In the current comp stat figures posted by the 66 Precinct on its website http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_066.shtml, #22 covering the week from May 28 through June 3, there were 28 felony complaints reported to the precinct—12% more than for the same week in 2011. Misdemeanor assault, on the other hand, was up a whopping 83.3 %. A glance at 2012’s figures for the first five months reveals a slight decrease of 3.22% in total felonies reported: from 511 Year to Date (YTD) in 2012, to 528 YTD in 2011.
Grand Larceny was the only felony category to swell in 2012—an increase of 8.7% over 2011, while YTD misdemeanors—those complaints for petit larceny, assault, and sex crimes—have jumped anywhere from 10% to 20.8 % over 2011 YTD.
In the trending figures, i.e., those felonies reported in the last 28-day period, both robbery and assault are budding—assault by 33.3%, although all the other categories were flat or fell precipitously. Grand Larceny Auto, for example, dropped by 66.7% over 2011 YTD.
A month ago (#18 covering the week of April 30 to May 6), the total number of felony complaints for the week was 17 (a drop of almost 35% from 2011). Trending in that report’s 28–day figures was a 113.3 % jump in grand larceny over the same 28–day period in 2011. That means 32 grand larceny complaints were filed vs 15 in that same 28-day period in 2011.
Next week, Thursday, June 21. at 7:30 p.m., the precinct will hold its final community council meeting of the season. Come meet the new Deputy Inspector, Michael Deddo, the 66 Precinct Community Affairs officers, the Shomrim, a fistful of public officials, the locals and the regulars. D.I. Deddo will gladly expand on precinct and Kensington crime trends and answer your questions.
And if you see a local crime, say something to us, too. We will post info about it on the blog.