Shootings down in NYC — except for Brooklyn South
Rape on the rise across Brooklyn
Shootings and other major crimes are down citywide so far this year, according to the city’s statistics – except for precincts in Brooklyn South, which covers a geographical area from Cobble Hill in the north to Coney Island in the south.
And across Brooklyn incidents of rape are on the rise, with a 20 percent increase over this time last year.
New York City as a whole has seen 249 fewer shootings than at this time last year, CompStat figures show. As of August 25, there were 708 shootings citywide, compared to 957 at this point in 2012, for a decrease of 26 percent.
Brooklyn South bucked that trend, however, with a 9.25 percent overall increase in serious crimes (from 346 to 378) as of August 18, the last week figures were available. Serious crimes include murder, rape, robbery, felonious assault, and grand larceny.