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the criminal record

What a Safer City Really Looks Like

What Youre Looking At

Indeed, crime is down spectacularly in New York since the nineties. A more realistic way of putting that might be: The city is no longer plagued by historically epic amounts of violence and tragedy. So while the streets arent quite as mean as they used to be, theyre not strangers to the consequences of anger, desperation, and greed. Below, a look at crime rates in each precinctand a small sampling of the cases that make them up.

The citys police precincts, shaded to reflect the number of major crimes (murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, and burglaries) per 100,000 residents.

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Murder Rape Robbery Murder Dyre Ave. at Conner St., Eastchester september 25 An unidentified man was found dead of a gunshot to the head on the street at 7 p.m. Assault Burglary Total number of crimes per precinct

Manhattan + the bronx

grand larceny 168th St. at Broadway march 10 A man in his forties walked into the ColumbiaPresbyterian emergency room at 2 p.m., put on a lab coat, and walked out with a bin containing more than $1,000 in electronic equipment.

murder 134th St. nr. Broadway october 20

assault 83rd St. at Columbus Ave. march 27 A 47-year-old man yelling Im an American, Im going to kick your ass choked and punched a cabdriver after finding that the cabs creditcard-payment machine didnt take his card.

A 15-year-old standing on a stoop was shot in the gut and killed. His family was preparing to send him to the Dominican Republic to keep him out of trouble.
assault 95th St. nr. Riverside Dr. november 22 Three men (18, 19, and 20 years old) beat two other men with bottles at 11:30 p. m. The victims had complained when the perpetrators bumped into them on the street.

assault Broadway nr. 230th St., Kingsbridge march 15 A drunken 54-yearold woman stabbed a 60-year-old man in his right arm.

3 murders 7 rapes 140 robberies 149 assaults 201 burglaries

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13 murders 30 rapes 527 robberies 452 assaults 496 burglaries

17 murders 32 rapes 334 robberies 413 assaults 365 burglaries

riverdale

1 murders 22 rapes 268 robberies 224 assaults 280 burglaries 5 murders 12 rapes 216 robberies 182 assaults 126 burglaries
Inwood

17 murders 41 rapes 527 robberies 459 assaults 276 burglaries

eastchester

Robbery E. Fordham Rd. at Creston Ave., Fordham november 16 A balding man with glasses passed a note demanding money to a bank teller, then became afraid and left when she refused to hand over money.

bedford park

robbery 65th St. nr. Broadway august 3

19 murders 37 rapes 452 robberies 510 assaults 341 burglaries 9 murders 28 rapes 335 robberies 297 assaults 184 burglaries

fordham university heights

7 murders 26 rapes 405 robberies 323 assaults 305 burglaries

baychester

7 murders 19 rapes 300 robberies 196 assaults 388 burglaries

schuylerville

6 murders 12 rapes 192 robberies 189 assaults 247 burglaries

An 18-year-old woman and a male accomplice took a Childrens Services check from the womans former guardian at gunpoint.

2 murders 8 rapes 198 robberies 88 assaults 70 burglaries 2 murders 13 rapes 246 robberies 109 assaults 143 burglaries

5 murders 20 rapes 319 robberies 223 assaults 115 burglaries

washington heights harlem

morris heights

tremont

harlem morningside heights

10 murders 19 rapes 275 robberies 215 assaults 109 burglaries

9 murders 22 rapes 360 robberies 310 assaults 297 burglaries

Hunts Point

soundview

6 murders 36 rapes 484 robberies 503 assaults 401 burglaries

south bronx

upper west side

central harlem

east harlem

burglary 29th St. nr. Tenth Ave. september 2 Thieves broke through the Chelsea club Stereos roof with chainsaws and took $29,000 from a safe. rape Penn Station june 17 A man tried to rape a homeless woman at 4 p.m.

upper east side

0 murders 10 rapes 160 robberies 142 assaults 250 burglaries 2 murders 17 rapes 241 robberies 193 assaults 521 burglaries

west side

0 murders 7 rapes 115 robberies 80 assaults 123 burglaries

3 murders 10 rapes 266 robberies 164 assaults 92 burglaries

14 murders 24 rapes 438 robberies 425 assaults 226 burglaries

8 murders 18 rapes 300 robberies 333 assaults 192 burglaries

east side midtown north

5 murders 10 rapes 211 robberies 105 assaults 372 burglaries

10 murders 20 rapes 292 robberies 188 assaults 97 burglaries

murder 130th St. at Park Ave. october 23 A man was found dead on the street from a blow to the head at 2:20 a.m.

