Major Crimes Were Up Last Week

Compstat figures for April 4-11 (the week before last week)

More fodder for "bad old days" worrying? According to the Post, crimes in all major crimes were up last week: "There was a 27 percent increase in shootings, bringing the total so far this year to 354. That compares to 296 for the same period last year—an increase of 19.6 percent."

The numbers haven't been released on the NYPD website (Compstat is only showing the week before last—PDF), but the Post says, "Overall, the number of murders for the year is up 27.5 percent -- to 139 slayings compared to 109 for the same period in 2009. Robberies -- considered another bellwether crime category -- also are now in the plus column for the first time this year. They are up 0.8 percent overall after jumping by 24 percent last week, from 257 to 319."

While Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, "This is the third-lowest year in 48 years," many top level NYPD officials are rumored to be upset with the uptick in crime.

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By Jen Chung in News on April 20, 2010 5:20 PM

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blink

Hipsters are like a virus; they contaminate everything they touch.

MidC Frank

When the hipsters start moving back to Ohio in droves, then wake me. Until then, there's nothing to see her folks, keep moving . . .

behrens

hipster bashing doesnt even have to make any sense anymore i guess?

used_up_shoe

SHORT TERM FLUCTUATIONS ARE SO SCARY!

blink

We really don't know what the crime rate is; the police have been lying about the actual count for years. It happens in every major city like LA and Chicago.

mingusahum

i'm lucky i lived through the bad old days of 2008

matty

yeah shit was real back in the 08.

mingusahum

i think the downturn since 08 was solely due to sparks being decaffeinated

matty

some sparks were in black cans. and we all know what that means.

matty

You're still down 77.5% since 1995. I don't know why gothamist keeps running this story. So, no, obviously "the bad old days" are not "back" nor do they look likely to be. Well, at least one should hope not.