Top NYPD brass assembled inside One Police Plaza on Wednesday to discuss the latest statistics on their war on crime, with the third quarter seeing a sharp
decline in murders, shootings, robberies, and burglaries, according to the top cop. However, the numbers also indicated that felony assaults are on the rise.
Commissioner Caban added that during the third quarter of 2023, the number of shootings fell in every borough of the Big Apple while also announcing that index crimes in the transit system fell 8.4% in the third quarter, and 5% year to date. When comparing September 2023 to September 2022 alone, this year saw a 34.2% drop in shooting incidents while police say they have made 413 gun arrests this month, resulting in 550 illegal guns being removed.
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