The number of crime incidents in San Antonio saw an overall decrease last week, after a previous rise, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 9,306 for the week of April 1, down from 10,037 the week before.
The offenses that decreased the most were theft and assault. Theft fell to 2,048 incidents last week, from 2,446 the week before. Assault went from 1,303 to 1,056.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage decrease in burglary, from 537 incidents per week to 460, and in robbery, from 111 to 94 incidents.
There were 269 reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 282 incidents the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, shootings went from 123 to 126, and arson rose from zero to one.
There were 5,252 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 17 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, 221 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 248 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Downtown, Highland Hills and Prospect Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Highland Hills saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Downtown also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Prospect Hill are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Tuesdays, Mondays and Thursdays saw the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Fridays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, while incidents on Tuesdays went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening and late night continue to see the most crime incidents.
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