Robberies have surged in the 52nd Precinct in 2009 compared to the same time period a year ago.
There have been 114 robberies so far this year, compared to just 74 at this point last year.
In February, police attributed the spike, which they said was heavily concentrated in Norwood, to be due to a string of robberies involving Chinese food delivery men. One particular delivery man had been robbed multiple times, leading to outrage amongst Chinese restaurant owners and workers.
Police believed the robberies were the result of young opportunists finding easy targets.
After working through a language barrier, police said they made an arrest that they felt would stem the rise in robberies.
Indeed, robberies have evened out compared to last year in the last month (29 last year, 29 this year) and have dropped significantly in the last week (11 during this time last year, compared to four this year).
Ed. note: To see a complete listing of crime statistics compiled for the 52nd Police Precinct, visit www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/ html/precincts/precinct_052.shtm.
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