The shootings and murders in the streets of NY They have once again experienced an alarming increase in August, according to city police statistics, according to which 242 incidents involving firearms were recorded in the past month, in which 53 people died.
Compared to August 2019, when 36 people were killed in 91 shootings, the violent actions with firearms increased 166% and murders 47%. So far this year there have been 1,014 shootings in New York, which represents an increase of 87% compared to the same period of the previous year in which 541 took place.
Possible causes
This increase contrasts with the slight increase in the total number of crimes occurred in the city during August, which was 9,093, that is, 0.7% more than those registered in the same month of 2019.
Authorities, police and civil organization Cross accusations have been launched about the alleged responsibility for this increase that began last June.
The New York Police assures that the cut in the budgets to the security body, the closure of a unit accused of police brutality and the prohibition of making certain keys to immobilize suspects for being considered dangerous, have contributed to the agents’ ability to act.
Effects of the pandemic
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The city’s security body has also complained that the temporary suspension of the judicial system, the release of prisoners to prevent the extension of the COVID-19 in prisons and the loss of respect for officers amid national protests against police brutality have contributed to the violence.
The authorities, for their part, although they agree with some elements of the diagnosis, emphasize the economic crisis unleashed by the pandemic and even some political leaders have accused the police of slowing down their actions to ensure that the peak of violence does not diminish, an extreme that police leaders have categorically denied.
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