New York City sees surge in major crime
By Luke Funk
Foix New York
March 5, 2020
NEW YORK - Newly released statistics show a big jump in crime last month compared to a year ago.
The NYPD says major crimes grew 22.5% in February compared to the same month last year including a 7.1% increase in shootings. Robbery, assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto crimes all saw increases.
The only positive statistic related to murders, which were down 20%. Only 20 people were killed in New York City in February according to the NYPD.
Police officials blame criminal justice reforms for the uptick in crime.
The NYPD says that in the first 58 days of 2020, 482 individuals who had already been arrested for committing a felony such as robbery or burglary were rearrested for committing an additional 846 crimes.
Thirty-five percent, or 299, were for arrests in the seven major crime categories – murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto – that is nearly triple the amount of those crimes committed in the same 58 days in 2019.
Officials that all of the suspects were arrested for offenses that prior to bail reform, could have landed them in jail.
In response, the NYPD says it is redeploying resources in real-time, including moving more vehicle and foot patrols in areas that have been identified as seeing an increase in crime.
The department says it is also reassigning police officers from administrative roles to the streets.
There continues to be an uptick in youths committing robberies against other kids so the NYPD is trying to work with other organizations to come up with a strategy to address rising youth crime.
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NYPD provides hard proof that no-bail law is causing a crime spike
By Post Editorial Board
New York Post
March 5, 2020
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie keeps insisting, “Nobody has given me real hard data” on why the no-bail law is a menace. Well, the NYPD on Thursday dropped a trove of statistical evidence showing how it has led to a crime spike in the city.
Mayor Bill de Blasio looked on approvingly as Commissioner Dermot Shea and top police brass shared the proof:
__Since Jan. 1, 482 suspects busted for serious felonies were released without bail only to commit another 846 new crimes. Over a third were arrested for one of the seven most serious crimes: murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny auto.
__As if speaking directly to Heastie and his pro-crime caucus, Shea said, “Each number represents a victim.”
__In addition, more than 11 percent of felony arrests didn’t go forward because district attorneys declined to prosecute, a rise of 34 percent from the same period last year. That’s almost certainly a result of another “reform” passed in the no-bail law, which drastically increases DAs’ workload for simply charging a suspect.
__Crime in January jumped 30 percent from January 2019. Crime in February spiked 20 percent over last year. In all, the first two months of 2020 saw 803 more serious crimes committed than Jan.-Feb. 2019.
We’ve been warning about the impact of this law for much of the last year, but it’s rare indeed to have a prediction so thoroughly borne out.
Heastie has accused The Post and other news outlets of highlighting “cherry-picked stories” to deceive the public about the new law. But the NYPD stats show it’s far more than just anecdotes.
Sorry, Mr. Speaker: As a self-proclaimed “math guy” who’s just been handed solid statistical proof, you have a moral duty to get this law fixed pronto — now, before it can claim hundreds more victims.
2 comments:
People are finding out that criminals will rob liberals too.
Facts don't matter. Proof doesn't matter. Feeling good about yourself is what matters, and the political power that comes from being stupid and pretending to believe things that are demonstrably untrue.
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