Do Most Thefts Really Happen on Tuesday?

There is no reliable universal rule that most thefts happen on Tuesdays. Frequencies depend on the country, type of crime, and which incidents are included in the data. For example, a study of thefts in public libraries in one Swedish city found a local Tuesday peak, while a comparison of theft and burglary in Chicago and Santa Monica found different weekly patterns. A weekday without context is not a general fact about theft.