Both murders and reported rapes across all five boroughs in New York City rose sharply in the first two months of 2019, despite the New York Police Department (NYPD) noting that overall crime has declined.
The recent trend was revealed by NYPD’s weekly CompStat report which found 51 murders as of Feb. 24—a 50 percent increase from the same time last year. At the same time, 267 rape cases were reported—a 23.6 percent rise.
