misdemeanor cases resulted in jail sentences. about five times lower than in 2019. now look, in a controversial day one memo d.a. bragg ordered his prosecutors to downgrade felonies and stop seeking prison sentences in many crimes. total crime is up city-wide 28% from last year. shooting incidents and shooting victims are down about 15%. in a statement bragg s office said this. the fact is we have prosecuted 459 more felonies this year compared to last and we have three times as many gun convictions so far this year compared to all of 2019. we ll continue prosecuting violence drivers and prioritizing safety and fairness in every case. bragg points to covid-19, a 2019 reform law that led to a lot of cases being dismissed because of technicalities and the state s new bail reform law that ends cash bail in most cases.