New York Police Department Announces Citywide Crime Statistics for March 2024
On April 3, 2024, the New York Police Department posted the crime statistics for the month of March 2024 on its website. For the month of March 2024, overall crime went down in New York City, and shootings continued to decline. Overall index crime decreased by 5% in March 2024 compared to the same month in 2023. In March 2024, there were 9,644 crimes in New York City, whereas in March 2023, the New York Police Department recorded 10,149 crimes. In March 2024, shooting incidents decreased by 25.9% in NYC compared to March 2023. There were 63 shooting incidents in March 2024, whereas in March 2023, there were 85 shooting incidents in New York City. The NYPD arrested 358 people for possessing illegal firearms in March 2024, a 7.5% increase from March 2023. For the first quarter of 2024, shooting incidents in NYC decreased by 18.5% compared to March 2023 (181 vs. 222).
In March 2024, New York City saw a drop in four major crime categories. There were drops in murder, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto cases. Murder cases in New York City went down by 19.4% in March 2024 compared to March 2023. In March 2024, the NYPD recorded 29 murder cases. On the other hand, in March 2023, there were 36 murder incidents in New York City. Burglary cases decreased by 17.4%. In March 2024, there were 1,005 burglary cases in New York City, whereas in March 2023, there were 1,217 cases. Grand larceny cases decreased by 7% for the month of March 2024 compared to the same month last year (3,883 vs. 4,176). Grand larceny auto cases decreased by 10.9% (1,037 vs. 1,164).
Rape and felony assault cases in New York City increased in March 2024 compared to March 2023. Rape cases increased by 12.1% for the month of March 2024 compared to March 2023. In March 2024, there were 148 rape incidents in NYC, whereas in March 2023, there were 132 incidents. Felony assault cases increased by 5.5% for the month of March 2024 compared to March 2023. In March 2024, the NYPD recorded a total of 2,278 felony assault cases, whereas in March 2023, there were 2,160 cases. Robbery was flat in March (1,264 vs. 1,264).
When it comes to overall arrests in the subway system, since the beginning of the year, the numbers have gone up by almost 53% compared to last year. As for overall crime in the transit system, the NYPD reported that the numbers reduced by 23.5% in March. The NYPD attributed this achievement to the 1,000 additional NYPD officers deployed into the network daily.
Finally, hate crimes or bias incidents increased in March 2024 compared to March 2023. Hate crimes in NYC increased from 48 incidents in March 2023 to 75 incidents in March 2024, a 56% increase.
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Source:
nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/pr0101/nypd-citywide-crime-statistics-march-first-quarter-2024
