Crime down across NYC, but NYPD warns Brooklyn Heights residents to keep eyes open
Statistics released on Wednesday show that 2016 was New York City’s safest year since the city began keeping records on crime.
There were 4,315 fewer crimes committed here in 2016 compared to 2015, including the lowest number of shootings in decades. For 2016, there were 101,606 crimes reported in the city, compared with 105,921 in 2015, for a reduction of 4.1 percent.
The same holds true for Brooklyn Heights. Overall, major crime in the 84th Precinct — which also covers Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, Vinegar Hill and the Farragut Residences — was down by 10.5 percent in 2016.