Crime Spikes Throughout New York City, Could Lead To First Overall Increase In Decades « CBS New York

Crime Spikes Throughout New York City, Could Lead To First Overall Increase In Decades « CBS New York: New York City’s overall crime rate could increase for the first time in decades, driven by alarming spikes in murder, rapes and robberies in many neighborhoods.

A 400 percent increase in murders in tony Williamsburg; a 400 percent increase in rapes in Sheepshead Bay and a 250 percent increase in killings in Washington Heights are all troublesome statistics that have Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police officials concerned.

“We worry every day about trying to make this city safer,” Mayor Bloomberg said Monday.