Precinct 79.
Population 99,235. 2020 Census population, assigned from block groups whose internal point falls in this precinct. Rates for every year use this fixed denominator. Precinct 22 is Central Park and has very few residents, so its rate is not a residential comparison. One of 78 New York precincts. About the rates →
ASSAULT · 2025
1,271incidents
vs. 2024▲ 2.6%
vs. 10-yr avg▲ 4.3%
vs. New York (rate)▲ 22%
§ 01 · Trend · Precinct 79
Assault count, by reported year
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Assault · Precinct 79
counts · 2016 – 2025 · 10 reported years● Precinct 79City overlay hidden in counts mode (different scale; switch to rate to compare).
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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.
| Year | Precinct 79 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,255 |
| 2017 | 1,167 |
| 2018 | 1,169 |
| 2019 | 1,175 |
| 2020 | 1,154 |
| 2021 | 1,131 |
| 2022 | 1,333 |
| 2023 | 1,295 |
| 2024 | 1,239 |
| 2025 | 1,271 |
Categories in scope · small multiples
Selected window · 2016 – 2025Assault
1,271
'16▲ 1%'25
Auto Theft
113
'16▲ 14%'25
Burglary
172
'16▼ 47%'25
Robbery
197
'16▼ 36%'25
Grand Larceny
434
'16▼ 10%'25
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Full years only; incomplete YTD totals are excluded. Not available means a value is missing, not zero.
| Year | Assault | Auto Theft | Burglary | Robbery | Grand Larceny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,255 | 99 | 325 | 308 | 484 |
| 2017 | 1,167 | 85 | 289 | 278 | 535 |
| 2018 | 1,169 | 71 | 302 | 308 | 478 |
| 2019 | 1,175 | 76 | 267 | 264 | 561 |
| 2020 | 1,154 | 87 | 335 | 200 | 397 |
| 2021 | 1,131 | 91 | 249 | 217 | 402 |
| 2022 | 1,333 | 103 | 246 | 190 | 401 |
| 2023 | 1,295 | 132 | 230 | 216 | 439 |
| 2024 | 1,239 | 108 | 197 | 186 | 363 |
| 2025 | 1,271 | 113 | 172 | 197 | 434 |
Where it sits in New York
How Precinct 79 compares with nearby precincts
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Data summary for Precinct 79
| Year | Assault | Auto Theft | Burglary | Robbery | Grand Larceny |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 126.5 | 10.0 | 32.8 | 31.0 | 48.8 |
| 2017 | 117.6 | 8.6 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 117.8 | 7.2 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 48.2 |
| 2019 | 118.4 | 7.7 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 56.5 |
| 2020 | 116.3 | 8.8 | 33.8 | 20.1 | 40.0 |
| 2021 | 114.0 | 9.2 | 25.1 | 21.9 | 40.5 |
| 2022 | 134.3 | 10.4 | 24.8 | 19.1 | 40.4 |
| 2023 | 130.5 | 13.3 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 44.2 |
| 2024 | 124.9 | 10.9 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 36.6 |
| 2025 | 128.1 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 19.9 | 43.7 |