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[SoDu Crime Watch] Burglaries rise as South Durham crime reports decline

South Durham logged 72 selected incident reports Oct. 23-29, down from 89 the week before, while burglary reports rose from four to nine. What changed on your block?

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[SoDu Crime Watch] Burglaries rise as South Durham crime reports decline
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Southpoint AccessWes Platt

Overall incident volume fell in South Durham last week, but burglary moved in the other direction.

This week’s review found 72 qualifying incident reports across 64 blocks from Oct. 23 through Oct. 29. That was down from 89 reports across 76 blocks the week before. Burglary reports, however, rose from four to nine.

Vehicle-related theft remained the largest category with 19 reports, but that was a sharp drop from 34. Shoplifting was next with 16 reports, down from 19.

Crime Watch

At a glance: Oct. 23-29

Selected reports in the Southpoint Access coverage area, compared with Oct. 16-22.

72
Total reports
↓ 17 from prior week
64
Blocks represented
↓ 12 from prior week
19
Vehicle-related theft
↓ 15 from prior week
16
Shoplifting
↓ 3 from prior week
9
Burglary
↑ 5 from prior week
9
Fraud/financial
↑ 1 from prior week
10
Other larceny
No change
5
Theft from building
↑ 1 from prior week
4
Vandalism
↓ 6 from prior week
2
Serious-charge arrests
↓ 2 from prior week

Vehicle-related theft combines theft from motor vehicles and motor vehicle theft. Arrest totals reflect the serious-charge screen, not all arrests.

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