The number of crime incidents in New Orleans saw an overall decrease last week for the third week in a row, according to data from SpotCrime, which collects data from police agencies and validated sources. The number of reported incidents fell to 3,842 for the week of June 10, down from 4,042 the week before.

The specific offenses that decreased the most were burglary and shooting. Reports of burglary fell to 146 incidents last week, down from 234 the week before. Reports of shootings dropped from 58 to 53.

There were 458 reported theft incidents last week, which is a decrease from 459 incidents the previous week. There were also 83 reported incidents of vandalism.

Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of assault rose from 322 to 350. Reports of robbery rose from 18 to 32, and reports of arson increased from zero to one.

There were 2,719 reports of "other" crimes, a decrease of 149 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, 92 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, up from 85 reported arrests the week before.

As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, the Central Business District, the French Quarter and Central City continued to have the most reports of criminal incidents last week.

Little Woods saw the largest decline; incidents in the neighborhood have been falling for four weeks in a row. Crime reports in Read Boulevard East also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in St. Roch are down considerably as well.

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

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

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