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NEW YORK (77WABC) — There’ve been almost two months of steady declines in shootings in NYC.
That new statistics from NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller. He touted his department’s efforts resulting in a “steady decline” in Big Apple shootings. Miller appeared on the cats roundtable with 77 wabc owner and operator John catsimatidis:
“We’re making really good progress on the gun crime, which is important,” Miller said on The Cats Roundtable with 77WABC owner and operator John Catsimatidis. “Our gun arrests are at a 28-year high. We are firing on all cylinders.”
According to figures released Friday, the NYPD recorded 118 shootings in May — down from 172 in 2021. Miller said that police are tasked with balancing public perception of safety and what actual crime stats are showing.
While shootings are down for 7 weeks, 2,500 more index crimes — including larcenies, robberies and car break-ins — were reported in May compared to May 2019, according to the new statistics.
