In March 2022, NYC Saw 59 Percent Jump in Auto Theft, 48 Percent Uptick in Robberies: NYPD

NYPD officers respond to the scene of a shooting that left multiple people injured in the Flatbush neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on April 6, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

New York City saw a substantial increase in grand larcenies, burglaries, and other crimes in March 2022 compared to the previous year, even as homicide rates dropped, according to data from the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

Overall crime rose by 36.5 percent in March 2022 compared to March 2021, an April 6 NYPD press release stated. There was a 59.4 percent increase in grand larceny auto, a 48.4 percent rise in robbery, a 40.5 percent spike in grand larceny, and a 40 percent surge in burglaries.