Crime & Safety
NYC Shootings Spiked 177 Percent In July, NYPD Says
Cops counted 244 shooting incidents during July compared to 88 at the same point last year, according to newly-released crime statistics.
NEW YORK CITY — The rat-a-tat of gunfire formed the soundtrack of a particularly bloody July in New York City, new crime statistics show.
Shooting incidents jumped 177 percent that month from last year's July, according to NYPD data released Monday. Murders also climbed 59 percent, police said.
The numbers confirm what has been a growing concern for police and city officials this summer — violence is on the rise.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday, as he does nearly every day now, addressed the violence overnight. NYPD commanders are making adjustments to fight back against crime, he said.
"It's a perfect storm," he said. "We have people without jobs, without school, without anything, massive pent up frustrations."
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The NYPD crime statistics for July show the following results:
- There were 244 shooting incidents in July 2020 compared to 88 in July 2019.
- There were 54 murders this July compared to 34 last July.
- Murder overall jumped 30 percent for the first seven months of 2020 compared to the same time frame last year.
- Through July 31, there were 772 shooting incidents citywide. For the same period last year, cops counted 450.
Reported rapes also decreased for the month of July, but NYPD officials note sexual assaults are underreported.
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