Last weekend in New York, 15 people were injured, one of them died: this is much better than on Labor Day a year ago

Fifteen people were injured in the city over the Labor Day weekend. None of the shootings this year were linked to the Jouvert festival and the West Indies Day parade, which have been marred by violence in the past, police said. Daily News.

Cooperation between the NYPD, city agencies and local clergy has made this year's West Indies Parade one of the safest ever.

Adams said other city agencies stepped in to help police deal with the celebration.

“The NYPD did everything they could to keep the city safe. The Department of Transportation was also there to tow the misparked vehicles,” Adams said.

“There was the Department of Environmental Protection at the parties with sound meters.”

Fifteen people were injured on September 3, 4 and 5, Labor Day weekend this year. Three on Saturday, five on Sunday and seven on Monday, police said. Only one of the shootings outside the Nostrand home in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn on September 5 ended in a fatality.

According to police, this is 48% less than in 2021. Then 29 people were injured in 20 separate firefights from Friday to Sunday.

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During the Jouvert and West Indies Day Parade, 40 illegal ATVs and two illegal handguns were seized. According to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, one of the gunshot arrests occurred during a parade at the entrance to the parade route.

“Without a doubt, the event went smoothly thanks to the combined efforts of the agencies,” Sewell said. "This is the third best Labor Day weekend we've seen in the modern CompStat era."

NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Kemper said each police officer received special training. Before the departure, the leaders of the communities and the clergy spoke to the officers.

“It has been so beneficial,” Kemper said. “When I first came to work for this event, we were told to stand guard. We didn't understand what was happening. Now the officers knew why people put on makeup, why they scatter powder, and so on.”

Police believe they have succeeded in curbing gun violence in the city.

The 115 shootings reported in August are a 30% decrease from 165 shootings in August 2021. The decline was driven by a reduction in shootings in the Bronx, southern Queens, and northern Brooklyn.

In 2022, the number of shootings decreased by 12%, according to the NYPD.

The number of murders has also decreased. There were 27 murders in August compared to 59 in August 2021. So far this year, the number of homicides across the city has dropped by 12%. There were 290 murders, compared to 331 in the same period in 2021.

And the number of robberies and attacks this year increased by 38% and 18% respectively. However, police believe the drop in shootings and homicides is a sign that the NYPD's work to end violence is gaining momentum.