Maybe he was just mistaken or misinformed. He wouldn't lie, would he? NYC starts 2023 with more than 18% spike in serious assaults — after Adams says crime ‘trending downward’
Rapes were also up nearly 16% and robberies and burglaries rose 9.4% and 5.5%, respectively, for an overall 3.4% increase in year-to-date major crimes, according to NYPD statistics.
The ominous CompStat figures emerged after Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said that the city had finally turned the corner on crime and that worried New Yorkers could expect a better 2023.
Better for who?
Of course the time frame - 3 weeks - is quite short, but it doesn't excuse the "turned the corner" comment.
On the bright side, the latest numbers showed shootings and murders continued to decline this year.
So that is something.
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