Park Slope Crimes Jump In 2023: Police

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Crime stats released by the NYPD show that a big increase in theft has pushed Park Slope's crime numbers to new statistical heights.

Some crimes, like murders and shootings, remain low — actually zero — and some other serious crimes, like rape and hate crimes, were similarly low.

But thefts — robbery, burglary, larceny and car theft — are all up, with some way higher than ever, up an average of 50 percent according to CompStat data.

Grand larceny — theft totaling over $1,000 — shot up 62.8 percent this January, an increase from 43 in 2022 to 70 this year.

And less expensive thefts, or petty larceny, increased even more.

Last January, the 78th Precinct reported 64 petty thefts total. This year, 137 were reported, a jump of 114 percent, the data show.

Auto thefts tripled over last year, too — from three in 2022 to nine this year.

And misdemeanor assault is up by nearly 60 percent as well so far this year, while felony assault remained unchanged from last year, with 10 reported cases.

But the crime tides could be shifting. Data shows that in the last week, felony crimes were much lower than they were in the same week last year, with a nearly 46 percent drop.

While there has been a spike in crime citywide during the pandemic — including in Park Slope — crime is still at a level far lower than in was in the 1990's.

Last year, reported crime was nearly 40 percent lower than it was in 1998 in Park Slope.