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Table 1 Violent crime, land area, population, and the percentages for each of the 5 boroughs of New York City by County, for 2006–2010

From: The dynamics of robbery and violence hot spots

Violent crime (2006–2010)

Bronx

Brooklyn

Manhattan

Queens

Staten island

Citywide

Murder

657 (25 %)

1074 (41 %)

371 (14 %)

434 (17 %)

86 (3 %)

2622

Rape

1512 (23 %)

1873 (28 %)

1388 (21 %)

1624 (24 %)

278 (4 %)

6675

Robbery

23,018 (22 %)

36,616 (35 %)

21,745 (21 %)

22,029 (20 %)

2181 (2 %)

105,589

Assault

21,564 (26 %)

28,958 (34 %)

16,015 (19 %)

15,486 (18 %)

2240 (3 %)

84,263

Shooting

2791 (31 %)

3613 (40 %)

1094 (12 %)

1311 (15 %)

222 (2 %)

9031

Land area (in sq. miles)

42.41

71.46

22.78

109.67

58.50

304.82

Percentage of NYC land area

14 %

23 %

8 %

36 %

19 %

100 %

Population

1,332,650

2,465,326

1,537,195

2,229,379

443,728

8,008,278

Percentage of NYC population

17 %

31 %

19 %

28 %

5 %

100 %

  1. Source: NYPD Compstat; NYPD Office of Management, Analysis, and Planning; 2012 Census 2000