shooting Kelly St. nr. Westchester Ave., Longwood august 26

midtown midtown south chelsea

0 murders 8 rapes 144 robberies 151 assaults 108 burglaries

gramercy greenwich village

3 murders 6 rapes 237 robberies 209 assaults 346 burglaries

1 murders 7 rapes 95 robberies 71 assaults 135 burglaries

A 27-year-old man was shot in the stomach when a gunman opened fire for unknown reasons.
attempted murder Prospect Ave. at 162nd St., Soundview september 13 A 28-year-old man was shot in the buttocks by his own brother following an argument outside a grocery store.

shooting Colgate Ave. at Lafayette Ave., Soundview march 6 A 31-year-old man confronted his exgirlfriend, her 3-year-old son, and her new boyfrienda court officerwhile they were parked in her car. Both men had guns and some shots were fired; neither was hit.

Assault 168th St. at Webster Ave., Claremont march 25 A 21-year-old man stabbed a 28-year-old cabdriver at 3:30 a.m. after an argument over a $6 fare.

5 murders 6 rapes 205 robberies 122 assaults 194 burglaries

Tribeca/ Wall Street

east village

chinatown/ little italy

lower east side

0 murders 12 rapes 203 robberies 163 assaults 206 burglaries

assault 54th St. at Fifth Ave. august 27 A man upset that a 61-year-olds transaction at the NBA store was taking too long stabbed him in the head with a pen. grand larceny Fifth Ave. nr. 55th St. may 25august 29

Robbery 1748 Lafayette Ave., Soundview march 5 An unknown perpetrator asked to use the Soundview Beauty Supplys phone at 11 a.m. Once inside, he took $150 and two bottles of beauty-supply products at gunpoint.

murder Butler Houses, Claremont august 12 A 22-year-old woman was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in the stairwell of her apartment building.

murder 325 E. 176th St., Mount Hope august 9

0 murders 6 rapes 123 robberies 87 assaults 226 burglaries

2 murders 5 rapes 145 robberies 125 assaults 120 burglaries

2 murders 7 rapes 215 robberies 121 assaults 114 burglaries

robbery 9th St. at Fifth Ave. december 9 At 4 p.m., a 24-year-old man pushed a woman headfirst into scaffolding and took her purse before being tackled and captured by two bystanders.

Attempted murder Clinton St. nr. E. Broadway december 8 A 25-year-old man stabbed a 41-year-old female employee at a nail salon. shooting Pitt St. at Rivington St. july 8 A 13-year-old girl was hit in the leg by stray gunfire at 12:50 a.m.

assault 5th St. at Ave. D november 26

A 52-year-old vagrant hit a 32-year-old vagrant with a metal pipe during an argument at a bottleredemption center.

Assault 42nd St. nr. Second Ave. december 11 A 27-year-old man beat his girlfriend and refused to allow her to leave their Tudor City apartment. He was caught when coworkers, finding it odd that shed called in sick to work, called police.

A 38-year-old Citigroup mailroom employee charged $50,000 in toner cartridges to the company, then resold them himself for $14,500.
grand larceny 52nd St. nr. Fifth Ave. november 23 A 64-year-old man was caught by a Brooks Brothers security guard while trying to steal eleven sweaters worth a total of $3,200.

Murder E. 179th St. at Boston Rd., Tremont june 14 A 16-year-old man shot and killed a 29-year-old.

Thirty minutes after midnight, a 26-year-old man stabbed his 18-year-old exgirlfriend to death and then killed himself by jumping out his fifth-floor window.

ASSAULT Andrews Ave. at W. Fordham Rd., University Heights january 19

robbery 9th St. and Ave. A august 18 At 5:20 p.m., a 41-year-old took $70 from a 21-year-old at knifepoint, then beat another man with a chain for trying to intervene.

An unarmed 50-yearold man surprised in his apartment by a 28-year-old assailant managed to take his gun and bite him in the hand before he fled.

