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New York City ended the summer with data showing a decline in homicides and shootings in August compared to the same month last year.
From August 1 to 28 this year, the number of homicides dropped 51% to 25, according to NYPD data. This compares to 51 murders recorded during the same period in 2021.
Last month’s 25 homicides show a more than 50% drop in homicides in August 2020, a 26% drop compared to 2019 (the year before the historical spike in homicides across the country). is showing. Year-to-date, he has 282 reported murders through August 28, compared to 315 reported during the same period in 2021.
There were 110 mass shootings in August from August 1-28, down 22% from 141 during the same period last year. The number of shooting victims fell to 129 last month, compared to his 187 reported victims in August 2021. In total, there have been nearly 11% fewer shootings so far this year compared to the same period in 2021.
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The Big Apple was one of the nation’s cities with a spike in violent crime in 2020. When the country tackled coronavirus-related lockdowns, turned society upside down in unprecedented ways, and calls for funding for the police echoed across the country.
The number of mass shootings in New York City increased 97% in 2020 compared to 2019, and homicides surged 44% compared to the previous year.
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According to FBI data, 2020 homicides surged nearly 30% year-over-year, marking the largest increase in homicides in a year since the FBI began tracking crime.
Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former cop, campaigned on crime-fighting platforms last year when New Yorkers reported feeling unsafe in their city. promoted the importance of patrolling the city’s streets, revamped the way police officers policed public transportation, and cracked down on illegal guns in the city.
“Public safety and the criminal justice system includes the police, and I’ve never gone to a community of color and seen them say, ‘Eric wants less police.’ Never heard of it,” Adams said on a radio show last month.
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As homicides and shootings have declined this year, just about every other crime in the city has increased. Robberies, burglaries, major thefts and auto thefts have all increased 32.6% to 46.6% respectively in the city so far this year compared to 2021, The New York Post reports.
Reports of rape are also up nearly 9% from 2021, according to NYPD crime data from the beginning of the year through August 28. However, rape incidents in August decreased by about 8% compared to August 2021. .
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Adams’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Fox News Digital about the murders and shootings taking place in the city.