The Big Apple saw a jump in murders last month compared to November 2021, even as shootings were down and gun busts were up, according to new preliminary NYPD statistics obtained by The Post.
Police reported 30 homicides in the city during November, up from 25 during the same month in 2021.
A review of the seven major crime categories shows increases in three other areas, too: Felony assaults were up 1,957 to 2,016, or 3%; robberies rose from 1,439 to 1,491, an increase of 3.6%, and car thefts jumped from 1034 to 1,131, or 9.4%.
The statistics show dips in the three other major categories: Rapes were down from 128 in November 2021 to 110 last month, a drop of more than 14%; burglaries dropped from 1,310 to 1,231, down 6%, and grand larcenies decreased 5.5%, from 4,430 to 4,187.
Overall, the November numbers show an overall drop of 1.2% in the seven major crimes.
“The NYPD is throwing everything it has at the crime problem in New York City,’’ a law-enforcement source told The Post on Sunday.
“The increased gun arrests and reduction in shootings are not coincidental. The question remains — what happens to the shooters? There has to be accountability — the rest of the criminal justice system has to do its job.”
City officials have long sought for changes to the controversial 2019 state criminal justice reforms, which prohibit judges from setting bail in misdemeanor cases and non-violent felonies.
“We’re fighting a multi-front war that includes the shooters, the thieves and the recidivists. It’s the last group that poses the greatest threat,’’ another source said.
In a statement Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams said the city is “laser-focused” on fighting crime.
“Reducing crime in the city was never going to happen overnight, but thanks to the NYPD’s efforts, major crimes were down in November and shootings continue to see double-digit decreases,” Adams said.
“Until every New Yorker is safe, there will always still be work left to do, but we are taking some of the biggest actions in years to protect New Yorkers,” the mayor said. “We will never stop fighting to protect the residents of this city.”
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in another statement that, “As we near the end of this year, our department is seeing substantial, tangible progress toward our public-safety goals.
“And that is because of the dedicated work of our exceptional officers and civilian members.
“The women and men of the NYPD have continued to reduce shootings, take illegals guns off our streets, increase arrests to bring justice for crime victims, and improve police-community relationships in every New York City neighborhood,” Sewell said.
Among the most promising statistics is the nearly 33% drop in shootings last month in the city, with 80 incidents compared to 119 in November 2021.
And despite the jump last month, murders in the five boroughs are down more than 11% year to date in 2022 compared to the same period last year, the numbers show. That translates to 393 vs. 442 slayings.
Police officials also note that citywide gun arrests are up so far this year, with a nearly 4% jump, increasing from 4,319 to to 4,155 over the first 11 months of 2021.
The number of gun busts are at a 27-year-high, according to the NYPD.
But crime remains a persistent concern for many New Yorkers, particularly in the city’s transit system.
Last month, the NYPD released statistics that show felony crimes have surged in the subway system, including jumps in murders, rapes and robberies.
Between January and October, police reported 1,917 felony transit crimes, up from the 1,367 tallied during the same period last year.
In October alone the numbers show 210 total transit felonies, an increase from the 198 reported in September, the NYPD said.
The 10-month subway crime totals slightly outpaced the 38% increase in ridership over the same period, as more straphangers return to the system after a lengthy slowdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.