March 3, 2022
For the month of February 2022, New York City saw a 58.7% increase in overall listed crime compared to February 2021 (9,138 vs. 5,759). All major categories of index crimes saw an increase for the month of February 2022. Robberies increased by 56% (1,276 vs. 818), robberies increased by 79.2% (3,762 vs. 2,099) and armed robberies increased by 104.7% (1,083 vs. 529). Citywide shootings were down 1.3% (76 from 77) in February 2022 compared to the same period last year.
The New York City Police Department remains focused on the drivers of crime and disorder in New York City, and the department will never waver in its primary mission to protect all people it serves. Every day, in every New York City neighborhood, the NYPD strives to identify and investigate the relatively small number of people responsible for the majority of criminal activity – and it employs every resource to ensure that these offenders are held responsible.
To that end, the new Neighborhood Safety Teams will further bolster NYPD efforts to stop the proliferation of illegal weapons, quell gang activity, and quell the violence caused by these illegal actions. The deployment of these specially trained officers and supervisors will augment the ongoing work of patrolling the city’s streets, subways and public housing developments around the clock. Nearly nine million New Yorkers depend on the NYPD and its local, state and federal law enforcement partners to keep them safe – and every member of the police department is fully engaged in this essential work.
“The men and women of the New York City Police Department proactively address the root causes of criminal behavior,” said Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell. “The NYPD will never back down, and the department has come far too far ahead over the decades — and far too invested in the communities it serves — to back down on any count. New Yorkers deserve better.”
*All crime statistics are preliminary and subject to further analysis, review or change.*
Crime Statistics Index: February 2022
| 32 | 29 | +3 | +10.3% |
| 134 | 99 | +35 | +35.4% |
| 1276 | 818 | +458 | +56.0% |
| 1665 | 1361 | +304 | +22.3% |
| 1186 | 824 | +362 | +43.9% |
| 3762 | 209 | +1663 | +79.2% |
| 1083 | 529 | +554 | +104.7% |
| 9138 | 5759 | +3379 | +58.7% |
Additional statistics for February 2022
| 182 | 105 | +77 | +73.3% |
| 444 | 346 | +98 | +28.3% |
| 76 | 77 | -1 | -1.3% |
Rape Incident Reporting Statistics: February 2022
(Reports filed from February 1 to February 28 of the years indicated)
| Year | Total Incidents Reported |
Incident Occurred Same year |
Incident Occurred Previous Year |
Incident Occurred 2 years Before |
Incident Occurred 3 years Before |
Incident Occurred 4 years Before |
Incident Occurred 5+ years Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2022 |
134 | 89 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
|
2021 |
99 | 64 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
|
2020 |
130 | 93 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
|
2019 |
133 | 95 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
|
2018 |
122 | 83 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
|
2017 |
88 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Rape continues to be underreported. If you are a victim of sexual assault, please come forward. The 24-hour NYPD Special Victims Division hotline is: 212-267-RAPE (7273).
Summary of hate crime statistics for January 2022
(Representative from February 1 to February 27* for calendar years 2022 and 2021)
| Motivation | 2022 | 2021 | Difference | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Asian |
9 | 4 | +5 | +125% |
|
Black |
16 | 8 | +8 | +100% |
|
Disability |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
|
Ethnic |
4 | 3 | +1 | +33% |
|
sex |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
|
Hispanic |
1 | 0 | +1 | — |
|
Jewish |
56 | 11 | +45 | +409% |
|
Muslim |
3 | 0 | +3 | — |
|
Religion |
3 | 0 | +3 | — |
|
sexual orientation |
9 | 6 | +3 | +50% |
|
White |
1 | 0 | +1 | — |
|
Total |
107 | 37 | +70 | +189% |
(* Data compiled weekly)
Note: The above statistics are subject to change after investigation, as active possible bias cases may be reclassified as unbiased and removed from the counted data.
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