(TJV NEWS) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be making headlines on the national stage, but back home in her own congressional district, crime has surged dramatically — and constituents are taking notice.

A report by the New York Post reveals that major crimes have increased a staggering 70% across the Bronx and Queens neighborhoods Ocasio-Cortez represents since she first entered office in 2019 — nearly twice the rate of the city overall.

The Post analysis relied on NYPD statistics covering precincts that fall within the 14th Congressional District, including the 43rd and 45th in the Bronx and the 109th, 110th, 114th, and 115th in Queens. These areas have experienced a sharp uptick in violent and property crimes, which include murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and auto theft.

According to the New York Post, the most dramatic increase was found in the 110th Precinct, which patrols a stretch of Roosevelt Avenue known for persistent issues with prostitution and transnational gangs. That precinct recorded a 105% increase in major crimes — the highest jump in the city. The Post noted that Roosevelt Avenue was the recent site of a “bodega brothel” located across from elementary schools, which police shut down after public outcry.

Many residents told the Post they feel abandoned by their congresswoman, accusing her of being more interested in media appearances than in addressing safety concerns at home.

“She doesn’t care. She’s never around,” said Guadelupe Alvarez, a lifelong Elmhurst resident and former AOC supporter, in a New York Post interview. “There’s gang activity, car thefts, assaults — and no one does anything.”

Alvarez said the presence of a brothel across from her childhood home, coupled with constant disorder, made her desperate to leave. “It makes me so sad that they’ve done that to push me out of my neighborhood,” she told the Post. “I could never have a family here.”

Another local, Ramses Frias — a City Council candidate — also called out the congresswoman in the New York Post report: “You have a voice. Use it. People are scared to leave their homes.”

Ocasio-Cortez has previously supported efforts to slash police budgets, including calling a $1.5 billion cut to the NYPD “not enough” during the height of the “defund the police” movement in 2020. That year, the NYPD canceled a cadet class that would have brought more than 1,100 officers into the force, the Post noted.

Efforts have been made to curb the violence. Last fall, Mayor Eric Adams launched “Operation Restore Roosevelt,” targeting the worst-hit stretches of the corridor. The initiative, according to the New York Post, resulted in hundreds of arrests and a 37% drop in local crime — but the overall numbers still remain significantly higher than they were before Ocasio-Cortez took office.

The Post says it reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office for comment on the findings but received no response.

With crime still outpacing 2019 levels in key parts of her district, and local voices growing louder, the New York Post report raises questions about how long Ocasio-Cortez can maintain her national platform while constituents say they’re being left behind.