88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Fewer Burglaries And Thefts, But More Assaults

The number of burglaries and grand larcenies dropped this week compared to last week (August 17-23), but misdemeanor assaults rose from 2 to 8 cases.

Reported crime fell in the following categories:

• burglary (from 6 to 2)
• grand larceny (from 8 to 2)
• housing (from 4 to 2)
• petit larceny (from 14 to 13)

Meanwhile, crime rose in these categories:

• robberies (from 2 to 3)
• auto thefts (from 1 to 2)
• transit (from 1 to 2)
• misdemeanor assault (from 2 to 8)
• shootings and victims (from 0 to 1)

And these stayed the same:

• felony assault (4)
• misdemeanor sex crimes (1)

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.