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16 DECEMBER 15, 2023

Crime in NYC down 4.1%

as compared to November 2022 and

shootings were down almost 19%

Mayor Adams and other NYC officials brief the media about the crime scene in the city

OUR BUREAU in effect, so what does that mean?
Well, that means there’s going to be
New York, NY
hundreds of extra officers out there.
ayor Eric Adams along It started the week of Thanksgiving.
with his team which in- And we’re targeting the areas where
Mcludes First Deputy Mayor we see, you know, pockets of shop-
Sheena Wright, Chief Advisor to the lifting increases during the holiday
Mayor Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Deputy months.”
Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, “We’re in and around malls,
Deputy Mayor for Housing, Eco- something we really never did. We’re
nomic Development and Workforce actually putting officers on foot in
Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy May- and around New York City malls
or for Health and Human Services across all five boroughs, in the park-
Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor ing areas, in the concourses, whatev-
for Strategic Initiatives Ana Alman- er it is to make New Yorkers feel safe
zar, Chief Counsel Lisa Zornberg, and to also suppress those shoplift-
and New York City Police Depart- ing crimes.”
ment Chief of Crime Control Strate- “We’re looking at street robber-
gies Michael LiPetri, talked in detail ies. We do see, unfortunately, an
about the crime scenario in Novem- increase in street robberies with the
ber in the city of New York. holiday season. Pickpockets. You
know, we put a pickpocket team
Crime was down 4.1% in the out there for the tree lighting, and
within the first couple of hours those
last month compared to No- Kias and the Hyundais. We do attri- years ago in shooting incidents for officers made 12 arrests of known

vember 2022. And shootings bute a lot of that to, you know, ob- the year is down 540 incidents and pickpockets. These are individuals
viously the TikTok challenge, but we
668 victims. “From two years ago, known to us. That is not an easy ar-
were down almost 19%. Mi- have seen more organized theft of New York City has seen 668 less rest to make, that’s about prevention.
chael Lepetri, chief, Crime motor vehicles throughout the city.” shooting victims this year from 2021. We want to make the arrest before
I know New York City is on pace for
they actually go into somebody’s
“About gun violence, gun arrests
Control Strategies, Police De- continue to be at the highest levels. the fourth lowest number of shooting pocket, and we made 12 of those ar-
partment added, “The shooting We are talking about over 4,100 gun incidents in the CompStat era. That’s rests. So, we actually see right now
arrests in New York City this year. 30 years. So, the fourth lowest in the
since the first week… The week of
incidents are down to 540 inci- Shoplifting for November and for CompStat era,” Lepetri said. Thanksgiving, shoplifting complaints
“Burglary for November was the
dents and 668 victims. From the year, we still continue to see re- lowest November in burglaries in 25 have decreased in and around the
ductions. We’re up about 10 % in
Rockefeller Center tree and Mid-
two years ago, New York City shoplifting arrests. But we’re down years in New York City. Car theft town Manhattan.””
“So, again, it’s to the men and
has seen 668 less shooting vic- 10% in shoplifting crime. We’re ac- still is stubborn. We’re still single women that go out there every day
spikes in the Hondas, the Kias and
tually putting officers on foot in and
tims this year from 2021.” around New York City malls across the Hyundais. We do attribute a lot and do the tough job. You know,
all 5 boroughs,” he added. of that to, you know, obviously the the mayor hit it, you know, we saw
He continued, “Burglary for No- Speaking at the media interac- TikTok challenge, but we have seen reductions in five out of seven; and
vember was the lowest November in tion, Chief Michael Lepetri, Crime more organized theft of motor vehi- again, we’re looking to strive to those
burglaries in 25 years in New York Control Strategies, Police Depart- cles throughout the city,” he added. pre-pandemic lows that New York
City. Car theft still is stubborn. We’re ment said that just from two years Explaining the work, the police City was lucky to have,” said the po-
still single spikes in the Hondas, the ago, the city right now from two officer said: “Our holidays zones are lice officer.

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