Borough sees rise in rapes & murders in 2018
BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELLDOMENECH
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
murders, 307 rapes, 2,823
robberies, 3,820 felony assaults,
2,914 burglaries, 7,842 incidents
of grand larceny and 1,568
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
QUEENS CRIME STATS: 2018 vs. 2017
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)
incidents of grand larceny auto
in the borough.
According to NYPD endof
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
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
Robbery: 2,523 (down from 2,823)
Rape: 389 (up from 307)
*All crime stats are courtesy of the New York Police Department*
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
Burglary: 2,496 (down from 2,914)
Murder: 63 (up from 50)
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.
assemblywoman will be
working with her colleagues
to shape national trends and
policies.
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,
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Passage of the bill on the
second day of legislative
session signals the Assembly
Majority’s commitment to
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.
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.
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