Crime declining in San Antonio: What's the latest in the trend?

Crime declining in San Antonio: What's the latest in the trend?Photo: iStock
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Published on June 13, 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 9,876 for the week of June 3, down from 10,750 the week before.

Theft and assault led the decrease in crime incidents. Theft fell to 2,122 incidents last week, from 2,547 the week before. Assault went from 1,477 to 1,103.

While a somewhat smaller category, there was also a notable percentage decrease in vandalism, from 300 incidents per week to 286.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of robbery went from 107 to 133. Shootings rose from 130 to 149, and burglary went up from 561 to 563.

There were 5,520 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 107 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, 235 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 249 reported arrests the week before.

Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Downtown, Prospect Hill and Highland Hills continued to have the most reported incidents last week.

Thunderbird Hills saw the largest decline. Crime reports in Highland Hills also fell for a second week, and incidents in Palm Heights are down considerably as well.

Regarding when most crimes are committed, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest decreases from the previous week occurred on Saturday, Friday and Sunday, while incidents on Monday went up. Comparing times of day: midday, late night and early afternoon saw the most crime last week.

Want a longer-term view of crime in San Antonio? Here's our latest monthly crime report.

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