Is NYC safe? Violence, perception and a complicated reality
Associated PressNEW YORK — A teenage fast-food cashier shot to death in Manhattan. A string of headline-making violence in New York City has frayed nerves and become a rolling trauma for Mayor Eric Adams’ nascent administration. But while January brought tragedy to the city, statistics suggest it is still about as safe or safer than it was a decade ago, when former Mayor Michael Bloomberg touted it as the “safest big city in America.” New York City saw 28 killings in January, one fewer than the number it averaged for that month over the prior 10 years. “It’s important to know that this is not the worst it has ever been, while also understanding that it has gotten significantly worse in the last few years.” The number of people wounded by gunfire surged in New York City during the pandemic and remains stubbornly high. Jacksonville, Florida, reversed the trend, going from 140 killings in 2020 to 108 last year, but its homicide rate of 11.4 per 100,000 residents was still double that of New York City.
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