The number of crime reports in San Antonio saw an overall bump last month, for the second month in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources.
Incidents rose by 5.9%, from 41,248 in March to 43,667 in April.
Theft and assault reports increased the most from the previous month. Theft rose from 9,536 reported incidents in March to 10,398 in April. Assault incidents went from 4,911 to 5,595 for the month, or about a 13% increase.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a considerable percentage increase last month in arson, from one incident per month to six, and in shootings, from 483 to 552. Arson reports have decreased since the same month last year, while shooting incidents have declined.
There were 2,251 burglary reports last month, and 1,247 vandalism incidents. Burglary incidents rose from 2,185 offenses the previous month, while vandalism reports increased by 95 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last month, robbery reports went from 470 to 451.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Downtown, Prospect Hill and Hot Wells saw the largest increase from March to April. Eastgate, 165 Association and Villas at Redland Ranch also saw considerable percentage increases in crime offenses for the month, although they continue to have lower overall crime levels.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays had the most reported crimes last month. The largest increase from the previous month occurred on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, while incidents on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays went down. Comparing times of day, evening, late afternoon and late night continue to see the most crime incidents on average each day.
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