The number of crime incidents in New Orleans 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 4,305 for the week of April 22, up from 3,960 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were assault and theft. Assault crimes rose to 345 incidents last week from 299 the week before, and reports of theft went up from 421 to 467.
There was also a notable percentage increase in vandalism reports, from 94 incidents per week to 126, and in cases of robbery, from 19 to 27 incidents. There were 76 reported shootings last week, up from 66 incidents the previous week.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of burglary dropped from 241 to 231.
There were 3,033 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 214 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, 91 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 90 reported arrests the week before.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, the French Quarter, Central Business District and Little Woods continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Little Woods went up the most. Crime reports in Central City also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in the French Quarter are up considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday witnessed the most reported crimes last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Sunday, Friday and Wednesday, while incidents on Tuesday and Monday went down. Comparing times of day, evening, late afternoon and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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