Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Central Park Drug Arrests Up 1,700 % - Overall Crime Up 14%


Manhattan

By Geoffrey Croft

Drug arrests in Central Park have seen dramatic increase over the same period last year while narcotic arrests city-wide are down according to NYPD crime data reviewed by NYC Park Advocates.

Regular NYPD patrol arrests for drug offences in the park shot up 1,700 % -   18 vs 1 arrest compared to the same time last year.  That figure does not include arrests in the park made by the Narcotics Division of NYPD's Organized Crime Control Bureau which are up 225 % - 13 vs 4 arrests for the same time last year.

Meanwhile drug arrests city-wide are down 7.1%.        

By the Numbers

18 vs 1 arrest for the year (Up 1,700% )
7 vs 1 arrest (for the 30 day period) alone
Citywide  - not including the park - narcotic arrests are down 7.1 %
Organized Crime Control Bureau - 13 vs 4  (up  225 %)
Overall crime in the Park is up 14.3 %

Year-To-Date vs. Last year:
Robbery 3 vs 3
Felony Assault 3 vs 5
Burglary 2 vs 0
Grand Larceny 16 vs 13
Overall crime 24 vs 21

Separate from the major crimes numbers 
Petit Larceny 28 vs 23 

Source: NYPD CompStat - May 20 - May 26 

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