Correcting more disinformation
The gap between Republican blathering and reality is unbridgeable. I ' m just going to rip off NPR here.Experts say New York is not experiencing a crime waveSo is it accurate to say New York in the grips of a crime wave?Some experts say not at all." Putting
shooting and homicide crimes into context, we ' re a much safer city than
we were 30 years ago, " says assistant professor Christopher Herrmann, acriminologist
at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He ' s formerly with the NYPD
and has been studying the city ' s crime trends for years. Herrmann says
last year there were438 murders; there werenearly 2,000 three decades ago, in 1993.Ahead
of the hearing, Herrmann decided to compare New York City crime rates
with rates in Columbus, Ohio, which Congressman Jordan represents. " We
see that you ' re 4.3 times more likely to be killed in Columbus, Ohio,
than Manhattan. And you see that 7.3 times as many cars per capita are
being stolen in Columbus, Ohio, than in Manhattan. "It ' s a downward trend that continues for New York.According to NYPD, in March 2023, New York City saw a 26.1% drop in shooting incidents compared to this time last year. And homicides fell by 11.4%.So why are some New Yorkers alarmed? One reason might be thatcrimes spiked quite significantlyduring the pandemic. But Herrmann points out that this wasnot a phenomenon exclusive to New York.Crime soared across the U.S., especially carjackings. There was also a spike in hate crimes, particularly...
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