NEW YORK (77WABC) — New data from the NYPD reported by the New York Post says major crimes in New York City have skyrocketed 37% so far this year — the spike driven by grand larcenies, auto thefts, burglaries and robberies.
Grand larceny is up 49% over last year — from 18,058 to 26,908. Auto theft has spiked by 46.2%, from 4,855 to 7,100.
Robbery is up 39.2%, from 6,530 to 9,091, and burglaries increased by 32.9%, from 6,251 to 8,305.Felonious assault Rose by 18.6% and rapes saw an 11% increase so far this year over 2021.
However the data shows that murders were down 5.6% from 252 to 238. Shootings also fell by 7.3%, from 974 to 903.
Shooting incidents were down 10.3 % this year, at 747 compared to 833.
