Friday, September 5, 2008

Report: Burglaries up in the East Village and LES last month


The Villager is reporting a spike in burglaries in the East Village and Lower East Side:

In the Ninth Precinct, which covers the East Village, grand larceny surged to 22 for the week ending Aug. 24 this year compared to 12 the same week last year. Grand larceny increased to 81 in the 28-day period ending Aug. 24 this year compared to 65 in the same period last year.

Burglaries also spiked in the Fifth Precinct, which covers the Lower East Side, Little Italy and Chinatown from Broadway to Allen St. between Houston St. and the Brooklyn Bridge, during the week ending Aug. 24 when 10 were reported compared to four the same week last year. For the 28-day period ending Aug. 24 there were 22 burglaries compared to 13 the year before.

1 comment:

Jill said...

So what was that about the recession not hitting Manhattan? It may not be hitting rents but it surely impacts in other ways.