Comparing the violent crime rates in New York City from before the pandemic to 202320192023Percent ChangeMurder31839123.0%Rape1,7601,465-16.8%Robbery13,36316,93426.7%Felony...
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New York City Granting even fewer Concealed Handgun Permits After Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision
In the six months after the Supreme Court's Bruen Decision, the New York City Police Department granted only 503 permits for an annual rate of just about 1,000. By contrast, in 2021, they granted 2,591. They were granted permits at just 38.5% of the rate in 2021. Even...
Policing matters: NYC shootings up 127% in September, murders up 76%
Murders this year are 33 percent higher so far than in 2019 -- 246 people killed in 2019 to 327 people killed in 2020, according to New York Police Department data released Friday. Shooting incidents are up 92% so far compared to 2019 -- 608 shootings in 2019 versus...
Only about 20 percent of New York City shootings resulted in an arrest this year
New York City logged 1,004 shootings as of Aug. 30, according to NYPD data released Monday. Last year, there had been just 537 by that time. Of those 210 resulted in an arrest. While it isn't directly comparable, few murders are resulting in an arrest in Baltimore and...