The Big Apple has seen an alarming 11% jump in rapes this year — with some sections of the city seeing their numbers more than double.
There were 880 rapes reported citywide from Jan. 1 through July 14, compared to 796 in the same period last year, NYPD stats reveal.
“This should be a wake up call,” said Jane Manning, director of Women’s Equal Justice.“The NYPD needs to allocate more investigators to its understaffed Special Victims Unit, so that every case is investigated well and dangerous offenders are apprehended.”
Manhattan’s 10th Precinct – covering Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen South and Hudson Yards — saw a 300% increase, with eight so far this year compared to two at this point in 2023.
Rapes more than doubled Times Square’s Midtown South Precinct, to 19 from nine — a 111% climb.
The 101st Precinct in the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens saw rapes shoot up 100% to 14 from 7.
The 105th Precinct in eastern Queens saw rapes increase 70% to 17 so far this year from 10 last year.
