San Antonio crime declining: Which offenses are leading the trend?

San Antonio crime declining: Which offenses are leading the trend?Photo: iStock
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Published on May 16, 2019

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 9,494 for the week of May 6, down from 11,091 the week before.

The specific offenses that decreased the most were theft and assault. Theft fell to 2,115 incidents last week, from 2,708 the week before. Assault went from 1,418 to 992. Reports of assault have continued to fall for the last two weeks.

While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage decrease in burglary, from 572 incidents per week to 479, and in vandalism, from 290 to 249 incidents.

There were 118 reported robbery incidents last week. That represents a decrease from 136 incidents the previous week.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, shootings went from 124 to 137.

There were 5,403 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 440 from the previous week. SpotCrime's broad "other" category includes a variety of offenses such as fraud, trespassing, public disturbance and traffic violations. Of those incidents, 248 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 226 reported arrests the week before.

Considering the concentration of crime across the city, Downtown, Prospect Hill and Highland Hills continued to have the most reported incidents last week.

Crime in Highland Hills decreased the most. Crime reports in Downtown also fell for a second week, and incidents in Dellview Area are down considerably as well.

Regarding when most crimes are committed, Tuesday, Monday and Thursday had the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sunday, Friday and Saturday. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening and early afternoon continue to see the most crime incidents.

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