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 9,646 for the week of May 27, down from 10,318 the week before.
The offenses that decreased the most were theft and burglary. Theft fell to 1,907 incidents last week, from 2,362 the week before. Burglary went from 617 to 478.
While somewhat smaller categories, there was also a notable percentage decrease in assault, from 1,246 incidents per week to 1,115, and in vandalism, from 321 to 300 incidents.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, shootings went from 124 to 129, and robbery rose from 88 to 90.
There were 5,627 reports of "other" crimes, an increase of 67 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, 249 involved arrests, such as for drug possession, down from 252 reported arrests the week before.
Looking at crime patterns in different areas of the city, Downtown, Highland Hills and Prospect Hill continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Crime in Downtown decreased the most. Crime reports in Highland Hills also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in Prospect Hill are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday had the most crime incidents last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sunday, Friday and Saturday, while incidents on Tuesday and Thursday went up. Comparing times of day, late night, late afternoon and midday 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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