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2019: Murders Up in Brooklyn North, Down in Brooklyn South, Hate Crimes Soared

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Shea hold a media availability on crime statistics. Police Academy, Queens. Monday, January 6, 2020. Credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography OfficeCrime in New York City was at another record low last year, that is if you look at the total number of reported

Police & Fire

Crime Drop Continues For Sheepshead Bay Station House

Officer Craig Roth (left) receiving the Cop of the Month award from Captain Winston Faison, June 2016. (Photo: Alex Ellefson)Crime is down in almost every major felony in Sheepshead Bay’s 61st Precinct for 2016, according to annual crime statistics released by the NYPD. In the seven major crimes

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Neighborhood Crime Isn’t As Bad As It May Seem

Photo via Flickr.We’ve reported on quite of few crimes in our neighborhood recently, making it easy to think that criminal activity in the neighborhood has gotten out of control. However, reported crimes in the 61st Precinct are down, with few exceptions, relative to the same point last year.

Central Brooklyn

Crime Recap: Ongoing Crime Drop, Burglary Spike & More From 70th Precinct Council Meeting

70th Precinct October Cops of the Month. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The 70th Precinct continues to experience a drop in overall crime, but a jump in burglaries over the past month, according to Deputy Inspector James R. Palumbo. For the month to date, overall reported crime has dropped 26

Central Brooklyn

Police Searching For Man Who Robbed A Teenager At Gunpoint On Cortelyou Road

Photo via NYPDPolice have identified a suspect in connection with an armed robbery in Ditmas Park on a Friday in late September. At approximately 8:30pm on September 30, the perpetrator pulled out a gun and approached a 15-year-old boy on a bicycle at the corner of Cortelyou Road and

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This Week In Sunset Park: Crime Stats, R Train Mishap, Job Growth, And More

(Courtesy: tlanexiche / Instagram)Keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week — follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and sign up for our daily newsletter. If you have any news tips, story ideas, or questions, email us at editor@sunsetparkvoice.com. Here’s a look back

Central Brooklyn

Increase In Reported Rapes In 70th But Victims Know Their Attackers, Says NYPD

As the overall reduction of crime continues across the 70th Precinct, the exception to the rule in 2016 has been rape and other sex crimes. Reported rapes in the 70th Precinct have more than doubled, from 8 to 17, according to mid-year statistics provided by the NYPD; however, in 16

Central Brooklyn

Poll: How Safe Do Students Feel At Brooklyn College?

Photo via Edward BlakeA recent study declared our neighborhood academic institution one of the safest colleges in New York State, but how safe is Brooklyn College really? The questionable report, released on June 1 by public safety website Backgroundchecks.org, ranked Brooklyn College as #6 in a 2016 list of

Police & Fire

72nd Precinct Crime Stats For April 19-25: An Unidentified Body And Street Assaults

Image via Google Maps.The week of April 19-25, the 72nd Precinct received reports of two robberies, two assaults, two grand larcenies, one auto theft, one car crash, one DWI, one forgery, one case of aggravated harassment, and one dead body. The following is a list detailing a few of

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72nd Precinct Crime Stats: Week Of April 12-18

The week of April 12-18, the 72nd Precinct received reports of six grand larcenies, one robbery, one burglary, one report of criminal mischief, and one report each of criminal possession of a weapon and of a controlled substance. The following is a list detailing a few of the more unique

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Use The NYPD’s Compstat 2.0 System To Understand Crime In Our Neighborhood

BY SARAH CREAN AND HEATHER CHIN Residents have a new tool to understand crime patterns in our area. Last week, the NYPD unveiled Compstat 2.0, a website which allows users to examine crime statistics up to the most recent week, identify crime locations by street intersection, and get other

Police & Fire

Street Safety: NYPD’s New CompStat System Shows Crimes Near Your Home

Residents have a new tool to understand crime patterns in our area. On Tuesday, the NYPD unveiled Compstat 2.0, a website which allows users to examine crime statistics up to the most recent week, identify crime locations by street intersection, and get other details about a crime. In announcing

Police & Fire

61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 2/08/2016 – 2/14/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.

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61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 2/01/2016 – 2/07/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.

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Burglar Sneaks Through Window To Snag Jewelry & Cash, Cops Say

(Photo provided by the NYPD)Cops are after a man who snuck through an open window last week and snapped up valuables from a Shore Parkway apartment. Police say the brazen criminal climbed into the apartment during the the middle of the afternoon on January 28. He grabbed several rings

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61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/25/2016 – 1/31/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.

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61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/18/2016 – 1/24/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.

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61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/11/2016 – 1/17/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.

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61st Precinct Crime Statistics: 1/4/2016 – 1/10/2016

Click to enlargeCompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Bea

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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of January 4-10

Image via NYPD.Whereas last week (December 28-January 3) saw an increase in felony assaults and burglaries, this week, there was a decrease in felony assaults and an increase in burglaries and grand larcenies. Overall, crime compared to last week, last month, and last year showed decent drops and only

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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of December 28-January 3

Image via NYPD.Felony assaults and burglaries inched up a bit this week compared to last week (December 21-27), but rapes dropped from 1 to 0. Overall, crime compared to last week, last month, and last year showed decent drops and only small increases. Hopefully we get more of this

Police & Fire

Sheepshead Station House Had The Second Greatest Drop In Crime Out Of All Brooklyn Precincts

Captain Winston Faison speaking at the 61st Community Council meeting. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay’s station house, the 61st Precinct, came up short by a hair in having the greatest reduction in crime out of all Brooklyn precincts and beat out the borough average by a huge

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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of December 21-27

Image via NYPD.Christmas week was a good one in terms of crime rates in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Reports dropped across the board compared to the previous week (December 14-20), except for grand larcenies (which stayed the same at 5 incidents) and rapes (which went from 0 to

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88th Precinct Crime Statistics: Week Of December 14-20

Image via NYPD.There was no big change in crime between the week of December 14-20 compared to the previous week, with felony assaults ticking down 1 and grand larcenies dropping by 2 incidents, but robberies and auto thefts going a bit up. Overall, crime only went up by one

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Map Shows A Year In Gun Violence Citywide, Including Deaths And Injuries In Fort Greene-Clinton Hill

Image via The Trace.With the proliferation of shootings — some fatal, some not — in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill this year, it doesn’t really come as a surprise to see so many red, yellow, and green arrows on this map of the past 12 months in shootings, compiled by