Reference News Network reported on July 6 According to a report on the Fox News Channel website on the 5th, data from the New York City Police Department showed that 8,314 robberies have occurred in New York City this year, an increase of 39.7% over the same period in 2021.
The data showed a 46.7% increase in car theft, a 49.4% increase in major theft, a 33.6% increase in burglary, a 19.3% increase in assault and a 13.1% increase in rape.
Murder was the only major crime category to decrease, falling 9.9% after an "unusually bloody" 2021.
According to the report, 76% of New York residents expressed concern about being a victim of violent crime in the face of a crime wave, according to a poll conducted by Sienna College last month.
(compile/Jin Jinlong)