Washington Heights is served by two precincts of the NYPD.
The neighborhood south of 179th Street is served by the 33rd Precinct, located at 2207 Amsterdam Avenue, while the 34th Precinct, located at 4295 Broadway, serves the north side of the neighborhood along with Inwood.
The 34th Precinct ranked 23rd safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010, while the 33rd Precinct ranked 24th safest.
The precinct was split in 1994 to increase police presence in Washington Heights at a time of very high crime rates, but crime has fallen drastically since then.
As of 2018, with a non-fatal assault rate of 43 per 100,000 people, Washington Heights and Inwood's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole.
The incarceration rate of 482 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole.

In 2019, the 34th Precinct reported 6 murders, 22 rapes, 226 robberies, 283 felony assaults, 122 burglaries, 557 grand larcenies, and 62 grand larcenies auto.
Crime in these categories fell by 80.6% in the precinct between 1990 and 2019, and by 42.0% in the precinct since 1998, four years after the 33rd and 34th precincts were split.
Of the five major violent felonies (murder, rape, felony assault, robbery, and burglary), the 34th Precinct had a rate of 583 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2019, compared to the boroughwide average of 632 per 100,000 and the citywide average of 572 per 100,000.

In the same year, the 33rd Precinct reported 4 murders, 11 rapes, 146 robberies, 202 felony assaults, 114 burglaries, 264 grand larcenies, and 38 grand larcenies auto in 2019.
Crime in these categories fell by 53.2% between 1998 and 2019, and by 35.5% between 2001 and 2019.
Of the five major violent felonies (murder, rape, felony assault, robbery, and burglary), the 33rd Precinct had a rate of 620 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2019, compared to the boroughwide average of 632 per 100,000 and the citywide average of 572 per 100,000.

As of 2018, Community District 12 has a non-fatal assault hospitalization rate of 43 per 100,000 people, compared to the boroughwide rate of 49 per 100,000 and the citywide rate of 59 per 100,000.
Its incarceration rate is 482 per 100,000 people, compared to the boroughwide rate of 407 per 100,000 and the citywide rate of 425 per 100,000.

According to NYPD data from 2019, the highest concentrations of felony assaults in Washington Heights were on 168th Street between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue, where there were 17, and near the intersection of 178th Street and Broadway, where there were 14.
The highest concentrations of robberies, on the other hand, were near the intersection of 181st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, where there were 9, and on 155th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, where there were also 9.
Washington Heights is served by two precincts of the NYPD. The neighborhood south of 179th Street is served by the 33rd Precinct, located at 2207 Amsterdam Avenue, while the 34th Precinct, located at 4295 Broadway, serves the north side of the neighborhood along with Inwood. The 34th Precinct ranked 23rd safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010, while the 33rd Precinct ranked 24th safest. The precinct was split in 1994 to increase police presence in Washington Heights at a time of very high crime rates, but crime has fallen drastically since then. As of 2018, with a non-fatal assault rate of 43 per 100,000 people, Washington Heights and Inwood's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 482 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole.
In 2019, the 34th Precinct reported 6 murders, 22 rapes, 226 robberies, 283 felony assaults, 122 burglaries, 557 grand larcenies, and 62 grand larcenies auto. Crime in these categories fell by 80.6% in the precinct between 1990 and 2019, and by 42.0% in the precinct since 1998, four years after the 33rd and 34th precincts were split. Of the five major violent felonies (murder, rape, felony assault, robbery, and burglary), the 34th Precinct had a rate of 583 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2019, compared to the boroughwide average of 632 per 100,000 and the citywide average of 572 per 100,000.
In the same year, the 33rd Precinct reported 4 murders, 11 rapes, 146 robberies, 202 felony assaults, 114 burglaries, 264 grand larcenies, and 38 grand larcenies auto in 2019. Crime in these categories fell by 53.2% between 1998 and 2019, and by 35.5% between 2001 and 2019. Of the five major violent felonies (murder, rape, felony assault, robbery, and burglary), the 33rd Precinct had a rate of 620 crimes per 100,000 residents in 2019, compared to the boroughwide average of 632 per 100,000 and the citywide average of 572 per 100,000.
As of 2018, Community District 12 has a non-fatal assault hospitalization rate of 43 per 100,000 people, compared to the boroughwide rate of 49 per 100,000 and the citywide rate of 59 per 100,000. Its incarceration rate is 482 per 100,000 people, compared to the boroughwide rate of 407 per 100,000 and the citywide rate of 425 per 100,000.
According to NYPD data from 2019, the highest concentrations of felony assaults in Washington Heights were on 168th Street between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue, where there were 17, and near the intersection of 178th Street and Broadway, where there were 14. The highest concentrations of robberies, on the other hand, were near the intersection of 181st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, where there were 9, and on 155th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, where there were also 9.
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