Shocking moment man follows a woman, tackles her to the ground and sexually assaults her while she is out for a walk in Brooklyn as New York's crimewave continues A 35-year-old woman was walking in Williamsburg Monday evening when she was attacked and groped Surveillance video shows attacker following victim, jumping on her from behind and tackling her to the ground NYPD says perpetrator held the woman down, reached into her shorts and forcibly grabbed her buttocks before fleeing Suspect was described as standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 165lbs, with a medium built and black hair Brooklyn attack comes amid a crime epidemic that has overwhelmed New York City Latest numbers from NYPD show rapes and other sexual crimes citywide were up 5 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, compared to June 2020 By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com Published: 18:41 BST, 1 July 2021 | Updated: 18:52 BST, 1 July 2021 Viewcomments A shocking attack was captured on surveillance video in Brooklyn, showing a man tackling an unsuspecting woman from behind and sexually assaulting her on the sidewalk amid skyrocketing crime rates in New York City. The attack took place at around 8.10pm on Monday in the trendy Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. According to police, the victim, described as a 35-year-old woman, was taking an evening walk on a hot summer evening when a man began following her. Police in New York City are on the hunt for the man seen in the screenshot above, who is accused attacking this woman and groping her in Williamsburg on Monday Surveillance video released by the NYPD on Thursday shows the suspect following the victim in Williamsburg after 8pm on Monday As the woman walked along Stagg Street, the man ran after her She noticed the stranger's presence behind her and turned from Morgan Avenue to Stagg Street, but the man continued to trail her, as seen in surveillance video released by the NYPD on Thursday. Footage shows the unidentified attacker break into a run and jump on the victim from behind, causing her to lose her footing and fall forward. Police said the man held the woman down, reached into her shorts and forcibly grabbed her buttocks before fleeing eastbound on Stagg Street. The woman was not physically hurt and refused medical attention. Video shows the culprit jumping on the unsuspecting victim and tackling her to the ground Police say the perpetrator held the woman down, reached into her shorts and forcibly grabbed her buttocks before fleeing The culprit was described as standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 165lbs, with a medium built and black hair. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, green camo pants and black sneakers, with a black face mask around his chin. The attack in Brooklyn comes in the midst of a crime epidemic that has overwhelmed New York City over the last several months, with murders, assaults, shootings and rapes being all on the rise. The attacker was last seen running eastbound on Stagg Street The man was described as standing at 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 165lbs, with a medium built and black hair According to the most recent statistics from the NYPD, rapes and other sexual crimes citywide were up 5 per cent and 25 per cent, respectively, compared to the same time last year. More than 2,200 individual sexual offenses have been reported throughout the five boroughs since the beginning of 2021. Murders were up 12 per cent, from 189 at this time last year to 212 so far in 2021. The biggest increase has been in gun violence, with shootings up 43 per cent, from 503 to 718. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility