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...usual, the Harvard Square area showed a cluster of thefts from streets, sign poles, and bicycle racks," the report reads. "The numbers, however, have not been nearly as high as in past years...
Despite the increase in street robbery for the first three quarters of 1998, the year's total will likely be far lower than 240, the average of the yearly totals for the past decade, according to the report. Before the increase recorded during the first nine months of 1998, the number of street robberies had been declining precipitously, hitting a 30-year low last year...
...report cited weather as a factor that influenced the number of robberies, noting that street thieves historically have stepped up their criminal activities during winter months when darkness sets in early...
...winter of 1998 produced few snowstorms or blustery days, allowing street robbers to become more active," the report reads...
...report says that Harvard Square has the fourth highest rate of commercial burglary of the major business centers in Cambridge, and that many of these crimes involve homeless individuals in search of shelter...