Good luck Eric! NYC murders close-in on 500 - the highest number in a DECADE
3 years, 2 months ago

Good luck Eric! NYC murders close-in on 500 - the highest number in a DECADE

Daily Mail  

As lame duck Mayor Bill de Blasio departs Gracie Mansion on Friday and incoming Mayor Eric Adams takes the gig, he has a lot of work to do to slow the city's crime wave. Murders have gone up in New York City each of the last three years, with numbers hitting a 10-year high in 2021 Crime overall has gone up 6.13 percent in New York City from 2020 through December 26, with felony assaults up nearly 10 percent Despite the spike in crime, Mayor Bill de Blasio commended Shea's leadership in their last monthly press conference on crime statistics earlier this month. De Blasio had initially continued the downward trend of murders in the city that happened under his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg Eric Adams will replace de Blasio, with his swearing in happening on Saturday, as the mayor's term begins on January 1 Incoming Mayor Eric Adams and new police chief Keechant Sewell will be tasked with harnessing the world's largest police force to clean up New York City's worsening crime problem under lame duck Bill de Blasio. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea addressed New York City's rising crime in their last monthly press conference on crime statistics on December 8 Keechant Sewell, 49, will be the next NYPD commissioner after being chosen by incoming Mayor Eric Adams

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Crime rate stable but more gun-related incidents, says CBS
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Crime rate stable but more gun-related incidents, says CBS

Dutch News  

Dutch police registered 812,000 crimes last year, virtually unchanged from 2023 and the continuation of a stable crime rate that began in 2018, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. However, the number of gun and other weapon-related crimes was up 24% over the 10 years since 2014, the CBS said. Nationwide, police registered 45 crimes per 1,000 people, a …

Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Dutch police investigating 133 homicides in 2024, Amsterdam total doubles to 20

NL Times  

A total of 133 individuals were killed by violence in the Netherlands this year as of Tuesday afternoon, up 6 percent from the total for all of 2023, according to police data provided to NL Times. The provisional figures put the national homicide rate at roughly 0.74 deaths per 100,000 residents based on the population at the start of 2024, …

A list of mass killings in the United States this year
3 months, 1 week ago

A list of mass killings in the United States this year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. IRONDEQUOIT, NEW YORK: Aug. 31 Four people were found …

Big city crime in Missouri: Record year in Kansas City, but progress in St. Louis
1 year, 2 months ago

Big city crime in Missouri: Record year in Kansas City, but progress in St. Louis

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — The number of killings rose to a record level in one of Missouri’s two big cities last year, and it dropped substantially in the other. Mayor Quinton Lucas said Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, that some crime trends “have gone in the right direction, as nonfatal shootings are down this year compared to last, while …

US homicide rates drop at record pace in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

US homicide rates drop at record pace in 2023

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Major cities across the …

Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?
1 year, 5 months ago

Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice?

LA Times  

In a country the size of the U.S., scenes like this, of police investigating a homicide in Ontario, CA., are daily occurrences. But “the concept of a violent crime wave — it just really doesn’t exist,” Asher said. “Every time there’s a smash-and-grab, it just amplifies in people’s minds that crime’s out of control,” said pollster David Paleologos, director of …

Chicago's new mayor, 47, takes office with issues of rising crime and influx of immigrants issues
1 year, 10 months ago

Chicago's new mayor, 47, takes office with issues of rising crime and influx of immigrants issues

Daily Mail  

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will take office Monday, facing an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical business leaders, and summer months that historically bring a spike in violent crime. Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson, 57, will take office on Monday facing an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build …

FACT FOCUS: NYC crime is not worst ever, despite claims
1 year, 11 months ago

FACT FOCUS: NYC crime is not worst ever, despite claims

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Following Monday’s congressional hearing on violent crime in New York City, claims spread across social media that the bad old days are back in the nation’s largest city. “DEMOCRAT city councilman Robert Holden has lived in New York City for 71 years,” Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that held the hearing tweeted, along with a clip …

NYPD reveals damning new figures that show crime is up in nearly every major category
2 years, 2 months ago

NYPD reveals damning new figures that show crime is up in nearly every major category

Daily Mail  

The New York City Police Department has released its annual round-up of crime over the past year - and it has revealed that crime is up in virtually every category, despite recent assertions from the city's mayor. Scroll down for video: The statistics paint a bleak picture of the city's efforts to address crime that's rocketed since the pandemic - …

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete
2 years, 5 months ago

FBI finds US crime rate steady in 2021, but data incomplete

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI estimates violent crime rates didn’t increase substantially last year, though they remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to annual crime data. The report, released Wednesday, comes with major caveats — about 40% of law-enforcement agencies didn’t participate, including big cities like New York City, Los Angeles and Miami, after a major overhaul in the reporting system. The …

