New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has revealed that murders in New York rose 47 percent from 2019 to 2020 and a shocking 70 percent of the shootings went unsolved.
Cuomo spent time Friday morning discussing crime in New York City during his COVID briefing, citing figures in the context of the upcoming mayoral race.
“Crime in New York City is a big problem,” Cuomo said.
He then cited worrying statistics on the crime rate in the city, pointing out that murders increased by 47 percent from 2019 to 2020.
The 2020 New York City crime wave has led to a 47 percent increase in homicides
The NYPD reported 468 murders in 2020 after only 319 murders were reported in 2019, an increase of 46.7 percent.
The 468 murders in 2020 were the most in the city. 515 murders were recorded in 2011.
Cuomo also stated that more than 92 percent of the victims of the shooting in the past year are black or Hispanic, a further blow to communities plaguing the COVID-19 crisis.
It appears that Cuomo is also targeting the NYPD and said ’70 percent [of shootings] is unresolved. ‘
Governor Andrew Cuomo discussed crime rates in New York in a briefing on Friday
Cuomo also cited crime as a “major problem” before reminding the city of an April 1 deadline to adopt a police reform plan following the assassination of George Floyd and unrest
In addition, Cuomo discussed the dangers of the homeless population, including an anecdote from a colleague who was hit in the head by a homeless man in the subway.
Recently, several people were stabbed with a knife and two were killed by a homeless man in the subway, resulting in 644 officers being deployed underground in NYC.
However, the metro-controlled transport agency hoped to see 1,500 officers deployed in the metros.
“It depends on them what they do,” Cuomo said, urging the mayor and New York City to reduce crime rather than the state.
In the wake of the unrest caused by George Floyd’s assassination, Cuomo issued guidelines calling for police reform across the state, and for plans to be approved by April 1 to receive state funding.
“We need to address the tensions and lack of trust between our communities and the law enforcement they serve,” Cuomo said in June.
“I understand it’s complicated. I understand it is difficult. But people are dying. New Yorkers are not running out of a crisis – it’s a time for leadership and action. Local elected officials must work with the community and their police forces to develop and implement reforms for a safer, fairer policing standard. ‘
Cuomo was quick to point out in his briefing that April 1 is just 41 days away.
Another crime status of Cuomo was 92 percent of the victims who shot were black or Hispanic
Not all the news on the crime front in New York City was bad in 2020.
For the seventh consecutive year, the largest crimes in the city declined, although the fall of 2019 was marginal, with only 13 fewer crimes recorded in 2020.
The new year has started favorably for crime in the city, as murders increased by 125 percent during the first ten days of 2021 by a year ago.
Since then, however, reports of major crimes such as murders have begun to decline in the city.
During Valentine’s Day, there were 38 murders in New York, a decrease of 11.6 percent from a year ago.
While the murder rate rose by 47 percent last year, there was a decrease in crime
Murders in New York rose 125% in the first ten days of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020
Rapes, robberies, crimes, burglaries and cases of great annoyance have also decreased from this time a year ago, all with double digits, with the exception of burglaries (by 9.8 percent).
The only offense that has increased so far a year ago is major car delivery, which is 9.9 percent higher than last year.
Candidates for mayor are still clarifying their messages about crime, but with the Democratic primary running just four months away, patterns are emerging.
The New York Times reports that many of the main candidates avoided calls to defend the police, although City Attorney Scott Stringer used the term before later changing his message to withhold it.