BART resumed providing the public with daily crime logs Tuesday morning after weeks of criticism over why the agency replaced the updates with an interactive website that gave minimal details of incidents.

The move by the Bay Area Rapid Transit system came a day after it released data showing a significant increase in sex crimes on its property over the first six months of the year.

Last month, BART replaced the crime log with a website called CrimeMapping.com, which offered scant information on crimes that occurred throughout the system. But on Tuesday, Bevan Dufty, a BART board director, said the daily crime log was back “effective immediately.”

“I have been in constant communication with the general manager advocating for restoration (of the crime logs) and feeling as though BART is taking a hit from not being transparent,” Dufty said. “We need to be open. Our focus needs to be on recruiting more officers and not curtailing information.”

The online Crime Mapping site had meager information that included type of crime, date, time and location. The crime logs includes whether arrests have been made and more of a narrative of what occurred during the crime.

On Monday night, a man was robbed of his laptop and cell phone after being beaten by four male suspects on a train at the Bay Fair BART station in San Leandro, BART police wrote in the first crime log email sent in over a month.

The thieves, who were not identified, punched and kicked the victim before robbing him, police said. They ran out of the station and were not arrested. The victim, who was also not identified, was taken to a hospital and treated for facial cuts and swelling, officials said.

On July 5, BART spokesman Taylor Huckaby said that the move to the Crime Mapping website ensured “absolute” transparency. But many criticized the agency for the lack of information available on the website.

The return of the crime log comes after BART reported an increase of rapes and other sexual crimes in the first six months of the year to the FBI. BART police reported that seven rapes occurred on the system’s property through the end of June, compared to four over the same period in 2016, three in 2015 and two in 2014.

The number of sexual assaults also rose with 28 reported through June 30 compared to 28 in all of 2016 and 16 in the entirety of 2015, according to BART.

“It’s a small number, but still unacceptable,” Dufty said, adding that the dissemination of the crime logs will allow BART riders to be more aware.

As BART officials continue to stress that crime rates remain relatively low, there has been significant concern among users since The Chronicle reported that 40 to 60 youths swarmed a train at Coliseum Station in Oakland on April 22, robbing and attacking passengers.

Since the robbery, Carlos Rojas, who was sworn in as BART’s new police chief in late May, has been under scrutiny for deciding to eliminate the daily police log.

Figures requested by The Chronicle after the mob robbery showed a 45 percent increase in robberies aboard BART trains and in its stations during the first quarter of the year.

Sarah Ravani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani