In New York - a surge in violence, the number of shootings increased by 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.

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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 incidents, in 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 victims - 83 - grew at an even faster pace, up 40,7% from 59 shots fired 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 theft and petty 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 bail reform law. As a reminder, this law ended bail for most nonviolent charges. “It’s almost lawless now,” one source said. “Criminals now know there are no consequences for their actions, and innocent New Yorkers suffer.”

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