The number of crime incidents in San Francisco increased slightly last week, after a previous decline, according to data from CrimeoMeter, which collects reports from police agencies and validated sources. Incidents rose to 2,036 for the week of Dec. 2, up from 1,998 the week before.
The specific offenses that increased the most were assault and burglary. Assault rose to 172 incidents last week, from 126 the week before. Burglary went from 77 to 105.
There was also a notable percentage increase in weapons offenses, from 15 to 24 incidents.
There were 144 reported vandalism incidents last week. That represents an increase from 139 incidents the previous week. There were also 60 incidents of drug-related offenses, up from 58 the week before.
Among the few types of offenses that saw a downturn last week, reports of auto burglary went from 463 to 406. Incidents of auto theft fell from 112 to 88, and fraud or financial crimes went down from 63 to 39.
There were 649 reports of miscellaneous other crimes, an increase of 69 from the previous week. Other crimes include a variety of offenses like trespassing, public disturbance and violation of a court order.
As far as where crime is concentrated in the city, SoMa, the Mission and the Tenderloin continued to have the most reported incidents last week.
The Castro experienced the highest growth in crime. Crime reports in Lower Nob Hill also rose, after declining the week before, and incidents in the Inner Sunset are up considerably as well.
Regarding when most crimes are committed, Wednesday, Tuesday and Monday had the most crime incidents last week. The largest increase from the previous week occurred on Wednesday, Thursday and Tuesday, while incidents on Sunday, Saturday and Monday went down. Comparing times of day, evening, early afternoon and late morning saw the most crime last week.
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