The number of crime incidents in San Francisco saw an overall decrease last week, after a previous rise, according to data from CrimeoMeter, which collects reports from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents fell to 1,913 for the week of Dec. 9, down from 2,397 the week before.
The offenses that decreased the most were auto burglary and burglary. Auto burglary fell to 345 incidents last week, from 527 the week before. Burglary went from 118 to 72.
There was also a decrease in vandalism, from 168 incidents per week to 127, and in suspicious person cases, from 55 to 32 incidents.
There were three reported arson incidents last week. That represents a decrease from four incidents the previous week. There were also 171 incidents of assault, down from 188 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw an uptick last week, reports of drug-related offenses went from 61 to 72. Incidents of rape or sexual assault rose from 53 to 60, and fraud or financial crimes went up from 46 to 52.
There were 623 reports of miscellaneous other crimes, a decrease of 94 from the previous week. Other crimes include a variety of offenses like trespassing, public disturbance and violation of a court order.
Considering the concentration of crime across the city, SoMa, the Mission and the Tenderloin continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
Russian Hill saw the largest decline. Crime reports in North Beach also fell, after increasing the week before, and incidents in the Outer Richmond are down considerably as well.
Regarding when crime most often occurs, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday saw the most reported crimes last week. The largest decrease from the previous week occurred on Sunday, Friday and Wednesday, while incidents on Monday went up. Comparing times of day, late afternoon, evening and early afternoon continue to see the most crime incidents.
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