‘Devastating': Mass shootings obscure daily U.S. gun toll
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Devastating': Mass shootings obscure daily U.S. gun toll

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cameron Taylor was watching an illegal street race that had attracted hundreds to an intersection in Portland, Oregon, but decided to leave as the crowd got increasingly unruly. In Portland, police busy with three killings and nine non-fatal shootings in 48 hours couldn’t control three illegal street races last weekend that attracted hundreds and shut down major …

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals
2 years, 10 months ago

Murders with a gun SOARED by 35% in 2020 to their highest level in 25 years, new CDC report reveals

Daily Mail  

Gun murders skyrocketed in the United States in 2020 and reached their highest rate since 1994, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. The US racked up 19,350 firearm homicides in 2020, as calls to defund the police were sweeping the nation, marking a nearly 35 percent increase from 2019, the CDC said in a …

2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century
3 years, 2 months ago

2021 ends as Chicago’s deadliest year in a quarter century

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The year of 2021 ended as one of the most violent on record in Chicago, as a rise in the number of shootings left more people dead than in any single year in a quarter century, according to statistics released by the police department on Saturday. Other cities have “We all know this has been a challenging year …

Latest NYC crime statistics show shootings are still DOUBLE what they were two years ago
3 years, 3 months ago

Latest NYC crime statistics show shootings are still DOUBLE what they were two years ago

Daily Mail  

The incoming New York City police commissioner faces a murder rate that is 50 percent higher than it was before the pandemic and shootings that have doubled since 2019, according to the most recent crime statistics released by the NYPD. Crime levels in New York City drastically spiked in 2020 and has continued to climb in 2021 New York City …

Homicides in 22 US cities continue to rise in 2021 but at a slower pace, report says
3 years, 4 months ago

Homicides in 22 US cities continue to rise in 2021 but at a slower pace, report says

CNN  

CNN — The number of homicides in the United States continued to rise in the first three quarters of 2021, but at a slower pace, one year after a record increase in murders that followed George Floyd’s killing, according to the latest quarterly report published Monday by the Council on Criminal Justice. Aggravated assaults – assaults committed with a deadly …

The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021. Why?
3 years, 4 months ago

The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021. Why?

Al Jazeera  

‘Shock to the system’ from COVID-19, George Floyd protests, rising gun crime, poverty and racism are seen as root causes. “It’s sort of a perfect storm.” Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed while being arrested by Minneapolis police on May 25, 2020. In Houston, the US’s fourth-largest city, police have tracked 339 homicides so far this year, an increase …

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020

NPR  

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020 Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The number of murders in the United States jumped by nearly 30% in 2020 compared with the previous year in the largest single-year increase ever recorded in the country, according to official FBI statistics …

Kayleigh McEnany accidentally blasts Trump admin on crime as new data shows 30% murder spike in 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

Kayleigh McEnany accidentally blasts Trump admin on crime as new data shows 30% murder spike in 2020

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The FBI’s yearly summary – The Uniform Crime …

Violent crime surges across Minnesota with record murders
3 years, 8 months ago

Violent crime surges across Minnesota with record murders

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Violent crime surged nearly 17% across Minnesota last year, including a record number of murders, according to data released Tuesday by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The annual Uniform Crime Report covers a year marked by unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, staffing and morale problems within the police department in Minnesota’s largest city, …

US crime rise draws fears of ‘bloody summer’, calls for more cops
3 years, 9 months ago

US crime rise draws fears of ‘bloody summer’, calls for more cops

Al Jazeera  

New York mayoral race is the latest battleground for debate on money for police amid US’ national crime increase. Homicides and other violent crimes that shot up in 2020 are continuing their national rise, and President Joe Biden will speak on Wednesday about what he “is going to do to help address” rising crime, especially gun violence, “as we’ve seen …

Eric Adams offers his own cash as a reward to catch broad-daylight sidewalk shooter
3 years, 9 months ago

Eric Adams offers his own cash as a reward to catch broad-daylight sidewalk shooter

Daily Mail  

The Democratic frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race, Eric Adams, is to front $2,000 of his own money as part of a reward to catch the gunman who terrorized a Bronx neighborhood, along with two young children, on Friday afternoon. Eric Adams is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the gunman who …

Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches
3 years, 9 months ago

Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. “No one is coming to New York, in our multibillion-dollar tourism industry, if you have 3-year-old children shot in Times Square,” Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said at a recent debate, referring to a May 8 shooting in which a 4-year-old girl and two …

Police chiefs confront a surge of gun violence – and it’s not even summer
3 years, 9 months ago

