NYPD says citywide crime, shootings decreased in November 2022

The latest statistics from the NYPD suggest a decrease in most types of crime for November 2022, with a few exceptions.

News 12 Staff

Dec 5, 2022, 5:46 PM

Updated 751 days ago

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The latest statistics from the NYPD suggest a decrease in most types of crime for November 2022, with a few exceptions.
The overall citywide crime index decreased by 1.2% compared with November 2021, according to the data.
"Three of the seven major index-crime categories saw decreases, driven by a 14.1% decrease in rape (110 v. 128), a 6.0% decrease in burglary (1,231 v. 1,310), and a 5.5% decrease in grand larceny (4,187 v. 4,430)," the department wrote in its release.
There are a few categories where the numbers actually increased, however.
Murders are up 20%, from 25 in November 2021 to 30 last month.
Cases of robbery, felony assault and grand larceny auto also saw slight increases.
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