New York City saw a substantial increase in grand larcenies, burglaries, and other crimes in March 2022 compared to the previous year, even as homicide rates dropped, according to data from the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Overall crime rose by 36.5 percent in March 2022 compared to March 2021, an April 6 NYPD press release stated. There was a 59.4 percent increase in grand larceny auto, a 48.4 percent rise in robbery, a 40.5 percent spike in grand larceny, and a 40 percent surge in burglaries. Shooting incidents in the city rose by 16.2 percent during this period, while homicides dropped by 15.8 percent. NYPD officers made 410 gun arrests in March, bringing the total number of such arrests in the first quarter of 2022 to 1,207. This is the highest number of gun arrests on a quarterly basis since early 2021, when 1,385 arrests were reported. Arrests in …