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Whats up with Manhattans South Precinct (the roughly square section south of Central Park? For just about all of the categories of crime on this map, it consistently ranks as the worst area in the whole city across all five boroughs. Seems weird for this to be happening in a core section of Manhattan itself.

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That precinct has Times Square as well as multiple train and bus stations (Port Authority, Penn Station and Grand Central). So tons of people passing through daily, many of whom are easy crime targets like tourists.

My understanding is NY state prisons bus felons being let out at the NYC bus stops here as well. Many of them have no where to go other than homeless shelters and tend to cause crime again.

It’s midtown so it’s a tourist hub. Tourists are more likely to be targeted for almost all crimes. Plus they report it more.

> Plus they report it more.

The implication there is that the areas with fewer tourists have higher true rates of crime than the official stats, which makes the overall case worse...

But other places also have underreported crime. In a place where police take 30 minutes to arrive it might not be worth it to call the police for some minor things.

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