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A new Siena College (SCRI) survey revealed that 41% of New York state residents have “never” been more concerned about their personal safety than they are now, while a resounding 87% responded that crime is a “serious” problem. ” in New York State and City.
“According to New Yorkers, crime isn’t just something that happens to others,” said Don Levy, director of SCRI, it’s a statement when announcing the results of the survey. “While 87% say crime is a serious problem in our state and 57% say it is a problem in their community, an alarmingly high 61% (70% in NYC) say they are worried about it happening to them, most are worried about themselves or loved ones in public places and many are taking steps to protect themselves as best they can.”
Reacting to the troubling survey, NYC Democratic Mayor and former NYPD Eric Adams blamed the press in a certain way about the feeling of collective insecurity, when interviewed this morning by Rosanna Scotto on Fox News, reviewed New York Post.
“We know it will take time,” Adams said, defending that crime is down. “But if (the press) starts every day with some of the horrifying incidents that take place in the city of 8.5 million people, there is a feeling… Play with your psyche!” he added. “[Mi] mission is to make people go from what they felt to what they feel”.
Last week, after Mayor Adams proclaimed on Twitter that New York had had “one of the safest weekends in 19 years”, the closure of the Independence Day holiday left two dead and nine injured, all shot in different parts of the city.
Nearly 1 in 10 New Yorkers have been physically assaulted in the past year (9%) and, similarly, 9% have been the victim of a robbery. Almost 40% have witnessed violent or threatening behavior, among others, in a public settingthrew the poll of Siena.
There are numbers for and against Adams on crime in NYC. New crime statistics from the New York Police Department (NYPD) show that felony crimes were down 4% in the five boroughs last month compared to June 2022, despite a 23% increase in car thefts. Assaults for serious crimes have not gone down.
Theft at New York City retail stores rose an alarming 81% during the first quarter of 2023, in many cases with violent attacks on employees and business owners. This was denounced in May by the group Collective Action to Protect Our Stores (Collective Action to Protect Our Stores, CAPS-NY) representing 5,000 establishments, including supermarkets and warehouses, again demanding that state congressmen pass laws against shoplifting. They ask, among other things, for the imprisonment of the thieves who attack the workers.
A grocer was killed inside his Staten Island business last Saturday, just days after a man with a long history of burglary was killed in a confrontation with security at a CVS store in Times Square, New York tourist mecca.
Also public transportation in NYC -subway and buses- is frequently the scene of crime and violence, including robberies, pushing on the tracks, fights, attacks on employees and passengers, and even homicides. In January, an estimated 3,400 homeless people were living in subway cars and stations.
The Siena poll was conducted June 4-12, surveying 802 adult New York state residents, and had an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. The survey can be reviewed in detail here.
2023-07-12 19:06:00
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