Brooklyn’s homicide rate in 2018 ended in a record low with under 100 homicides. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and District Attorney Eric Gonzalez started off the New Year by highlighting the dwindling homicide numbers on Jan. 2.
The Clergy Council’s GodSquad—a liaison partnered with the NYPD—and other community organizations stood side by side with Adams and Gonzalez to discuss the successful year of crime reduction.