The number of crime incidents in San Antonio saw an overall decrease last week, for the third week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 9,763 for the week of May 20, down from 10,086 the week before.
The specific offenses that decreased the most were theft and robbery. Theft fell to 2,028 incidents last week, from 2,161 the week before. Robbery went from 122 to 84.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a considerable percentage decrease in assault, from 1,124 incidents per week to 1,092, and in shootings, from 130 to 122 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of vandalism went from 290 to 321, and burglary rose from 558 to 578.
There were 5,538 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 163 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, 230 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 221 reported arrests the week before.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, Downtown, Highland Hills and Prospect Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Dellview Area saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Oak Park - Northwood also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Mission San Jose are down considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Tuesday, Monday and Wednesday had the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sunday, Thursday and Friday, while incidents on Tuesday, Monday and Saturday went up. Comparing times of day, late night, evening and late afternoon saw the most crime last week.
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