The out-of-control bloodshed began its stranglehold early this year, with Shea and other officials saying their concerns about bail reform were being realized - that too many suspects were freed with without bail, with judges stripped of discretion to keep potentially violent offenders behind bars. 27, 94,314 felony crimes were reported in the city, 845 fewer than the year before. Overall crime was down, if only slightly, by 0.9 percent.
The hasn’t been such alarming violence since 2006, when 1,565 shootings were reported, according to Police Commissioner Dermot Shea.Īt the other end of the painful tally, there were decreases in rapes, robberies and assaults, although the stats showed jumps in burglaries and car thefts, officials said.
