Below is a comparison of the changes in homicide numbers by precinct in New York City – Comparing 1990 to 2008.
1990 Homicides: 2,262
2008 Homicides: 523
As shown on the map, the numbers in Blue are the homicides in the precinct in 1990, the numbers in black are from 2008 and the numbers in orange are the police precinct.
BRONX
BROOKLYN
MANHATTAN
QUEENS
STATEN ISLAND
Some numbers that stand out:
Precinct with most Homicides in 1990: Belmont – East Tremont – West Farms in The Bronx, Precinct 48 with 137 homicides. However 87 of these Homicides were related to the “Happyland Fire”, which killed 87 people.
Number of Homicides in Precinct 48 in 2008: 13, a change of -90.5%.
If the 87 people were not killed in the fire, Precinct 75, in East New York, Brooklyn would be the highest with 109 murders in 1990.
Number of Homicides in Precinct 75 in 2008: 17, a change of -84.4%.
Largest change as a percentage in homicides in a precinct that had a homicide: precinct 34, in Fort George and Inwood in the northern part of Manhattan, a change of -97.1%.
Homicides in precinct 34 in 1990: 103
Homicides in precinct 34 in 2008: 3
Precincts in 2008 that didn’t record a homicide:
Precinct 68: Bay Ridge – Fort Hamilton – Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.
Homicides in 1990: 11
Precinct 22: Central Park, Manhattan.
Homicides in 1990: 3
Precinct 6: West Village, Manhattan.
Homicides in 1990: 7
Precinct 111: Auburndale, Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, Oakland Gardens, Queens.
Homicides in 1990: 4
Precincts with most homicides by Borough in 2008:
BRONX
Precinct 48: 20 Homicides
1990: 89 Homicides
BROOKLYN
Precinct 73: 31 Homicides
1990: 60 Homicides
MANHATTAN
Precinct 32: 13 Homicides
1990: 66 Homicides
QUEENS
Precinct 113: 15 Homicides
1990: 37 Homicides
STATEN ISLAND
Precinct 120: 13 Homicides
1990: 16 Homicides
The only Precinct in New York City that recorded a higher number of homicides than 1990 is Precinct 102, Kew Gardens – Richmond Hill – Woodhaven, in Queens, which recorded 8 homicides in 2008 and 6 in 1990.