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[SoDu Crime Watch] Fraud reports climb as vehicle-related theft leads South Durham roundup

The Oct. 16-22 roundup includes 89 selected incident reports and arrest entries naming four people under our serious-charge screen. Which reports were closest to you?

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[SoDu Crime Watch] Fraud reports climb as vehicle-related theft leads South Durham roundup
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Southpoint Access counted 89 property and financial incident reports in its coverage area from Oct. 16-22. The reports were tied to 76 address blocks.

That was 25 fewer reports than the 114 counted for Oct. 9-15. Vehicle-related theft remained the largest category, with 34 reports, followed by 19 shoplifting reports. Fraud and financial crimes rose from four reports to eight, making it the only category that increased from the previous roundup.

The week-over-week difference shouldn't be read as proof that crime fell by the same amount. Reports can take several days to appear in the Police-to-Citizen portal, and they can be added or reclassified later.

The roundup also includes arrest entries naming four people whose charges met our serious-charge screen. Those arrest entries are listed separately and aren't included in the 89-report total.

South Durham Crime Watch

At a glance

Oct. 16-22, compared with Oct. 9-15

89 selected incident reports
76 address blocks
4 people named in serious-charge entries

Reports by category

Category Oct. 9-15 Oct. 16-22 Change
Vehicle-related theft 48 34 -14
Shoplifting 21 19 -2
Theft from a building 5 4 -1
Other larceny 15 10 -5
Vandalism 15 10 -5
Burglary 6 4 -2
Fraud and financial crimes 4 8 +4
Total incident reports 114 89 -25

Arrest entries are listed separately and are not included in the 89-report total. Reports can be added or reclassified later, so week-to-week changes should not be read as a precise measure of whether crime rose or fell.

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