Violence spikes in New York, shootings up 30%

Since the beginning of 2020, there have been 30% more shootings in New York and an increase in other major crimes has been recorded. This is with reference to information from the New York Police New York Post.

Rape, murder, robbery

According to the official statistics of the New York Police on February 3, the number of serious crimes has increased in five of the seven categories, and only the number of murders and rapes has decreased since the beginning of the year compared with the same period in 2019.

So, since the beginning of this year, 70 have been registered with the police shooting incidentsin which at least one person was injured - this is 27,3% more than in the same period last year (55 such incidents). But the number of casualties - 83 - grew even faster, up 40,7% from 59 shots in the first month of last year.

Greatest surge in crime related car thefts, - From the beginning of the year, 617 cars were stolen (about 20 cars per day), which is 70% more than last year's figure for the same period.

Quantity robberies increased by almost 35%, 1355 people became victims of robbers.

Quantity theft increased on such a scale: the number of burglaries - by 18,3% more cases; large thefts - 10,6% more; criminal offenses –– 8,5% more cases.

Increased and minor offenses: petty thefts and misdemeanors - by 15,1% and 2,7%, respectively.

At the same time, number of killings decreased from 31 to 25, by almost 20%, and number of rape - from 165 to 135.

What is the reason for the surge in crime

The NYPD believes that the reason for this situation is the new law to reform the bail system. As a reminder, this law put an end to bail on most charges of nonviolent activity. “It is almost lawless now,” said one source. "The criminals now know that their actions do not entail any consequences, it affects the innocent New Yorkers."

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Police Commissioner Dermot Shea also linked bail reform to “significant spikes” in crime in the first three weeks of the new year last month. “If you release people who commit a lot of crimes, it will be precise police work in the opposite direction, and we will see the consequences very soon, which is why we are so concerned,” Shea said.

State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who advocated for pledge reform and signed it last year, called it the “ongoing process." He also suggested that it could be amended in the “coming weeks”.

Assistant Parliament Speakers Karl Histi (D-The Bronx) also secretly met lawmakers who want to repeal the law.

Is it really that bad?

Despite an increase in crime, CompStat data shows that the total number of arrests in New York this year fell by almost 20%.

In the transit system, where the number of complaints increased by 33,8%, the number of arrests decreased by almost 30,1%.

"This is partly a manual approach that comes from the mayor's office," said a senior police source.

A spokesman for Mayor Bill de Blasio, in turn, said: “The administration has been taking this approach to police work since January 2014, and longer-term trends affect the security of the city.”