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Crime Statistics for Brooklyn
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Between 1990 and 1997, reported crimes dropped by 50 percent, or 100,500, in Brooklyn, to total
101,500 incidents. The declines ranged from a high of 67.5 percent for motor vehicle theft to a low of 32.3 percent for
larceny.
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| Brooklyn North consists of a
number of communities including: Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene,
Clinton Hill, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Cypress Hills,
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Bushwick and Ridgewood. |
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Map courtesy of NYPD

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| Brooklyn
North |
| Crime |
1993 |
1996 |
% Change |
2001 |
% Change
vs. 1993 |
| Murder |
474 |
203 |
-57.10% |
165 |
-65.10% |
| Rape |
594 |
555 |
-6.50% |
362 |
-39.00% |
| Robbery |
16,845 |
8,908 |
-47.10% |
5,225 |
-68.80% |
| Felony Assault |
8,390 |
5,868 |
-30.00% |
4,569 |
-45.50% |
| Burglary |
12,111 |
7,362 |
-39.20% |
4,262 |
-64.80% |
| Grand Larceny |
6,928 |
4,377 |
-36.80% |
3,929 |
-43.20% |
| Grand Larceny Auto |
9,578 |
4,657 |
-51.30% |
3,414 |
-64.30% |
| Total |
54,920 |
31,930 |
-41.86%
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21,956 |
-60.02%
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| Brooklyn South consists of a number of
communities including: Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, Bensonhurst,
Flatbush, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Borough Park, Bay Ridge, Canarsie,
Kensington, Ditmas Park, Crown Heights, Sunset Park, Red Hook, Prospect
Park, Carroll Gardens and Park Slope. |
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Map courtesy of NYPD
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| Brooklyn
South |
| Crime |
1993 |
1996 |
%
Change |
2001 |
%
Change
vs. 1993 |
| Murder |
247 |
138 |
-44.10% |
89 |
-63.90% |
| Rape |
548 |
450 |
-17.80%
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352 |
-35.70%
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| Robbery |
13,971 |
8,010 |
-42.60%
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5,182 |
-62.90% |
| Felony
Assault |
6,653 |
5,262 |
-20.90%
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3,717 |
-44.10% |
| Burglary |
18,786 |
11,387 |
-39.30%
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6,689 |
-64.30%
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| Grand
Larceny |
8,939 |
6,398 |
-28.40%
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5,884 |
-34.10%
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| Grand
Larceny Auto |
23,203 |
11,783 |
-49.20%
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5,773 |
-75.10% |
| Total |
72,347 |
43,428 |
-39.97% |
27,686 |
-61.73%
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Source: NYPD CompStat
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