Sorry, crime is down. It’s been trending that way for years - as are other cities. Sorry it doesn’t fit with people’s scenario of NYC as a Soweto ghetto.
I’m not so certain. At least here in Chicago, it’s very difficult to report a crime.
True story: 2012 - There was a break in at an occupied apartment, tenant not home at the time. The tenant was told that they couldn’t give a report unless the landlord was there as the tenant didn’t own the building. A day later the landlord goes to the police station and is told that he cannot fill out a report of the crime at the station and must go back to the scene of the crime and wait for a squad. Squad is called and didn’t show up for 2 hours. Landlord went home. No crime reported. Maybe NY is less corrupt than Chicago.