“The Justice Department’s release this afternoon stating that New York City is somehow “soft on crime” and continues to see “gang murder after gang murder,” demonstrates a willful disregard for the facts.
New York City is experiencing a steady decline in overall crime that includes major reductions in murder and shootings. In fact, 2016 saw the fewest shootings ever in New York City history since record keeping began. Year to date the City is down an additional 17% from last year’s record low.
Since 1993, murder has decreased 82%, shootings have decreased 81%, and overall crime has decreased 76%. These are the facts.
Additionally, over the past year the NYPD has hosted dozens of other police departments from across the world to share our best practices of precision policing, which focuses on the most serious criminals.”
Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill
Background data
1993: 1,927 murders; 5,269 shooting incidents; 430,460 total index crimes
1994: 1,582 murders; 4,411 shooting incidents; 377,466 total index crimes
2016: 335 murders; 998 shooting incidents; 101,716 total index crimes
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Why do they waste time even responding to the mindless rants of these political hacks who Sessions brought into the Justice Department. Like his boss, he keeps repeating incorrect or out of date “facts” which the Justice Department itself later acknowledges were false. When confronted with these contractions, the professionals at DOJ sinmply shrug their shoulders and note they have no authority to correct the new leadership of their agency. Others say the “facts aren’t important”, and are simply “messaging tools”.
Why don’t we hear the “justice” dept going after the criminals in the government who are worse than NYC criminals? e.g. why is Hillary who has blood on her hands with more than 100 people on the “Clinton’s Body Count” plus loads of other criminal activities not arrested, charged or indicted? And why isn’t John Podesta for the Pizzagate scandal not behind bars yet? And what about the CIA Mafia?