NYPD Data: Reports of Rape Up 27 Percent in The Bronx

April 3, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

There were 107 documented reports of rape in the Bronx as of March 31 – the last date for which official statistics are available – representing a 27.4 percent increase from the 84 rapes reported during the same period last year, according to NYPD Compstat data. The total represents nearly a quarter of all rapes reported citywide. 

Amid Falling Crime Totals, Rapes Surge in Bronx: NYPD Data

February 26, 2019 Sasha Gonzales 0

Reports of rape in the Bronx have surged during the first weeks of 2019, even as overall violent crime totals in the borough continue to fall, NYPD data shows. There were 64 documented reports of rape in the Bronx as of Feb. 17–the last date for which official statistics are available–representing a 64 percent increase from the 39 rapes reported during the same period last year, according to NYPD Compstat data.