Statistics released by the NYPD on Wednesday showed a slight uptick in crime during the month of April, driven largely by assaults and car thefts. 

The city saw an overall crime increase of 3.8% year-over-year, the new numbers show.

The uptick was due in large part to a 7.1% increase in felony assaults, from 2,103 to 2,253, and a 36.6% increase in auto thefts, from 939 to 1,283 the NYPD said. 

The department also recorded a 9.3% increase in reported rapes, from 108 to 118, and a 1.7% increase in grand larcenies, from 3,915 to 3,980.

“More work certainly lies ahead. But the NYPD remains dedicated to leveraging all facets of the department to ensure the most efficient and effective community outreach, youth engagement, and focused public safety deployment,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a statement. 

However, not all crimes increased: Murders were down 5.9% year-over-year, from 34 to 32, robberies were down 3.8%, from 1,268 to 1,220, and burglaries were down 12.3%, from 1,249 to 1,095.

Crimes on New York City buses and subways also declined by nearly 7% year-over-year in April, from 179 to 167, the statistics show. 

Meanwhile, the number of shooting incidents in the city dropped by 31.4% last month compared to April 2022, from 105 to 72, with police making 375 gun arrests during the month, resulting in 340 seized firearms, the NYPD said.

The department said the decrease in shootings was part of a larger trend, with the city seeing a 25.4% drop in shooting incidents during the first four months of 2023 compared to the first four months of 2022, from 394 to 294.

The NYPD said those statistics mean “112 fewer people have been shot this year compared to last year.” 

The agency said it has been working to address the rise in auto thefts in the city, saying the jump was driven by “the well-documented exploitation of vulnerabilities in the ignition system of certain Kia and Hyundai models.” 

“Our pledge to all of those we serve — in every neighborhood and across every borough — is that we will keep stepping forward to not only drive down crime and disorder but to ensure that people have confidence in the city’s public safety landscape,” Sewell said. “We know that people must not only be safe, but must feel safe as well.”