Brooklyn Crime Dips 4.34 Percent for 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton press conference yesterday touting the city’s 4.6 percent drop in felony crime in 2014 includes a corresponding 4.34 percent dip in Brooklyn.
According to police figures as of Dec. 28 of last year, murders in the borough dropped a significant 22.8 percent with 116 reported murders in 2014 as compared to 147 in 2013.
Also recording a big drop was robbery at a 14.6 percent reduction for the year. Shootings incidents, however, were slightly up for the year with 513 reported shootings in 2014 as compared to 476 in 2013.
“Keeping New Yorkers safe from harm is our top priority—and our officers’ commitment to safe neighborhoods is clearly reflected in last year’s record low crime rates. We know that the path toward an even-safer city is rooted in closer bonds between police and the communities they serve. And from the hardworking officers who patrol our streets, to the parents who keep their children on the right path, to this city’s social workers, teachers and community leaders, we’ve worked together to achieve these extraordinary gains,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “As we begin the new year, we will build on last year’s momentum to ensure the world’s greatest police department keeps getting better, and to ensure we keep our residents and our officers safe from harm.”
Upcoming Meetings of Interest:
City Councilman Brad Lander is holding a Community Meeting with NYC Department of Transportation this week Thursday, January 8 at 6:30 p.m at PS 130 (70 Ocean Parkway). The purpose of the meeting is to address traffic safety issues in the Kensington portion of his district.
City Councilman Robert Cornegy will hold an inclusive prayer rally and vigil with more than 20 Bedford-Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights to combat gun violence in his district and commorate those gunned down last year. The event is slated for 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11 at Restoration Plaza on Fulton Street and New York Avenue.
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