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NYPD's Patrol Services Bureau gives details and data about specific
precincts, and are categorized by region.
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The
InfoShare
website provides access to an abundance of data -including crime statistics
at many geographic levels (including Police Precinct, NYC Neighborhood,
Community District, Census Tract and political boundaries). This site
is highly recommended and easy to use, but you do have to register.
While you can sign up for a week free, the site requires a fee after
that period.
If
you need to see a precinct map or see the precinct index, click
here
Other
than through Infoshare, finding local crime data is more of a challenge
than it should be. Despite the NYPD's recent emphasis on timely and
accurate data, they do not make crime statistics available on their
website.
There
are two ways to go about getting crime information from the NYPD.
- Department
of Public Information NYPD
(212) 374-6700
This department is responsible for issuing NYPD info to the press.
If your organization has, or is affiliated with a publication of any
kind you can send a letter on official letterhead requesting the information
you need and they are usually fairly responsive.
- Municipal
Library
31 Chambers Street (behind City Hall), suite 112.
Open: 10-4 Phone: (212) 788-8590
If you are not affiliated with any
sort of publication you can obtain the NYPD's bi-yearly report on
crime statistics at the Municipal Library. The report, titled Statistical
Report: Complaints and Arrests,
comes out every six months (in June and December) and is produced
by the Office of Management, Analysis and Planning: Crime Analysis
Unit.
The Statistical Report is broken down by precinct, so in order to
find the crime data for your community, you will need to identify
the police precincts in your area.
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