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Dec 21, 2020 · The statistics are grim: 1,480 shootings in New York City as of Thursday, almost double the 748 logged during the same period last year. The city is expected to finish 2020 with a 14-year high in that category of violence, according to Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. Meanwhile, murders are up 40%, from 312 in 2019 to 436 so far, NYPD records show.
- Reuven Blau
Jan 6, 2021 · New York City and its Police Department were buffeted by conflicting forces in 2020, as a historic low in overall index crime was accompanied by significant upticks in homicides, shootings, burglaries and car thefts.
Jan 7, 2021 · The NYPD boasted a 29% increase — 4,253 v. 3,299 — in annual gun arrests for 2020 compared with 2019 – including 2,057 gun arrests in the last quarter of the year.
Dec 4, 2020 · For November, there was a +112.5% (115 v. 51) increase in shootings citywide. And shootings have risen +95.8% (1,412 v. 721) through the first 11 months of 2020, compared with the same period last year.
Jul 6, 2020 · Key highlights from this month's crime statistics: Murder is up +23.1% (181 v. 147) for the first six months of 2020 when compared to the first six months of 2019. There were 205 citywide shooting incidents in June 2020, compared to 89 shooting incidents in June 2019, a 130.3% increase.
Dec 29, 2020 · By August, gun violence was surging. And as December drew to a close, New York’s 447 homicides made 2020 the city’s bloodiest year in nearly a decade. The hobbled criminal justice system strained...
Jul 1, 2020 · NYPD statistics show a dramatic increase in homicides and shootings in the first six months of 2020 compared to the same period of time last year. According to the NYPD, 178 homicides were...
