There were 118 recorded shooting incidents in May this year, compared to 172 in the same month last year, according to NYPD data. The number is still double that of pre-pandemic levels.
NYPD detectives in Queens investigate the scene of a fatal shooting in May.The number of shootings dropped in the city last month compared to May 2021, according to NYPD data released Friday. Overall, major crime in the city increased last month.
The NYPD attributes the decline to the Neighborhood Safety Teams, tasked with taking guns off the street. The department claims the teams have seized 105 firearms and made 115 gun arrests since they were established in March. The recent downward trend in shooting incidents comes as Mayor Eric Adams — who ran on a pledge to reduce crime — has doubled down on gun violence prevention. This week he appointed long-time community activist Andre T. Mitchell as the city’s “.” Mitchell will meet with Sewell and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III on a weekly basis to develop recommendations on how city agencies can better help neighborhoods impacted by gun violence.
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