Blue city facing high migrant crime rates with police under assault by Tren de Aragua teenage gang members: statistics

Following a notable attack on New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers by young members of the dangerous Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, it has been verified by Fox News that numerous migrants in New York City shelters are involved in criminal activities.

Statistics reveal that a total of 3,219 migrants, residing in 48 shelters throughout the city, were collectively arrested 4,884 times between January 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024.

The most frequent offenses committed by these migrants were theft, with 1,285 incidents, followed by assaults at 544 cases and drug-related crimes at 497. Additionally, charges were brought against migrants in 493 instances of grand larceny, 236 cases of robbery, and 141 incidents of sex crimes.

People line up in front of a converted city-run shelter for newly arrived migrant families in New York City on Dec. 4, 2023. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Illegal alien gang crime in the city came to the forefront Tuesday when the NYPD confirmed that two of its officers were surrounded and beaten by known teenage members of Tren de Aragua in Times Square on Friday night. 

Five of the 11 suspects, all illegal aliens from Venezuela, have been arrested in connection with the attack, which involved the migrant crew throwing glass bottles, basketballs and rocks at NYPD officers who were responding to a robbery.

Two suspects accused of assaulting NYPD officers are also suspected members of Tren de Aragua. (NYPD)

The youngest suspect in the attack is 12 years old, and police sources said that two of the suspects were picked up by their migrant parents, and one is being charged as an adult for riot and assault, according to police.

The teen gang members are part of a Tren de Aragua subset called Los Diablos de 42 and have been known to police since 2022 in connection with a string of robberies.

Many of them had been jailed before but released because of lax juvenile crime policies in the city, according to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

Fox News’ Seth Andrews contributed to this report.