12 Borough sees rise in rapes & murders in 2018
QUEENS WEEKLY, JAN. 20, 2019
BY ALEJANDRA
O’CONNELL-DOMENECH
Despite the rate of
crime decreasing citywide,
crime increased in
the borough of Queens
in 2018.
New York City achieved
record lows in several
major crime categories in
2018, according to a press
release from the NYPD.
The number of murders
in the city was below
300. Citywide robberies
and burglaries
totaled less than 13,000
and 12,000 respectively,
both down from their 2017
totals.There were also
fewer than 800 shootings,
a total that was also down
from 2017.
“Look, I want to put
this in perspective; we
had in 2017 a record-setting
year,” said Mayor
Bill de Blasio at a Jan. 3
press conference about
citywide crime. “We had
crime down in ways that
no one believed possible
previously. And in 2018
the NYPD beat the record
again.”
But according to NYPD
data, rapes, murders, felony
assaults and incidents
of grand larceny have increased
in Queens.
In 2017, there were 50
QUEENS CRIME STATS: 2018 vs. 2017
murders, 307 rapes, 2,823
robberies, 3,820 felony assaults,
2,914 burglaries,
7,842 incidents of grand
larceny and 1,568 incidents
of grand larceny
auto in the borough.
According to NYPD
end-of-year crime statistics,
there were 63 murders,
389 rapes, 2,523
robberies, 3,848 felony assaults,
2,496 burglaries,
8,070 incidents of grand
larceny and 1,555 incidents
of grand larceny
auto in 2018.
The 114th Precinct,
which encompasses Astoria,
Long Island City,
Woodside and Jackson
Heights, reported 10 murders
in 2018. In 2017 there
were three. This makes
the 114th the area with
the highest number of homicides
in the borough.
Meanwhile, the 110th
Precinct, which covers
the neighborhoods of Corona
and Elmhurst, reported
43 rapes in 2018,
a major jump from the
25 reported in 2017. The
neighborhoods within the
confines had the highest
number of rapes in 2018.
It was also the area with
the highest number of
robberies, 263, but that
number is a 16 percent decrease
from 2017.
The highest number
of felony assaults that
occurred in Queens last
year occurred the neighborhoods
of the 103rd Precinct
— which covers Jamaica,
Hollis, Lakewood
and Hollis Park Gardens.
The NYPD reports that
there were a total of 406
incidents of assault in the
areas, a 5.18 percent increase
from 2017.
The neighborhoods
of Downtown Flushing,
East Flushing, Queensboro
Hill, College Point,
Malba, Whitestone,
Beechhurst and Bay Terrace
— all within the
confines of the 109th
Precinct — had the highest
amount of burglaries
throughout Queens
in 2018. Data shows that
the neighborhoods saw a
17.39 percent increase in
the number of burglaries.
The NYPD reported a
total of 324 burglaries in
2018 and 276 in 2017.
Not only did the 109th
Precinct have the most
burglaries in Queens last
year, the command also
saw the borough’s highest
number grand larceny
crimes. NYPD data shows
that 970 incidents of
grand larceny took place
within the neighborhoods
covered by the precinct —
an 8.92 percent increase
from 2017.
The most stolen vehicles
in 2018 (classified as
grand larceny auto cases)
occurred in the 105th
Precinct. The southeast
Queens command covers
Queens Village, Cambria
Heights, Laurelton,
Rosedale, Springfield
Gardens, Bellerose, Glen
Oaks, New Hyde Park and
Floral Park.
There were 165 incidents
of grand larceny
auto in 2018 within the
105th Precinct, a small
percentage increase from
the year prior.
On the other hand, the
111th Precinct — which
includes all or parts of
Bayside, Douglaston,
Little Neck, Auburndale,
Hollis Hills and Fresh
Meadows — reported zero
murders for 2018, making
it the precinct with the
fewest number of murders
in Queens.
The 111th also had the
lowest number of robberies
in 2018, with NYPD
data showing that 39
took place last year and
35 in 2017.
The 100th Precinct —
which serves the southern
portion of Queens on
the Rockaway Peninsula,
Arverne, Belle Harbor,
Breezy Point, Broad Channel,
Neponsit, Rockaway
Park, Rockaway Beach
and Roxbury — had the
fewest number of rapes,
burglaries, incidents of
grand larceny and auto
thefts in 2018.
According to NYPD
data, five rapes, 59 burglaries,
161 incidents of
grand larceny and 18 car
thefts occurred within
the neighborhoods under
the guard of the 100th
precinct last year. In 2017,
there were nine rapes, 73
burglaries, 157 incidents
of grand larceny and 21
car thefts.
The 112th Precinct —
which serves Forest Hills
and Rego Park — reported
the fewest number of
assaults for a Queens precinct
in 2018. NYPD data
shows that 53 incidents of
assault occurred within
the 112th, two less than
reported in 2017.
Reach reporter Alejandra
O’Connell-Domenech
by e-mail at adomenech@
qns.com or by phone at
(718) 224-5863 ext. 226.
Furloughed federal workers need more time to pay property taxes: Rozic
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
A bill to extend the property
tax payment deadline
for nearly 14,000 furloughed
federal workers in New
York State impacted by
the government shutdown
passed the Assembly on
Jan. 15, Assemblywoman
Nily Rozic announced.
Rozic, a co-sponsor of
legislation A.881, said the
bill would allow local governments
to extend the
payment deadline for affected
federal employees,
with no penalties or interest,
until 90 days after the
shutdown ends.
“As the federal government
shutdown drags into
its fourth week, it is critical
that we do our part to assist
those who are impacted. For
anyone living paycheck to
paycheck and struggling to
care for their families, this
loss of income and uncertainty
is devastating,” said
Rozic, who serves as chair
of the Assembly’s Office of
State-Federal Relations.
Rozic’s support of the
bill also stems from her
efforts over the years in
helping Queens homeowners
seeking property
tax relief. With the federal
government shutdown
affecting thousands of
New Yorkers, families
who are already crippled
by property taxes are
now facing an additional
challenge to afford necessities,
pay bills, and
make ends meet until the
government re-opens.
Toward the close of
2018, Rozic announced that
she had been appointed to
serve as Chair of the Office
of State-Federal Relations.
The state assemblywoman
will be working with her
colleagues to shape national
trends and policies.
Passage of the bill on
the second day of legislative
session signals the
Assembly Majority’s commitment
to protecting
New Yorkers from misguided
policy proposals
and efforts coming out of
Washington, said Rozic.
“Hardworking public
employees have been left to
navigate looming financial
burdens at the expense of
President Trump’s inability
to prioritize meaningful
immigration reform over
funding for a border wall,”
said Rozic. “The Assembly
majority cannot reopen the
federal government, but
we can help in other ways
until New York’s federal
employees start receiving
their paychecks again.”
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com
or by phone at (718) 260–
4526.
State Assemblywoman Nily Rozic co-sponsored a bill that
would allow local governments to extend the payment deadline
for affected federal employees duuring the government
shutdown. Photo via Getty Images
Robbery: 2,523 (down from 2,823)
Rape: 389 (up from 307)
Grand Larceny Auto: (1,555 down from 1,568)
Grand Larceny: 8,070 (down from 7,842)
Felony Assault: 3,848 (up from 3,820)
Burglary: 2,496 (down from 2,914)
Murder: 63 (up from 50)
*All crime stats are courtesy of the New York Police Department*
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