NYPD Reveals Citywide Criminal Activity Stats for December 2022 

January 5, 2023

General index criminal offense, capturings proceed decreases in December; end-of-year information launched

General index criminal offense in New york city City reduced for the 2nd straight month in December 2022, decreasing by 11.6% compared to December 2021 (10,164 v. 11,496). 5 of the 7 significant index-crime groups saw declines, driven by a 26.1% reduction in murder (34 v. 46), a 25.9% reduction in grand larceny (4,210 v. 5,680), an 11.5% reduction in rape (108 v. 122), a 10.2% reduction in robbery (1,236 v. 1,376), and also an 8.3% reduction in burglary (1,280 v. 1,396).

General index criminal offense was additionally down by 1.5% for Q4 of 2022 contrasted to Q4 of 2021 (31,686 v. 32,159), led by a 16.7% reduction in murder (95 v. 114), an 8.5% reduction in grand larceny (13,066 v. 14,283), and also a 0.9% reduction in robbery (3,926 v. 3,960). For fiscal year 2022, general index criminal offense ended up by 22.4% contrasted to 2021 (126,537 v. 103,388). Because exact same amount of time, however, murders reduced by 11.3% (433 v. 488)– to the most affordable degree because 2019.

” From the first day of our management, the New york city City Authorities Division concentrated on decreasing weapon physical violence by treating it as the situation it plainly is,” claimed Authorities Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “This job was shown in the year-over-year decreases we saw in the numerous less capturing occurrences, firing sufferers, and also murders in 2022– and also our communities are more secure due to it. As we transform the schedule over, the NYPD is certain regarding the future of our division, our city, and also all individuals we offer. Our group remains in location, and also we are progression to satisfy and also get rid of any type of obstacles we might deal with in 2023 and also past.”

For the month of December 2022, the variety of citywide capturing occurrences once again reduced in New york city City compared to December 2021, down by 29.2% (85 v. 120) for the month, driven by considerable decreases in Queens and also Brooklyn. For the year, firing occurrences were down by 17.2% in 2022 contrasted to 2021 (1,294 v. 1,562), with double-digit decreases in every New york city City district. Furthermore, these shooting decreases brought about a 31.8% reduction (101 v. 148) in capturing sufferers citywide for the month of December, and also a 16.5% reduction (1,566 v. 1,876) in capturing sufferers for the year. These outcomes mirror the NYPD’s tireless initiatives to deal with weapon physical violence in communities throughout the city– job that is conserving lives.

In 2022, NYPD police officers took 7,135 unlawful weapons off our roads– lethal tools that will certainly never ever once again intimidate New Yorkers. These seizures sustained a 2.8% rise in citywide weapon apprehensions for 2022 contrasted to 2021 (4,627 v. 4,499)– a 27-year high. In addition, significant index criminal offense apprehensions were up by 16.6% (3,803 v. 3,262) in December 2022 contrasted to December 2021, and also finished 2022 at a 21-year high– boosting by 24.5% (47,572 v. 38,215) over fiscal year 2021. Complete citywide apprehensions raised by 20.8% (15,324 v. 12,688) in December 2022 contrasted to the exact same duration in 2014– including in the 22.0% rise (189,777 v. 155,500) in such apprehensions in 2022 contrasted to 2021. The NYPD stays fully commited to criminal offense avoidance– making sure that individuals never ever come to be sufferers to begin with– and also, at the exact same time, utilizing every source readily available to hold wrongdoers totally answerable for their activities.

In 2022, numerous NYPD campaigns added to the security and also lifestyle in New york city City. Particularly: Area Safety and security Teams, initially released in March 2022, given intelligence-driven, versatile, community-focused policing in your area that required them most; enforcement procedures targeting illegal paper certificate plates, “ghost vehicles,” and also unlawful ATVs and also motorcycle made streets more secure; the NYPD’s Downtown Implementation Group functioned to minimize criminal offense and also address quality-of-life problems around business locations citywide; and also customer fraudulence and also various other understanding projects avoided individuals from coming to be rip-off sufferers. Every one of this important job proceeds in the brand-new year.

Furthermore, the NYPD reinforced its concentrate on neighborhood interaction in 2022 with the intro of Neighborhood CompStat Forums; by more boosting the Criminal activity Stoppers program; with normal Build-the-Block conferences; by staffing recreation center like 127 Penn and also others; with the job of Area Control Police officers in every command; and also with the day-to-day communications that make patrolling the roads, metros, and also real estate growths of New york city City so unique. The committed females and also males of the NYPD will certainly constantly exist– together with individuals they offer– as they function to maintain this terrific city secure for every person that lives, check outs, and also functions below.

* All criminal offense data are initial and also based on more evaluation, alteration, or modification. *

Index Criminal Activity Stats: December 2022

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Added Stats For December 2022

Rape Case Coverage Stats: December 2022

( Records submitted from December 1– December 31 in years shown)

Rape remains to be underreported. If you are a target of sexual offense, please stepped forward. The 24-hour NYPD Unique Victims Department hotline is: 212-267-RAPE (7273 ).

Hate Crimes Stats Recap for December 2022

( Standing For December 1 ^st— December 31 ^st years suggested)

Note: Stats over go through alter, as energetic feasible prejudice situations might be reclassified to non-bias situations and also eliminated from counted information upon examination.

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