Kensington continues to attract a growing number of professionals and young families who — alongside newcomers from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Mexico, and the older established Italian and Irish families — have helped make the area one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods. Kensington is the safest neighborhood and ranks No. 3 in the city overall for per capita crime in
DNAinfo.com's Crime & Safety Report, with just 66 major crimes per 10,000 residents. Covered by the 66th Precinct, the area has never had a serious crime problem, but its already low rates nevertheless dropped 76 percent in the 17 years to 2010, led by a 93 percent plunge in car thefts, to 135 from some 1,825 in 1993. Burglaries fell by 77 percent, to 383 in 2010; robberies were down by 76 percent, to 178. In recent years, the crime rate has plunged even further, falling 7 percent from 2009 to 2010, as cops and Jewish neighborhood patrols, named "Shomrim," kept a close eye on the streets. The 66th Precinct also is one of the few areas in the city with zero murders in 2010, a vast improvement compared with the eight on the books in 2009. Rapes dropped from 14 to 11, a 21 percent decrease, although that figure is up 10 percent compared to 2008. Still, the area ranks 9th safest in the city for that crime.
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