Christmas is a time of giving. But sometimes that turns to a time of taking as burglars hit houses full of gifts.The month of December doesn’t necessarily report an increase in thefts and burglaries, though.Gainesville police spokesman Cpl. Kevin Holbrook reported a 14 percent decrease in burglaries and a 14 percent decrease in thefts in December 2010, compared to November. In 2011, it was the same, except an 8 percent decrease in thefts.“Overall, in 2011, total property crimes recorded a 5 percent decrease from 2010,” he said.The Hall County Sheriff’s Office reported there sometimes is a spike in property crime this time of year, but not normally.“We sometimes see an increase, but in reality, our overall numbers don’t normally spike around Christmas,” sheriff’s office spokesman Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks wrote.