The five boroughs of New York City last year generally reported less crime, but more violent crime, on a per capita basis than the major upstate counties, according to data recently posted by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.
A new analysis of reported index crime per 100,000 population shows that last year there were 3,193 crimes per capita in Manhattan; 2,525 in the Bronx; 2,346 in Brooklyn; 1,779 in Queens; and 1,444 on Staten Island. With 882 violent crimes per capita, the Bronx was the most dangerous of the boroughs, and Staten Island, with 303, was the safest. Index crimes are the seven offenses used to calculate crime rates: the violent crimes of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault and the property crimes of burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft.
