New York City achieved a reduction of 1,023 crime reports or -2.7% through May 31 of 2018, when comparing it to the same period in 2017.
There were 8,222 index crimes reported for May 2018 compared with 8,161 for May 2017, or +0.7% increase. This is a total increase of 61 crimes. There were 34 murders reported in May 2018, compared with 26 in May 2017. This is an increase of 8 crimes, or +30.7%. There were 181 rapes reported in May 2018, compared with 121 in May 2017. This is an increase of 60 crimes, or +49.6%. There were 1,166 robberies reported in May 2018, compared with 1,174 in May 2017. This is a reduction of 8 crimes, or -0.7%. There were 1,886 felonious assaults reported in May 2018, compared with 1,832 in May 2017. This is an increase of 54 crimes, or +2.9%. There were 898 burglaries reported in May 2018, compared with 981 in May 2017. This is a reduction of 83 crimes, or -8.5%. There were 3,602 grand larcenies reported in May 2018, compared with 3,593 in May 2017. This is an increase of 9 crimes, or +0.3%. There were 455 grand larceny autos (GLA) reported in May 2018, compared with 434 in May 2017. This is an increase of 21 crimes, or +4.8%.
Shooting incidents increased, with 77 incidents reported in May 2018 compared with 67 incidents in May 2017. This is an increase of 10 crimes, or +14.9%. There were 212 crimes reported in the Transit Bureau in May 2018, the same amount compared with May 2017. There were 418 crimes reported in the Housing Bureau in May 2018, compared with 387 in May 2017. This is an increase of 31 crimes, or +8.0%.
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Nonsense!!!
The police manufacture the reduced numbers by discouraging and placing hurdles on crime reporting, that is my personal experience. Tell me what you experience is like when you report a crime!
Crime has been falling steadily across the country for the last few decades. There may be some limited areas where it hasn’t, or even increased (like South Side Chicago) but the general trend is down.
If you are reporting a real crime, I doubt if you will have problems. If you are complaining, “He looked at me funny, he must be planning to assault me,” then maybe you’ll find a bit of skepticism. And the police are getting fed up with calls to 911 that complain a “suspicious person” (meaning “black”) is on their street, especially when it turns out the person lives there.
Here is the crime that is difficult to report:
Credit card fraud
Bank fraud – false checks or ACH withdrawals
Theft small amounts
Break ins with minor damage