Citywide shootings steadily declined for the past 13 weeks, reported Edward Caban, the acting NYPD commissioner, at a briefing on this year’s second quarter crime stats last Thursday, July 6. Gun violence is down by 12% compared to 2022.
Mayor Eric Adams announces the release a comprehensive plan to combat retail theft across New York City’s five boroughs, in Harlem on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
“So far in 2023, nearly 200 fewer New Yorkers have been shot compared to the first six months of 2022,” said Caban. “Again, that is not just the number. These are hundreds of real people, hundreds of families who are spared the devastating impacts of gun violence. But again, until shootings are down 100%, we will never be satisfied with just numbers. One shooting victim is one too many.”
“We understand that each crime represents a potential grandfather, grandmother, mother, father, a child—each one with their own story,” said Maddrey. “And I’m proud to report that we have driven major crime down and shootings down in those deployment zones.” But while index crime is down almost across the board as of last week, total crimes are actually up by a tiny margin thanks to an explosion of carjackings and an uptick in felony assaults. But all other property crimes, along with murder and rape are down this year.
“Look at the 10 shooting incidents. The NYPD was present for six out of those 10 incidents—not just there at that time, [but] we were there for hours policing very tough scenes,” said LiPetri. “Some of those scenes had hundreds of people present [and] with the hundreds of people present came fireworks, disorderly groups [and] quality of life conditions. And guess what? A lot of them had guns on them. So six out of ten were present.
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