Police chiefs confront a surge of gun violence – and it’s not even summer

CNN  

CNN — An unrelenting surge in gun violence and murder is gripping American cities even before the habitual summer spike in crime, leaving police brass from New York to New Orleans scrambling for solutions. “And the breadth of it, the fact that just about every major American city, let alone the suburbs, are experiencing significant crime increases, particularly shootings and …

Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May
3 years, 9 months ago

Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago saw a drop in the number of homicides in May compared with the same month last year and it ended with fewer killings than any Memorial Day weekend in a decade, the police superintendent said Tuesday. Police dispatched more officers to the street for the holiday weekend, when gun crime typically spikes, and the department reported 32 …

US crime rise not letting up in major cities
3 years, 11 months ago

US crime rise not letting up in major cities

CNN  

CNN — Major American cities saw a 33% increase in homicides last year as a pandemic swept across the country, millions of people joined protests against racial injustice and police brutality, and the economy collapsed under the weight of the pandemic — a crime surge that has continued into the first quarter of this year. “Because the protests were peaceful, …

Murder rate up in 30 American cities
4 years, 1 month ago

Murder rate up in 30 American cities

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the Washington Post report, murder rates …

Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges
4 years, 2 months ago

Chicago ends 2020 with 769 homicides as gun violence surges

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The number of homicides and shootings in Chicago spiked dramatically in 2020, ending with more bloodshed than in all but one year in more than two decades, statistics released by police on Friday revealed. After three years of falling homicide totals, 2020 ended with 769 homicides — 274 more than the previous year and the most since the …

'Dark period': Killings spike in NYC amid pandemic, unrest
4 years, 2 months ago

'Dark period': Killings spike in NYC amid pandemic, unrest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Heralded as the safest big …

NYC gun arrests increase by 102%, shooting incidents by 121% compared to same month last year, NYPD says
4 years, 4 months ago

NYC gun arrests increase by 102%, shooting incidents by 121% compared to same month last year, NYPD says

CNN  

CNN — There were 137 shooting incidents and 502 gun arrests in New York City in October, increases of 121% and 102%, respectively, over the same month last year, according to the NYPD’s latest crime statistics report. In October, gun arrests increased in every borough compared to last October, the NYPD said. For the year-to-date, there have been 1,299 shooting …

NYC shooting incidents are nearly double this year compared to last year, NYPD stats show
4 years, 6 months ago

NYC shooting incidents are nearly double this year compared to last year, NYPD stats show

CNN  

CNN — New York City has had nearly double the amount of shooting incidents this year compared to this point last year, statistics from the NYPD show. As of September 20, a total of 1,123 shooting incidents happened in New York City, compared with 580 as of the same day in 2019, NYPD Detective Denise Moroney told CNN. Additionally, there …

GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality
4 years, 6 months ago

GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality

Associated Press  

At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago as lawless Democratic wastelands that have been overrun with violence, looting and destruction that is forcing residents to flee for safer locales. “It’s a pretty day and we feel just perfectly safe as long as …

Philadelphia homicides second-highest in the country in 2020, police say
4 years, 7 months ago

Philadelphia homicides second-highest in the country in 2020, police say

CNN  

CNN — Philadelphia ranks second in the nation in the number of homicides so far this year, just behind Chicago, according to statistics presented by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. As of July 26, homicides in the city had jumped 32% to 247, compared to the same period a year earlier, Outlaw told city council members at a hearing on …

Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020
4 years, 7 months ago

Chicago homicides and shootings rise sharply in 2020

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Homicides and shootings have surged in Chicago during the first seven months of the year. From Jan. 1 through the end of July, there were 440 homicides in Chicago and 2,240 people shot, including many of those who were killed, according to statistics released Saturday by the police department. There were 290 homicides and 1,480 shootings, including people …

Murders and shootings increased dramatically in New York City last week, according to reports
4 years, 9 months ago

Murders and shootings increased dramatically in New York City last week, according to reports

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of shootings …

New York: 13 murdered and 40 shot in the last week alone
4 years, 9 months ago

New York: 13 murdered and 40 shot in the last week alone

Daily Mail  

New York City police recorded a sharp spike in killings and shootings last week compared to the same period in 2019 amid unrest following the police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. According to the New York Police Department, 13 city residents were murdered last week – which is nearly three times the number – 5 - …

Researchers: Chicago must overhaul homicide investigations
5 years, 4 months ago

Researchers: Chicago must overhaul homicide investigations

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department must make significant changes in the way it investigates homicides in a city where more than half of killings go unsolved, a police research group said in a report released Wednesday. The Police Executive Research Forum found problems in the department that included inadequate training; a lack of a detective unit devoted solely to …

Los Angeles mayor touts major drops in crime in 2018
6 years, 1 month ago

Los Angeles mayor touts major drops in crime in 2018

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Crime is down in every category in Los Angeles and homicides are at their second lowest in more than 50 years, the city’s mayor and police chief announced Monday. “This is one of the safest times to live in Los Angeles in all of our history,” said Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore, who became chief last …

