For the first time in 2022, the NYPD reported a monthly decrease in crime, with major felonies down 1.2% during November, New York’s Finest announced Monday.
The decrease was largely fueled by declines in two categories that had dogged the NYPD for months: burglary and grand larceny, property crimes that affect thousands of New Yorkers every year. During November, the NYPD reported a 6% decrease in burglaries, with 1,231 break-ins tallied in the month, down from the 1,310 recorded in November 2021; and a 5.5% drop in grand larcenies, with 4,187 such thefts reported, down from the 4,430 incidents tallied the previous November.
