The number of stabbings and slashings in New York City continues to rise, driven by violent incidents in homes, schools and on the Subway.
Has been 4,493 cases this year until the beginning of December, an increase of 6% over 4,237 incidents in the same period of 2022, he highlighted New York Post citing NYPD data. At the same time arrests for knife crimes have increased almost 30%: from 2,073 to 2,677.
The figures do not surprise experts because knives are simply easier and cheaper to get than a gun. However, They represent a more brutal attack because they involve more physical approach to the victim.
Cases range from minor injuries to multiple homicides., such as the death of two children and two adults in a house that was later burned down in Far Rockaway (Queens) on December 3. The suspect, a relative of the victims, also wounded two police officers before being shot dead by NYPD.
The phenomenon has also been reflected in and around public schools, where the seizure of knives and other knives has increased 7% this year. school, and there could be more because the number of metal detectors and security agents has decreased.
Just last week there was three students stabbed in 24 hours in fights inside their schools early in the morning. In October A 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old boy after leaving school aboard a MTA public bus in Staten Island.
This school year, through Dec. 6, police and security officers seized 1,088 knives and 260 box cutters, surpassing the 1,004 and 252 respectively seized during the same period last year, according to data from the NYPD School Safety Division. .
However, only 79 of 1,500 school buildings have permanent metal detectors. There are also seven roving scanners on wheels, according to the last count known to the school safety officers union. In 2018 there were 93 school scanners.
The scanners are highly effective, responsible for finding 56% of contraband weapons in schools this year, another recent report noted. New York Post.
The NYPD declined to comment on the number of school scanners. But Gregory Floyd, president of the municipal employees union Teamsters Local 237, says the number has plateaued.
At the same time, the roster of school safety officers has plummeted from a high of 5,200 in 2020 to about 3,700 now.
A police officer commented that in general more people are carrying knives because they do not feel safe in the city. “Assaults have increased and people in New York City are scared… People feel safer having a knife on them to protect themselves than waiting for the NYPD to finally help them… Police stations are understaffed, police officers have to do more with less and they cannot reach all serious crimes.”
A previous NYPD report warned in August that Fatal stabbings had risen 29% this year in the city compared to before the pandemic (2019). Attacks with knives have become more frequent in various scenarios: streets, buildings, homes, buses, Metro, parties, schools and even commercial establishments and ATM areas.
2023-12-13 18:53:40
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