A study by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) has found that New York City’s homicide rate remains 20% higher than in 2019, despite a national decline in homicides to below pre-pandemic levels. While the city’s homicide rate has decreased by 20% compared to the same time in 2023, it has consistently failed to return to pre-pandemic levels over the last three years.
The study reveals that homicides in NYC spiked during the 2020 summer of unrest, rising by 33% from 2019, and then increased by 90% by the summer’s end. Although the rate has dropped year over year since then, it remains elevated at 1.8 per 100,000, resulting in approximately 25 more homicides compared to pre-pandemic levels.
In contrast, the national homicide rate has decreased by 2% compared to the first half of 2019, driven by significant drops in cities like St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Meanwhile, overall crime in NYC is declining, with a 2.2% decrease year to date in 2024, and gun violence is down by 11.5%, resulting in 50 fewer shooting victims.
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Bragg ימח שמו וזכרונו is far too busy terrorizing President Donald Trump שליט”א a 💯 innocent person & the 47th President of the United States of America 🇺🇸 & hence has no time to go after murderers & real hardened criminals
“In contrast, the national homicide rate has decreased by 2% compared to the first half of 2019, driven by significant drops in cities like St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
Meanwhile, overall crime in NYC is declining, with a 2.2% decrease year to date in 2024, and gun violence is down by 11.5%, resulting in 50 fewer shooting victims.” …And I’ve got a bridge to sell you !!!
We fail to appreciate Bill De Blasio’s success — he gsve the city its lowest homicide rates since La Guardia.
Nevertheless we should remember that last year there were only 2 large US cities with lower homicide rates: San Jose and San Diego. St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Baltimore continue to have homicide rates múltiples of NYC.