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This is the third part of a Fox News Digital series about politicians “defending the police” and crime in the area.read the first two parts here When here.
Congressman Jamal Bowman (DN.Y.), who has repeatedly called for police defunding, has seen crime soar in his district’s Northern Bronx neighborhood.
Bowman, a Democratic socialist who joined the far-left squad alongside Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), who took office last January, has voiced support for dismantling the US criminal justice system.
“We cannot reform a system so brutal and inhumane. We will not fund the police, we will not fund a system that is terrorizing our communities.” Bowman tweeted The month following the December 29, 2020 election.
“Republicans want to disable all government programs except those that actively terrorize black and brown people. he tweeted April 19, 2021.
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‘It’s time to disarm the police’ Bowman tweeted October 14, 2019.
Since taking office, Bowman has witnessed an increase in violent crime in the North Bronx area of his 16th congressional district, which includes the Spyten-Dyvil, Woodlawn, Eastchester Heights, and Cope City boroughs of New York City. I’ve seen
According to the New York City Police Department’s crime map, Bowman’s district encompasses all or part of Districts 45, 47, and 50 of the Bronx. Each week, the NYPD publishes stats on his seven major crime categories for each district, including murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, grand theft, and auto theft.
Fox News Digital took the total number of violent crimes reported in these three districts so far this year (3,396) and compared it to last year’s total (2,609). 8 reports.
The analysis shows that the North Bronx has seen an overall increase in violent crime of about 30% compared to last year, with the largest increase occurring in Precinct 50, with a 74% increase. The district, which includes the neighborhoods of Spuyten Duyvil, Fieldston and Riverdale, saw a 123.5% increase in robberies and a 153% increase in major thefts from last year.
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Violent crime is also on the rise in other parts of the Bowman district. For example, in the much less populated city of Mount Vernon, 39.4% increase So far this year there has been a 20.7% increase in robberies and a 21.7% increase in robberies compared to 2021.
Smaller cities in the Bowman area, like New Rochelle and Rye, report a nominal decline in some violent crimes between 2020 and 2021, although they are not as up-to-date as New York City. increase. Violent crime has declined in New Rochelle, with the exception of rape and robbery, both of which have increased. In Rye, robberies fell, but assaults remained the same.
Paul Mauro, a retired NYPD inspector, wrote an op-ed for Fox News Digital on August 8, similarly investigating the Ocasio-Cortez neighborhood.
Mauro found that the 14th congressional district of Ocasio-Cortez, which covers part of the Bronx and shares 45 districts with Bowman, saw a 44.1% increase in violent crime compared to 2021.
Mauro said during the George Floyd scandal in 2020, Ocasio-Cortez said the proposed $1 billion cut to the NYPD’s annual budget didn’t work well enough, and that it would “stop funding the police.” means defunding the police,” he said.
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Then-Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the fiscal 2021 budget in July 2020, cutting about $382 million (6.8%) from the NYPD to $5.22 billion, City & State said. reported. The NYPD’s fiscal 2022 budget increased slightly to $5.44 billion, and his fiscal 2023 budget, adopted in June, increased to $5.53 billion, the publication said. said.
The Bowman and Ocasio-Cortez offices did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.