Crime Wave in Central Park?
A couple of weeks ago my friend Karen was robbed in broad daylight in Central Park by three teens who pushed her down and broke her ankle. Since then I've gotten interested in crime in the park.
If you look at Central Park's crime statistics
(http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs022pct.pdf ) you see that crime is way down in the park except for robberies--they are up over 300% in the past two years. This is a shocking statistic! It seems we are in the midst of a mini-crime wave in Central Park. And what about felony assaults? This document states there were no felony assaults in Central Park this year but isn't robbing someone and breaking their ankle during the robbery a felony assault? How about beating up a tourist and taking his camera (see below)? Furthermore, "Grand Larceny" (whatever that is) is up 800% over the past two years.
I contacted the Police Commissioner (via e-mail) with a question about the rising robbery rate in the park and hope to hear from him (or his PR person) soon.
If you are concerned about the rising robbery rate in the park you can contact the Police Commissioner via e-mail or call the Central Park Precinct and express your opinion:
Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mailnypd.html
Central Park Precinct: (212) 570-4820
By the way, Karen was assaulted in the same general area as the guy in this article.
From the CBS news Web site (wcbstv.com)
Feb 13, 2006 7:51 pm US/Eastern
Chinese Tourist Mugged In Central Park
Retired Businessman Says His Opinions On America Have Changed
(CBS) NEW YORK During the height of Sunday's snow, muggers in Central Park stormed an unsuspecting tourist.
Chuang Gang Zhao, a 60-year-old retired businessman and tourist from China, has stitches under a black eye and a fractured cheekbone along with a swollen hand and a busted shoulder. He was mugged Sunday just after noon in Central Park.
Zhao was taking pictures of the ball fields in Central Park near East 97th Street and the East Drive when four men walked up to him punched him in the face knocked him down and stomped on him. They then took his digital camera.
Immediately before they mugged him they asked him something he did not understand. He responded, "No speak English. I Chinese."
He thinks when his muggers knew he could not speak English and communicate with 911, they attacked him. He says some 100 people were nearby, but it was snowing so hard no one could see clearly what was going on. But he remembers that a man in his 30s videotaped his attackers just before they mugged him.
Zhao says he once thought of America as a wonderful place, but now he is not sure it is a safe place. Doctors tell him he needs to treat his eye, but he cannot afford even the $300 for his emergency room visit.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
If you look at Central Park's crime statistics
(http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/pdf/chfdept/cs022pct.pdf ) you see that crime is way down in the park except for robberies--they are up over 300% in the past two years. This is a shocking statistic! It seems we are in the midst of a mini-crime wave in Central Park. And what about felony assaults? This document states there were no felony assaults in Central Park this year but isn't robbing someone and breaking their ankle during the robbery a felony assault? How about beating up a tourist and taking his camera (see below)? Furthermore, "Grand Larceny" (whatever that is) is up 800% over the past two years.
I contacted the Police Commissioner (via e-mail) with a question about the rising robbery rate in the park and hope to hear from him (or his PR person) soon.
If you are concerned about the rising robbery rate in the park you can contact the Police Commissioner via e-mail or call the Central Park Precinct and express your opinion:
Raymond W. Kelly, Police Commissioner: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mailnypd.html
Central Park Precinct: (212) 570-4820
By the way, Karen was assaulted in the same general area as the guy in this article.
From the CBS news Web site (wcbstv.com)
Feb 13, 2006 7:51 pm US/Eastern
Chinese Tourist Mugged In Central Park
Retired Businessman Says His Opinions On America Have Changed
(CBS) NEW YORK During the height of Sunday's snow, muggers in Central Park stormed an unsuspecting tourist.
Chuang Gang Zhao, a 60-year-old retired businessman and tourist from China, has stitches under a black eye and a fractured cheekbone along with a swollen hand and a busted shoulder. He was mugged Sunday just after noon in Central Park.
Zhao was taking pictures of the ball fields in Central Park near East 97th Street and the East Drive when four men walked up to him punched him in the face knocked him down and stomped on him. They then took his digital camera.
Immediately before they mugged him they asked him something he did not understand. He responded, "No speak English. I Chinese."
He thinks when his muggers knew he could not speak English and communicate with 911, they attacked him. He says some 100 people were nearby, but it was snowing so hard no one could see clearly what was going on. But he remembers that a man in his 30s videotaped his attackers just before they mugged him.
Zhao says he once thought of America as a wonderful place, but now he is not sure it is a safe place. Doctors tell him he needs to treat his eye, but he cannot afford even the $300 for his emergency room visit.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
posted by Cal Vornberger at
3/01/2006 10:44:00 AM
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