Tag: crime-statistics

Three injured in East Flatbush shooting, cops searching for motorcycle-riding assailants

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Apr. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives are looking for the suspects who shot and wounded a group of men in East Flatbush on Saturday night. According to police sources, the bullets flew at the corner of Avenue D and Utica Avenue  at about 10:19 p.m. on April 19. Officers from the 67th Precinct, in responding…

Crime dropped in Brooklyn in March, despite spate of shootings, homicides

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklyn’s violent crime rate dropped in March, according to the latest NYPD data — marking the fourth consecutive month where crime was down year-over-year. In the 28-day period from March 3-31, the overall rate of major felonies — murder, rape, burglary, assault, robbery, grand larceny, and grand larcent…

Brooklyn crime continued to drop in February, with some spikes in rape, assault

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Mar. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics.  In the 28-day period from Feb. 3-March 3, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto —…

Major felonies dropped in Brooklyn during last month of 2024, data show, amid ‘safest year for gun violence’ in boro history

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Jan. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen The last month of 2024 was relatively peaceful in Brooklyn, according to the latest NYPD statistics, as reports of major felonies dropped by nearly one-quarter year-over-year.  Between Dec. 2-29, 2024, the NYPD recorded 1,817 “major felonies” — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny…

Shootings and sex crimes spiked in Brooklyn in October, while other felonies continued to drop

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Oct. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime continued to trend downward in Brooklyn in October after two promising months, according to the latest NYPD statistics, but gun violence and rape continued to present major issues in the borough.  Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 27, major felonies dropped by about 14% across the borough,…