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Grand larceny Wythe Ave. at Metropolitan Ave., Williamsburg august 20 One man stole a Toyota from its driver at knifepoint. While traveling the wrong way down the street, he slammed into a police car with its lights and sirens on. Assault Clifton Pl. nr. Nostrand Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant november 6 A security guard found another security guard sleeping at 1 a.m., punched him, and was hit with a shovel in retaliation. Assault Myrtle Ave. nr. Duffield St., Fort Greene december 16 A customer threw a sign at Popeyes employees when they would not give him free chicken.

ROBBERY 103rd St. at 52nd Ave., Corona january 8

ASSAULT Information Technology High School, 21-16 44th Rd., Long Island City march 22 A 16-year-old girl choked a school guard after being kicked out of class.

A 19-year-old woman whod been kicked out of her parents house took an iPod and PlayStation from them at gunpoint.

ASSAULT 38th Ave. nr. 147th St., Flushing december 11 A 46-year-old held his exgirlfriend hostage, hitting her with a rifle and yelling, If I cant have you, then no one can! Lets die together! 12 murders 30 rapes 421 robberies 374 assaults 468 burglaries GRAND LARCENY 42-41 201st St., Bayside january 25 A young man told a female driver she had a flat tire; when she got out of her car, he took her purse.

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The citys police precincts, shaded to reflect the number of major crimes (murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, and burglaries) per 100,000 residents.

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6 murders 18 rapes 227 robberies 245 assaults 540 burglaries Murder Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Total number of crimes per precinct

5 murders 19 rapes 310 robberies 285 assaults 438 burglaries 1 murders 15 rapes 202 robberies 131 assaults 325 burglaries 0 murders 6 rapes 153 robberies 76 assaults 251 burglaries
astoria

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

5 murders 37 rapes 336 robberies 258 assaults 395 burglaries

flushing

jackson heights

2 murders 4 rapes 225 robberies 165 assaults 154 burglaries

3 murders 15 rapes 412 robberies 194 assaults 347 burglaries 8 murders 10 rapes 208 robberies 158 assaults 143 burglaries

4 murders 45 rapes 386 robberies 218 assaults 423 burglaries

bayside

0 murders 7 rapes 79 robberies 50 assaults 311 burglaries

long island city

18 murders 26 rapes 537 robberies 451 assaults 399 burglaries

greenpoint

11 murders 17 rapes 379 robberies 317 assaults 312 burglaries

4 murders 12 rapes 291 robberies 153 assaults 442 burglaries

elmhurst

3 murders 6 rapes 115 robberies 50 assaults 263 burglaries

fresh meadows

3 murders 17 rapes 291 robberies 96 assaults 438 burglaries 8 murders 24 rapes 414 robberies 277 assaults 306 burglaries

ATTEMPTED MURDER 89th Ave. at 164th St., Jamaica february 27 A young man shot his barber twice in the abdomen for dating his ex-girlfriend.

ROBBERY Linden Blvd. nr. 196th St., St. Albans march 2

ridgewood / middle village forest hills

williamsburg

1 murders 7 rapes 165 robberies 83 assaults 192 burglaries 3 murders 7 rapes 122 robberies 66 assaults 89 burglaries

bushwick brooklyn heights carroll gardens/ red hook park slope

fort greene

bed-stuy

20 murders 18 rapes 370 robberies 302 assaults 273 burglaries

richmond hill

1 murders 20 rapes 319 robberies 231 assaults 379 burglaries

jamaica

crown heights brownsville east new york

ozone park

queens village

10 murders 38 rapes 402 robberies 270 assaults 543 burglaries

One man demanded $1 from another. When rebuffed, he said, You dont understandI eat people.

