2010 was a year of declining crime in NYC and the Upper East Side. NYC saw an overall crime decrease of approximately 1.4% while the UES overall crime declined by 4 percent. While the NYC murder rate increased by 13.4 percent, the UES murder rate decreased by 50% with just one murder in 2010. The number of robberies and burglaries also decreased on the UES. The number of robberies fell from 144 from 146 and burglaries from 231 from 314. However, not all categories of crime declined. The number of rapes and felonious assaults increased. The rapes were mainly "acquaintance rapes."
Grand larcenies compose approximately 75 percent of all crimes on the UES, but this crime category also saw a decline of 2.1 percent.
To track weekly crime statistics by precinct, visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/crime_prevention/crime_statistics.shtml
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This is mostly good news for the crime rates on the Upper East Side. Burglaries seemed to be down quite a bit, which is always a good thing. Hopefully these numbers will continue to drop, making the UES one of the most family-friendly neighborhoods in Manhattan.
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