Police: Homicides in Chicago down by nearly 100 in 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

Police: Homicides in Chicago down by nearly 100 in 2018

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Preliminary numbers indicate that homicides in Chicago fell by about 100 last year compared to 2017, though the total again eclipses the number of homicides in Los Angeles and New York combined, according to data released Tuesday. Police in Chicago, the nation’s third largest city, report that 561 homicides were committed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018. …

London killings to hit 10-year high after 2018 total exceeds whole of 2017
6 years, 4 months ago

London killings to hit 10-year high after 2018 total exceeds whole of 2017

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police say London’s situation is not unique in England …

Is London's murder rate really worse than New York's?
6 years, 11 months ago

Is London's murder rate really worse than New York's?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And for those with longer memories, the idea of …

London murder rate higher than New York for first time: Officials
6 years, 11 months ago

London murder rate higher than New York for first time: Officials

Hindustan Times  

The number of murders being investigated by Scotland Yard in London has surpassed New York for the first time, according to latest figures released for February and March. Fifteen people were murdered in the UK capital in February and 23 in March compared to 14 and 21 respectively in New York, a city with a similar population size. Croydon Central …

Surge in gun and knife crime fuels recorded crime rise
7 years, 2 months ago

Surge in gun and knife crime fuels recorded crime rise

Daily Mail  

Recorded crime has leapt by the biggest spike in crime since 1990, new figures out today reveal. The number of crimes logged by police is up 14 per cent to 5.3million, recorded crime statistics published by Office for National Statistics showed. Changes for 1998, 1999 and 2016 are not available because of changes in the way recorded crime was counted …

Once US murder capital, NYC close to record low in homicides
7 years, 3 months ago

Once US murder capital, NYC close to record low in homicides

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Even after two terror attacks and a driver’s deadly rampage through Times Square, New York City is on track to smash its modern-era low for homicides in a year. Those numbers mean a person’s odds of getting killed by homicide in tightly packed, diverse New York City this year were about the same as they were last …

Murders rose by more than 10 per cent in the US in 2015, FBI crime figures show
8 years, 6 months ago

Murders rose by more than 10 per cent in the US in 2015, FBI crime figures show

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of murders …

FBI hands Donald Trump news that murders were up more than 10 PER CENT last year
8 years, 6 months ago

FBI hands Donald Trump news that murders were up more than 10 PER CENT last year

Daily Mail  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation handed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump a gift-wrapped talking point on Monday morning, announcing just hours before his first debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton that America's murder rate rose by 10.8 per cent last year. GOOD NEWS /BAD NEWS: America's crime rate is on the rise, which feeds into Donald Trump's campaign narrative and may …

FBI: Murders Up Nearly 11 Percent In 2015; Violent Crime Rose Slightly
8 years, 6 months ago

FBI: Murders Up Nearly 11 Percent In 2015; Violent Crime Rose Slightly

NPR  

FBI: Murders Up Nearly 11 Percent In 2015; Violent Crime Rose Slightly Enlarge this image toggle caption Joshua Lott/Getty Images Joshua Lott/Getty Images Newly released FBI data show the number of murders in the U.S. rose nearly 11 percent last year and violent crime increased by nearly 4 percent, but crime researchers said homicides and other violence still remain at …

Study: Violent Crime And Murders Slightly On The Rise This Year In Largest Cities
8 years, 6 months ago

Study: Violent Crime And Murders Slightly On The Rise This Year In Largest Cities

NPR  

Study: Violent Crime And Murders Slightly On The Rise This Year In Largest Cities Enlarge this image toggle caption Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images Violent crime is likely to rise slightly this year in the nation's 30 largest cities, and murders will increase too, mostly because of problems in one place--Chicago — according …

Chicago’s 2016 homicides: How we got here
8 years, 6 months ago

Chicago’s 2016 homicides: How we got here

CNN  

“There are 500 more people that were in the city that are no longer here because of useless violence … People don’t have regard for life anymore.” Chicago resident Stephanie Armas Joshua Lott/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Chicago’s 500th homicide of the year happened over Labor Day weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. Video Ad Feedback Video shows cop shoot …

U.S. cities see unexplained rise in violent crimes this year
8 years, 9 months ago

U.S. cities see unexplained rise in violent crimes this year

LA Times  

Chicago police work the scene where a man was fatally shot in the chest in the Washington Park neighborhood on May 30. The Major Cities Chiefs Assn., a nonprofit that works with police chiefs in the 50 largest cities in the U.S. as well as the seven largest cities in Canada, began hearing last year that violent crimes were increasing, …

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