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NEW YORK (77 WABC) — New numbers are in on crime — and in New York City overall crime increased in August 2022 by 26% percent compared with August 2021.
However, murders are down 54 percent—and reported rape cases are unchanged. There was a 38% percent increase in robbery, a 34 percent increase in grand larceny, and a 31 percent rise in burglary.
Felony assaults are up 9 percent, and auto theft was up 20 percent.
The number of people shot dropped 7.4%, from 1,101 to 1,020. The number of shooting incidents fell 10.1%, from 938 to 843, according to the NYPD data.
