The Rockaways are getting rocked by crime!
Felonies in the 100th Precinct in Queens, which blankets Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel and other western areas of the peninsula, have gone through the roof, according to the latest police statistics.
Burglaries have jumped 144 percent, from 54 last year to 132 this year. Felony assaults have soared 66 percent, from 78 to 130. Robberies have gone up 31 percent, from 63 to 83. Grand larcenies are up 26 percent over last year. The crime wave is so pervasive that a local deli is even offering pamphlets that warn customers, “Do You Feel Safe and Secure? We Hope You Do … But Maybe You Shouldn’t!”
“You have to be careful. We don’t want to scare anyone, just let them know what’s going on in the community,” said a worker named Monica at Belle Harbor Foods.
Another woman who lives in the area was shocked when she heard about the rise in crime.
“I get so paranoid. Who wants to look over their shoulder right near their home?” said Jessica Roper, 45. “I hope it doesn’t get too out of control.”
Meanwhile, crime in Manhattan’s 20th Precinct, which covers the Upper West Side, showed the most significant drop, plunging 12.8 percent this year, police statistics through Dec. 18 reveal.
Law-enforcement sources told The Post that the commanding officer of the 20th Squad, Lt. Biagio Carbone, is partly responsible for the positive results. “He is involved in every case — no matter how big or small. He motivates people,” said one police source.
“There hasn’t been any homicides or shootings in the 20th Precinct this year to date,” the source noted.
Detectives have paid particular attention to the Amsterdam Houses, cleaning up the once- crime-plagued area with the help of undercover operations, sources said.
“Shootings, burglaries and robberies are all down in the Amsterdam Houses,” a source said.
So far this year, felony crime in the Big Apple has gone up by a whisker — 0.2 percent.
Murders have dropped by more than 5 percent, with 490 homicides compared to 519 in 2010.
In the other major categories, rape, robbery, felony assault and grand larceny are all on the rise, while burglary and auto larceny have fallen.
Felony assaults have seen the most dramatic rise, 7.7 percent, from 16,546 last year to 17,817.
The NYPD attributed the spike to a change in the law that made strangulation a felony assault.
“The new law was a welcome addition to efforts to combat domestic violence in particular,” said the department’s chief spokesman, Paul Browne.
“Without the change, assaults would have been down 4 percent, and citywide crime down 1.5 percent at this time.”
Rape jumped 3.1 percent citywide, with 1,380 sexual assaults compared to 1,339 the previous year. Robbery and grand larceny showed slight gains.
Auto larceny plunged 10.1 percent, from 10,014 last year to 9,006, while burglary fell 1 percent, from 18,120 to 17,932.
Several other precincts also experienced spikes in crime — the 77th in Crown Heights, the 112th in Forest Hills, the 67th in East Flatbush and the 113th in South Jamaica.
In the 77th, robbery rose 21.7 percent, from 276 in 2010 to 336. Grand larceny also took a leap, from 310 to 350 — a nearly 13 percent increase.
The 112th took a heavy hit in the rape category, registering 11 sex attacks, compared with four last year. Grand larcenies increased 25 percent, from 374 to 468.
Total crime in the 67th and 113th precincts went up 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively.