While murder, rape and shootings have decreased, other crimes like assaults, car thefts and shoplifting remain stubbornly high.
New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell has recently shared a somewhat optimistic view of the city's crime statistics, stating that major felony crimes such as murder, rape, and shootings are down. However, assaults, car thefts, and shoplifting remain stubbornly high, and the city's first-quarter crime report card comes with another concern - the number of teenagers being arrested for violent crimes is up.
"A significant number of our shootings involving our people who are young center on gangs and street crews," Sewell said on Thursday. The 16-year-old arrested in connection to the fatal shooting has been charged with murder, the NYPD said. "To kind of show you the explosion of youth violence, this year we've already had incidents where under the age of 18 victims have already been shot two separate times," said Michael Lipetri, the NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies.
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