Rape Surges 11% in NYC

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.

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Areas with the sharpest increases include:

• 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.

Most rapists know their victims, according to the NYPD, but a handful of recent “stranger rapes” have rocked the city.

In the Bronx, a deranged attacker was caught on video May 21, throwing a belt around a woman’s neck, dragging her between two cars and raping her at East 152nd Street and 3rd Avenue.

Christian Inga, a Venezuelan migrant who lived in Corona, was arrested for the rape of a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a Queens park on June 13 {snip}

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In Central Park, a 21-year-old sunbather was laying out in her bikini in a “remote” area on June 24 when a man exposed himself and jumped on her, cops said.

The alleged attacker, Jermaine Longmire, 43, was caught after an intense manhunt.

Longmire, who was charged with attempted rape and sex abuse, had at least eight prior arrests in the city.

There have been two rapes in the park so far this year compared to none in 2023, the stats show.

Experts suggested several factors could be behind the increase, including the NYPD’s dwindling manpower, the surge in the migrant population, and failing bail-reform policies.

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