crime stats

Robberies in the area are up 55 percent for the latest 28-day period compared to last year. 

The 81st Precinct saw an 11 percent drop in major crime from 2015 to 2016, according to police.

October saw the fewest murders in modern history, with rapes and shootings up slightly, the NYPD said. 

A calming of the rivalry between gangs in Red Hook and Gowanus has helped crime statistics, police say.

Slashings and stabbings are up 20 percent in 2016, while overall crime is at a record low, stats show.

Crime in the 24th Precinct is down 4.6 percent so far this year compared to 2014, police said. 

The LAPD misclassified about 14,000 violent assaults from 2005 to 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Robberies shot up by 66 percent over the last month, according to the precinct's commanding officer.

Deputy Inspector Carlos Valdez will take over for Lorenzo Johnson at the NYPD's 40th Precinct. 

Departmental charges have been brought against 19 members of the precinct.

The two touted the "Summer All Out" program, but rapes continue to rise.

The precinct had six shootings since January 2015, compared to seven in all of 2014.

In recent months police arrested 21 robbery suspects and 16 were committed by boys under 20 years old.

A recent fight between two gang-affiliated groups fueled an uptick in shootings, officials said.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg dismissed the spike in iPhone thefts and blamed victims for waving them around.