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-Lurid Crime Tales-
NYC crime wave: Shootings increased by 166 percent last month compared to August 2019 and murders are up by 47 percent
2020-09-03
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Shootings in New York City were up 166 percent last month compared to August 2019, according to police crime statistics released Wednesday

  • The number of shootings rose in all boroughs except Staten Island

  • The number of murders is also up citywide, increasing from 36 in August 2019 to 53 last month, marking a 47 percent rise

  • Overall crime for August 2020 increased by .7 percent compared to last year

  • This is due to a decrease in grand larcenies and rapes last month
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  @ #1 - "indigenous personnel"? (in honor of the Grease Man)
Posted by: Clem   2020-09-03 07:33  

#5  ^Compare death rates to birth rates before you make such determinations, Besoeker.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-03 07:13  

#4  Similar to certain sections of Chicago, the problem appears to be self-correcting.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-09-03 06:59  

#3  ^An acquaintance.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-03 06:33  

#2  Asking for a friend?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-09-03 05:58  

#1  DO I have to do web search to find which group contributes the most victims?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-09-03 03:08  

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