The Big Apple saw a jump in murders last month compared to November 2021, even as shootings were down and gun busts were up.
The Big Apple saw a jump in murders last month compared to November 2021, even as shootings were down and gun busts were up, according to new preliminary NYPD statistics obtained by The Post.A review of the seven major crime categories shows increases in three other areas, too: Felony assaults were up 1,957 to 2,016, or 3%; robberies rose from 1,439 to 1,491, an increase of 3.6%, and car thefts jumped from 1034 to 1,131, or 9.4%.
“Until every New Yorker is safe, there will always still be work left to do, but we are taking some of the biggest actions in years to protect New Yorkers,” the mayor said. “We will never stop fighting to protect the residents of this city.” Christopher Sadowski And despite the jump last month, murders in the five boroughs are down more than 11% year to date in 2022 compared to the same period last year, the numbers show. That translates to 393 vs. 442 slayings.
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