Crime was down 4.1% in the last month compared to November 2022 and shootings were down almost 19%.
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Mayor Eric Adams along with his team which includes First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, Chief Advisor to the Mayor Ingrid Lewis‑Martin, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce Maria Torres‑Springer, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams‑Isom, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana Almanzar, Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg, and New York City Police Department Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael LiPetri, talked in detail about the crime scenario in November in the city of New York.
Crime was down 4.1% in the last month compared to November 2022. And shootings were down almost 19%. Michael Lepetri, chief, Crime Control Strategies, Police Department added, “The shooting incidents are down to 540 incidents and 668 victims. From two years ago, New York City has seen 668 less shooting victims this year from 2021.”
He continued, “Burglary for November was the lowest November in burglaries in 25 years in New York City. Car theft still is stubborn. We’re still single spikes in the Hondas, the Kias and the Hyundais. We do attribute a lot of that to, you know, obviously the TikTok challenge, but we have seen more organized theft of motor vehicles throughout the city.”
“About gun violence, gun arrests continue to be at the highest levels. We are talking about over 4,100 gun arrests in New York City this year. Shoplifting for November and for the year, we still continue to see reductions. We’re up about 10 % in shoplifting arrests. But we’re down 10% in shoplifting crime. We’re actually putting officers on foot in and around New York City malls across all 5 boroughs,” he added.