Team AKirsten Coombs, Charles James, Rebecca Sanchez, Andy Smith, And Doug Smith
• Primary sources:
• Objective - San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) reports 4th Qtr 2014 78204, 78205 and 78206 (downtown).
• Subjective – junior officer survey, Two-part 16-question survey.
Objective: Reports of Burglary Vehicle in Progress and Theft of Vehicle Collected and abstracted by incident number for
date/time of offense
Subjective: 15 Lower-level officer provided two-part 16-question survey:
First-hand knowledge Less “politically-minded”
Of all surveys collected, one question unanswered by one participant.
Top 5 times for stolen cars:
4PM – 12 cars
3PM – 11 cars
2PM – 9 cars
8AM – 7 cars
11AM – 7 cars
Top 5 times for stolen cars:
10AM – 10 cars
2AM – 8 cars
11AM – 7 cars
6PM – 7 cars
10PM – 7 cars
Top 5 times for stolen cars:
1PM – 10 cars
8AM – 7 cars
9PM – 7 cars
10PM – 7 cars
4PM – 6 cars
Active hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Generalized population sample: Reports from
78204, 78205 and 78206 October: 4 cars per hour stolen. November: 4 cars per hour stolen. December: 3 cars per hour stolen.
In Q4 2013 there were 281 cars stolen. Peak time car has been stolen:
October: 2:18PM November: 1:54PM December: 12:54PM