Overall crime is up 2.4 percent from the same time last year
There is a 36 percent increase in murders and 35 percent hike in auto thefts
On Monday, a five-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in a random shooting
A tourist from Kansas City was also recently grazed by a bullet in Times Square
Meanwhile, a retired crime reporter was beaten on Easter Sunday in Harlem
Over the summer, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $1 billion cut to the NYPD
This week, de Blasio claimed that New Yorkers were not living in fear amid the current surge in crime, which shows no signs of dwindling soon
Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared to walk back his fear comment on Thursday
On Wednesday, de Blasio claimed that New Yorkers were not living in fear amid the current surge in crime, which shows no signs of dwindling soon
But on Thursday he admitted there is fear but said New Yorkers fight back
Overall crime is up 2.4 percent from the same time last year
There is a 36 percent increase in murders and 35 percent hike in auto thefts
On Monday, a five-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in a random shooting
A tourist from Kansas City was also recently grazed by a bullet in Times Square
City Comptroller Scott Stringer
By Michael V. Cusenza
City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer recently unveiled a 50-page blueprint for a new approach to public safety.
Stringer’s plan, which builds on his June 2020 analysis of the City Police Department budget, would move responsibilities away from the NYPD, address serious crime and the recent increase in shootings, improve accountability and civilian oversight of the NYPD, and reinvest police dollars into communities.
“To keep all New Yorkers truly safe, we must confront the structural racism that is embedded in our criminal legal system, and we must act decisively and creatively to put a stop to the rise of violence in our city. We must transform the City’s approach to public safety, and this report is a blueprint for that transformation,” Stringer said.