Crime at a Glance: Another Huge Drop in Incidents This Week

For the second week in a row, crime dropped 31 percent in the 112th Precinct with only one of the seven major crime categories seeing a slight increase.

There were no murders, rapes, felony assaults or burglaries during the past week. During the same week in 2012, there was one felony assault and three burglaries.

The number of grand larceny auto incidents fell from three during the same week in August 2012 to one this past week. 

One robbery was reported during the week, which was the same number reported during the same week last year.

Grand larceny was the only crime category to see an increase - but only a slight one. There were nine incidents reported during the past week, up from eight incidents during the same week in 2012.

Overall, crime is down four percent for the year.

For more information, check out the COMPSTAT report from the 112th Precinct, which covers Forest Hills and Rego Park.