88th Precinct Crime Statistics: A Rise In Petit Larcenies And Misdemeanor Assaults

Heather Chin -
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The third week of July (July 13 to 19) saw more ups and downs in crime in the 88th Precinct, especially compared to the previous week (July 6-12).

Reported crime fell in the following categories:

  • felony assault (from 7 to 5)
  • grand larceny (from 5 to 4)
  • auto thefts (from 1 to 0)
  • shooting victims (from 2 to 0)

Meanwhile, crime jumped in these categories:

  • robbery (from 1 to 2)
  • burglary (from 1 to 2)
  • housing (from 1 to 2)
  • petit larceny (from 9 to 13)
  • misdemeanor assault (from 3 to 15)

And they stayed the same — one incident each:

  • misdmeanor assault

Let us — and the local police — know if you hear of or witness a crime in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.

The NYPD’s National Night Out festival will be held on Tuesday, August 4 at Fort Greene Park (DeKalb Avenue and Washington Park) from 11am-7pm AND at the Walt Whitman Houses at 117 North Oxford Walk from 5-8:30pm.

The next 88th Precinct Community Council meeting will be in SEPTEMBER.

CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We publish the week’s statistics for the 88th Precinct reports every week. The 88th Precinct is the police command that oversees Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.