Police Commissioner Edward Caban helmed the panel of police chiefs to discuss the latest crime stats on Oct. 4.
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Top NYPD brass assembled inside One Police Plaza on Wednesday to discuss the latest statistics on their war on crime, with the third quarter seeing a sharp decline in murders, shootings, robberies, and burglaries, according to the top cop. However, the numbers also indicated that felony assaults are on the rise.
Police Commissioner Edward Caban helmed the panel of police chiefs, lauding the NYPD’s efforts to drive down crime over the summer months, calling their work a success.
“Driving the drop in major crime this past quarter was a 23.2% decline in murders and 8.3% decline in robberies and an 18.6% decline in burglaries,” Caban said. “Furthermore, the number of bulk shooting incidents and victims continues to fall compared to last year with 283 fewer shootings and 378 fewer shooting victims [in 2023] versus 2022.”
Commissioner Caban added that during the third quarter of 2023, the number of shootings fell in every borough of the Big Apple while also announcing that index crimes in the transit system fell 8.4% in the third quarter, and 5% year to date.
The head of the country’s largest police force also declared that since Jan. 1, authorities have seized some 5,100 guns and 12,200 firearms since the administration began.
“Not a single one of those weapons will ever harm another innocent person in our city or anywhere else,” Caban said.
When comparing September 2023 to September 2022 alone, this year saw a 34.2% drop in shooting incidents (77 v. 117) while police say they have made 413 gun arrests this month, resulting in 550 illegal guns being removed.
According to Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael Lipetri, law enforcement were able to stomp down on the numbers by creating 69 zones in hot spots for shootings that spread across 40 police precincts and encompassed 9 miles, making up about 3% of the…
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