Crime Has Dropped 39% for December, Reports 70th Precinct

Crime dropped 39% in the first week of December compared to the same period year according to the 70th Precinct’s latest CompStat report. Numbers dropped nearly 50% compared to the last week in November. At 23 major complaints, the period from December 3 through December 9 stands as the best CompStat numbers seen since we began tracking the reports this past summer.

You can view the 70’s CompStat report covering the week of 12/3 through 12/9/12. Previous reports are available here.

Several incidents have recently been reported around our area:

• A neighbor was robbed at gunpoint on Church Avenue yesterday.

• A bus driver punched a man in the head after being spit on. The driver was arrested and charged with assault.

If you’ve been the victim of the crime, after you’ve reported it to the police, please send us an email at ditmasparkcorner@gmail.com or fill out the form on the map page with the details, including date, approximate time, and what happened, and we’ll add it.