidents per week to seven, and in assault, from 205 to 158 incidents.
There were also 96 incidents of burglary, down from 109 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick, reports of arson went from two to six. Incidents of robbery rose from 53 to 57, and alcohol-related offenses went up from five to seven.
There were 852 reports of miscellaneous other crimes, a decrease of 25 from the previous week. Other crimes includes a variety of offenses like trespassing, public disturbance and violation of a court order.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, SoMa, the Mission and the Tenderloin continued to have the most reported incidents.
SoMa experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in the Tenderloin also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in the Mission are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays produced the most reported crimes. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays, while incidents on Fridays went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, early afternoon and midday saw the most crime last week.
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