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…
Dec. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime rates have been decreasing in Brooklyn since the summer, and that trend continued in November, according to the latest NYPD statistics, with marked drops in nearly all categories across the board when compared to the same period in 2023. Across the entire borough, major felonies —…
Oct. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen After a relatively peaceful summer, violent crime remained fairly low in Brooklyn in September, according to the latest NYPD statistics. Between Sept. 2-29, major felonies dropped by about 2% across the borough compared to the same period last year. However, pockets of violence and several major incidents broke…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end of August brought some good news to Brooklyn: while there were occasional spikes in gun violence, this summer was the safest on-record in terms of gun violence and gun-related deaths. Shootings in June, July and August were down 74% compared to 2020, per the Brooklyn District…
Jul. 3, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Violent crime in Brooklyn was down slightly during the month of June, according to the most recent police data, but the borough still saw a significant number of shootings and sexual assaults.
May. 22, 2024 By Adam Daly An East New York man has been charged with the alleged rape and attempted sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday. The defendant, 29-year-old Deandre Lee, was arraigned May 22 before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on an indictment in which…
Sep. 8, 2023 By Adam Daly
A former livery cab driver was sentenced to 13 years in prison for raping and violently assaulting a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office announced Friday.
May. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
Federal prosecutors charged a Brooklyn man for an alleged sexual attack on Wednesday, saying the horrific incident was one part of a “dangerous criminal pattern” of rape and robbery perpetrated by the suspect — some of which occurred while he was out on bail.
Apr. 19, 2023 By Aidan Graham
Police are looking for the 29-year-old connected to the rape of a child in 2020.
Apr. 19, 2023 By Adam Daly
A Bronx man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison with 20 years post-release supervision for repeatedly sexually assaulting a woman onboard a northbound A train traveling through Brooklyn in 2021, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.