Between 2001 and 2022, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report (UCR) consistently reported higher violent crime statistics for New York City compared to the figures provided by the NYC Police Department. This discrepancy can be partly attributed to the differing definitions of crime used by the FBI and the NYPD. Although New York City employs a […]
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CrimeEvery county in New York State, except for the five that make up New York City, has submitted data on Violent Crime by Firearm (VCBF) for 2023. The NYPD has stopped reporting violent crimes involving firearms in 2023, despite consistently reporting shooting incidents and confiscated firearms. The lack of VCBF data from NYC Mayor Eric
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CrimeExecutive Summary: Violent Crime in New York City (First Half of 2024) This report analyzes violent crime patterns in New York City during the first six months of 2024, focusing on racial and ethnic aspects of both victimization and offending. The findings reveal significant disparities that highlight pressing societal challenges. Key Findings: Disproportionate Victimization: Black
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CrimeIn the heart of New York City, Manhattan has long been a vibrant and dynamic urban landscape. However, beneath its glittering skyline lies a complex tapestry of social, economic, and political forces. Between the first quarter of 2019, prior to the COVID pandemic and the implementation of New York State’s criminal justice reform laws (bail
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CrimeIn the bustling streets of New York City, a complex debate unfolds. Progressive politicians and criminal justice nonprofits advocate for focusing on the race of offenders within the criminal justice system. But what about the victims? Their pain, their loss—often overshadowed by the broader narrative. Strangely, even when victims belong to the same racial group
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CrimeNYC Violent Major Felonies Between 2019, the year preceding the COVID pandemic and the enactment of New York State’s criminal justice reform laws (bail and discovery reform), and 2023, New York City saw a 29% increase in overall violent major felony crimes. Murder rates climbed by 22.6%, robberies by 26.5%, and felony assaults by 34.7%.
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CrimeAssessing the Assault Risk for Officers Following the tragic murder of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, it is important to note that major felony assaults on police and peace officers have increased by 13.3%, in contrast to a 3.0% rise in overall assaults year-to-date (as of 3/24/2024). Police and peace officers in NYC are 19.4 times
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CrimeSummary Underreporting Violent Crime in New York City: Deviations from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definitions have led to a significant underreporting of violent crime statistics in New York City (NYC). This has caused a persistent underrepresentation of violent crimes, with major felonies being reported at much lower rates than they actually occur. Political
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CrimeWhen it comes to crime numbers, it is in a politician’s best interests (as well as the NYPD) to cook the books and make sure that number is as low as possible. Public officials like Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg are quick to point out the effectiveness of their gun violence
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CrimeRecently, the New York City Council overwhelmingly voted (42-9) to overturn Mayor Eric Adams’ veto of two bills: Intro 586-A, a bill that requires the NYC Police Department (NYPD) to document all investigative encounters, and Intro 549-A, a bill to ban solitary confinement in city jails. Supporters of both bills leveled charges of institutionalized racism
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