The number of crime incidents in San Antonio saw an overall decrease last week, for the second week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 9,881 for the week of May 13, down from 10,198 the week before.
The overall decrease in crime reports was led by theft and assault. Theft fell to 2,046 incidents last week, from 2,538 the week before. Assault went from 1,213 to 1,053. Reports of assault have continued to fall for the last three weeks, while theft incidents have been decreasing for the last two weeks.
There was also a sizable percentage decrease in robbery, from 135 incidents per week to 118, and in shootings, from 137 to 130 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of vandalism went from 249 to 290, and burglary rose from 522 to 543.
There were 5,701 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 298 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.
Shearer Hills – Ridgeview experienced the largest drop in crime. Crime reports in Downtown also fell for a third week, and incidents in Woodlawn Lake are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Wednesday, Monday and Friday had the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while incidents on Wednesday, Sunday and Monday went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening and early afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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