The number of crime incidents in Milwaukee 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 3,597 for the week of May 6, down from 4,494 the week before.
The specific offenses that decreased the most were assault and shooting. Assault fell to 766 incidents last week, from 915 the week before. Shootings went from 284 to 214.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a considerable percentage decrease in burglary, from 240 incidents per week to 177, and in robbery, from 80 to 46 incidents.
There were 400 reported theft incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 451 incidents the previous week. There were also 160 incidents of vandalism, down from 185 the week before.
There were 1,834 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 505 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, 100 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 126 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Old North Milwaukee, Franklin Heights and Harambee continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Harambee decreased the most. Crime reports in Southgate also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Saint Joseph are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Sunday, Saturday and Monday had the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Friday, Wednesday and Saturday, while incidents on Monday, Thursday and Tuesday went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening and after midnight saw the most crime last week.
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