Crime Watch

Attempted Rape ReportedA woman told police that a male acquaintance with whom she had been out drinking and who then returned with her to the woman’s Upper East Side apartment attempted to rape her while she was asleep on April 27. Although the woman has so far declined to press charges and no arrests have been made, the incident has been categorized as a rape, and was reported as such on the Police Department CompStat system. The incident is the year’s first reported rape within the 19th Precinct’s confines. One rape was reported in the 19th all of last year.

A police spokeswoman said the alleged incident took place at the woman’s apartment, whose address police gave as near East 84th Street and Third Avenue. The woman did not report the incident until April 30.

The 19th precinct has seen increases this year in burglaries and grand larcenies, and decreases in robberies, felony assaults and grand larceny auto compared to 2015.

A new commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Clint McPherson, was installed in the precinct earlier this month. His predecessor, Deputy Inspector James Grant was among four high-ranking police officials placed on desk duty last month as part of a federal corruption investigation into the activities of two fundraisers for Mayor Bill de Blasio.