NYC Shootings Up 220 Percent From a Year Ago

NYC Shootings Up 220 Percent From a Year Ago
A law enforcement official stands guard on 32nd Street near an active New York City crime scene on Sept. 15, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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Shootings in New York City logged a staggering 220 percent increase in the week ending July 19 compared to the same week a year ago, while monthly shootings have surged by 194 percent compared to the same 28-day period in 2019, police figures show.

According to a report by the New York Police Department’s CompStat Unit (pdf), which covers the week of July 13–19 and provides percentage change statistics across a range of time frames, both the number of shooting incidents and the number of shooting victims have spiked.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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