February's reported crime incidents were very close to January's. What looks like no rise, is still much higher than we typically see. The high numbers are still driven by thefts. The number of incidents in January/February about double September/October. The percentage from shoplifting dropped significantly but other types of theft, often less than $50, rose. While these thefts are usually concentrated in the retail/commercial areas, it was even more true in February.
 
There was a jump in reported sexual assaults but it appears from the data that three of the incidents were related.
 
Burglaries and unauthorized uses of a vehicle balanced to almost exactly the same.
 
For residents, incidents were very low. For businesses, it was a bad month.
 
If you want to review the areas that have reported incidents over the last month, download the complete report here for address-by-address information that includes your neighborhood.