The number of crime incidents in New York City saw an overall increase last quarter, after a previous rise, according to data from CrimeoMeter. Incidents increased to 100,431 for 2021-Q2 up from 92,018 for 2021-Q1 (+9.1% change).
The offenses that increased the most were motor vehicle theft and simple assault. Motor vehicle theft increased to 195 incidents last quarter, from 63 the quarter before (+209.5% change). Simple assault went from 14,184 to 11,399 (+24.4% change).
There was also an increase in robbery, from 2,633 incidents to 3,249 (+23.4% change), and in aggravated assault, from 866 to 985 incidents (+13.7% change).
Among the few types of offenses that saw a decrease last quarter, reports of drug/narcotic violations went from 2,587 to 1,300 (-49.7% change), and reports of burglary went down from 2,824 to 2,750 (-2.6% change).
The CrimeoMeter Safety Index (CSI) saw an overall increase last quarter, after a previous rise. CSI increased to 23 for 2021-Q2 from 22 for 2021-Q1 (+7.9% change).
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