84th Precinct sees spike in crime due to grand larcenies
Crime is up in the 84th Precinct by a full 22 percent so far this year, but despite two recent shootings in the area, the increase is due to a raise in grand larcenies.
“This area is very low in violent crime, but very high in property crime,” 84th Precinct Capt. Sergio Centa said. “When you read the crime reports, this is very preventable and common sense stuff, though.”
At this month’s 84th Precinct Community Council meeting, Capt. Centa reported that robberies are down 23 percent for the year, felony assaults are down 7 percent and burglaries are down 5 percent. Nearly everything else has stayed consistent from a year ago except grand larcenies — which the captain said increased 47 percent for the year.
There are two types of grand larceny — any theft of property valued at more than $1,000 or any time property is taken from somebody’s person.