3 murders 9 rapes 272 robberies 193 assaults 257 burglaries

sunset park

15 murders 17 rapes 369 robberies 323 assaults 291 burglaries

borough park

flatbush

east flatbush canarsie kensington

31 murders 40 rapes 813 robberies 657 assaults 446 burglaries 28 murders 31 rapes 559 robberies 535 assaults 279 burglaries

4 murders 7 rapes 126 robberies 125 assaults 300 burglaries

bay ridge

bensonhurst

flatlands/ mill basin

9 murders 15 rapes 213 robberies 146 assaults 181 burglaries

13 murders 32 rapes 434 robberies 312 assaults 400 burglaries

3 murders 21 rapes 311 robberies 189 assaults 326 burglaries

MURDER Foch Blvd. nr. Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica november 17 A 23-year-old man with a long rap sheet was shot and killed while getting out of his car at 4:10 a.m.

gravesend

0 murders 11 rapes 203 robberies 143 assaults 345 burglaries

sheepshead bay coney island rockaway

far rockaway

2 murders 12 rapes 211 robberies 172 assaults 384 burglaries 4 murders 8 rapes 300 robberies 252 assaults 192 burglaries

Assault Wicked Monk saloon, 8415 Fifth Ave., Bay Ridge november 7 A man kicked a car that was double-parked and penning him in. In response, another man came out of the bar and pistolwhipped him unconscious.

3 murders 9 rapes 236 robberies 152 assaults 368 burglaries

7 murders 26 rapes 468 robberies 461 assaults 466 burglaries

3 murders 7 rapes 231 robberies 119 assaults 317 burglaries

17 murders 21 rapes 401 robberies 416 assaults 460 burglaries

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1 murders 5 rapes 71 robberies 77 assaults 48 burglaries

4 murders 16 rapes 139 robberies 177 assaults 107 burglaries

Murder Saratoga Ave. at Newport St., Brownsville november 28 A 21-year-old shot and killed a 20-year-old who he thought had snitched on him for marijuana possession.

Murder Ave. U stop on Q train, Gravesend june 28 A Crips gang member shot a Blood on a crowded Manhattanbound Q train at 6:53 p.m. Assault Sheffield Ave. nr. Linden Blvd., East New York december 6

assault Stanley Ave. nr. Pine St., Tompkinsville november 7 A 19-year-old punched the police officer attending to his wounded brother.

BURGLARY Collier Ave. nr. Beach 25th St., Far Rockaway december 16 A 19-year-old man broke into a house and took jewelry. The lookout was his mother, 49.

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Sexual assault Putnam Ave. nr. Ralph Ave., Bedford-Stuyvesant march 1 A man with a gun cornered a stranger on the street at 7:15 p.m. and forced the man to perform oral sex on him. assault Victory Blvd. nr. Monroe Ave., Tompkinsville august 20

Assault Irving Ave. nr. Stockholm St., Bushwick september 21 A 16-year-old threw a bag of concrete off a roof, hitting a 47-year-old neighbor in the arm.

Murder 40 Lott Ave., Brownsville june 6 Three innocent bystanders to a shooting, standing on a stoop, were fatally hit.

Assault Ave. Z at West St., Gravesend september 10 A 57-year-old man snuck up on a romantic rival and punched him in the face.

A 24-year-old man stabbed a 29-year-old homeless woman in the head. She was performing a sexual act on him in exchange for a place to sleep.

An intoxicated 61-yearold smashed the china closet of his 67-year-old girlfriend, then punched her granddaughter for trying to intervene.
st. george

7 murders 34 rapes 283 robberies 305 assaults 355 burglaries

assault Sharrotts Rd. nr. Darnell Lane, Charleston december 17 A 39-year-old man hit his wife with a truck during an argument in front of their home. reporting by Ben Mathis-Lilley with Ira Boudway, Annsley Chapman, Catherine Coreno, Andrea Fjeld, and Kaija Helmetag.

2 murders 2 rapes 25 robberies 51 assaults 120 burglaries

burglary Waldron Ave. nr. Melrose Ave., Grymes Hill september 19 A homeowner witnessed two men, 22 and 24, walking out his back door with a flatscreen TV.
New D0rp

2 murders 9 rapes 122 robberies 78 assaults 276 burglaries

tottenville tottenville

Crime statistics for January 1December 23, 2007 courtesy of the New York Police Department. Precinct populations (2000 census) from Operation Impact assessment paper by professors Dennis C. Smith and Robert Purtell. (Population data for precincts 33 and 34 was not included in the study and was approximated.) Individual police-blotter entries from the New York Post.

robbery Hylan Blvd. at Dumont Ave., Old Town september 9 A 50-year-old man instructed a McDonalds cashier to put money in a bag, then fled with a donation box. He was found shortly thereafter in his home a block away.

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